1982–83 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Nottingham Forest's 118th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the First Division.
| 1982–83 season | |||
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| Chairman | Geoffrey McPherson | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | The City Ground | ||
| First Division | 5th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Wallace (13) All: Ian Wallace (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,554 vs Notts County (League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,037 vs Swansea City (League) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,593 (League) | ||
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Summary
In his eight season as manager Brian Clough started to rejuvenate the squad after the transfers out of Goalkeeper Peter Shilton[1]Central back Dave Needham[2] and Scottish midfielder John McGovern signed with Bolton Wanderers.[3]Arrivals included Forward Birtles from Manchester United, Central back Colin Todd, Dutch Goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen[4] and Kenny Swain from Aston Villa. In League the squad finished in 5th place, only 2 points less than runners-up Watford F.C., clinching a UEFA Cup spot for the next year. After six seasons, assistant Peter Taylor left the club and was appointed by Derby County as its new manager on November 1982.
Squad
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Garry Birtles | Manchester United | |
| MF | Kenny Swain | Aston Villa | |
| DF | Colin Todd | Birmingham City | |
| GK | Hans van Breukelen | FC Utrecht | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Liam Robinson | ||
| GK | Ronnie Sinclair | ||
| DF | Mark Smalley | ||
| MF | Steve Wigley | ||
| MF | Danny Wilson | ||
| Out | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | |
| DF | Stuart Gray | Bolton Wanderers | loan | |
| DF | Einar Jan Aas | Moss FK | ||
Results
Division One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.
Results by round
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1982/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Qualified to 1983–84 European Cup; = Qualified to 1983–84 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Qualified to 1983–84 European Cup; = Qualified to 1983–84 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two
Manager: Geoff Twentyman
Matches
| 28 August 1982 1 | West Ham United | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest | Upton Park |
Ray Stewart  37' (pen) |
Colin Walsh 11' John Robertson 79' (pen) |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,796 Referee: A Gunn |
| 01 September 1982 2 | Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | Manchester United | Nottingham |
| Ray Wilkins 73' Norman Whiteside 82'Bryan Robson 85' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,956 Referee: AW Ward |
| 04 September 1982 3 | Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Brighton and Hove Albion | Nottingham |
| Ian Wallace 13', 60' John Robertson 40' (pen)Colin Walsh 75' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,709 Referee: C Thomas |
| 07 September 1982 4 | Liverpool | 4-3 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| David Hodgson 11', 20' Graeme Souness 82'Ian Rush 89' |
15', 41' Steve Hodge 38' Peter Davenport |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 27,145 Referee: MG Peck |
| 11 September 1982 5 | Aston Villa | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Dennis Mortimer 21' Peter Withe 31', 79'Gordon Cowans 66' (pen) |
44' (pen) John Robertson |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 21,224 Referee: R Bridges |
| 18 September 1982 6 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Watford | Nottingham |
| Colin Walsh 28' Garry Birtles 78' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,550 Referee: GM Tyson |
| 25 September 1982 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
| Garth Crooks 30', 32' Gary Mabbutt 39', 88' |
40' Garry Birtles |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,662 Referee: AR Glasson |
| 02 October 1982 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Stoke City | Nottingham |
| Garry Birtles 60' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,222 Referee: JC Deakin |
| 09 October 1982 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
| Cyrille Regis 36' Gary Owen 60' |
3' Ian Wallace |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,657 Referee: RA Banks |
| 16 October 1982 10 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Birmingham City | Nottingham |
| Steve Hodge 53' |
39' Kevin Bremner |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,528 Referee: N Midgley |
| 23 October 1982 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Arsenal | Nottingham |
| Mark Proctor 9' Garry Birtles 82'Ian Wallace 85' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,246 Referee: G Courtney |
| 30 October 1982 12 | Luton Town | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
| 44' Ian Wallace 63' Bryn Gunn |
Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium Attendance: 12,648 Referee: MP Scott |
| 06 November 1982 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
| John Robertson 66' (pen) Russell Osman 81' (o.g.) |
27' Steve McCall |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,669 Referee: NL Wilson |
| 13 November 1982 14 | Southampton | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
| Steve Moran 58' (pen) |
14' Ian Wallace |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 18,178 Referee: BH Daniels |
| 20 November 1982 15 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | Sunderland |
| Ian Wallace 52' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 14,716 Referee: K Walmsley |
| 27 November 1982 16 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
| Willie Young 41' Garry Birtles 47', 70' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,845 |
| 04 December 1982 17 | Notts County | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
| Iain McCulloch 2' Paul Hooks 37'Trevor Christie 61' |
5' Ian Wallace 44' Willie Young |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 23,552 Referee: D Scott |
| 11 December 1982 18 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Swansea City | Nottingham |
| Colin Walsh 25' Mark Proctor 58' |
77' Robbie M James |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,585 Referee: KG Salmon |
| 18 December 1982 19 | Norwich City F.C. | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| 1' Steve Hodge |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,334 |
| 27 December 1982 20 | Nottingham Forest | 4-2 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| Willie Young 39' John Robertson 45' (pen)Garry Birtles 78'Mark Proctor 85' |
31' Steve Whitton 42' Jim Melrose |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,487 Referee: NH Glover |
| 28 December 1982 21 | Everton | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Graeme Sharp 23', 27' (pen) Steve McMahon 60' |
65' Steve Hodge |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,160 Referee: KA Redfern |
