1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1982–83 season
ChairmanLen Cearns
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Goddard (10)
All:
Goddard,
François Van der Elst
(12)

Season summary

The 1982–83 season was West Ham United's second in the First Division, following promotion at the end of the 1980–81 season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

The season started well for West Ham. By the end of the year they sat in 5th place in the league. A slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of March 1983. A late surge saw them win four of their final six games to finish in 8th place. Paul Goddard and François Van der Elst were joint top scorers with 12 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was penalty-taker Ray Stewart with 11. Phil Parkes made the most appearances – 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the début of Tony Cottee on 1 January 1983 in a 3–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur, a game in which he scored.[1]

Joint-leading scorer, François Van der Elst
Club captain, Billy Bonds

League table
Main article: 1982–83 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Aston Villa 42 21 5 16 62 50 +12 68 UEFA Cup
7 Everton 42 18 10 14 66 48 +18 64
8 West Ham United 42 20 4 18 68 62 +6 64
9 Ipswich Town 42 15 13 14 64 50 +14 58
10 Arsenal 42 16 10 16 58 56 +2 58
Source:

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 August 1982Nottingham ForestH1–224,796Stewart
31 August 1982Luton TownA2–013,403Goddard, Bonds
4 September 1982SunderlandA0–119,239
7 September 1982Ipswich TownH1–121,963Lampard
11 September 1982Birmingham CityH5–018,754Stewart, Martin, Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark
18 September 1982West Bromwich AlbionA2–115,204Van der Elst, Clark
25 September 1982Manchester CityH4–123,833Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark (2)
2 October 1982ArsenalA3–230,487Martin, Goddard, Van der Elst
9 October 1982LiverpoolH3–132,500Martin, Clark, Pike
16 October 1982SouthamptonA0–319,840
23 October 1982Brighton and Hove AlbionA1–320,493Devonshire
31 October 1982Manchester UnitedH3–131,684Stewart, Goddard, Pike
6 November 1982Stoke CityA2–517,510Stewart, Pike
13 November 1982Norwich CityH1–022,463Clark
20 November 1982Tottenham HotspurA1–241,960Van der Elst
27 November 1982EvertonH2–021,424Bonds, Stevens (og)
4 December 1982Aston VillaA0–124,658
11 December 1982Coventry CityH0–319,321
18 December 1982Notts CountyA2–18,441Dickens, Hunt (og)
27 December 1982Swansea CityH3–223,843Stewart, Van der Elst, Goddard
29 December 1982WatfordA1–224,870Stewart
1 January 1983Tottenham HotspurH3–033,383Stewart, Cottee, Pike
4 January 1983Luton TownH2–321,435Clark, Cottee
15 January 1983Nottingham ForestA0–117,031
22 January 1983West Bromwich AlbionH0–119,887
5 February 1983Birmingham CityA0–312,539
26 February 1983SouthamptonH1–119,626Lampard
5 March 1983Brighton and Hove AlbionH2–116,850Cottee, Dickens
12 March 1983LiverpoolA0–328,551
19 March 1983Stoke CityA1–116,466Bould (og)
22 March 1983Manchester UnitedA1–230,277Devonshire
26 March 1983Norwich CityA1–117,369Dickens
2 April 1983WatfordH2–122,647Van der Elst, Swindlehurst
5 April 1983Swansea CityA5–113,282Devonshire, Dickens (2), Pike (2)
9 April 1983SunderlandH2–120,053Goddard, Dickens
16 April 1983Manchester CityA0–223,015
23 April 1983Aston VillaH2–021,822Bonds, Swindlehurst
30 April 1983EvertonA0–216,353
3 May 1983Ipswich TownA2–118,817Stewart, Goddard
7 May 1983Notts CountyH2–017,534Van der Elst, Goddard
10 May 1983ArsenalH1–328,920Van der Elst
14 May 1983Coventry CityA4–211,214Goddard, Swindlehurst, Cottee (2)

FA Cup
Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1983Manchester UnitedA0–244,143

League Cup
Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg6 October 1982Stoke CityA1–118,079Stewart
R2 Second Leg26 October 1982Stoke CityH2–1 (won 3–1 on agg)18,270Goddard, Clark
R310 November 1982Lincoln CityA1–113,899Goddard
R3 Replay29 November 1982Lincoln CityH2–113,686Stewart, Clark
R47 December 1982Notts CountyA3–37,525Van der Elst (3)
R4 Replay21 December 1982Notts CountyH3–013,140Stewart, Clark, Allen
R518 January 1983LiverpoolA1–223,393Allen

Squad

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

No. Position Player
MF Paul Allen
MF Bobby Barnes
DF Billy Bonds (captain)
MF Trevor Brooking
DF Paul Brush
FW Sandy Clark
FW Tony Cottee
DF George Cowie
MF Alan Devonshire
MF Alan Dickens
MF Joe Gallagher
No. Position Player
FW Paul Goddard
DF Frank Lampard
DF Alvin Martin
FW Nicky Morgan
MF Jimmy Neighbour
DF Neil Orr
GK Phil Parkes
MF Geoff Pike
DF Ray Stewart
FW Dave Swindlehurst
FW Francois Van der Elst

References
  1. "On this day 11 July". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1982-83". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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