1983–84 Football League Cup Explained

Football League Cup
Year:	1983–84
Other Titles:	Milk Cup, League Cup
Country:	England Wales
Num Teams:	92
Defending Champions:	Liverpool
Winners:	Liverpool
Count:	4
Second:	Everton
Prev Season:	1982–83
Next Season:	1984–85

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.

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

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–1		30 August 1983
	2–1		30 August 1983
	3–0		30 August 1983
	1–2		30 August 1983
	0–1		29 August 1983
	3–0		30 August 1983
	3–2		30 August 1983
	1–0		30 August 1983
	3–0		30 August 1983
	2–3		31 August 1983
	1–2		30 August 1983
	0–1		30 August 1983
	3–2		31 August 1983
	0–0		30 August 1983
	1–2		30 August 1983
	0–1		30 August 1983
	3–0		29 August 1983
	2–3		30 August 1983
	1–1		31 August 1983
	3–1		31 August 1983
	1–0		30 August 1983
	0–3		30 August 1983
	0–0		30 August 1983
	1–1		30 August 1983
	1–0		29 August 1983
	1–0		30 August 1983
	1–2		30 August 1983
	2–1		30 August 1983

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	0–1		12 September 1983	1–2
	2–2		13 September 1983	4–3
	3–4		13 September 1983	3–5
	2–0		13 September 1983	4–1
	2–1		13 September 1983	5–3
	2–1		13 September 1983	2–4
	4–0		13 September 1983	6–1
	3–0^[2] ^[3]		14 September 1983	3–3
	0–1^[4]		13 September 1983	1–1
	3–2		13 September 1983	4–2
	3–0		13 September 1983	4–1
	2–0		13 September 1983	3–2
	0–1		14 September 1983	0–1
	5–1		13 September 1983	7–2
	3–3		13 September 1983	4–6
	3–1		14 September 1983	3–1
	1–2		13 September 1983	1–5
	3–0^[5]		14 September 1983	3–3
	4–1		13 September 1983	4–2
	3–1		13 September 1983	5–4
	4–3^[6]		14 September 1983	6–6
	1–1		13 September 1983	2–1
	2–2		12 September 1983	5–2
	1–0		14 September 1983	4–2
	0–0		12 September 1983	0–1
	3–1		13 September 1983	4–3
	6–4		13 September 1983	6–5
	1–5		13 September 1983	2–8

Second round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–4		4 October 1983
	1–4		5 October 1983
	4–2		4 October 1983
	1–2		4 October 1983
	2–3		4 October 1983
	0–0		4 October 1983
	2–0		4 October 1983
	0–1		4 October 1983
	0–3		5 October 1983
	1–3		5 October 1983
	0–0		4 October 1983
	2–1		4 October 1983
	4–3		5 October 1983
	0–1		5 October 1983
	0–2		5 October 1983
	3–0		4 October 1983
	1–1		5 October 1983
	1–1		4 October 1983
	0–1		3 October 1983
	2–2		4 October 1983
	8–1		4 October 1983
	2–3		4 October 1983
	3–0		4 October 1983
	2–1		4 October 1983
	0–2		3 October 1983
	0–0		5 October 1983
	1–1		4 October 1983
	0–0		5 October 1983
	3–1		5 October 1983
	1–0		4 October 1983
	2–0		4 October 1983
	2–3		4 October 1983

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	1–0		25 October 1983	2–1
	3-2		26 October 1983	5–4
	0–2		25 October 1983	0–3
	4–0		25 October 1983	7–0
	1–2		26 October 1983	4–6
	2–1		25 October 1983	4–5
	0–2^[7]		25 October 1983	2–2
	1–4		26 October 1983	2–4
	1–0		25 October 1983	2–1
	2–1		25 October 1983	2–1
	3–0		25 October 1983	4–8
	2–4		25 October 1983	2–7
	2–2		26 October 1983	3–2
	3–1		26 October 1983	6–2
	2–1		26 October 1983	3–4
	4–0		25 October 1983	8–1
	0–2		25 October 1983	3–4
	6–0		25 October 1983	6–0
	2–0		26 October 1983	3–0
	3–0		26 October 1983	3–0
	1–1		26 October 1983	1–3
	4–1		25 October 1983	8–3
	2–2		25 October 1983	4–2
	2–1		26 October 1983	3–2
	1–2		26 October 1983	1–2
	1–0		25 October 1983	4–2
	2–2		25 October 1983	3–4
	3–0		25 October 1983	3–2
	4–3		26 October 1983	7–5
	2–2		25 October 1983	3–4
	5–1		25 October 1983	5–4
	10–0		25 October 1983	12–1

Third round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–0		9 November 1983
	2–2		8 November 1983
	0–1		9 November 1983
	0–2		8 November 1983
	2–1		9 November 1983
	1–1		8 November 1983
	3–2		9 November 1983
	1–1		9 November 1983
	0–0		9 November 1983
	0–2		8 November 1983
	2–1		8 November 1983
	0–0		8 November 1983
	1–2		9 November 1983
	2–1		8 November 1983
	1–0		8 November 1983
	3–1		8 November 1983

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	0–2		22 November 1983
	1–1		22 November 1983
	0–0		22 November 1983
	4–1		23 November 1983
	1–2		22 November 1983

2nd Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	0–0		29 November 1983
	0–1		29 November 1983

3rd Replay

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–3		5 December 1983

Fourth round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–2		29 November 1983
	1–1		20 December 1983
	0–1		30 November 1983
	1–1		30 November 1983
	1–0		29 November 1983
	0–1		30 November 1983
	1–2		30 November 1983
	2–2		30 November 1983

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–0		6 December 1983
	3–0		22 December 1983
	1–1		7 December 1983

2nd Replay

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–1		19 December 1983

Fifth Round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	0–2		17 January 1984
	1–1		18 January 1984
	2–4		18 January 1984
	2–2		17 January 1984

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	4–1		24 January 1984
	3–0		25 January 1984

Semi-finals

Having 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

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–0		15 February 1984
	2–2		7 February 1984

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	1–0		22 February 1984	1–2
	0–2		14 February 1984	2–4

Final

See main article: 1984 Football League Cup Final.

Replay

References

General

Web site: English League Cup 1983/1984 . 3 February 2009 . Soccerbase.
Web site: England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 . 3 February 2009 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html. 21 February 2009 . live.
Web site: English League Cup 1983–1984 : Results . 17 January 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213082149/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1983-1984/results . 13 February 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
LFC History Match Report
LFC History Match Report (Replay)

Specific

Notes and References

Web site: When Liverpool won the League Cup four years in a row. 25 February 2022. Guardian. 1 March 2022.
After Extra Time
[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]
[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]
[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]
[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]
[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]