1981–82 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1981–82 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
European CupQuarter-finals
Intercontinental CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Rush (17)
All: Ian Rush (30)

The 1981–82 season was Liverpool Football Club's 90th season in existence and their 20th consecutive season in the First Division. After finishing fifth the previous season, Liverpool came back and won their thirteenth league title. They also won the Football League Cup for the second successive season, beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Wembley Stadium.

However, Liverpool were decisively beaten by Flamengo at the 1981 Intercontinental Cup final. Neither did they regain the European Cup, having been knocked out by CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals and surprisingly being knocked out by Second Division Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

It was also a season with major changes in the team, as many of the players who won the trophies over the previous seasons were being replaced by players who would go on to be part of the team that remained successful for the rest of the decade. Players such as Bruce Grobbelaar, Mark Lawrenson, Ian Rush, Ronnie Whelan and Craig Johnston came into the team during the season and would make their mark on changing the side, that would go forward into the decade.

Squad[edit]

Goalkeepers[edit]

Defenders[edit]

Midfielders[edit]

Attackers[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 9 7 80 32 +48 87 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Ipswich Town 42 26 5 11 75 53 +22 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Manchester United 42 22 12 8 59 29 +30 78
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 20 11 11 67 48 +19 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Arsenal 42 20 11 11 48 37 +11 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1981–82 FA Cup winners.

Results[edit]

First Division[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
29-Aug-81 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 28,001 Report Report
01-Sep-81 Middlesbrough H 1–1 Neal 53 Pen' 31,963 Report Report
05-Sep-81 Arsenal H 2–0 McDermott 44' Johnson 89' 35,269 Report Report
12-Sep-81 Ipswich Town A 0–2 26,703 Report Report
19-Sep-81 Aston Villa H 0–0 37,474 Report Report
22-Sep-81 Coventry City A 2–1 A Kennedy 2' McDermott 26 Pen' 16,731 Report Report
26-Sep-81 West Ham United A 1–1 Johnson 77' 30,802 Report Report
03-Oct-81 Swansea City H 2–2 McDermott 59 Pen', 64 Pen' 48,645 Report Report
10-Oct-81 Leeds United H 3–0 Rush 17', 89' Own Goal 26' 35,840 Report Report
17-Oct-81 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–3 Dalglish 12' R Kennedy 39' McDermott 73' 26,321 Report Report
24-Oct-81 Manchester United H 1–2 McDermott 74 Pen' 41,438 Report Report
31-Oct-81 Sunderland A 2–0 Souness 61' McDermott 77' 27,854 Report Report
07-Nov-81 Everton H 3–1 Dalglish 47', 52' Rush 75' 48,861 Report Report
21-Nov-81 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Dalglish 90' 20,871 Report Report
28-Nov-81 Southampton H 0–1 37,189 Report Report
05-Dec-81 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 Lawrenson 57' R Kennedy 59' 24,521 Report Report
26-Dec-81 Manchester City H 1–3 Whelan 85' 37,929 Report Report
05-Jan-82 West Ham United H 3–0 McDermott 25' Whelan 27' Dalglish 68' 28,427 Report Report
16-Jan-82 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Whelan 74' Dalglish 82' 26,438 Report Report
26-Jan-82 Notts County A 4–0 Whelan 44' Rush 67', 75', 84' 14,407 Report Report
30-Jan-82 Aston Villa A 3–0 Rush 3' McDermott 23', 73' 35,947 Report Report
06-Feb-82 Ipswich Town H 4–0 McDermott 14' Rush 17' Dalglish 44' Whelan 57' 41,316 Report Report
16-Feb-82 Swansea City A 0–2 22,604 Report Report
20-Feb-82 Coventry City H 4–0 Souness 5' Lee 13' Rush 34' McDermott 64 Pen' 28,286 Report Report
27-Feb-82 Leeds United A 2–0 Souness 40' Rush 76' 33,689 Report Report
06-Mar-82 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 28,574 Report Report
09-Mar-82 Stoke City A 5–1 McDermott 15' Dalglish 29' Souness 48' Lee 80' Whelan 87' 16,758 Report Report
20-Mar-82 Sunderland H 1–0 Rush 14' 30,344 Report Report
27-Mar-82 Everton A 3–1 Whelan 21' Souness 57' Johnston 81' 51,847 Report Report
30-Mar-82 Birmingham City H 3–1 Rush 10', 74' McDermott 78' 24,224 Report Report
02-Apr-82 Notts County H 1–0 Dalglish 61' 30,126 Report Report
07-Apr-82 Manchester United A 1–0 Johnston 63' 50,969 Report Report
10-Apr-82 Manchester City A 5–0 Lee 8' Neal 42 Pen' Johnston 58' A Kennedy 59' Rush 73' 40,112 Report Report
13-Apr-82 Stoke City H 2–0 A Kennedy 4' Johnston 34' 30,419 Report Report
17-Apr-82 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Dalglish 71' 34,286 Report Report
24-Apr-82 Southampton A 3–2 Rush 12' Whelan 57', 88' 24,704 Report Report
01-May-82 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Johnston 55', 68' 34,321 Report Report
03-May-82 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–2 Dalglish 50', 61' 38,091 Report Report
08-May-82 Birmingham City A 1–0 Rush 49' 26,381 Report Report
11-May-82 Arsenal A 1–1 Rush 31' 30,932 Report Report
15-May-82 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1 Lawrenson 51' Dalglish 55' Whelan 87' 48,122 Report Report
18-May-82 Middlesbrough A 0–0 17,431 Report Report

