# 1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season

The 1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season was West Ham United's second in the First Division, following promotion at the end of the 1980–81 season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

## Season summary

The season started well for West Ham. By the end of the year they sat in 5th place in the league. A slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of March 1983. A late surge saw them win four of their final six games to finish in 8th place. Paul Goddard and François Van der Elst were joint top scorers with 12 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was penalty-taker Ray Stewart with 11. Phil Parkes made the most appearances – 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the début of Tony Cottee on 1 January 1983 in a 3–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur, a game in which he scored.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 64 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 58 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | |

## Results

West Ham United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 28 August 1982 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 24,796 | Stewart |
| 31 August 1982 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | 13,403 | Goddard, Bonds |
| 4 September 1982 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 19,239 | |
| 7 September 1982 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 21,963 | Lampard |
| 11 September 1982 | Birmingham City | H | 5–0 | 18,754 | Stewart, Martin, Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark |
| 18 September 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 15,204 | Van der Elst, Clark |
| 25 September 1982 | Manchester City | H | 4–1 | 23,833 | Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark (2) |
| 2 October 1982 | Arsenal | A | 3–2 | 30,487 | Martin, Goddard, Van der Elst |
| 9 October 1982 | Liverpool | H | 3–1 | 32,500 | Martin, Clark, Pike |
| 16 October 1982 | Southampton | A | 0–3 | 19,840 | |
| 23 October 1982 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | 20,493 | Devonshire |
| 31 October 1982 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | 31,684 | Stewart, Goddard, Pike |
| 6 November 1982 | Stoke City | A | 2–5 | 17,510 | Stewart, Pike |
| 13 November 1982 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 22,463 | Clark |
| 20 November 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 41,960 | Van der Elst |
| 27 November 1982 | Everton | H | 2–0 | 21,424 | Bonds, Stevens (og) |
| 4 December 1982 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 24,658 | |
| 11 December 1982 | Coventry City | H | 0–3 | 19,321 | |
| 18 December 1982 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | 8,441 | Dickens, Hunt (og) |
| 27 December 1982 | Swansea City | H | 3–2 | 23,843 | Stewart, Van der Elst, Goddard |
| 29 December 1982 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 24,870 | Stewart |
| 1 January 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–0 | 33,383 | Stewart, Cottee, Pike |
| 4 January 1983 | Luton Town | H | 2–3 | 21,435 | Clark, Cottee |
| 15 January 1983 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 17,031 | |
| 22 January 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 19,887 | |
| 5 February 1983 | Birmingham City | A | 0–3 | 12,539 | |
| 26 February 1983 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 19,626 | Lampard |
| 5 March 1983 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | 2–1 | 16,850 | Cottee, Dickens |
| 12 March 1983 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 28,551 | |
| 19 March 1983 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 16,466 | Bould (og) |
| 22 March 1983 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 30,277 | Devonshire |
| 26 March 1983 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 17,369 | Dickens |
| 2 April 1983 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 22,647 | Van der Elst, Swindlehurst |
| 5 April 1983 | Swansea City | A | 5–1 | 13,282 | Devonshire, Dickens (2), Pike (2) |
| 9 April 1983 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 20,053 | Goddard, Dickens |
| 16 April 1983 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 23,015 | |
| 23 April 1983 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 21,822 | Bonds, Swindlehurst |
| 30 April 1983 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 16,353 | |
| 3 May 1983 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 18,817 | Stewart, Goddard |
| 7 May 1983 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 17,534 | Van der Elst, Goddard |
| 10 May 1983 | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | 28,920 | Van der Elst |
| 14 May 1983 | Coventry City | A | 4–2 | 11,214 | Goddard, Swindlehurst, Cottee (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1983 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 44,143 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 6 October 1982 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 18,079 | Stewart |
| R2 Second Leg | 26 October 1982 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 (won 3–1 on agg) | 18,270 | Goddard, Clark |
| R3 | 10 November 1982 | Lincoln City | A | 1–1 | 13,899 | Goddard |
| R3 Replay | 29 November 1982 | Lincoln City | H | 2–1 | 13,686 | Stewart, Clark |
| R4 | 7 December 1982 | Notts County | A | 3–3 | 7,525 | Van der Elst (3) 64', 74', 85' |
| R4 Replay | 21 December 1982 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | 13,140 | Stewart (pen) 30', Clark 64', Allen 88' |
| R5 | 18 January 1983 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 23,393 | Allen 71' |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Allen |
| — | MF | ENG | Bobby Barnes |
| — | DF | ENG | Billy Bonds (captain) |
| — | MF | ENG | Trevor Brooking |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Brush |
| — | FW | SCO | Sandy Clark |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| — | DF | SCO | George Cowie |
| — | MF | ENG | Alan Devonshire |
| — | MF | ENG | Alan Dickens |
| — | MF | ENG | Joe Gallagher |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Goddard |
| — | DF | ENG | Frank Lampard |
| — | DF | ENG | Alvin Martin |
| — | FW | ENG | Nicky Morgan |
| — | MF | ENG | Jimmy Neighbour |
| — | DF | SCO | Neil Orr |
| — | GK | ENG | Phil Parkes |
| — | MF | ENG | Geoff Pike |
| — | DF | SCO | Ray Stewart |
| — | FW | ENG | Dave Swindlehurst |
| — | FW | BEL | Francois Van der Elst |