1981–82 Liverpool F.C. season

After ending fifth the previous season Liverpool F.C. came back and won their thirteenth league title, after being twelfth in the league table at Christmas. They also won for the second successive season the Football League Cup beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool F.C.
1981–82 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupQuarter-finals
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Rush (17)
All: Ian Rush (30)

However Liverpool were decisively beaten by Flamengo at the 1981 Intercontinental Cup final. Neither did they regain the European Cup, having been knocked out by CSKA Sofia in the Quarter Finals and surprisingly being knocked out by 2nd Division Chelsea in the 5th Round of the FA Cup.

It was also a season when there would be major changes in the team, with many of the players who won all the trophies over the previous few season, and replaced by players who would go on to be part of the team that remained successful for the rest of the decade. Players such as Bruce Grobbelaar, Mark Lawrenson, Ian Rush, Ronnie Whelan and Craig Johnston came into the team during the season and would make their mark on changing the side, that would go forward into the decade.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 42 26 9 7 80 32 +48 87 European Cup 1982–83 First round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Ipswich Town 42 26 5 11 75 53 +22 83 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
3 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 59 29 +30 78
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 20 11 11 67 48 +19 71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Arsenal 42 20 11 11 48 37 +11 71 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
Source:
Notes:
  1. Liverpool were also this season's League Cup Winners.
  2. FA Cup winners

Results

First Division
Main article: 1981–82 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
29-Aug-81Wolverhampton WanderersA0–128,001ReportReport
01-Sep-81MiddlesbroughH1–1Neal  53 Pen'31,963ReportReport
05-Sep-81ArsenalH2–0McDermott  44' Johnson  89'35,269ReportReport
12-Sep-81Ipswich TownA0–226,703ReportReport
19-Sep-81Aston VillaH0–037,474ReportReport
22-Sep-81Coventry CityA2–1A Kennedy  2' McDermott  26 Pen'16,731ReportReport
26-Sep-81West Ham UnitedA1–1Johnson  77'30,802ReportReport
03-Oct-81Swansea CityH2–2McDermott  59 Pen', 64 Pen'48,645ReportReport
10-Oct-81Leeds UnitedH3–0Rush  17', 89' Own Goal  26'35,840ReportReport
17-Oct-81Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–3Dalglish  12' R Kennedy  39' McDermott  73'26,321ReportReport
24-Oct-81Manchester UnitedH1–2McDermott  74 Pen'41,438ReportReport
31-Oct-81SunderlandA2–0Souness  61' McDermott  77'27,854ReportReport
07-Nov-81EvertonH3–1Dalglish  47', 52' Rush  75'48,861ReportReport
21-Nov-81West Bromwich AlbionA1–1Dalglish  90'20,871ReportReport
28-Nov-81SouthamptonH0–137,189ReportReport
05-Dec-81Nottingham ForestA2–0Lawrenson  57' R Kennedy  59'24,521ReportReport
26-Dec-81Manchester CityH1–3Whelan  85'37,929ReportReport
05-Jan-82West Ham UnitedH3–0McDermott  25' Whelan  27' Dalglish  68'28,427ReportReport
16-Jan-82Wolverhampton WanderersH2–1Whelan  74' Dalglish  82'26,438ReportReport
26-Jan-82Notts CountyA4–0Whelan  44' Rush  67', 75', 84'14,407ReportReport
30-Jan-82Aston VillaA3–0Rush  3' McDermott  23', 73'35,947ReportReport
06-Feb-82Ipswich TownH4–0McDermott  14' Rush  17' Dalglish  44' Whelan  57'41,316ReportReport
16-Feb-82Swansea CityA0–222,604ReportReport
20-Feb-82Coventry CityH4–0Souness  5' Lee  13' Rush  34' McDermott  64 Pen'28,286ReportReport
27-Feb-82Leeds UnitedA2–0Souness  40' Rush  76'33,689ReportReport
06-Mar-82Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–128,574ReportReport
09-Mar-82Stoke CityA5–1McDermott  15' Dalglish  29' Souness  48' Lee  80' Whelan  87'16,758ReportReport
20-Mar-82SunderlandH1–0Rush  14'30,344ReportReport
27-Mar-82EvertonA3–1Whelan  21' Souness  57' Johnston  81'51,847ReportReport
30-Mar-82Birmingham CityH3–1Rush  10', 74' McDermott  78'24,224ReportReport
02-Apr-82Notts CountyH1–0Dalglish  61'30,126ReportReport
07-Apr-82Manchester UnitedA1–0Johnston  63'50,969ReportReport
10-Apr-82Manchester CityA5–0Lee  8' Neal  42 Pen' Johnston  58' A Kennedy  59' Rush  73'40,112ReportReport
13-Apr-82Stoke CityH2–0A Kennedy  4' Johnston  34'30,419ReportReport
17-Apr-82West Bromwich AlbionH1–0Dalglish  71'34,286ReportReport
24-Apr-82SouthamptonA3–2Rush  12' Whelan  57', 88'24,704ReportReport
01-May-82Nottingham ForestH2–0Johnston  55', 68'34,321ReportReport
03-May-82Tottenham HotspurA2–2Dalglish  50', 61'38,091ReportReport
08-May-82Birmingham CityA1–0Rush  49'26,381ReportReport
11-May-82ArsenalA1–1Rush  31'30,932ReportReport
15-May-82Tottenham HotspurH3–1Lawrenson  51' Dalglish  55' Whelan  87'48,122ReportReport
18-May-82MiddlesbroughA0–017,431ReportReport

FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
02-Jan-82Swansea CityA4–0Hansen  35' Rush  45', 88' Lawrenson  73'24,179ReportReport
23-Jan-82SunderlandA3–0Dalglish  6', 15' Rush  79'28,582ReportReport
13-Feb-82ChelseaA0–241,42ReportReport

Football League Cup
Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
07-Oct-81Exeter CityH5–0Rush  15', 67' McDermott  27' Dalglish  37' Whelan  68'11,478ReportReport
28-Oct-81Exeter CityA6–0Rush  15', 89' Dalglish  23' Neal  44' Sheedy  53' Own Goal  80'11,740ReportReport
10-Nov-81MiddlesbroughH4–1Sheedy  29' Rush  64' Johnson  74', 80'16,145ReportReport
01-Dec-81ArsenalA0–037,917ReportReport
08-Dec-81ArsenalH3–0Johnston  95' McDermott  101 Pen' Dalglish  108'21,375ReportReport
12-Jan-82BarnsleyH0–033,707ReportReport
19-Jan-82BarnsleyA3–1Souness  37' Johnson  81' Dalglish  89'29,639ReportReport
02-Feb-82Ipswich TownA2–0McDermott  47' Rush  49'26,690ReportReport
09-Feb-82Ipswich TownH2–2Rush  26' Dalglish  47'34,933ReportReport

League Cup Final
Main article: 1982 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool3–1 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Hotspur
Whelan  87', 111'
Rush  119'		 Report Archibald  11'
GK1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Alan Kennedy
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ronnie Whelan
CB6 Mark Lawrenson
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
RM8 Sammy Lee
CF9 Ian Rush
CM10 Terry McDermott
CM11 Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
12 David Johnson
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Ray Clemence
LB2 Chris Hughton
CB3 Paul Miller
CB4 Paul Price
RM5 Mickey Hazard
RB6 Steve Perryman (c)
CM7 Osvaldo Ardiles
CF8 Steve Archibald
LM9 Tony Galvin
CM10 Glenn Hoddle
CF11 Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF12 Ricardo Villa
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw

European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
16-Sep-81Oulu PalloseuraA1–0Dalglish  84'8,400ReportReport
30-Sep-81Oulu PalloseuraH7–0Dalglish  26' McDermott  40', 75' R Kennedy  46' Johnson  60' Rush  67' Lawrenson  72'20,789ReportReport
21-Oct-81AZ 67 AlkmaarA2–2Johnson  26' Lee  49'15,000ReportReport
04-Nov-81AZ 67 AlkmaarH3–2McDermott  42 Pen' Rush  68' Hansen  85'29,703ReportReport
03-Mar-82CSKA SofiaH1–0Whelan  65'27,388ReportReport
17-Mar-82CSKA SofiaA0–260,000ReportReport

Intercontinental Cup
Main article: 1981 Intercontinental Cup
Liverpool 0–3
[1]		 Flamengo
Report Nunes  12'  41'
Adílio  34'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Rubio Vásquez (Mexico)
Liverpool
Flamengo
GK1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB2 Phil Neal
CB4 Phil Thompson (c)
CB6 Alan Hansen
LB3 Mark Lawrenson
RM14 Sammy Lee
CM10 Terry McDermott 51'
CM11 Graeme Souness
LM5 Ray Kennedy
SS7 Kenny Dalglish
CF16 Craig Johnston
Substitutes:
GK13 Steve Ogrizovic
DF15 Alan Kennedy
MF17 Kevin Sheedy
MF8 Ronnie Whelan
FW12 David Johnson 51'
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Raul
RB2 Leandro
CB13 Marinho
CB4 Mozer
LB5 Júnior
DM6 Andrade
MF8 Adílio
AM10 Zico (c)
FW7 Tita
CF9 Nunes
FW11 Lico
Substitutes:
GK12 Cantarele
DF3 Figueiredo
FW15 Peu
FW16 Baroninho
DF17 Nei Dias
Manager:
Paulo Carpegiani

References
  1. "Liverpool in Europe – 1981/82 European / South American Cup Final". Liverpool in Europe. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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