1982-83 season

1982-83 season
General information
Manager	Bob Paisley
Captain	Graeme Souness
Performance
Division 1	Winners
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	Winners
Europe	European Cup: Quarter-final
Top scorers
League	Rush (22)
FA Cup	Rush (2)
League Cup	Hodgson (2); Lawrenson (2); Rush (2); Souness (2); Whelan (2)
Europe	European Cup: Whelan (3)
Overall	Rush (31)
Attendances
Average	32,092
←1981-82	1983-84→

The 1982-83 season was Liverpool's 91st season of football since they were established. This was a very successful season for Liverpool, as they picked up both the league title and the League Cup.

Having established a healthy lead at the top of the table, the season's end was somewhat nerve-wracking, as Liverpool picked up only 2 points from the last 7 league games. 5 of the 7 League defeats came in those 7 fixtures. Unusually for Liverpool, the title was not secured by a win, but by Manchester United - the team gradually chipping away at Liverpool's lead - drawing.

Squad[]

GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
GK. Bob Wardle
DF. Alan Kennedy
DF. Mark Lawrenson
DF. Phil Thompson
DF. Phil Neal
DF. Alan Hansen
DF. John McGregor
MF. Kenny Dalglish
MF. Ronnie Whelan
MF. Craig Johnston
MF. Sammy Lee
MF. Steve Nicol
MF. Terry McDermott
MF. Graeme Souness
FW. Ian Rush
FW. David Hodgson
FW. David Fairclough
FW. Howard Gayle

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

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
8 August 1982	Portsmouth	3-0	Neal (pen), Rush 2
10 August 1982	Servette Geneva	0-0
14 August 1982	Real Betis	2-0	Dalglish, Hodgson
15 August 1982	Malaga	1-1^[1]	Kennedy

Other friendlies[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
23 November 1982	Shamrock Rovers	1-1	Rush
20 December 1982	Khartoum XI	1-1	Dalglish
10 January 1983	Tranmere	3-1	Johnston, Neal, Whelan
1 February 1983	Blackpool XI	6-2	Rush 2, Whelan, Nicol, Dalglish, Neal
10 May 1983	England XI	0-2^[2]
16 May 1983	Israel	3-4	McDermott 2, Dalglish
5 June 1983	Bulova Hong Kong	2-0	Lawrenson, Savage
10 June 1983	Thailand	3-0	Kennedy, Lee, Souness

Results[]

League[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
28 August 1982	West Brom	2-0	Lee (57), Neal (pen 72)
31 August 1982	Birmingham	0-0
4 September 1982	Arsenal	2-0	Hodgson (41), Neal (83)
7 September 1982	Nottingham Forest	4-3	Hodgson (11, 20), Souness (81), Rush (89)
11 September 1982	Luton	3-3	Souness (32), Rush (44), Johnston (75)
18 September 1982	Swansea	3-0	Rush (15, 23), Johnston (84)
25 September 1982	Southampton	5-0	Whelan (6, 71), Souness (22), Lawrenson (41, 67)
2 October 1982	Ipswich	0-1
9 October 1982	West Ham	1-3	Souness (77)
16 October 1982	Man Utd	0-0
23 October 1982	Stoke	1-1	Lawrenson (27)
30 October 1982	Brighton	3-1	Lawrenson (19), Dalglish (37, 43)
6 November 1982	Everton	5-0	Rush (11, 51, 71, 85), Lawrenson (55)
13 November 1982	Coventry	4-0	Dalglish (8), Rush (24, 73, 82)
20 November 1982	Notts County	2-1	Johnston (52), Dalglish (55)
27 November 1982	Tottenham	3-0	Neal (pen 20), Dalglish (49, 78)
4 December 1982	Norwich	0-1
11 December 1982	Watford	3-1	Rush (22), Neal (2 pens 34, 43)
18 December 1982	Aston Villa	4-2	Hodgson (5), Dalglish (9), Kennedy (27), Rush (88)
27 December 1982	Man City	5-2	Dalglish (18, 24, 86), Neal (22), Rush (64)
28 December 1982	Sunderland	0-0
1 January 1983	Notts County	5-1	Rush (15, 78, 87), Dalglish (30, 72)
3 January 1983	Arsenal	3-1	Rush (23), Souness (53), Dalglish(70)
15 January 1983	West Brom	1-0	Rush (90)
22 January 1983	Birmingham	1-0	Neal (8)
5 February 1983	Luton	3-1	Rush (32), Kennedy (43), Souness (79)
12 February 1983	Ipswich	1-0	Dalglish (66)
26 February 1983	Man Utd	1-1	Dalglish (39)
5 March 1983	Stoke	5-1	Dalglish (7, 47), Neal (35), Johnston (76), Souness (89)
12 March 1983	West Ham	3-0	Pike (og 50), Lee (55), Rush (67)
19 March 1983	Everton	0-0
22 March 1983	Brighton	2-2	Rush (76, 85)
2 April 1983	Sunderland	1-0	Souness (72)
4 April 1983	Man City	4-0	Souness (31), Fairclough (44, 86), Kennedy (83)
9 April 1983	Swansea	3-0	Rush (57), Lee (72), Fairclough (86)
12 April 1983	Coventry	0-0
16 April 1983	Southampton	2-3	Dalglish (13), Johnston (16)
23 April 1983	Norwich	0-2
30 April 1983	Tottenham	0-2
2 May 1983	Nottingham Forest	0-1
7 May 1983	Aston Villa	1-1	Johnston (82)
14 May 1983	Watford	1-2	Johnston (62)