| 01 January 1983 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Sunderland | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,382 Referee: J Lovatt |
| 03 January 1983 23 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | Brighton and Hove |
| Michael Robinson 71' |
42' Willie Young |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,389 Referee: DJ Axcell |
| 15 January 1983 24 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | West Ham United | Nottingham |
| Ian Wallace 74' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,031 Referee: PA Tyldesley |
| 22 January 1983 25 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Steve Coppell 64' (pen) Arnold Muhren 69' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 38,615 Referee: KS Hackett |
| 05 February 1983 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Aston Villa | Nottingham |
| Danny Wilson 34' |
32', 60' Peter Withe |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,352 Referee: DB Allison |
| 19 February 1983 27 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,507 Referee: B Hill |
| 26 February 1983 28 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Mick Harford 9' |
83' Peter Davenport |
Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 12,987 Referee: WJ Heath |
| 05 March 1983 29 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
| Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 21,698 Referee: HW King |
| 12 March 1983 30 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Luton Town | Nottingham |
| 13' Ricky Hill |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,387 Referee: NJ Ashley |
| 16 March 1983 31 | Stoke City | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Mickey Thomas 65' |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,880 Referee: Art. Robinson |
| 19 March 1983 32 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| Paul Mariner 25', 65' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,530 Referee: Al. Robinson |
| 26 March 1983 33 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Southampton | Nottingham |
| Steve Hodge 33' |
David Armstrong 68' Danny Wallace 82' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,461 Referee: TJ Holbrook |
| 02 April 1983 34 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Everton | Nottingham |
| Steve Hodge 1' Ian Bowyer 15' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,815 Referee: DV Reeves |
| 05 April 1983 35 | Coventry City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| Steve Whitton 2' |
Ian Wallace 56' John Robertson 89' (pen) |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 9,760 Referee: D Shaw |
| 09 April 1983 36 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham |
| Peter Davenport 35' Ian Bowyer 40' |
Alan Brazil 55' Gary Mabbutt 64' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,265 Referee: R Guy |
| 16 April 1983 37 | Watford | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
| Luther Blissett 19' (pen) |
Ian Bowyer 47' Steve Hodge 56'Peter Davenport 69' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,537 Referee: D Letts |
| 23 April 1983 38 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Notts County | Nottingham |
| Kenny Swain 13' Mark Proctor 21' |
1' Aki Lahtinen |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,554 Referee: AW Grey |
| 30 April 1983 39 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Graham Baker 72' |
10' Ian Wallace 62' Peter Davenport |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 23,583 |
| 02 May 1983 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Liverpool | Nottingham |
| Peter Davenport 75' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,017 Referee: T Mills |
| 07 May 1983 41 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Norwich City | Nottingham |
| Colin Walsh 35' Ian Bowyer 59' |
16', 44' Dave Bennett |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,308 Referee: AJ Hamil |
| 14 May 1983 42 | Swansea City | 0-3 | Nottingham Forest | Swansea |
| Ian Wallace 12', 37' 64' Viv Anderson |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 9,226 Referee: JE Martin |
League Cup
| 06 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6-1 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground |
| 27 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
| 10 3 | Nottingham Forest | 7-3 | Watford | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground |
| 30 November 1982 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Brentford | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground |
| 19 January 1983 5 | Manchester United | 4-0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Stadium: Old Trafford |
FA Cup
| 08 January 1983 3 | Derby County | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| Stadium: Baseball Ground |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  NED |
Hans van Breukelen | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG |
Viv Anderson | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO |
Willie Young | 38 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG |
Bryn Gunn | 39 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Kenny Swain | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Ian Bowyer | 46 | 5 | 39+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG |
Steve Hodge | 44 | 9 | 38+1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
Colin Walsh | 41 | 5 | 32+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
John Robertson | 40 | 9 | 33+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG |
Garry Birtles | 30 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO |
Ian Wallace | 47 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| GK | ENG |
Steve Sutton | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Mark Proctor | 33 | 6 | 25+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG |
Colin Todd | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Peter Davenport | 20 | 6 | 15+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Chris Fairclough | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Danny Wilson | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Calvin Plummer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Stuart Gray | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Steve Wigley | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Peter Ward | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Mark Smalley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Liam Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG |
Ronnie Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- Wilson, Jonathan (9 July 2015). "Why the importance of a goalkeeper cannot be overestimated". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "North American Soccer League Players David Needham". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- "McGovern inducted into Hall of Fame" www.nottinghamforest.co.uk 16 October 2017
- "Hans VAN BREUKELEN – Nottingham Forest FC – Biography 1982/83-1983/84". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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