1981–82 West Ham United F.C. season

The 1981–82 West Ham United F.C. season was their first season in the First Division after their promotion the previous season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

West Ham United
1981–82 season
ChairmanLen Cearns
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First DivisionFirst Division 9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Cross (16)

All:
David Cross (20)

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Southampton 42 19 9 14 72 67 +5 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8 Everton 42 17 13 12 56 50 +6 64
9 West Ham United 42 14 16 12 66 57 +9 58
10 Manchester City 42 15 13 14 49 50 −1 58
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1981–82 European Cup winners.

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1982 Everton H 2–1 24,431 Bonds, Cross
R4 23 January 1982 Watford A 0–2 27,004

League Cup

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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 aet 15,869 Stewart
R3 2nd Replay 1 December 1981 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 24,760

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul Allen
FW   ENG Dale Banton
MF   ENG Bobby Barnes
DF   ENG Billy Bonds (captain)
MF   ENG Trevor Brooking
DF   ENG Paul Brush
FW   SCO George Cowie
FW   ENG David Cross
MF   ENG Alan Devonshire
FW   ENG Paul Goddard
MF   IRL Ray Houghton
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Everald La Ronde
DF   ENG Frank Lampard
DF   ENG Alvin Martin
GK   SCO Tom McAlister
MF   ENG Jimmy Neighbour
DF   SCO Neil Orr
GK   ENG Phil Parkes
FW   ENG Stuart Pearson
MF   ENG Geoff Pike
DF   SCO Ray Stewart
FW   BEL Francois Van der Elst

References

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  1. ^ "Ray Houghton". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Stuart Pearson". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1981-82". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 March 2014.