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1981–82 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

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)

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   Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2   Phil Neal
LB 3   Alan Kennedy
CB 4   Phil Thompson
LM 5   Ronnie Whelan
CB 6   Mark Lawrenson
CF 7   Kenny Dalglish
RM 8   Sammy Lee
CF 9   Ian Rush
CM 10   Terry McDermott  
CM 11   Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
12   David Johnson  
Manager:
  Bob Paisley
GK 1   Ray Clemence
LB 2   Chris Hughton
CB 3   Paul Miller
CB 4   Paul Price
RM 5   Mickey Hazard
RB 6   Steve Perryman (c)
CM 7   Osvaldo Ardiles
CF 8   Steve Archibald
LM 9   Tony Galvin
CM 10   Glenn Hoddle
CF 11   Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF 12   Ricardo Villa
Manager:
  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  0–3
[1]		  Flamengo
Report Nunes   12'   41'
Adílio   34'
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Rubio Vásquez (Mexico)


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