1981–82 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1981–82 season
Chairman Len Cearns
Manager John Lyall
Stadium Boleyn Ground
First Division First Division 9th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
David Cross (16)
All:
David Cross (20)

Season summary

This was West Ham's first season in the First Division since their return in season 1980-81. The club were managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

The season started well for West Ham and they went unbeaten in their first nine league games. By the end of the year they sat in 7th place in the league. Four defeats in a row in December and January and a slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of February 1982. They finished in 9th place having drawn 10 of their home games and 16 games home and away. David Cross was the top scorer with 20 goals in all competitions and 16 in the league. The next highest scorer was Paul Goddard with 17. Ray Stewart made the most appearances; 51 in all competitions. The season saw the only appearance for West Ham by future Liverpool and Ireland player, Ray Houghton and the last West Ham appearance for 1980 FA Cup Final winner with West Ham, Stuart Pearson.[1][2]

Club captain, Billy Bonds

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 4214343914126341188032+4887 European Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 1]
2Ipswich Town421713472594828287553+2283 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
3Manchester United421263279106532205929+3078 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
4Tottenham Hotspur421245412687626226748+1971 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round
5Arsenal421353271576821224837+1171 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
6Swansea City4213353416831024355851+769 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 2]
7Southampton4215244930471023377267+566 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
8Everton421173332166923295650+664
9West Ham United4291024229561024286657+958
10Manchester City42975322366917274950–158
11Aston Villa42966282466927295553+257 European Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 3]
12Nottingham Forest42777192085823284248–657
13Brighton & Hove Albion428763024561013284352–952
14Coventry City429483124471025385662–650
15Notts County428583233531329366169–847
16Birmingham City428672925281124365361–844
17West Bromwich Albion426692425551122324657–1144
18Stoke City4292102728361217354463–1944
19Sunderland4265101926561019323858–2044
20Leeds United4261142320411616413961–2242
21Wolverhampton Wanderers428581920251413433263–3140
22Middlesbrough425972024361214283452–1839

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. ↑ Liverpool were also this season's League Cup Winners.
  2. ↑ Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as 1982 Welsh Cup winners.
  3. ↑ Aston Villa won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
Qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup Winners, see Liverpool
Relegated

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 August 1981Brighton and Hove AlbionH1-130,468Stewart
2 September 1981Tottenham HotspurA4-041,200Cross (4)
5 September 1981SunderlandA2-028,347Goddard, Cross
12 September 1981Stoke CityH3-228,774Stewart, Goddard (2)
19 September 1981West Bromwich AlbionA0-019,429
22 September 1981SouthamptonH4-234,026Goddard (3), Pike
26 September 1981LiverpoolH1-130,802Pike
3 October 1981Birmingham CityA2-222,290Cross (2)
10 October 1981EvertonH1-131,608Martin
17 October 1981Aston VillaA2-332,064Cross, Brooking
24 October 1981Notts CountyA1-112,456Brooking
31 October 1981MiddlesbroughH3-227,604Stewart, Neighbour, Goddard
7 November 1981Nottingham ForestA0-026,327
21 November 1981Coventry CityH5-226,065Stewart, Martin (2), Neighbour, Brooking
28 November 1981Leeds UnitedA3-325,637Cross, Brooking (2)
5 December 1981ArsenalH1-233,833Pearson
5 January 1982LiverpoolA0-328,427
16 January 1982Brighton and Hove AlbionA0-122,591
27 January 1982Manchester UnitedA0-141,291
30 January 1982West Bromwich AlbionH3-124,423Goddard, Cross (2)
2 February 1982Manchester CityH1-126,522Bonds
6 February 1982Stoke CityA1-211,987Van der Elst
13 February 1982Birmingham CityH2-222,512Stewart, Orr
20 February 1982SouthamptonA1-224,026Stewart
27 February 1982EvertonA0-028,598
2 March 1982Ipswich TownA2-024,846Devonshire, Van der Elst
6 March 1982Aston VillaH2-226,894Stewart, Van der Elst
13 March 1982Notts CountyH1-022,145Stewart
20 March 1982MiddlesbroughA3-212,134Goddard (2), Van der Elst
27 March 1982Nottingham ForestH0-124,633
30 March 1982Swansea CityA1-020,272Van der Elst
3 April 1982Manchester CityA1-030,875Goddard
6 April 1982Wolverhampton WanderersH3-120,651Martin, Goddard (2)
10 April 1982Swansea CityH1-126,566Goddard
13 April 1982Ipswich TownH2-329,050Cross (2)
17 April 1982Coventry CityA0-113,446
24 April 1982Leeds UnitedH4-324,478Stewart, Cross, Brooking (2)
1 May 1982ArsenalA0-234,977
4 May 1982SunderlandH1-117,130Stewart
8 May 1982Manchester UnitedH1-126,377Cross
10 May 1982Tottenham HotspurH2-227,667Goddard, Brooking
15 May 1982Wolverhampton WanderersA1-213,283Cross

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1982EvertonH2-124,431Bonds, Cross
R423 January 1982WatfordH0-227,004

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg7 October 1981Derby CountyA3-213,764Stewart, Cross, Brooking
R2 Second Leg27 October 1981Derby CountyH2-0 (won 5-2 on agg)21,043Goddard (2)
R310 November 1981West Bromwich AlbionH2-224,168Stewart, Cross
R3 Replay24 November 1981West Bromwich AlbionA1-115,869Stewart
R3 2nd Replay1 December 1981West Bromwich AlbionH0-124,760

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England MF Paul Allen
England FW Dale Banton
England MF Bobby Barnes
England DF Billy Bonds (captain)
England MF Trevor Brooking
England DF Paul Brush
Scotland FW George Cowie
England FW David Cross
England MF Alan Devonshire
England FW Paul Goddard
Republic of Ireland MF Ray Houghton
No. Position Player
England DF Everald La Ronde
England DF Frank Lampard
England DF Alvin Martin
Scotland GK Tom McAlister
England MF Jimmy Neighbour
Scotland DF Neil Orr
England GK Phil Parkes
England FW Stuart Pearson
England MF Geoff Pike
Scotland DF Ray Stewart
Belgium FW Francois Van der Elst

References

  1. ↑ "Ray Houghton". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stuart Pearson". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1981-82". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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