SEASON: 1981-82
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Wrexham (H) 1-3)
- League Cup:
- Quarter Final (Tottenham Hotspur (A) 0-1)
- Player Of The Year:
- Peter Shilton
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Wallace (12 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 48
- Competitive Goals:
- 51
- Goals per game:
- 1.1
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 57 out of 126 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 45.2%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 15 times | 12 times | 4 times | Conceded | 20 times | 11 times | 3 times | 1 time | Won By | 15 times | 4 times | Lost By | 8 times | 8 times | 1 time |
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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 34,881
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 15,037
- Average League Attendance:
- 20,593
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 13
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 48 | 87 | European Cup First Round | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 83 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 78 | UEFA Cup First Round | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 71 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 2-0 | 0-3 | 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 71 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-2 | 0-2 | 6 | Swansea City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 69 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 0-2 | 2-1 | 7 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 66 | UEFA Cup First Round | 2-1 | 0-2 | 8 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 64 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 58 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -1 | 58 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 57 | European Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-3 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -6 | 57 | 13 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 52 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | -6 | 50 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 15 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 36 | -8 | 47 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 16 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 36 | -8 | 44 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | -11 | 44 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -19 | 44 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 19 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -20 | 44 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 20 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 61 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 41 | -22 | 42 | Relegated | 2-1 | 1-1 | 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 43 | -31 | 40 | Relegated | 0-1 | 0-0 | 22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 28 | -18 | 39 | Relegated | 1-1 | 1-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 02, 1982 | Wrexham | 3 | H | 1-3 | Loss | - | Proctor (2) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Oct 06, 1981 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | A | 3-2 | Win | - | Proctor (?), Wallace (?, ?) | ||
Wed Oct 28, 1981 | Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | H | 2-1 | Win | - | Needham (?), Robertson (?) | ||
Wed Nov 11, 1981 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Fashanu (?) | |||
Wed Dec 02, 1981 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | H | 2-0 | Win | - | Roeber (?), Wallace (?) | |||
Mon Jan 18, 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | Quarter | A | 0-1 | Loss | 31,192 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue May 18, 1982 | Notts County | Final | H | 7-1 | Win | - | Gray (?, ?), Proctor (?, ?), Robertson (?), Wallace (?), Davenport (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Aug 11, 1981 | Linfield Athletic | Northern Ireland | A | 5-1 | Win | - | Robertson (?), Ward (?, ?, ?), Wallace (?) |
Thu Aug 20, 1981 | Osasuna | Spain | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Needham (?), Ward (?) |
Fri Aug 21, 1981 | Real Zaragoza | Spain | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Proctor (?) |
Tue Aug 25, 1981 | Napoli | Italy | A | 0-0 | Draw | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sun Oct 11, 1981 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Canada | H | 2-2 | Draw | - | Proctor (?), Hodge (?) |
Tue Oct 13, 1981 | Valerengen | Norway | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Fashanu (?), Wallace (?) |
Wed Nov 04, 1981 | Grantham Town | England | A | 5-2 | Win | - | Hodge (?, ?, ?), ? (?), Proctor (?) |
Tue Dec 29, 1981 | Rotherham United | England | A | 0-2 | Loss | - | |
Mon Jan 04, 1982 | Luton Town | England | H | 5-1 | Win | - | Ward (?, ?), Wallace (?), Walsh (?), Gray (?) |
Fri Jan 15, 1982 | Torquay United | England | A | 1-2 | Loss | - | Ward (?) |
Tue Jan 26, 1982 | Scunthorpe United | England | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Proctor (?), Wallace (?) |
Fri Mar 05, 1982 | Norwich City | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Anderson (?) |
Wed May 19, 1982 | Burton Albion | England | A | 7-1 | Win | - | Fashanu (?, ?, ?), Hodge (?, ?, ?), Davenport (?) |
Sat May 22, 1982 | Kuwait XI | Kuwait | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Fashanu (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (2) | Out (6) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Aug 29, 1981 | Justin Fashanu | Bought | £875,000 | Jurgen Rober | Sold | May 01, 1982 | Peter Davenport | Bought | Aug 31, 1981 | Trevor Francis | Sold | £735,000 | Oct 06, 1981 | Kenny Burns | Sold | £400,000 | May 08, 1982 | David Needham | Sold | May 15, 1982 | John McGovern | Sold | May 15, 1982 | Peter Shilton | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Peter Shilton | 48 | 19 | 12 | 17 | Player Of The Year | |||||||
GK | Steve Sutton | ||||||||||||
D | Stephen Kendal | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Viv Anderson | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
M | Brynn Gunn | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
M | Chris Fairclough | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Einer Aas | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
M | Frank Gray | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
M | Justin Fashanu | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
M | Kenny Burns | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
M | Willie Young | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Calvin Plummer | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
F | Colin Walsh | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||||
F | David Needham | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
F | Gary Mills | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
F | Ian Bowyer | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Bought back from Sunderland in Jan 1982 | |||||
F | Ian Wallace | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||||
F | John McGovern | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
F | John Robertson | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
F | Jurgen Rober | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
F | Mark Proctor | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||
F | Peter Davenport | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Peter Ward | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
F | Steve Hodge | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Steve Wigley | ||||||||||||
F | Stuart Gray | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
F | Trevor Francis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
C Smith (1980) | |||||||||||||
James McKechnie |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
12 | Ian Wallace | 34 |
4 | Jurgen Rober | 24 |
4 | Justin Fashanu | 36 |
4 | Peter Davenport | 5 |
4 | Peter Ward | 18 |
3 | Colin Walsh | 18 |
3 | David Needham | 21 |
3 | John Robertson | 42 |
3 | Mark Proctor | 43 |
2 | Calvin Plummer | 9 |
2 | Frank Gray | 24 |
2 | Trevor Francis | 2 |
1 | Gary Mills | 17 |
1 | Ian Bowyer | 24 |
1 | Kenny Burns | 8 |
1 | Willie Young | 26 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1981-82
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Brighton and Hove Albion | Sat Sep 26, 1981 | H | 2-1 | Sat Feb 20, 1982 | A | 1-0 |
Coventry City | Sat Oct 17, 1981 | H | 2-1 | Tue Mar 09, 1982 | A | 1-0 |
Sunderland | Wed Sep 23, 1981 | H | 2-0 | Wed Nov 25, 1981 | A | 3-2 |