1981–82 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
During the 1981–82 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division.
| 1981–82 season | |||
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| Chairman | Arthur Richardson | ||
| Manager |  | ||
| Stadium | White Hart Lane | ||
| First Division | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | Winners | ||
| League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Cup Winners' Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Charity Shield | Joint winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Garth Crooks (13) All: Garth Crooks (18) | ||
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Season summary
Tottenham enjoyed a hugely successful season. They finished fourth in the First Division, their highest finish in ten years, won a second successive FA Cup (eventually managing to defeat Second Division Queens Park Rangers 1-0 in the replay after a 1-1 draw in the final), reached the final of the League Cup (losing to Liverpool 3-1 in extra time), were joint winners of the Charity Shield (drawing 2-2 with the previous season's champions Aston Villa) and reached the semi-final of the Cup Winners' Cup (losing 2-1 on aggregate to tournament winners Barcelona).
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
- Ray Clemence - Liverpool, £300,000
- Paul Price - Luton Town, £250,000, June 1981
Out
- Don McAllister - Charlton Athletic, August 1981
Results
Charity Shield
| 22 August 1981 Final | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
Withe  |
Falco |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 92,500 Referee: Alf Grey |
First Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | +22 | 83 | UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round |
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | +30 | 78 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +19 | 71 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | +11 | 71 | UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round |
| 6 | Swansea City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 35 | +7 | 69 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round[lower-alpha 2] |
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Notes:
Notes:
- FA Cup winners
- Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as 1982 Welsh Cup winners.
- 6 February: Tottenham Hotspur 6–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 20 February: Tottenham Hotspur ?-? Manchester City
FA Cup
| 2 January 1982 Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Arsenal | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 23 January 1982 Forth round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Leeds United | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 13 February 1982 Fifth round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Aston Villa | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 6 March 1982 Quarter-finals | Chelsea | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 3 April 1982 Semi-final | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Leicester City | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Villa Park |
| 22 May 1982 Final | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | London |
| 15:00 | Hoddle |
Fenwick |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 |
| 27 May 1982 Final (reply) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | London |
| 15:00 | Hoddle |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 90,000 |
League Cup
| 7 October 1981 Second Round First leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Manchester United | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 7 October 1981 Second round Second leg | Manchester United | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 11 November 1981 Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Wrexham | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 2 December 1981 Forth round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Fulham | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 18 January 1982 Fifth round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 3 February 1982 Semi-finals First leg | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich |
| Stadium: The Hawthorns |
| 10 February 1982 Semi-finals Second leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 13 March 1982 Final | Liverpool | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Whelan Rush |
Archibald |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Peter Willis |
Cup Winners' Cup
| 16 September 1981 First round First leg | Ajax  | 1–3 | | Netherlands |
| Lerby |
Falco Villa |
Stadium: De Meer Stadion |
| 30 September 1981 First round Second leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 (6–1 agg.) | | London |
| Galvin Falco Ardiles |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 21 October 1981 Second round First leg | Dundalk  | 1–1 | | Ireland |
| Fairclough |
Crooks |
Stadium: Oriel Park |
| 4 November 1981 Second round Second leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | | London |
| Crooks |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 3 March 1982 Third round First leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 |  | London |
| Miller Hazard |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 3 March 1982 Third round Second leg | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | | Germany |
| Borchers Cha Bum-kun |
Hoddle |
Stadium: Waldstadion |
| 7 April 1982 Semi-finals First leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 1 |  | London |
| Roberts |
Olmo |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands) |
Notes
- Price was born in St Albans, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1980.
- Hughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1979.
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