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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.

Nottingham Forest
1982–83 season
ChairmanGeoffrey McPherson
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumThe City Ground
First Division5th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Wallace (13)
All: Ian Wallace (17)
Highest home attendance25,554 vs Notts County (League)
Lowest home attendance15,037 vs Swansea City (League)
Average home league attendance20,593 (League)

Summary edit

In his eight season as manager Brian Clough started to rejuvenate the squad after the transfers out of goalkeeper Peter Shilton[1] central defender Dave Needham[2] and Scottish midfielder John McGovern signed with Bolton Wanderers.[3] Arrivals included forward Birtles from Manchester United, central defender 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 edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   NED Hans van Breukelen
— GK   ENG Steve Sutton
— GK   SCO Ronnie Sinclair
— DF   ENG Viv Anderson
— DF   SCO Willie Young
— DF   ENG Stuart Gray
— DF   ENG Bryn Gunn
— DF   ENG Chris Fairclough
— DF   ENG Colin Todd
— DF   ENG Mark Smalley
— MF   ENG Mark Proctor
— MF   ENG Ian Bowyer (c)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Steve Wigley
— MF   ENG Danny Wilson
— MF   SCO John Robertson
— MF   SCO Colin Walsh
— MF   ENG Steve Hodge
— MF   ENG Steve Kendal
— MF   ENG Kenny Swain
— FW   SCO Ian Wallace
— FW   ENG Peter Davenport
— FW   ENG Garry Birtles
— FW   ENG Liam Robinson

Transfers edit

Winter edit

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 edit

Division One edit

Main article: 1982–83 Football League

League table edit

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

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLWLLWLWLDWWWDWWLWWWLDDWLLDDDLLLLWWDWWWWDW
Position6131011159131010131075533533223434444455610756555345
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

Manager: Geoff Twentyman

Matches edit

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
1 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
4 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
7 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
2 October 1982 8 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Stoke City Nottingham
Garry Birtles   60' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,222
Referee: JC Deakin
9 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
6 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
4 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
1 January 1983 22 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Sunderland Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,382
Referee: J Lovatt
3 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
5 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
5 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
2 April 1983 34 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Everton Nottingham
Steve Hodge   1'
Ian Bowyer   15'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,815
Referee: DV Reeves
5 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
9 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
2 May 1983 40 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool Nottingham
Peter Davenport   75' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: T Mills
7 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 edit

Main article: 1982-83 Football 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 edit

Main article: 1982-83 FA Cup
8 January 1983 3 Derby County 2-0 Nottingham Forest Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (9 July 2015). "Why the importance of a goalkeeper cannot be overestimated". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer League Players David Needham". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "McGovern inducted into Hall of Fame" www.nottinghamforest.co.uk 16 October 2017
  4. ^ "Hans VAN BREUKELEN – Nottingham Forest FC – Biography 1982/83-1983/84". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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