1984 Football League Cup Final
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The 1984 Milk Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool
and Everton
. Liverpool were extremely fortunate to make it to the final of the competition after knocking out a Walsall side from the 4th Division who most neutrals and pundits would agree were the superior team at Anfield and at Fellows Park. The final was played on 25 March 1984 and the replay three days later. The initial final was a dour affair in which Everton were marignally the better side and indeed saw what seemed a clear cut penalty claim waved away by the referee when Alan Hansen
used his hand to steer Graeme Sharp
's goalbound shot off the Liverpool goal line. That was as close as either side came to scoring, which meant a replay had to be held. The second game was equally dour but this time Liverpool were marginally the better side and 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 F A 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 2012.
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. Liverpool were extremely fortunate to make it to the final of the competition after knocking out a Walsall side from the 4th Division who most neutrals and pundits would agree were the superior team at Anfield and at Fellows Park. The final was played on 25 March 1984 and the replay three days later. The initial final was a dour affair in which Everton were marignally the better side and indeed saw what seemed a clear cut penalty claim waved away by the referee when Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansen is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Scotland...
used his hand to steer Graeme Sharp
Graeme Sharp
Graeme Marshall Sharp is a former footballer. He started his playing career at Dumbarton before signing for Everton for £120,000 in 1980....
's goalbound shot off the Liverpool goal line. That was as close as either side came to scoring, which meant a replay had to be held. The second game was equally dour but this time Liverpool were marginally the better side and won the game through a first half Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur,...
goal at Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
. 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 F A 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 2012.