The 1983–84 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 29 August 1983 and ended with the final replay 28 March 1984.
Milk Cup, League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Liverpool |
Final positions | |
Champions | Liverpool (4th title) |
Runner-up | Everton |
First Division teams Everton and Liverpool contested on 28 March 1984 at Wembley Stadium in London the Final. This was the first final ever to be staged on a Sunday and the first time that the final was broadcast live on British TV. Liverpool beat Everton 1–0 after a replay, to win their fourth consecutive League Cup title.[1]
First round
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Bristol City | 0–1 | Oxford United | 12 September 1983 | 1–2 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Bournemouth | 13 September 1983 | 4–3 |
Burnley | 3–4 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 September 1983 | 3–5 |
Bury | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | 13 September 1983 | 4–1 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Exeter City | 13 September 1983 | 5–3 |
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Brentford | 13 September 1983 | 2–4 |
Chelsea | 4–0 | Gillingham | 13 September 1983 | 6–1 |
Chester City | 3–0[2][3] | Bolton Wanderers | 14 September 1983 | 3–3 |
Chesterfield | 0–1[2][4] | Middlesbrough | 13 September 1983 | 1–1 |
Darlington | 3–2 | Halifax Town | 13 September 1983 | 4–2 |
Doncaster Rovers | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 13 September 1983 | 4–1 |
Grimsby Town | 2–0[2] | York City | 13 September 1983 | 3–2 |
Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Rotherham United | 14 September 1983 | 0–1 |
Huddersfield Town | 5–1 | Mansfield Town | 13 September 1983 | 7–2 |
Leyton Orient | 3–3 | Aldershot | 13 September 1983 | 4–6 |
Lincoln City | 3–1[2] | Hull City | 14 September 1983 | 3–1 |
Northampton Town | 1–2 | Millwall | 13 September 1983 | 1–5 |
Peterborough United | 3–0[2][5] | Crystal Palace | 14 September 1983 | 3–3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 4–1 | Swindon Town | 13 September 1983 | 4–2 |
Portsmouth | 3–1 | Hereford United | 13 September 1983 | 5–4 |
Reading | 4–3[2][6] | Colchester United | 14 September 1983 | 6–6 |
Sheffield United | 1–1 | Bradford City | 13 September 1983 | 2–1 |
Stockport County | 2–2 | Rochdale | 12 September 1983 | 5–2 |
Torquay United | 1–0 | Newport County | 14 September 1983 | 4–2 |
Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Preston North End | 12 September 1983 | 0–1 |
Walsall | 3–1 | Blackpool | 13 September 1983 | 4–3 |
Wimbledon | 6–4[2] | Southend United | 13 September 1983 | 6–5 |
Wrexham | 1–5 | Port Vale | 13 September 1983 | 2–8 |
Second round
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Arsenal | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 October 1983 | 2–1 |
Aston Villa | 3-2[2] | Portsmouth | 26 October 1983 | 5–4 |
Barnsley | 0–2 | Walsall | 25 October 1983 | 0–3 |
Birmingham City | 4–0 | Derby County | 25 October 1983 | 7–0 |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | 26 October 1983 | 4–6 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–1[2] | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 October 1983 | 4–5 |
Chelsea | 0–2[2][7] | Leicester City | 25 October 1983 | 2–2 |
Chester City | 1–4 | Leeds United | 26 October 1983 | 2–4 |
Colchester United | 1–0 | Swansea City | 25 October 1983 | 2–1 |
Coventry City | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | 25 October 1983 | 2–1 |
Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 October 1983 | 4–8 |
Darlington | 2–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 October 1983 | 2–7 |
Everton | 2–2 | Chesterfield | 26 October 1983 | 3–2 |
Fulham | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 October 1983 | 6–2 |
Lincoln City | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 October 1983 | 3–4 |
Liverpool | 4–0 | Brentford | 25 October 1983 | 8–1 |
Luton Town | 0–2[2] | Rotherham United | 25 October 1983 | 3–4 |
Manchester City | 6–0 | Torquay United | 25 October 1983 | 6–0 |
Manchester United | 2–0 | Port Vale | 26 October 1983 | 3–0 |
Norwich City | 3–0 | Cardiff City | 26 October 1983 | 3–0 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Wimbledon | 26 October 1983 | 1–3 |
Notts County | 4–1 | Aldershot | 25 October 1983 | 8–3 |
Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Stockport County | 25 October 1983 | 4–2 |
Oxford United | 2–1 | Newcastle United | 26 October 1983 | 3–2 |
Peterborough United | 1–2 | Stoke City | 26 October 1983 | 1–2 |
Preston North End | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 October 1983 | 4–2 |
Sheffield United | 2–2 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 October 1983 | 3–4 |
Southampton | 3–0[2] | Carlisle United | 25 October 1983 | 3–2 |
Sunderland | 4–3 | Cambridge United | 26 October 1983 | 7–5 |
