Liverpool again

Press, 28 March 1983, Page 25

Liverpool again

NZPA-Reuter London The Liverpool manager, Bob Paisley, collected the first of his retirement gifts when Liverpool won the English League Cup for the third successive year with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United, after extra time, at Wembley on Saturday. But Paisley, who will retire at the end of the season, did not have a happy start to his 12th Wembley visit. His team fell behind to an early goal by Norman Whiteside, and he had to wait until 15 minutes from the end of normal time before a full back, Alan Kennedy, snatched the eoualiser which gained Liverpool an extra 30 minutes.

Injury-hit United did not stand a chance after that and Ronnie Whelan, the two-goal hero of last year’s victory over Tottenham, sent Paisley home happy with a sublime winner in the 98th minute. Liverpool, which will undoubtedly lift the league title in the coming weeks, reacted to Whiteside’s audacity in predictable fashion and proceeded to outplay United for much of the remaining 108 minutes. It pulverised the United defence with wave after wave of attacks and the strain told when Gordon McQueen and Kevin Moran were both injured. Results: English Football League Cup final Liverpool 2, Manchester United 1 (after extra time: score after 90 minutes, 1-1). ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one: Birmingham 3, Notts County 0; Brighton 0, Aston Villa 0; Everton 2, Arse-

nal 3; Luton 1, Sunderland 3; Manchester City 0, Ipswich 1; Norwich 1, West Ham 1; Nottingham Forest 1, Southampton 2; Stoke 4, Watford 0; Swansea 2, West Bromwich 1; (Coventry v. Liverpool and Tottenham v. Manchester United, postponed). Division two: Blackburn 1, Queens Park Rangers 3; Bolton 0, Derby 2; Cambridge 2, Burnley 0; Chelsea 0, Barnsley 3; Fulham 4, Grimsby 0; Leeds 2, Crystal Palace 1; Middlesbrough 3. Charlton 0; Newcastle 2, Leicester 2; Rotherham 1, Carlisle 2; Sheffield Wednesday 0, Shrewsbury 0; Wolverhampton 0, Oldham 0. Division three: Bournemouth 0, Newport 1; Brentford 1, Huddersfield 0; Cardiff 1, Lincoln 0; Chesterfield 1, Preston 1; Exeter 2, Bradford 1; Oxford 1, Plymouth 1; Portsmouth 1, Bristol Rovers 0; Southend 3, Sheffield United 1. Division four Blackpool 0, Northampton 0; Bristol City 3, Mansfield 1; Chester 1, Aidershot 1; Darlington 3, Stockport 1; Hartlepool 0, Hereford 1; Hull City 1, Port Vale 0; Rochdale 1, Peterborough 1; Tonjuay 2, Bury 3; York 0, Swindon 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Premier division: Celtic 1, St Mirren 1; Dundee- United 3, Hibernian 3; Kilmarnock 0. Rangers 1; Morton 1, Aberdeen 2; Motherwell 1, Dundee 1. Division one: Alloa 1, Dunfermline 1; Dumbarton 1, Airdrieonians 1; Falkirk 1, Hamilton 1; Hearts 3, Clyde 1; Partick 3, Ayr 1; Raith 1, Clydebank 3; St Johnstone 2, Queens Park 1. Division two: Albion 1, East Fife 1; Berwick 3, Montrose 1; Brechin 1, Queen of the South 0; Cowdenbeath 1, Stenhousemuir 1; Forfar 2, Stirling 0; Meadowbank 0, Arbroath 3; Stranraer 1, East Stirling 0.