1982–83 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was Liverpool Football Club's 91st season in existence and their 21st consecutive season in the First Division. After winning the title previous season, Liverpool F.C. regained and won their fourteenth league title. They also won the Football League Cup for the third successive season beating Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool F.C.

1982–83 season
Chairman	John Smith
Manager	Bob Paisley
First Division	Champions
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Winners
FA Charity Shield	Winners
European Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ian Rush (24) All: Ian Rush (31)
Home colours Away colours
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However, Liverpool did not regain the European Cup, having been knocked out by Widzew Łódź in the quarter-finals and surprisingly being knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Liverpool lost 5 of their last 7 league games and drew the other two, yet they finished the season eleven points ahead of the second-placed Watford.

After nine years, Bob Paisley had decided to retire after winning six league championships, three European Cups, three League Cups, four FA Charity Shields, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Bob Wardle
• Bruce Grobbelaar

Defenders

• Phil Neal
• Alan Hansen
• John McGregor
• Phil Thompson
• Alan Kennedy
• Mark Lawrenson

Midfielders

• Craig Johnston
• Sammy Lee
• Terry McDermott
• Graeme Souness
• Ronnie Whelan
• Steve Nicol

Attackers

• Kenny Dalglish
• David Fairclough
• Howard Gayle
• David Hodgson
• Ian Rush

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup		Charity Sheild		League Cup		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	SCO	Kenny Dalglish	58	20	42+0	18	3+0	1	1+0	0	7+0	0	5+0	1
	FW	ENG	David Fairclough	11	4	3+5	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+1	0
	GK	ZIM	Bruce Grobbelaar	60	0	42+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	0	6+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Hansen	52	0	34+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	0	6+0	0
	FW	ENG	David Hodgson	37	9	20+3	4	3+0	1	0+1	0	4+1	2	3+2	2
	MF	AUS	Craig Johnston	46	10	30+3	7	2+1	1	0+0	0	6+0	1	4+0	1
	DF	ENG	Alan Kennedy	60	6	42+0	3	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	1	6+0	2
	DF	ENG	Mark Lawrenson	55	7	40+0	5	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	2	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Sammy Lee	58	3	40+0	3	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	0	6+0	0
	MF	ENG	Terry McDermott	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Phil Neal	60	11	42+0	8	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	1	6+0	2
	MF	SCO	Steve Nicol	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	WAL	Ian Rush	51	31	34+0	24	3+0	2	1+0	1	8+0	2	5+0	2
	MF	SCO	Graeme Souness	59	11	41+0	9	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	2	6+0	0
	DF	ENG	Phil Thompson	34	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	4+1	0
	MF	IRL	Ronnie Whelan	41	7	26+2	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+3	2	5+0	3

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool (C)	42	24	10	8	87	37	+50	82	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Watford	42	22	5	15	74	57	+17	71	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Manchester United	42	19	13	10	56	38	+18	70	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	9	13	65	50	+15	69	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	9	13	62	50	+12	69

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1982–83 Football League § First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
28-Aug-82	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	Lee 57' Neal pen 72'	35,652	Report	Report
31-Aug-82	Birmingham City	A	0–0		20,176	Report	Report
04-Sep-82	Arsenal	A	2–0	Hodgson 41' Neal 83'	36,429	Report	Report
07-Sep-82	Nottingham Forest	H	4–3	Hodgson 11', 20' Souness 81' Rush 89'	27,145	Report	Report
11-Sep-82	Luton Town	H	3–3	Souness 32' Rush 44' Johnston 75'	33,694	Report	Report
18-Sep-82	Swansea City	A	3–0	Rush 15', 23' Johnston 84'	20,322	Report	Report
25-Sep-82	Southampton	H	5–0	Whelan 6', 71' Souness 22' Lawrenson 41', 67'	32,996	Report	Report
02-Oct-82	Ipswich Town	A	0–1		24,342	Report	Report
09-Oct-82	West Ham United	A	1–3	Souness 77'	32,500	Report	Report
16-Oct-82	Manchester United	H	0–0		40,853	Report	Report
23-Oct-82	Stoke City	A	1–1	Lawrenson 27'	29,411	Report	Report
30-Oct-82	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	3–1	Lawrenson 19' Dalglish 37', 43'	27,929	Report	Report
06-Nov-82	Everton	A	5–0	Rush 11', 51', 71', 85' Lawrenson 55'	52,741	Report	Report
13-Nov-82	Coventry City	H	4–0	Dalglish 8' Rush 24', 73', 82'	27,870	Report	Report
20-Nov-82	Notts County	A	2–1	Johnston 52' Dalglish 55'	16,914	Report	Report
27-Nov-82	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–0	Neal pen 20' Dalglish 49', 78'	40,691	Report	Report
04-Dec-82	Norwich City	A	0–1		22,909	Report	Report
11-Dec-82	Watford	H	3–1	Rush 22' Neal 2 pens 34', 43'	36,690	Report	Report
18-Dec-82	Aston Villa	A	4–2	Hodgson 5' Dalglish 9' Kennedy 27' Rush 88'	34,568	Report	Report
27-Dec-82	Manchester City	H	5–2	Dalglish 18', 24', 86' Neal 22' Rush 64'	44,664	Report	Report
28-Dec-82	Sunderland	A	0–0		35,041	Report	Report
01-Jan-83	Notts County	H	5–1	Rush 15', 78', 87' Dalglish 30', 72'	33,643	Report	Report
03-Jan-83	Arsenal	H	3–1	Rush 23' Souness 53' Dalglish 70'	37,713	Report	Report
15-Jan-83	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	Rush 90'	24,560	Report	Report
22-Jan-83	Birmingham City	H	1–0	Neal 8'	30,986	Report	Report
05-Feb-83	Luton Town	A	3–1	Rush 32' Kennedy 43' Souness 79'	18,434	Report	Report
12-Feb-83	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	Dalglish 66'	34,976	Report	Report
26-Feb-83	Manchester United	A	1–1	Dalglish 39'	57,397	Report	Report
05-Mar-83	Stoke City	H	5–1	Dalglish 7', 47' Neal 35' Johnston 76' Souness 89'	30,020	Report	Report
12-Mar-83	West Ham United	H	3–0	Own Goal 50' Lee 55' Rush 67'	28,511	Report	Report
19-Mar-83	Everton	H	0–0		44,737	Report	Report
22-Mar-83	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–2	Rush 76', 85'	25,030	Report	Report
02-Apr-83	Sunderland	H	1–0	Souness 72'	35,821	Report	Report
04-Apr-83	Manchester City	A	4–0	Souness 31' Fairclough 44', 86' Kennedy 83'	35,647	Report	Report
09-Apr-83	Swansea City	H	3–0	Rush 57' Lee 72' Fairclough 86'	30,010	Report	Report
12-Apr-83	Coventry City	A	0–0		14,821	Report	Report
16-Apr-83	Southampton	A	2–3	Dalglish 13' Johnston 16'	23,578	Report	Report
23-Apr-83	Norwich City	H	0–2		37,022	Report	Report
30-Apr-83	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2		44,907	Report	Report
02-May-83	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1		25,107	Report	Report
07-May-83	Aston Villa	H	1–1	Johnston 82'	39,939	Report	Report
14-May-83	Watford	A	1–2	Johnston 62'	27,173	Report	Report

