Football League Group Cup

1981-82

 

 

Winners: Grimsby Town

Runners-up: Wimbledon

 

Group A
15 August 1981Burnley4-2Carlisle United2,305Turf Moor, Burnley
15 August 1981Preston North End2-1Blackpool6,102Deepdale, Preston
18 August 1981Carlisle United1-0Blackpool2,530Brunton Park, Carlisle
18 August 1981Preston North End0-1Burnley5,269Deepdale, Preston
22 August 1981Blackpool0-0Burnley3,464Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
22 August 1981Carlisle United3-0Preston North End3,026Brunton Park, Carlisle
Final Group A TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Burnley3210528+31
2Carlisle United3201647+21
3Preston North End3102253-30
4Blackpool3012131-20
 
Group B
15 August 1981Bradford City2-1Hull City2,148Valley Parade, Bradford
15 August 1981Hartlepool United0-1Rotherham United2,031Victoria Park, Hartlepool
18 August 1981Hull City0-1Rotherham United2,205Boothferry Park, Kingston-upon-Hull
19 August 1981Hartlepool United0-1Bradford City1,221Victoria Park, Hartlepool
22 August 1981Bradford City3-0Rotherham United2,873Valley Parade, Bradford
22 August 1981Hull City1-0Hartlepool United1,621Boothferry Park, Kingston-upon-Hull
Final Group B TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Bradford City33006110+51
2Rotherham United3201236-10
3Hull City3102233-10
4Hartlepool United3003030-30
        
Group C
15 August 1981Grimsby Town1-0Chesterfield1,772Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
15 August 1981Sheffield United2-1Doncaster Rovers5.555Bramall Lane,Sheffield
18 August 1981Doncaster Rovers2-0Chesterfield3,572Belle Vue, Doncaster
18 August 1981Grimsby Town2-0Sheffield United2,314Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
21 August 1981Chesterfield1-1Sheffield United4,923Recreation Ground, Chestefield
22 August 1981Doncaster Rovers0-2Grimsby Town4,067Belle Vue, Doncaster
Final Group C TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Grimsby Town3300509+50
2Sheffield United3111344-10
3Doncaster Rovers3102343-10
4Chesterfield3012141-30
        
Group D
15 August 1981Lincoln City1-1Notts County2,959Sincil Bank, Lincoln
15 August 1981Norwich City2-2Peterborough United2,707Carrow Road, Norwich
18 August 1981Lincoln City0-1Norwich City1,990Sincil Bank, Lincoln
19 August 1981Peterborough United3-1Notts County2,463London Road, Peterborough
22 August 1981Norwich City3-0Notts County4,038Carrow Road, Norwich
22 August 1981Peterborough United3-1Lincoln City2,684London Road, Peterborough
Final Group D TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Peterborough United3210849+42
2Norwich City3210628+41
3Lincoln City3012251-30
4Notts County3012271-50
 
Group E
15 August 1981Bolton Wanderers0-2Shrewsbury Town2,513Burnden Park, Bolton
15 Auust 1981Bury1-2Chester1,504Gigg Lane, Bury
18 August 1981Bury2-2Bolton Wanderers2,892Gigg Lane, Bury
18 August 1981Shrewsbury Town1-0Chester1,567Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
22 August 1981Bury3-2Shrewsbury Town1,508Gigg Lane, Bury
22 August 1981Chester1-2Bolton Wanderers1,291Sealand Road, Chester
Final Group E TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Shrewsbury Town3201536+20
2Bury311166501
3Bolton Wanderers3111454-10
4Chester3102343-10
 
Group F
15 August 1981Newport County0-0Torquay United2,490Somerton Park, Newport
15 August 1981Plymouth Argyle0-0AFC Bournemouth2,707Home Park, Plymouth
18 August 1981AFC Bournemouth1-1Torquay United2,519Dean Court, Bournemouth
18 August 1981Newport County2-1Plymouth Argyle2,316Somerton Park, Newport
21 August 1981Torquay United1-1Plymouth Argyle3,088Plainmoor, Torquay
22 August 1981AFC Bournemouth0-0Newport County2,511Dean Court, Bournemouth
Final Group F TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Newport County3120215+10
2AFC Bournemouth303011300
3Torquay United303022300
4Plymouth Argyle3021232-10
 
Group G
15 August 1981Oxford United0-1Aldershot1,936Manor Ground, Oxford
15 August 1981Watford4-1Reading4,409Vicarage Road, Watford
19 August 1981Oxford United2-4Watford2,602Manor Ground, Oxford
19 August 1981Reading4-0Aldershot1,759Elm Park, Reading
22 August 1981Aldershot1-1Watford2,469Recreation Ground, Aldershot
22 August 1981Reading2-0Oxford United2,261Elm Park, Reading
Final Group G TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Watford3210949+52
2Reading3201747+31
3Aldershot3111254-30
4Oxford United3003270-50
 
Group H
15 August 1981Orient2-0Southend United1,806Brisbane Road, London
15 August 1981Wimbledon4-0Gillingham1,652Plough Lane, London
18 August 1981Orient0-1Wimbledon1,777Brisbane Road, London
19 August 1981Gillingham0-0Southend United1,974Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
22 August 1981Gillingham1-1Orient2,234Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
24 August 1981Southend United1-2Wimbledon1,780Roots Hall, Southend
Final Group H TablePWDLFAPts.Goal Diff.Bonus Pts.
1Wimbledon33007110+61
2Orient3111324+10
3Gillingham3021152-40
4Southend United3012141-30

Quarter-finals
8 December 1981Burnley2-1Watford2,658

Turf Moor, Burnley

8 December 1981Newport County0-2Grimsby Town2,202

Somerton Park, Newport

9 December 1981Bradford City1-1

Shrewsbury Town

(win 4-3 on pens.)

2,144

Valley Parade, Bradford

(aet)

3 February 1982Peterborough United0-1

Wimbledon

1,835

London Road, Peterborough

(aet)

     

 

 

 

Semi-finals
19 January 1982Grimsby Town2-1

Shrewsbury Town

3,253

Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

16 February 1982Wimbledon5-0

Burnley

1,267

Plough Lane, London

     

 

 

 

Final
6 April 1982Grimsby Town3-2

Wimbledon

3,423

Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

 Ford (2), Cumming   

Elliott, Smith