1982–83 Football League Trophy

The 1982–83 Football League Group Cup was the second and last edition of the tournament now renamed the Football League Trophy. It was won by Millwall, who beat Lincoln City 3–1 in the final at Sincil Bank. Next season the tournament would be replaced by the Associate Members' Cup which still runs as the EFL Trophy.

1981–82 Football League Trophy
Country England
 Wales
Dates13 August 1982 – 20 April 1983
Teams32
ChampionsMillwall (1st title)
Runners-upLincoln City
Third placeReading
Fourth placeChester City
Championship match score2–3
Matches played55
Goals scored183 (3.33 per match)
All statistics correct as of 20 April 1983.

First round

Group A
Home team Result Away team Date
Colchester United3–1Southend United13 August 1982
Watford4–1Orient14 August 1982
Southend United1–1Orient16 August 1982
Watford2–1Colchester United17 August 1982
Orient0–2Colchester United21 August 1982
Southend United1–4Watford21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Watford 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 2 11
Colchester United 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 1 7
Southend United 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 0 1
Orient 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 0 1
Source:

Group B
Home team Result Away team Date
Shrewsbury Town1–1Tranmere Rovers13 August 1982
Chesterfield1–1Chester14 August 1982
Chesterfield1–0Shrewsbury Town17 August 1982
Tranmere Rovers2–1Chester18 August 1982
Chester5–0Shrewsbury Town21 August 1982
Tranmere Rovers1–1Chesterfield21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Chester 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 1 5
Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 0 5
Chesterfield 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 0 5
Shrewsbury Town 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 0 1
Source:

Group C
Home team Result Away team Date
AFC Bournemouth2–2Aldershot14 August 1982
Reading2–1Oxford United14 August 1982
Aldershot1–3Oxford United17 August 1982
Reading4–2AFC Bournemouth18 August 1982
Aldershot3–3Reading21 August 1982
AFC Bournemouth3–0Oxford United21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Reading 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 2 9
AFC Bournemouth 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 1 5
Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 1 4
Aldershot 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 1 3
Source:

Group D
Home team Result Away team Date
Bradford City1–0Halifax Town14 August 1982
Hartlepool United1–2Hull City14 August 1982
Halifax Town1–0Hull City17 August 1982
Hartlepool United0–4Bradford City18 August 1982
Halifax Town3–0Hartlepool United21 August 1982
Hull City0–0Bradford City21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Bradford City 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 1 8
Halifax Town 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 1 7
Hull City 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 4
Hartlepool United 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 0
Source:

Group E
Home team Result Away team Date
Brentford2–2Crystal Palace14 August 1982
Millwall0–1Wimbledon14 August 1982
Crystal Palace1–0Wimbledon17 August 1982
Millwall3–0Brentford17 August 1982
Crystal Palace0–3Millwall21 August 1982
Wimbledon1–3Brentford21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Millwall 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 2 8
Brentford 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 1 5
Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 0 4
Wimbledon 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 0 3
Source:

Group F
Home team Result Away team Date
Exeter City2–1Bristol City14 August 1982
Newport County0–1Torquay United14 August 1982
Bristol City1–0Torquay United17 August 1982
Newport County5–1Exeter City18 August 1982
Bristol City1–4Newport County21 August 1982
Torquay United3–2Exeter City21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Newport County 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 2 8
Torquay United 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 1 7
Exeter City 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 0 3
Bristol City 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 0 3
Source:

Group G
Home team Result Away team Date
Norwich City3–0Northampton Town14 August 1982
Peterborough United4–1Mansfield Town14 August 1982
Mansfield Town1–2Northampton Town16 August 1982
Norwich City6–2Peterborough United18 August 1982
Mansfield Town1–3Norwich City21 August 1982
Peterborough United5–2Northampton Town21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Norwich City 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 3 12
Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 11 9 +2 2 8
Northampton Town 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 0 3
Mansfield Town 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0 0
Source:

Group H
Home team Result Away team Date
Scunthorpe United1–1Lincoln City14 August 1982
Sheffield United1–3Grimsby Town14 August 1982
Scunthorpe United0–0Sheffield United17 August 1982
Lincoln City2–0Grimsby Town18 August 1982
Grimsby Town2–0Scunthorpe United21 August 1982
Lincoln City3–1Sheffield United21 August 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Lincoln City 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 1 8
Grimsby Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 1 7
Scunthorpe United 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 0 2
Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 0 1
Source:

Quarter-finals
Home team Result Away team Date
Millwall1–1 (aet) [note 1]Bradford City6 December 1982
Lincoln City3–1Norwich City8 December 1982
Reading5–3Watford8 December 1982
Chester0–0 (aet) [note 2]Newport County26 January 1983

Semi-finals
Home team Result Away team Date
Reading1–3Millwall26 January 1983
Chester1–3 (aet)Lincoln City8 February 1983

Final
Lincoln City2 – 3Millwall
Burke (32)
Burke (77)		 Neal (47)
McLeary (59)
Neal (71)
Attendance: 3,142

Millwall line-ups

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Millwall
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Sansome
2 DF  ENG Keith Stevens
3 DF  ENG David Stride
4 MF  ENG Lawrie Madden
5 DF  ENG Sam Allardyce
6 DF  ENG Paul Roberts
7 MF  ENG Andy Massey
8 FW  ENG Dean Neal
9 FW  ENG David Martin
10 MF  ENG Paul Robinson
11 MF  ENG Alan McLeary
sub FW  ENG Teddy Sheringham
sub DF  ENG Nicky Coleman
sub FW  ENG Roger Wynter
sub MF  EIR John Neal
sub GK  ENG Tony Ashby

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Notes
  1. Millwall won 4-2 on penalties
  2. Chester won 5-4 on penalties

References
  • "Football League Group Cup 1982/1983". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  1. "Statistics 1982/83". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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