Football League Group Cup

1982-83

 

 

Winners: Millwall

Runners-up: Lincoln City

Winners from previons season: Grimsby Town

 

Group A
13 August 1982Colchester United3-1Southend United1,622Layer Road, Colchester
14 August 1982Watford4-1Orient4,063Vicarage Road, Watford
16 August 1982Southend United1-1Orient2,025Roots Hall, Southend
17 August 1982Watford2-1Colchester United3,937Vicarage Road, Watford
21 August 1982Orient0-2Colchester United1,384Brisbane Road, London
21 August 1982Southend United1-4Watford2,447Roots Hall, Southend
Final Group A TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Watford3300103211
2Colchester United32016317
3Southend United30123801
4Orient30122701
 
Group B
13 August 1982Shrewsbury Town1-1Tranmere Rovers886Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
14 August 1982Chesterfield1-1Chester1,149Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
17 August 1982Chesterfield1-0Shrewsbury Town1,177Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
18 August 1982Tranmere Rovers2-1Chester1,143Prenton Park, Birkenhead
21 August 1982Chester5-0Shrewsbury Town1,022Sealand Road, Chester
21 August 1982Tranmere Rovers1-1Chesterfield949Prenton Park, Birkenhead
Final Group B TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Chester31117315
2Tranmere Rovers31204305
3Chesterfield31203205
4Shrewsbury Town30121701
        
Group C
14 August 1982AFC Bournemouth2-2Aldershot2,412Dean Court, Bournemouth
14 August 1982Reading2-1Oxford United1,601Elm Park, Reading
17 August 1982Aldershot1-3Oxford United1,191Recreation Ground, Aldershot
18 August 1982Reading4-2AFC Bournemouth1,136Elm Park, Reading
21 August 1982Aldershot3-3Reading1,744Recreation Ground, Aldershot
21 August 1982AFC Bournemouth3-0Oxford United2,561Dean Court, Bournemouth
Final Group C TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Reading32109629
2AFC Bournemouth31117615
3Oxford United31024614
4Aldershot30216813
        
Group D
14 August 1982Bradford City1-0Halifax Town2,420Valley Parade, Bradford
14 August 1982Hartlepool United1-2Hull City962Victoria Park, Hartlepool
17 August 1982Halifax Town1-0Hull City1,323The Shay, Halifax
18 August 1982Hartlepool United0-4Bradford City655Victoria Park, Hartlepool
21 August 1982Halifax Town3-0Hartlepool United928The Shay, Halifax
21 August 1982Hull City0-0Bradford City3,202Boothferry Park, Kingston-upon-Hull
Final Group D TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Bradford City32105018
2Halifax Town32014117
3Hull City31112204
4Hartlepool United30031900
        
Group E
14 August 1982Brentford2-2Crystal Palace3,397Griffin Park, London
14 August 1982Millwall0-1Wimbledon2,632The Den, London
17 August 1982Crystal Palace1-0Wimbledon2,852Selhurst Park, London
17 August 1982Millwall3-0Brentford2,105The Den, London
21 August 1982Crystal Palace0-3Millwall4,844Selhurst Park, London
21 August 1982Wimbledon1-3Brentford2,019Plough Lane, London
Final Group E TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Millwall32016128
2Brentford31115615
3Crystal Palace31113504
4Wimbledon31022403
        
Group F
14 August 1982Exeter City2-1Bristol City1,040St James's Park, Exeter
14 August 1982Newport County0-1Torquay United1,501Somerton Park, Newport
17 August 1982Bristol City1-0Torquay United1,421Ashton Gate, Bristol
18 August 1982Newport County5-1Exeter City1,084Somerton Park, Newport
21 August 1982Bristol City1-4Newport County2,252Ashton Gate, Bristol
21 August 1982Torquay United3-2Exeter City2,384Plainmoor, Torquay
Final Group F TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Newport County32019328
2Torquay United32014317
3Exeter City31025903
4Bristol City31023603
        
Group G
14 August 1982Norwich City3-0Northampton Town1,801Carrow Road, Norwich
14 August 1982Peterborough United4-1Mansfield Town1,885London Road, Peterborough
16 August 1982Mansfield Town1-2Northampton Town1,485Field Mill, Mansfield
18 August 1982Norwich City6-2Peterborough United1,901Carrow Road, Norwich
21 August 1982Mansfield Town1-3Norwich City1,985Field Mill, Mansfield
21 August 1982Peterborough United5-2Northampton Town2,192London Road, Peterborough
Final Group G TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Norwich City3300123312
2Peterborough United320111928
3Northampton Town31024903
4Mansfield Town30033900
        
Group H 
 14 August 1982Scunthorpe United 1-1Lincoln City 1,022 Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe 
14 August 1982Sheffield United1-3Grimsby Town5,381Bramall Lane, Sheffield
17 August 1982Scunthorpe United0-0Sheffield United1,874Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe
18 August 1982Lincoln City2-1Grimsby Town1,430Sincil Bank, Lincoln
21 August 1982Grimsby Town2-0Scunthorpe United2,334Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
21 August 1982Lincoln City3-1Sheffield United2,820Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Final Group H TablePWDLFABonus PtsPts
1Lincoln City32106318
2Grimsby Town32016317
3Scunthorpe United30211302
4Sheffield United30122601
        
Quarter-finals
6 December 1982Millwall1-1Bradford City2,081

The Den, London

(aet - Millwall win 4-2 on pens.)

8 December 1982Lincoln City3-1Norwich City3,853

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

8 December 1982Reading5-3Watford3,517

Elm Park, Reading

(aet)

26 January 1983Chester0-0Newport County999

Sealand Road, Chester

(aet - Chester win 5-4 on pens.)

       

 

Semi-finals
26 January 1983Reading1-3Millwall2,658

Elm Park, Reading

8 February 1983Chester1-3Lincoln City1,058

Sealand Road, Chester

       

 

Final
20 April 1983Lincoln City2-3Millwall3,142Sincil Bank, Lincoln