Watford | 2–2 | Huddersfield Town | 25 October 1983 | 3–4 |
West Bromwich Albion | 5–1 | Millwall | 25 October 1983 | 5–4 |
West Ham United | 10–0 | Bury | 25 October 1983 | 12–1 |
Third round
editTies
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 3–0 | Manchester City | 9 November 1983 |
Birmingham City | 2–2 | Notts County | 8 November 1983 |
Chelsea | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 November 1983 |
Colchester United | 0–2 | Manchester United | 8 November 1983 |
Everton | 2–1 | Coventry City | 9 November 1983 |
Fulham | 1–1 | Liverpool | 8 November 1983 |
Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 November 1983 |
Leeds United | 1–1 | Oxford United | 9 November 1983 |
Norwich City | 0–0 | Sunderland | 9 November 1983 |
Preston North End | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 November 1983 |
Rotherham United | 2–1 | Southampton | 8 November 1983 |
Stoke City | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | 8 November 1983 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Arsenal | 9 November 1983 |
Walsall | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 November 1983 |
West Ham United | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 November 1983 |
Wimbledon | 3–1 | Oldham Athletic | 8 November 1983 |
Replays
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Stoke City | 22 November 1983 |
Liverpool | 1–1[2] | Fulham | 22 November 1983 |
Notts County | 0–0[2] | Birmingham City | 22 November 1983 |
Oxford United | 4–1 | Leeds United | 23 November 1983 |
Sunderland | 1–2 | Norwich City | 22 November 1983 |
2nd Replays
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Birmingham City | 0–0[2] | Notts County | 29 November 1983 |
Fulham | 0–1[2] | Liverpool | 29 November 1983 |
3rd Replay
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Notts County | 1–3 | Birmingham City | 5 December 1983 |
Fourth round
editTies
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 1–2 | Walsall | 29 November 1983 |
Birmingham City | 1–1 | Liverpool | 20 December 1983 |
Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Norwich City | 30 November 1983 |
Oxford United | 1–1 | Manchester United | 30 November 1983 |
Rotherham United | 1–0 | Wimbledon | 29 November 1983 |
Stoke City | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 November 1983 |
West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 30 November 1983 |
West Ham United | 2–2 | Everton | 30 November 1983 |
Replays
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Everton | 2–0[2] | West Ham United | 6 December 1983 |
Liverpool | 3–0 | Birmingham City | 22 December 1983 |
Manchester United | 1–1[2] | Oxford United | 7 December 1983 |
2nd Replay
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Oxford United | 2–1[2] | Manchester United | 19 December 1983 |
Fifth Round
editTies
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Norwich City | 0–2 | Aston Villa | 17 January 1984 |
Oxford United | 1–1 | Everton | 18 January 1984 |
Rotherham United | 2–4 | Walsall | 18 January 1984 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Liverpool | 17 January 1984 |
Replays
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Everton | 4–1 | Oxford United | 24 January 1984 |
Liverpool | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 January 1984 |
Semi-finals
editHaving already defeated Arsenal, Third Division underdogs Walsall were now faced with a visit to Anfield to take on Liverpool, winners for the previous three years, in the semi-finals. They held the hosts to a 2–2 draw before losing the return leg 2–0 at Fellows Park. In the other semi-final, Everton won the first leg 2–0 against Aston Villa and went through despite a 1–0 defeat in the return leg, setting the scene for the first major domestic cup final between the two Merseyside clubs.
First leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Everton | 2–0 | Aston Villa | 15 February 1984 |
Liverpool | 2–2 | Walsall | 7 February 1984 |
Second leg
editHome Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 1–0 | Everton | 22 February 1984 | 1–2 |
Walsall | 0–2 | Liverpool | 14 February 1984 | 2–4 |
Final
editReplay
editReferences
editGeneral
edit- "English League Cup 1983/1984". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- "English League Cup 1983–1984 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- LFC History Match Report Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- LFC History Match Report (Replay) Archived 26 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Specific
edit- ^ "When Liverpool won the League Cup four years in a row". Guardian. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s After Extra Time
- ^ Chester City won 2–0 on penalties
- ^ Chesterfield won 5–3 on penalties
- ^ Peterborough United won 4–2 on penalties
- ^ Colchester United won on the Away Goals Rule
- ^ Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties