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.
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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) | ||
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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
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League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.
Results
First Division
FA Charity Shield
Liverpool | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Rush 32' | Report |
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FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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
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European Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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 |