# 1981–82 Everton F.C. season

During the 1981–82 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 8th in the table with 64 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Swansea City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 69 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 7 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 64 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 58 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 58 | |
* ↑ Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1982 Welsh Cup winners.

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 29 August 1981 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 |
| 2 September 1981 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 |
| 5 September 1981 | Southampton | H | 0–1 |
| 12 September 1981 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 |
| 19 September 1981 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 |
| 22 September 1981 | Notts County | H | 3–1 |
| 26 September 1981 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–1 |
| 3 October 1981 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 |
| 10 October 1981 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 |
| 17 October 1981 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 |
| 24 October 1981 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 |
| 31 October 1981 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 |
| 7 November 1981 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 |
| 21 November 1981 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 |
| 24 November 1981 | Notts County | A | 2–2 |
| 28 November 1981 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 |
| 5 December 1981 | Swansea City | H | 3–1 |
| 19 December 1981 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 |
| 28 December 1981 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 |
| 6 January 1982 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 |
| 19 January 1982 | Southampton | D | 1–1 |
| 23 January 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–0 |
| 30 January 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 |
| 6 February 1982 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 |
| 13 February 1982 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 |
| 20 February 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 |
| 27 February 1982 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 |
| 6 March 1982 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 |
| 13 March 1982 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 |
| 20 March 1982 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 |
| 27 March 1982 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 |
| 3 April 1982 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 |
| 6 April 1982 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 |
| 10 April 1982 | Manchester United | H | 3–3 |
| 13 April 1982 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 |
| 17 April 1982 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 |
| 20 April 1982 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 |
| 24 April 1982 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 |
| 1 May 1982 | Swansea City | A | 3–1 |
| 4 May 1982 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 |
| 8 May 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 |
| 15 May 1982 | Aston Villa | A | 2–1 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 2 January 1982 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 2:1 | 6 October 1981 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 |
| 2:2 | 27 October 1981 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 |
| 3 | 11 November 1981 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 |
| 4 | 15 December 1981 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–3 |

## Squad

Steve McMahon Mark Higgins Mike Lyons Trevor Ross Graeme Sharp Neville Southall Kevin Ratcliffe Alan Irvine Billy Wright Gary Stevens Adrian Heath Mike Walsh Jim Arnold Alan Biley Peter Eastoe Kevin Richardson Alan Ainscow Paul Lodge Brian Borrows John Bailey Eamonn O'Keefe Mickey Thomas Mick Ferguson Joe McBride Asa Hartford Howard Kendall Stuart Rimmer