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1982 FA Charity Shield

21 August 1982

Liverpool	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur
Rush 32'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 82,500

Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur

GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar RB 2 Phil Neal CB 4 Mark Lawrenson CB 6 Alan Hansen LB 3 Alan Kennedy RM 8 Sammy Lee CM 10 Ronnie Whelan CM 11 Graeme Souness (c) LM 5 Phil Thompson CF 7 Kenny Dalglish  69' CF 9 Ian Rush Substitutes: MF 12 David Hodgson  69' Manager: Bob Paisley

GK 1 Ray Clemence DF 6 Gary O'Reilly DF 3 Paul Miller DF 4 John Lacy DF 2 Chris Hughton MF 10 Glenn Hoddle MF 5 Micky Hazard MF 7 Gary Mabbutt MF 9 Tony Galvin FW 8 Steve Archibald FW 11 Garth Crooks Substitutes: DF 12 Steve Perryman FW 14 Mark Falco Manager: Keith Burkinshaw

FA Cup

Main article: 1982-83 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
08-Jan-83	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–1	Hodgson 29' Rush 45'	21,967	Report	Report
29-Jan-83	Stoke City	H	2–0	Dalglish 23' Rush 88'	36,666	Report	Report
20-Feb-83	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–2	Johnston 70'	44,868	Report	Report

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
05-Oct-82	Ipswich Town	A	2–1	Rush 18', 64'	19,328	Report	Report
26-Oct-82	Ipswich Town	H	2–0	Whelan 7' Lawrenson 43'	17,698	Report	Report
10-Nov-82	Rotherham United	H	1–0	Johnston 79'	20,412	Report	Report
30-Nov-82	Norwich City	H	2–0	Lawrenson 42' Fairclough 79'	13,235	Report	Report
18-Jan-83	West Ham United	H	2–1	Hodgson 68' Souness 87'	23,953	Report	Report
08-Feb-83	Burnley	H	3–0	Souness 41' Neal pen 71' Hodgson 80'	33,520	Report	Report
15-Feb-83	Burnley	A	0–1		20,000	Report	Report

Final

26 March 1983

15:00

Liverpool	2–1	Manchester United
Kennedy 75' Whelan 98'	Report	Whiteside 12'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 99,304

Referee: George Courtney (County Durham)

Liverpool

Manchester United

GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar RB 2 Phil Neal LB 3 Alan Kennedy CB 4 Mark Lawrenson LM 5 Ronnie Whelan CB 6 Alan Hansen CF 7 Kenny Dalglish RM 8 Sammy Lee CF 9 Ian Rush CM 10 Craig Johnston  83' CM 11 Graeme Souness (c) Substitute: FW 12 David Fairclough  83' Manager: Bob Paisley

GK 1 Gary Bailey RB 2 Mike Duxbury LB 3 Arthur Albiston CM 4 Remi Moses CB 5 Kevin Moran  69' CB 6 Gordon McQueen CM 7 Ray Wilkins LM 8 Arnold Mühren CF 9 Frank Stapleton CF 10 Norman Whiteside (c) RM 11 Steve Coppell Substitute: FW 12 Lou Macari  69' Manager: Ron Atkinson

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. Maximum of one substitution.

European Cup

Main article: 1982-83 European Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
14-Sep-82	Dundalk	A	4–1	Whelan 7', 26' Rush 31' Hodgson 75'	16,500	Report	Report
28-Sep-82	Dundalk	H	1–0	Whelan 81'	12,021	Report	Report
19-Oct-82	HJK Helsinki	A	0–1		5,722	Report	Report
02-Nov-82	HJK Helsinki	H	5–0	Dalglish 26' Johnston 30' Neal 44' Kennedy 61', 69'	16,434	Report	Report
02-Mar-83	Widzew Łódź	A	0–2		45,531	Report	Report
16-Mar-83	Widzew Łódź	H	3–2	Neal pen 14' Rush 80' Hodgson 89'	44,494	Report	Report