FA Cup 1982-83

The FA Cup 1982–83 was the 102nd season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Manchester United, who drew the first final 2–2, but won the replay 4–0.

First Round Proper

The first round of games were played over the weekend 20-21 November 1982. Replays were played on the 22nd-24th.

Fourth Round Proper

The fourth round of games were mainly played over the weekend 29–30 January 1983. Some games were replayed on 1–2 February, with a second replay on the 9th.

emi Finals

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date=1983-04-16
team1=Brighton & Hove Albion
score=2–1
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team2=Sheffield Wednesday
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stadium=Highbury, London
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date=1983-04-16
team1=Manchester United
score=2–1
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team2=Arsenal
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stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham
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Final

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date=1983-05-21
team1=Manchester United
score=2 – 2
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team2=Brighton & Hove Albion
goals1=Stapleton goal|55
Wilkins goal|72
goals2=Smith goal|14
Stevens goal|87
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=100,000
referee=Alf Grey (Norfolk)

Replay

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date=1983-05-26
team1=Manchester United
score=4 – 0
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team2=Brighton & Hove Albion
goals1=Robson goal|25 goal|44
Whiteside goal|30
Mühren goal|62|pen.
goals2=
stadium=Wembley, London
attendance=92,000
referee=Alf Grey (Norfolk)

References

External links

* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/ The FA Cup] at TheFA.com
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/default.stm FA Cup] at BBC.co.uk
* [http://football.uk.reuters.com/facup/ FA Cup news] at Reuters.co.uk