# 1982–83 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was Liverpool Football Club's 91st season in existence and their 21st consecutive season in the First Division. After winning the title previous season, Liverpool F.C. regained and won their fourteenth league title. They also won the Football League Cup for the third successive season beating Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
However, Liverpool did not regain the European Cup, having been knocked out by Widzew Łódź in the quarter-finals and surprisingly being knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Liverpool lost 5 of their last 7 league games and drew the other two, yet they finished the season eleven points ahead of the second-placed Watford.
After nine years, Bob Paisley had decided to retire after winning six league championships, three European Cups, three League Cups, four FA Charity Shields, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Bob Wardle
* Bruce Grobbelaar

### Defenders

* Phil Neal
* Alan Hansen
* John McGregor
* Phil Thompson
* Alan Kennedy
* Mark Lawrenson

### Midfielders

* Craig Johnston
* Sammy Lee
* Terry McDermott
* Graeme Souness
* Ronnie Whelan
* Steve Nicol

### Attackers

* Kenny Dalglish
* David Fairclough
* Howard Gayle
* David Hodgson
* Ian Rush

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | Charity Sheild | Charity Sheild | League Cup | League Cup | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | FW | SCO | Kenny Dalglish | 58 | 20 | 42+0 | 18 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | David Fairclough | 11 | 4 | 3+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | GK | ZIM | Bruce Grobbelaar | 60 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan Hansen | 52 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David Hodgson | 37 | 9 | 20+3 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 |
| | MF | AUS | Craig Johnston | 46 | 10 | 30+3 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Kennedy | 60 | 6 | 42+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Lawrenson | 55 | 7 | 40+0 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Sammy Lee | 58 | 3 | 40+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Terry McDermott | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Neal | 60 | 11 | 42+0 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Steve Nicol | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Ian Rush | 51 | 31 | 34+0 | 24 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Graeme Souness | 59 | 11 | 41+0 | 9 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 | 6+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Thompson | 34 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Ronnie Whelan | 41 | 7 | 26+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 | 5+0 | 3 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 82 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Watford | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.

## Results
### First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 28-Aug-82 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | Lee 57' Neal pen 72' | 35,652 | Report | Report |
| 31-Aug-82 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | | 20,176 | Report | Report |
| 04-Sep-82 | Arsenal | A | 2–0 | Hodgson 41' Neal 83' | 36,429 | Report | Report |
| 07-Sep-82 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–3 | Hodgson 11', 20' Souness 81' Rush 89' | 27,145 | Report | Report |
| 11-Sep-82 | Luton Town | H | 3–3 | Souness 32' Rush 44' Johnston 75' | 33,694 | Report | Report |
| 18-Sep-82 | Swansea City | A | 3–0 | Rush 15', 23' Johnston 84' | 20,322 | Report | Report |
| 25-Sep-82 | Southampton | H | 5–0 | Whelan 6', 71' Souness 22' Lawrenson 41', 67' | 32,996 | Report | Report |
| 02-Oct-82 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | | 24,342 | Report | Report |
| 09-Oct-82 | West Ham United | A | 1–3 | Souness 77' | 32,500 | Report | Report |
| 16-Oct-82 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | | 40,853 | Report | Report |
| 23-Oct-82 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | Lawrenson 27' | 29,411 | Report | Report |
| 30-Oct-82 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 | Lawrenson 19' Dalglish 37', 43' | 27,929 | Report | Report |
| 06-Nov-82 | Everton | A | 5–0 | Rush 11', 51', 71', 85' Lawrenson 55' | 52,741 | Report | Report |
| 13-Nov-82 | Coventry City | H | 4–0 | Dalglish 8' Rush 24', 73', 82' | 27,870 | Report | Report |
| 20-Nov-82 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | Johnston 52' Dalglish 55' | 16,914 | Report | Report |
| 27-Nov-82 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–0 | Neal pen 20' Dalglish 49', 78' | 40,691 | Report | Report |
| 04-Dec-82 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | | 22,909 | Report | Report |
| 11-Dec-82 | Watford | H | 3–1 | Rush 22' Neal 2 pens 34', 43' | 36,690 | Report | Report |
| 18-Dec-82 | Aston Villa | A | 4–2 | Hodgson 5' Dalglish 9' Kennedy 27' Rush 88' | 34,568 | Report | Report |
| 27-Dec-82 | Manchester City | H | 5–2 | Dalglish 18', 24', 86' Neal 22' Rush 64' | 44,664 | Report | Report |
| 28-Dec-82 | Sunderland | A | 0–0 | | 35,041 | Report | Report |
| 01-Jan-83 | Notts County | H | 5–1 | Rush 15', 78', 87' Dalglish 30', 72' | 33,643 | Report | Report |
| 03-Jan-83 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | Rush 23' Souness 53' Dalglish 70' | 37,713 | Report | Report |
| 15-Jan-83 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | Rush 90' | 24,560 | Report | Report |
| 22-Jan-83 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | Neal 8' | 30,986 | Report | Report |
| 05-Feb-83 | Luton Town | A | 3–1 | Rush 32' Kennedy 43' Souness 79' | 18,434 | Report | Report |
| 12-Feb-83 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | Dalglish 66' | 34,976 | Report | Report |
| 26-Feb-83 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | Dalglish 39' | 57,397 | Report | Report |
| 05-Mar-83 | Stoke City | H | 5–1 | Dalglish 7', 47' Neal 35' Johnston 76' Souness 89' | 30,020 | Report | Report |
| 12-Mar-83 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Own Goal 50' Lee 55' Rush 67' | 28,511 | Report | Report |
| 19-Mar-83 | Everton | H | 0–0 | | 44,737 | Report | Report |
| 22-Mar-83 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–2 | Rush 76', 85' | 25,030 | Report | Report |
| 02-Apr-83 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Souness 72' | 35,821 | Report | Report |
| 04-Apr-83 | Manchester City | A | 4–0 | Souness 31' Fairclough 44', 86' Kennedy 83' | 35,647 | Report | Report |
| 09-Apr-83 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | Rush 57' Lee 72' Fairclough 86' | 30,010 | Report | Report |
| 12-Apr-83 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | | 14,821 | Report | Report |
| 16-Apr-83 | Southampton | A | 2–3 | Dalglish 13' Johnston 16' | 23,578 | Report | Report |
| 23-Apr-83 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | | 37,022 | Report | Report |
| 30-Apr-83 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | | 44,907 | Report | Report |
| 02-May-83 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | | 25,107 | Report | Report |
| 07-May-83 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | Johnston 82' | 39,939 | Report | Report |
| 14-May-83 | Watford | A | 1–2 | Johnston 62' | 27,173 | Report | Report |