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981-82 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
02-Jan-82 Swansea City A 4–0 Hansen 35' Rush 45', 88' Lawrenson 73' 24,179 Report Report
23-Jan-82 Sunderland A 3–0 Dalglish 6', 15' Rush 79' 28,582 Report Report
13-Feb-82 Chelsea A 0–2 41,42 Report Report

Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
07-Oct-81 Exeter City H 5–0 Rush 15', 67' McDermott 27' Dalglish 37' Whelan 68' 11,478 Report Report
28-Oct-81 Exeter City A 6–0 Rush 15', 89' Dalglish 23' Neal 44' Sheedy 53' Own Goal 80' 11,740 Report Report
10-Nov-81 Middlesbrough H 4–1 Sheedy 29' Rush 64' Johnson 74', 80' 16,145 Report Report
01-Dec-81 Arsenal A 0–0 37,917 Report Report
08-Dec-81 Arsenal H 3–0 Johnston 95' McDermott 101 Pen' Dalglish 108' 21,375 Report Report
12-Jan-82 Barnsley H 0–0 33,707 Report Report
19-Jan-82 Barnsley A 3–1 Souness 37' Johnson 81' Dalglish 89' 29,639 Report Report
02-Feb-82 Ipswich Town A 2–0 McDermott 47' Rush 49' 26,690 Report Report
09-Feb-82 Ipswich Town H 2–2 Rush 26' Dalglish 47' 34,933 Report Report

League Cup Final[edit]

Main article: 1982 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool3–1 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Hotspur
Whelan 87', 111'
Rush 119'		 Report Archibald 11'
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Alan Kennedy
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 England Sammy Lee
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10 England Terry McDermott downward-facing red arrow
CM 11 Scotland Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
12 England David Johnson upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
LB 2 Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
CB 3 England Paul Miller
CB 4 Wales Paul Price
RM 5 England Mickey Hazard
RB 6 England Steve Perryman (c)
CM 7 Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
CF 8 Scotland Steve Archibald
LM 9 Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin
CM 10 England Glenn Hoddle
CF 11 England Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF 12 Argentina Ricardo Villa
Manager:
England Keith Burkinshaw

European Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981-82 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
16-Sep-81 Oulu Palloseura A 1–0 Dalglish 84' 8,400 Report Report
30-Sep-81 Oulu Palloseura H 7–0 Dalglish 26' McDermott 40', 75' R Kennedy 46' Johnson 60' Rush 67' Lawrenson 72' 20,789 Report Report
21-Oct-81 AZ 67 Alkmaar A 2–2 Johnson 26' Lee 49' 15,000 Report Report
04-Nov-81 AZ 67 Alkmaar H 3–2 McDermott 42 Pen' Rush 68' Hansen 85' 29,703 Report Report
03-Mar-82 CSKA Sofia H 1–0 Whelan 65' 27,388 Report Report
17-Mar-82 CSKA Sofia A 0–2 60,000 Report Report

Intercontinental Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981 Intercontinental Cup
Liverpool England0–3
[1]		Brazil Flamengo
Report Nunes 12' 41'
Adílio 34'
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Rubio Vásquez (Mexico)


Liverpool
Flamengo
GK 1 South Africa Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal
CB 4 England Phil Thompson (c)
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
RM 14 England Sammy Lee
CM 10 England Terry McDermott downward-facing red arrow 51'
CM 11 Scotland Graeme Souness
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
SS 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CF 16 England Craig Johnston
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Steve Ogrizovic
DF 15 England Alan Kennedy
MF 17 Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy
MF 8 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
FW 12 England David Johnson upward-facing green arrow 51'
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 Brazil Raul
RB 2 Brazil Leandro
CB 13 Brazil Marinho
CB 4 Brazil Mozer
LB 5 Brazil Júnior
DM 6 Brazil Andrade
MF 8 Brazil Adílio
AM 10 Brazil Zico (c)
FW 7 Brazil Tita
CF 9 Brazil Nunes
FW 11 Brazil Lico
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Cantarele
DF 3 Brazil Figueiredo
FW 15 Brazil Peu
FW 16 Brazil Baroninho
DF 17 Brazil Nei Dias
Manager:
Brazil Paulo Carpegiani

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liverpool in Europe – 1981/82 European / South American Cup Final". Liverpool in Europe. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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