1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season
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]
Results
West Ham United's score comes first[2]
Legend
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
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R3 | 8 January 1983 | Manchester United | A | 0-2 | 44,143 | |
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 del Elst (3) |
R4 Replay | 21 December 1982 | Notts County | H | 3-0 | 13,140 | Stewart, Clark, Allen |
R5 | 18 January 1983 | Liverpool | A | 1-2 | 23,393 | Allen |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Third Division |
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| Fourth Division |
- Aldershot
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