1981–82 West Ham United F.C. season

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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)
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

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 42 14 3 4 39 14 12 6 3 41 18 80 32 +48 87 European Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 1]
2 Ipswich Town 42 17 1 3 47 25 9 4 8 28 28 75 53 +22 83 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
3 Manchester United 42 12 6 3 27 9 10 6 5 32 20 59 29 +30 78 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 12 4 5 41 26 8 7 6 26 22 67 48 +19 71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round
5 Arsenal 42 13 5 3 27 15 7 6 8 21 22 48 37 +11 71 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
6 Swansea City 42 13 3 5 34 16 8 3 10 24 35 58 51 +7 69 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 2]
7 Southampton 42 15 2 4 49 30 4 7 10 23 37 72 67 +5 66 UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
8 Everton 42 11 7 3 33 21 6 6 9 23 29 56 50 +6 64
9 West Ham United 42 9 10 2 42 29 5 6 10 24 28 66 57 +9 58
10 Manchester City 42 9 7 5 32 23 6 6 9 17 27 49 50 –1 58
11 Aston Villa 42 9 6 6 28 24 6 6 9 27 29 55 53 +2 57 European Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 3]
12 Nottingham Forest 42 7 7 7 19 20 8 5 8 23 28 42 48 –6 57
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 8 7 6 30 24 5 6 10 13 28 43 52 –9 52
14 Coventry City 42 9 4 8 31 24 4 7 10 25 38 56 62 –6 50
15 Notts County 42 8 5 8 32 33 5 3 13 29 36 61 69 –8 47
16 Birmingham City 42 8 6 7 29 25 2 8 11 24 36 53 61 –8 44
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 6 6 9 24 25 5 5 11 22 32 46 57 –11 44
18 Stoke City 42 9 2 10 27 28 3 6 12 17 35 44 63 –19 44
19 Sunderland 42 6 5 10 19 26 5 6 10 19 32 38 58 –20 44
20 Leeds United 42 6 11 4 23 20 4 1 16 16 41 39 61 –22 42
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 5 8 19 20 2 5 14 13 43 32 63 –31 40
22 Middlesbrough 42 5 9 7 20 24 3 6 12 14 28 34 52 –18 39

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

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 August 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion H 1-1 30,468 Stewart
2 September 1981 Tottenham Hotspur A 4-0 41,200 Cross (4)
5 September 1981 Sunderland A 2-0 28,347 Goddard, Cross
12 September 1981 Stoke City H 3-2 28,774 Stewart, Goddard (2)
19 September 1981 West Bromwich Albion A 0-0 19,429
22 September 1981 Southampton H 4-2 34,026 Goddard (3), Pike
26 September 1981 Liverpool H 1-1 30,802 Pike
3 October 1981 Birmingham City A 2-2 22,290 Cross (2)
10 October 1981 Everton H 1-1 31,608 Martin
17 October 1981 Aston Villa A 2-3 32,064 Cross, Brooking
24 October 1981 Notts County A 1-1 12,456 Brooking
31 October 1981 Middlesbrough H 3-2 27,604 Stewart, Neighbour, Goddard
7 November 1981 Nottingham Forest A 0-0 26,327
21 November 1981 Coventry City H 5-2 26,065 Stewart, Martin (2), Neighbour, Brooking
28 November 1981 Leeds United A 3-3 25,637 Cross, Brooking (2)
5 December 1981 Arsenal H 1-2 33,833 Pearson
5 January 1982 Liverpool A 0-3 28,427
16 January 1982 Brighton and Hove Albion A 0-1 22,591
27 January 1982 Manchester United A 0-1 41,291
30 January 1982 West Bromwich Albion H 3-1 24,423 Goddard, Cross (2)
2 February 1982 Manchester City H 1-1 26,522 Bonds
6 February 1982 Stoke City A 1-2 11,987 Van der Elst
13 February 1982 Birmingham City H 2-2 22,512 Stewart, Orr
20 February 1982 Southampton A 1-2 24,026 Stewart
27 February 1982 Everton A 0-0 28,598
2 March 1982 Ipswich Town A 2-0 24,846 Devonshire, Van der Elst
6 March 1982 Aston Villa H 2-2 26,894 Stewart, Van der Elst
13 March 1982 Notts County H 1-0 22,145 Stewart
20 March 1982 Middlesbrough A 3-2 12,134 Goddard (2), Van der Elst
27 March 1982 Nottingham Forest H 0-1 24,633
30 March 1982 Swansea City A 1-0 20,272 Van der Elst
3 April 1982 Manchester City A 1-0 30,875 Goddard
6 April 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3-1 20,651 Martin, Goddard (2)
10 April 1982 Swansea City H 1-1 26,566 Goddard
13 April 1982 Ipswich Town H 2-3 29,050 Cross (2)
17 April 1982 Coventry City A 0-1 13,446
24 April 1982 Leeds United H 4-3 24,478 Stewart, Cross, Brooking (2)
1 May 1982 Arsenal A 0-2 34,977
4 May 1982 Sunderland H 1-1 17,130 Stewart
8 May 1982 Manchester United H 1-1 26,377 Cross
10 May 1982 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-2 27,667 Goddard, Brooking
15 May 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1-2 13,283 Cross

FA Cup

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Main article: 1981-82 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1982 Everton H 2-1 24,431 Bonds, Cross
R4 23 January 1982 Watford H 0-2 27,004

League Cup

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Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 7 October 1981 Derby County A 3-2 13,764 Stewart, Cross, Brooking
R2 Second Leg 27 October 1981 Derby County H 2-0 (won 5-2 on agg) 21,043 Goddard (2)
R3 10 November 1981 West Bromwich Albion H 2-2 24,168 Stewart, Cross
R3 Replay 24 November 1981 West Bromwich Albion A 1-1 15,869 Stewart
R3 2nd Replay 1 December 1981 West Bromwich Albion H 0-1 24,760

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

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