Football League Group Cup
A Football League Group Cup game between Reading (blue and white) and Oxford United (yellow and blue) at Reading's Elm Park in August 1981. | |
| Organiser(s) | English Football League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Abolished | 1983 |
| Region | England |
| Teams | 32 |
| Most championships | Grimsby Town and Millwall (1 Title each) |
The Football League Group Cup was a short-lived football competition which first took place during the 1981–82 season. For English clubs it was a replacement for the Anglo-Scottish Cup, which had been discontinued due to the withdrawal of Scottish League clubs. For the 1982–83 season it was renamed as the Football League Trophy.
It is considered as the forerunner of the Associate Members' Cup (which was later renamed the Football League Trophy, and has had various sponsored names), which commenced from the 1983–84 season, although some sources regard the Football League Group Cup as the same competition.