1981-82 season

1981-82 season
General information
Manager	Bob Paisley
Captain	Phil Thompson
Performance
Division 1	Winners
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	Winners
Europe	European Cup: Quarter-final
Top scorers
League	Rush (17)
FA Cup	Rush (3)
League Cup	Rush (8)
Europe	European Cup: McDermott (3)
Overall	Rush (30)
Attendances
Average	32,241
←1980-81	1982-83→

The 1981-82 season was Liverpool's 90th season of football since they were established. This was a successful season for Liverpool; with them picking up the league championship as well as the League Cup. They performed worse in the FA Cup and European Cup, reaching the 5th round and quarter-finals respectively.

Squad

• GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
• GK. Steve Ogrizovic
• DF. Alan Kennedy
• DF. Mark Lawrenson
• DF. Phil Thompson
• DF. Phil Neal
• DF. Richard Money
• DF. Alan Hansen
• MF. Craig Johnston
• MF. Kevin Sheedy
• MF. Graeme Souness
• MF. Ronnie Whelan
• MF. Terry McDermott
• MF. Sammy Lee
• MF. Ray Kennedy
• MF. Steve Nicol
• FW. David Fairclough
• FW. Ian Rush
• FW. Kenny Dalglish
• FW. David Johnson
• FW. Howard Gayle

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
4 August 1981	Scunthorpe	2-1	McDermott, Johnson
8 August 1981	Zurich	3-0	Dalglish, Neal, R. Kennedy
11 August 1981	Servette Geneva	1-2	McDermott
13 August 1981	Neuchatel Xamax	0-0
19 August 1981	Atletico Madrid	1-2	R. Kennedy
22 August 1981	Home Farm	5-0	McDermott 2, Whelan, Neal, Dalglish
24 August 1981	Crusaders	5-0	Dalglish 2, Lawrenson, McDermott, Johnson

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
13 November 1981	Irish XI	1-0	Johnston
22 December 1981	Rangers	2-0	Dalglish, Whelan
19 April 1982	Glentoran	1-1	Lawrenson
19 May 1982	Bury Select XI	8-7	Johnson 2 (22, 84), Johnston (29), Paul Hilton (53), Ogrizovic (72), Craig Madden (86), Keith Kennedy 2

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
29 August 1981	Wolves	0-1
1 September 1981	Middlesbrough	1-1	Neal (pen 53)
5 September 1981	Arsenal	2-0	McDermott (44), Johnson (89)
12 September 1981	Ipswich	0-2
19 September 1981	Aston Villa	0-0
22 September 1981	Coventry	2-1	A. Kennedy (2), McDermott (pen 26)
26 September 1981	West Ham	1-1	Johnson (77)
3 October 1981	Swansea	2-2	McDermott (pen 59, pen 64))
10 October 1981	Leeds	3-0	Rush (17, 89), Cherry (og 26)
17 October 1981	Brighton	3-3	Dalglish (12), R. Kennedy (39), McDermott (73)
24 October 1981	Man Utd	1-2	McDermott (pen 74)
31 October 1981	Sunderland	2-0	Souness (61), McDermott (77)
7 November 1981	Everton	3-1	Dalglish (47, 52), Rush (75)
21 November 1981	West Brom	1-1	Dalglish (90)
28 November 1981	Southampton	0-1
5 December 1981	Nottingham Forest	2-0	Lawrenson (57), R. Kennedy (59)
26 December 1981	Man City	1-3	Whelan (85)
5 January 1982	West Ham	3-0	McDermott (25), Whelan (27), Dalglish (68)
16 January 1982	Wolves	2-1	Whelan (74), Dalglish (82)
26 January 1982	Notts County	4-0	Whelan (44), Rush (67, 75, 84)
30 January 1982	Aston Villa	3-0	Rush (3), McDermott (23, 73)
6 February 1982	Ipswich	4-0	McDermott (14), Rush (17), Dalglish (44), Whelan (57)
16 February 1982	Swansea	0-2
20 February 1982	Coventry	4-0	Souness (5), Lee (13), Rush (34), McDermott (pen 64)
27 February 1982	Leeds	2-0	Souness (40), Rush (76)
6 March 1982	Brighton	0-1
9 March 1982	Stoke	5-1	McDermott (15), Dalglish (29), Souness (48), Lee (80), Whelan (87)
20 March 1982	Sunderland	1-0	Rush (14)
27 March 1982	Everton	3-1	Whelan (21), Souness (57), Johnston (81)
30 March 1982	Birmingham	3-1	Rush (10, 74), McDermott (78)
2 April 1982	Notts County	1-0	Dalglish (61)
7 April 1982	Man Utd	1-0	Johnston (63)
10 April 1982	Man City	5-0	Lee (8), Neal (pen 42), Johnston (58), A. Kennedy (59), Rush (73)
13 April 1982	Stoke	2-0	A. Kennedy (4), Johnston (34)
17 April 1982	West Brom	1-0	Dalglish (71)
24 April 1982	Southampton	3-2	Rush (12), Whelan (57, 88)
1 May 1982	Nottingham Forest	2-0	Johnston (55, 68)
3 May 1982	Tottenham	2-2	Dalglish (50, 61)
8 May 1982	Birmingham	1-0	Rush (49)
11 May 1982	Arsenal	1-1	Rush (31)
15 May 1982	Tottenham	3-1	Lawrenson (51), Dalglish (55), Whelan (87)
18 May 1982	Middlesbrough	0-0