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	8 January 1983	Blackburn	2-1	Hodgson (29), Rush (45)
4	29 January 1983	Stoke	2-0	Dalglish (23), Rush (88)
5	20 February 1983	Brighton	1-2	Johnston (70)

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	5 October 1982	Ipswich	2-1	Rush (18, 64)
2 (2nd leg)	26 October 1982	Ipswich	2-0	Whelan (7), Lawrenson (43)
3	10 November 1982	Rotherham	1-0	Johnston (79)
4	30 November 1982	Norwich	2-0	Lawrenson (42), Fairclough (79)
5	18 January 1983	West Ham	2-1	Hodgson (68), Souness (87)
Semi-final (1st leg)	8 February 1983	Burnley	3-0	Souness (41), Neal (pen 71), Hodgson (80)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	15 February 1983	Burnley	0-1
Final	26 March 1983	Man Utd	2-1^[3]	Kennedy (75), Whelan (98)

European Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	14 September 1982	Dundalk	4-1	Whelan (7, 26), Rush (31), Hodgson (75)
1 (2nd leg)	28 September 1982	Dundalk	1-0	Whelan (81)
2 (1st leg)	19 October 1982	Helsinki	0-1
2 (2nd leg)	2 November 1982	Helsinki	5-0	Dalglish (26), Johnston (30), Neal (44), Kennedy (61, 69)
3 (1st leg)	2 March 1983	Widzew Lodz	0-2
3 (2nd leg)	16 March 1983	Widzew Lodz	3-2	Neal (pen 14), Rush (80), Hodgson (89)

Other[]

Charity Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
21 August 1982	Tottenham	1-0	Rush (32)

Tables[]

League[]

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	24	10	8	87	37	50	82
2	Watford	42	22	5	15	74	57	17	71
3	Man Utd	42	19	13	10	56	38	18	70

Player stats[]

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Kenny Dalglish	42	18	3	1	7	0	6	1	58	20
FW	David Fairclough	8	3	0	0	2	1	1	0	11	4
FW	Howard Gayle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	42	0	3	0	8	0	7	0	60	0
DF	Alan Hansen	34	0	3	0	8	0	7	0	52	0
FW	David Hodgson	23	4	3	1	5	2	6	2	37	9
MF	Craig Johnston	33	7	3	1	6	1	4	1	46	10
DF	Alan Kennedy	42	3	3	0	8	1	7	2	60	6
DF	Mark Lawrenson	40	5	3	0	8	2	4	0	55	7
MF	Sammy Lee	40	3	3	0	8	0	7	0	58	3
MF	Terry McDermott	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
DF	John McGregor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Phil Neal	42	8	3	0	8	1	7	2	60	11
MF	Steve Nicol	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Ian Rush	34	22	3	2	8	2	6	3	51	31
MF	Graeme Souness	41	9	3	0	8	2	7	0	59	11
DF	Phil Thompson	24	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	34	0
GK	Bob Wardle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Ronnie Whelan	28	2	1	0	6	2	6	3	41	7

Transfers[]

In[]

Player	From	Fee	Date
John McGregor	Queen's Park	Free	June 1982
Bob Wardle	Shrewsbury	Swap	11 August 1982
David Hodgson	Middlesbrough	£450,000	12 August 1982
Jim Beglin	Shamrock Rovers	£20,000	May 1983

Out[]

Player	To	Fee	Date
David Johnson	Everton	£100,000	9 August 1982
Steve Ogrizovic	Shrewsbury	Swap	11 August 1982
Terry McDermott	Newcastle	£100,000	September 1982
Howard Gayle	Birmingham	£75,000	January 1983
David Fairclough	Lucerne	Free	4 July 1983

Notes[]

↑ Liverpool lost on penalties.
↑ Phil Thompson's testimonial.
↑ After extra time.

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[1] Liverpool lost on penalties.

[2] Phil Thompson's testimonial.

[3] After extra time.

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