1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1982–83 season
ChairmanLen Cearns
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Goddard (10)
All:
Goddard,
François Van der Elst
(12)

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.[1]

Joint-leading scorer François Van der Elst
Club captain Billy Bonds

League table

Main article: 1982–83 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[2]

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

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1983 Manchester United A 0–2 44,143

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football 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 England ENG Paul Allen
— MF England ENG Bobby Barnes
— DF England ENG Billy Bonds (captain)
— MF England ENG Trevor Brooking
— DF England ENG Paul Brush
— FW Scotland SCO Sandy Clark
— FW England ENG Tony Cottee
— DF Scotland SCO George Cowie
— MF England ENG Alan Devonshire
— MF England ENG Alan Dickens
— MF England ENG Joe Gallagher
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Paul Goddard
— DF England ENG Frank Lampard
— DF England ENG Alvin Martin
— FW England ENG Nicky Morgan
— MF England ENG Jimmy Neighbour
— DF Scotland SCO Neil Orr
— GK England ENG Phil Parkes
— MF England ENG Geoff Pike
— DF Scotland SCO Ray Stewart
— FW England ENG Dave Swindlehurst
— FW Belgium BEL Francois Van der Elst

References

  1. ^ "On this day 11 July". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1982-83". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 March 2014.