Newcastle won the cup with a 4-1 second leg victory over Watford after the first leg ended in a goalless draw. Midfielder Paul Gascoigne scored a spectacular goal from 30 yards for the winners. Within five years, Gascoigne was a world class player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, having been transferred from Newcastle in 1988 for £2million. Newcastle's assistant manager Maurice Setters said "You'll have to wait a thousand years to see that again" in reference to Gascoigne's goal in this game.[3]
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Old Trafford, 26 April 1982 Manchester United - Watford 2–3 (1–1) 0-1 34 min. Neil Williams 1-1 44 min. Mark Dempsey 1-2 58 min. Jimmy Gilligan 1-3 77 min. Worrall Sterling 2-3 86 min. Clayton Blackmore Attendance: 7.280
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Vicarage Road, 6 May 1982 Watford - Manchester United 4–4 aet 2–3 (2–1) 1-0 10 min. Billy Garton (own goal) 1-1 30 min. Mark Hughes 2-1 35 min. David Johnson 2-2 48 min. Mark Dempsey 2-3 77 min. Mark Hughes 3-3 92 min. Andy Hill (own goal) 3-4 100 min. Norman Whiteside 4-4 103 min. Jimmy Gilligan Attendance: 8.160
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