The 1982–83 Football League Trophy was the second edition of the Football League Group Cup, which had been renamed the Football League Trophy. It was won by Millwall, who beat Lincoln City 3–1 in the final at Sincil Bank. Next season the tournament would be reconstituted as the Associate Members' Cup which runs as the EFL Trophy today.
First round Group A Home teamResultAway teamDateColchester United3–1Southend United13 August 1982Watford4–1Orient14 August 1982Southend United1–1Orient16 August 1982Watford2–1Colchester United17 August 1982Orient0–2Colchester United21 August 1982Southend United1–4Watford21 August 1982
Group B Home teamResultAway teamDateShrewsbury Town1–1Tranmere Rovers13 August 1982Chesterfield1–1Chester14 August 1982Chesterfield1–0Shrewsbury Town17 August 1982Tranmere Rovers2–1Chester18 August 1982Chester5–0Shrewsbury Town21 August 1982Tranmere Rovers1–1Chesterfield21 August 1982
Group C Home teamResultAway teamDateAFC Bournemouth2–2Aldershot14 August 1982Reading2–1Oxford United14 August 1982Aldershot1–3Oxford United17 August 1982Reading4–2AFC Bournemouth18 August 1982Aldershot3–3Reading21 August 1982AFC Bournemouth3–0Oxford United21 August 1982
Group D Home teamResultAway teamDateBradford City1–0Halifax Town14 August 1982Hartlepool United1–2Hull City14 August 1982Halifax Town1–0Hull City17 August 1982Hartlepool United0–4Bradford City18 August 1982Halifax Town3–0Hartlepool United21 August 1982Hull City0–0Bradford City21 August 1982
Group E Home teamResultAway teamDateBrentford2–2Crystal Palace14 August 1982Millwall0–1Wimbledon14 August 1982Crystal Palace1–0Wimbledon17 August 1982Millwall3–0Brentford17 August 1982Crystal Palace0–3Millwall21 August 1982Wimbledon1–3Brentford21 August 1982
Group F Home teamResultAway teamDateExeter City2–1Bristol City14 August 1982Newport County0–1Torquay United14 August 1982Bristol City1–0Torquay United17 August 1982Newport County5–1Exeter City18 August 1982Bristol City1–4Newport County21 August 1982Torquay United3–2Exeter City21 August 1982
Group G Home teamResultAway teamDateNorwich City3–0Northampton Town14 August 1982Peterborough United4–1Mansfield Town14 August 1982Mansfield Town1–2Northampton Town16 August 1982Norwich City6–2Peterborough United18 August 1982Mansfield Town1–3Norwich City21 August 1982Peterborough United5–2Northampton Town21 August 1982
Group H Home teamResultAway teamDateScunthorpe United1–1Lincoln City14 August 1982Sheffield United1–3Grimsby Town14 August 1982Scunthorpe United0–0Sheffield United17 August 1982Lincoln City2–0Grimsby Town18 August 1982Grimsby Town2–0Scunthorpe United21 August 1982Lincoln City3–1Sheffield United21 August 1982
Quarter-finals Home teamResultAway teamDateMillwall1–1 (aet) Millwall won 4-2 on penaltiesBradford City6 December 1982Lincoln City3–1Norwich City8 December 1982Reading5–3Watford8 December 1982Chester0–0 (aet) Chester won 5-4 on penaltiesNewport County26 January 1983
Semi-finals Home teamResultAway teamDateAttendanceReading1–3Millwall26 January 1983 2,658Chester1–3 (aet)Lincoln City8 February 1983 1,058
Final
Millwall line-up
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