1983 Football League Cup Final

Event	1982–83 Football League Cup
Liverpool Manchester United 2 1
After extra time
Date	26 March 1983
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	George Courtney (County Durham)
Attendance	99,304
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The 1983 Football League Cup Final was a football match held on 26 March 1983 between League Cup holders Liverpool and first-time finalists Manchester United, who won the FA Cup later that year. Liverpool won the match 2–1; Norman Whiteside scored the opener for Manchester United, before Alan Kennedy equalised with 15 minutes to go. The winner was scored in the eighth minute of extra-time by Ronnie Whelan.

Had Manchester United won the League Cup as well as the FA Cup that year, they would have become the first team ever to have won the two competitions in the same season. Instead, Liverpool won their third successive League Cup, and the second of three successive League and League Cup Doubles.

The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of approximately 100,000 spectators.

Liverpool manager Bob Paisley collected the trophy, as it was his last major final in charge of Liverpool.

Match details

26 March 1983

15:00

Liverpool	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United
Kennedy 75' Whelan 98'	Report	Whiteside 12'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 99,304

Referee: George Courtney (County Durham)

Liverpool

Manchester United

GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar RB 2 Phil Neal LB 3 Alan Kennedy CB 4 Mark Lawrenson LM 5 Ronnie Whelan CB 6 Alan Hansen CF 7 Kenny Dalglish RM 8 Sammy Lee CF 9 Ian Rush CM 10 Craig Johnston  83' CM 11 Graeme Souness (c) Substitute: FW 12 David Fairclough  83' Manager: Bob Paisley

GK 1 Gary Bailey RB 2 Mike Duxbury LB 3 Arthur Albiston CM 4 Remi Moses CB 5 Kevin Moran  69' CB 6 Gordon McQueen CM 7 Ray Wilkins (c) LM 8 Arnold Mühren CF 9 Frank Stapleton CF 10 Norman Whiteside RM 11 Steve Coppell Substitute: FW 12 Lou Macari  69' Manager: Ron Atkinson