1984 Football League Cup Final

1984 Football League Cup Final
Event 1983–84 Football League Cup
Date 25 March 1984
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Alan Robinson
Attendance 100,000
Replay
Date 28 March 1984
Venue Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance 52,089

The 1984 Football League Cup Final (billed as the Milk Cup Final) was an association football match between Liverpool and Everton. The initial final was a dour affair in which Liverpool had more chances but Everton saw what seemed a clear-cut penalty claim waved away by the referee when Alan Hansen used his hand to steer Graeme Sharp's goal-bound shot off the Liverpool goal line. The replay was equally dour but Liverpool won the game through a first-half Graeme Souness goal at Maine Road. This was Liverpool's fourth consecutive success in the competition and also the third consecutive final in which they had defeated that season's eventual FA Cup winners. Their defeat ensured that Everton remained the most trophied club in England and Wales not to have won domestic football's third major competition, remaining so as of 2014.

Match details

25 March 1984
15:00
Liverpool 0–0 (a.e.t) Everton
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Alan Robinson
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Alan Kennedy
CB 4 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
LM 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 England Sammy Lee
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10England Craig Johnston  91'
CM 11Scotland Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW 12Republic of Ireland Michael Robinson  91'
Manager:
England Joe Fagan
GK 1 Wales Neville Southall
DF 2 England Gary Stevens
DF 3 England John Bailey
DF 4 Wales Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
DF 5 England Derek Mountfield
MF 6 England Peter Reid
MF 7 Scotland Alan Irvine
FW 8 England Adrian Heath
FW 9 Scotland Graeme Sharp
FW 10England Kevin Richardson
MF 11Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy
Substitute:
DF 12England Alan Harper
Manager:
England Howard Kendall

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Replay

28 March 1984
19:30
Liverpool 1–0 Everton
Souness  21' Report
Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 52,089
Referee: Alan Robinson
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Alan Kennedy
CB 4 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
LM 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 England Sammy Lee
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10England Craig Johnston
CM 11Scotland Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW 12Republic of Ireland Michael Robinson
Manager:
England Joe Fagan
GK 1 Wales Neville Southall
DF 2 England Gary Stevens
DF 3 England John Bailey
DF 4 Wales Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
DF 5 England Derek Mountfield
MF 6 England Peter Reid
MF 7 Scotland Alan Irvine
FW 8 England Adrian Heath
FW 9 Scotland Graeme Sharp
FW 10England Kevin Richardson
MF 11England Alan Harper
Substitute:
MF 12England Andy King
Manager:
England Howard Kendall

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • One named substitute.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

References

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