1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1982–83 season
Chairman Len Cearns
Manager John Lyall
Stadium Boleyn Ground
First Division First Division 8th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League:
Paul Goddard (10)
All:
Paul Goddard
François Van der Elst
both (12)

Season summary

This was West Ham's second season in the First Division since their return in season 1980-81. The club were managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

The season started well for West Ham. By the end of the year that 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 finished 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 Ray Stewart with 11. Phil Parkes made the most appearances; 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the debut for West Ham by club legend, Tony Cottee, on 1 January 1983 in a 3-0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur; a game in which he also scored. [1]

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

First Division

PosClubPWDLFAGDPts
1Liverpool42241088737+5082
2Watford42225157457+1771
3Manchester United421913105638+1870
4Tottenham Hotspur42209136550+1569
5Nottingham Forest42209136250+1269
6Aston Villa42215166250+1268
7Everton421810146648+1864
8West Ham United42204186862+664
9Ipswich Town421513146450+1458
10Arsenal421610165856+258
11West Bromwich Albion421512155149+257
12Southampton421512155458−457
13Stoke City42169175364−1157
14Norwich City421412165258−654
15Notts County42157205571−1652
16Sunderland421214164861−1350
17Birmingham City421214164055−1550
18Luton Town421213176584−1949
19Coventry City42139204859−1148
20Manchester City42138214770−2347
21Swansea City421011215169−1841
22Brighton & Hove Albion42913203868−3040

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 August 1982 Nottingham ForestH1-224,796Stewart
31 August 1982 Luton TownA2-013,403Goddard, Bonds
4 September 1982 SunderlandA0-119,239
7 September 1982 Ipswich TownH1-121,963Lampard
11 September 1982 Birmingham CityH5-018,754Stewart, Martin, Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark
18 September 1982 West Bromwich AlbionA2-115,204Van der Elst, Clark
25 September 1982 Manchester CityH4-123,833Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark (2)
2 October 1982 ArsenalA3-230,487Martin, Goddard, Van der Elst
9 October 1982 LiverpoolH3-132,500Martin, Clark, Pike
16 October 1982 SouthamptonA0-319,840
23 October 1982 Brighton and Hove AlbionA1-320,493Devonshire
31 October 1982 Manchester UnitedH3-131,684Stewart, Goddard, Pike
6 November 1982 Stoke CityA2-517,510Stewart, Pike
13 November 1982 Norwich CityH1-022,463Clark
20 November 1982 Tottenham HotspurA1-241,960Van der Elst
27 November 1982 EvertonH2-021,424Bonds, Stevens (og)
4 December 1982 Aston VillaA0-124,658
11 December 1982 Coventry CityH0-319,321
18 December 1982 Notts CountyA2-18,441Dickens, Hunt (og)
27 December 1982 Swansea CityH3-223,843Stewart, Van der Elst, Goddard
29 December 1982 WatfordA1-224,870Stewart
1 January 1983 Tottenham HotspurH3-033,383Stewart, Cottee, Pike
4 January 1983 Luton TownH2-321,435Clark, Cottee
15 January 1983 Nottingham ForestA0-117,031
22 January 1983 West Bromwich AlbionH0-119,887
5 February 1983 Birmingham CityA0-312,539
26 February 1983 SouthamptonH1-119,626Lampard
5 March 1983 Brighton and Hove AlbionH2-116,850Cottee, Dickens
12 March 1983 LiverpoolA0-328,551
19 March 1983 Stoke CityA1-116,466Bould (og)
22 March 1983 Manchester UnitedA1-230,277Devonshire
26 March 1983 Norwich CityA1-117,369Dickens
2 April 1983 WatfordH2-122,647Van der Elst, Swindlehurst
5 April 1983 Swansea CityA5-113,282Devonshire, Dickens (2), Pike (2)
9 April 1983 SunderlandH2-120,053Goddard, Dickens
16 April 1983 Manchester CityA0-223,015
23 April 1983 Aston VillaH2-021,822Bonds, Swindlehurst
30 April 1983 EvertonA0-216,353
3 May 1983 Ipswich TownA2-118,817Stewart, Goddard
7 May 1983 Notts CountyH2-017,534Van der Elst, Goddard
10 May 1983 ArsenalH1-328,920Van der Elst
14 May 1983 Coventry CityA4-211,214Goddard, Swindlehurst, Cottee (2)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1983 Manchester UnitedA0-244,143

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg6 October 1982 Stoke CityA1-118,079Stewart
R2 Second Leg26 October 1982 Stoke CityH2-1 (won 3-1 on agg)18,270Goddard, Clark
R310 November 1982 Lincoln CityA1-113,899Goddard
R3 Replay29 November 1982 Lincoln CityH2-113,686Stewart, Clark
R47 December 1982 Notts CountyA3-37,525Van del Elst (3)
R4 Replay21 December 1982 Notts CountyH3-013,140Stewart, Clark, Allen
R518 January 1983 LiverpoolA1-223,393Allen

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

References

  1. "On this day 11 July". www.whufc.com. 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.