### FA Charity Shield

| Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur |
Bruce Grobbelaar :
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| CB | 4 | Mark Lawrenson |
| CB | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| LB | 3 | Alan Kennedy |
| RM | 8 | Sammy Lee |
| CM | 10 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CM | 11 | Graeme Souness (c) |
| LM | 5 | Phil Thompson |
| CF | 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 69' |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 12 | David Hodgson | 69' |
| Manager: |||
| Bob Paisley ||||
Ray Clemence :
| DF | 6 | Gary O'Reilly |
| DF | 3 | Paul Miller |
| DF | 4 | John Lacy |
| DF | 2 | Chris Hughton |
| MF | 10 | Glenn Hoddle |
| MF | 5 | Micky Hazard |
| MF | 7 | Gary Mabbutt |
| MF | 9 | Tony Galvin |
| FW | 8 | Steve Archibald |
| FW | 11 | Garth Crooks |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 12 | Steve Perryman |
| FW | 14 | Mark Falco |
| Manager: |||
| Keith Burkinshaw ||||

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 08-Jan-83 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–1 | Hodgson 29' Rush 45' | 21,967 | Report | Report |
| 29-Jan-83 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | Dalglish 23' Rush 88' | 36,666 | Report | Report |
| 20-Feb-83 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Johnston 70' | 44,868 | Report | Report |

### League Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 05-Oct-82 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | Rush 18', 64' | 19,328 | Report | Report |
| 26-Oct-82 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | Whelan 7' Lawrenson 43' | 17,698 | Report | Report |
| 10-Nov-82 | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 | Johnston 79' | 20,412 | Report | Report |
| 30-Nov-82 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | Lawrenson 42' Fairclough 79' | 13,235 | Report | Report |
| 18-Jan-83 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | Hodgson 68' Souness 87' | 23,953 | Report | Report |
| 08-Feb-83 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Souness 41' Neal pen 71' Hodgson 80' | 33,520 | Report | Report |
| 15-Feb-83 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | | 20,000 | Report | Report |
Final
| Liverpool | Manchester United |
Bruce Grobbelaar :
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 3 | Alan Kennedy |
| CB | 4 | Mark Lawrenson |
| LM | 5 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CB | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| CF | 7 | Kenny Dalglish |
| RM | 8 | Sammy Lee |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| CM | 10 | Craig Johnston | 83' |
| CM | 11 | Graeme Souness (c) |
| Substitute: ||||
| FW | 12 | David Fairclough | 83' |
| Manager: ||||
| Bob Paisley ||||
Gary Bailey :
| RB | 2 | Mike Duxbury |
| LB | 3 | Arthur Albiston |
| CM | 4 | Remi Moses |
| CB | 5 | Kevin Moran | 69' |
| CB | 6 | Gordon McQueen |
| CM | 7 | Ray Wilkins |
| LM | 8 | Arnold Mühren |
| CF | 9 | Frank Stapleton |
| CF | 10 | Norman Whiteside (c) |
| RM | 11 | Steve Coppell |
| Substitute: ||||
| FW | 12 | Lou Macari | 69' |
| Manager: ||||
| Ron Atkinson ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* One named substitute.
* Maximum of one substitution.

### European Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 14-Sep-82 | Dundalk | A | 4–1 | Whelan 7', 26' Rush 31' Hodgson 75' | 16,500 | Report | Report |
| 28-Sep-82 | Dundalk | H | 1–0 | Whelan 81' | 12,021 | Report | Report |
| 19-Oct-82 | HJK Helsinki | A | 0–1 | | 5,722 | Report | Report |
| 02-Nov-82 | HJK Helsinki | H | 5–0 | Dalglish 26' Johnston 30' Neal 44' Kennedy 61', 69' | 16,434 | Report | Report |
| 02-Mar-83 | Widzew Łódź | A | 0–2 | | 45,531 | Report | Report |
| 16-Mar-83 | Widzew Łódź | H | 3–2 | Neal pen 14' Rush 80' Hodgson 89' | 44,494 | Report | Report |