The 1984 Football League Cup Final (billed as the Milk Cup Final) was an association football match between
Liverpool and
Everton. The initial final was a dour affair in which Liverpool had more chances but Everton saw what seemed a clear-cut penalty claim waved away by the referee when
Alan Hansen used his hand to steer
Adrian Heath's goal-bound shot off the Liverpool goal line. The replay was equally dour but Liverpool 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
FA Cup winners.