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	2 January 1982	Swansea	4-0	Hansen (35), Rush (45, 88), Lawrenson (73)
4	23 January 1982	Sunderland	3-0	Dalglish (6, 15), Rush (79)
5	13 February 1982	Chelsea	0-2

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	7 October 1981	Exeter	5-0	Rush (15,67), McDermott (27), Dalglish (37), Whelan (68)
2 (2nd leg)	28 October 1981	Exeter	6-0	Rush (15, 89), Dalglish (23), Neal (44), Sheedy (53), Marker (og 80)
3	10 November 1981	Middlesbrough	4-1	Sheedy (29), Rush (64), Johnson (74, 80)
4	1 December 1981	Arsenal	0-0
4 (R)	8 December 1981	Arsenal	3-0	Johnston (95), McDermott (pen 101), Dalglish (108)
5	12 January 1982	Barnsley	0-0
5 (R)	19 January 1982	Barnsley	3-1	Souness (37), Johnson (81), Dalglish (89)
Semi-final (1st leg)	2 February 1982	Ipswich	2-0	McDermott (47), Rush (49)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	9 February 1982	Ipswich	2-2	Rush (26), Dalglish (47)
Final	13 March 1982	Tottenham	3-1	Whelan (87, 111), Rush (119)

European Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	16 September 1981	Oulu Palloseura	1-0	Dalglish (84)
1 (2nd leg)	30 September 1981	Oulu Palloseura	7-0	Dalglish (26), McDermott (40, 75), R. Kennedy (46), Johnson (60), Rush (67), Lawrenson (72)
2 (1st leg)	21 October 1981	AZ Alkmaar	2-2	Johnson (26), Lee (49)
2 (2nd leg)	4 November 1981	AZ Alkmaar	3-2	McDermott (pen 42), Rush (68), Hansen (85)
3 (1st leg)	3 March 1982	CSKA Sofia	1-0	Whelan (65)
3 (2nd leg)	17 March 1982	CSKA Sofia	0-2

Other

World Club Championship:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
13 December 1981	Flamengo	0-3

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	26	9	7	80	32	48	87
2	Ipswich	42	26	5	11	75	53	22	83
3	Man Utd	42	22	12	8	59	29	30	78

Note:From this season onwards, wins are counted as 3 points instead of 2.

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Kenny Dalglish	42	13	3	2	10	5	7	2	62	22
FW	Howard Gayle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	42	0	3	0	10	0	7	0	62	0
DF	Alan Hansen	35	0	3	0	8	1	6	1	52	2
FW	David Johnson	15	2	1	0	5	3	5	2	26	7
MF	Craig Johnston	18	6	1	0	2	1	2	0	23	7
DF	Alan Kennedy	34	3	3	0	6	0	4	0	47	3
MF	Ray Kennedy	15	2	0	0	3	0	5	1	23	3
DF	Mark Lawrenson	39	2	3	0	10	1	7	1	59	4
MF	Sammy Lee	35	3	2	0	6	0	6	1	49	4
MF	Terry McDermott	29	14	3	0	10	3	6	3	48	20
DF	Richard Money	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Phil Neal	42	2	3	0	10	1	7	0	62	3
MF	Steve Nicol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Steve Ogrizovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Ian Rush	32	17	3	3	10	8	4	2	49	30
MF	Kevin Sheedy	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	2
MF	Graeme Souness	35	5	3	0	9	1	7	0	54	6
DF	Phil Thompson	34	0	1	0	7	0	6	0	48	0
MF	Ronnie Whelan	32	10	3	0	8	3	4	1	47	14

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Mark Lawrenson	Brighton	£900,000	August 1981
Steve Nicol	Ayr	£300,000	26 October 1981

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Colin Irwin	Swansea	£350,000	August 1981
Ray Clemence	Tottenham	£300,000	15 August 1981
Jimmy Case	Brighton	£350,000	19 August 1981
Avi Cohen	Maccabi Tel Aviv	£100,000	November 1981
Ray Kennedy	Swansea	£160,000	January 1982
Richard Money	Luton	£100,000	April 1982
Kevin Sheedy	Everton	£100,000	May 1982
Colin Russell	Huddersfield	£25,000	23 September 1982