SEASON: 1982-83


Prev Season: 1981-82
This Season: 1982-83
Next Season: 1983-84
DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Brian Clough
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Derby County (A) 0-2)
League Cup:
Quarter Final (Manchester United (A) 0-4)

Player Of The Year:
Steve Hodge
Top Goalscorer:
Ian Wallace (16 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1982-83
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Liverpool422410887371641551686732215082European Cup First Round1-03-4
2Watford4222515745716234920631225371771UEFA Cup First Round2-03-1
3Manchester United42191310563814703910561017281870Cup Winners Cup First Round0-30-2
4Tottenham Hotspur4220913655015425015551115351569UEFA Cup First Round2-21-4
5Nottingham Forest422091362501254341884928321269UEFA Cup First Round
6Aston Villa4221516625017224715431415351268UEFA Cup First Round1-21-4
7Everton421810146648136243195412232918642-01-3
8West Ham United4220418686213354123711327396641-02-1
9Ipswich Town421513146450113739234107252714582-10-2
10Arsenal42161016585611643619541222372583-00-0
11West Bromwich Albion42151215514911553520471016292570-01-2
12Southampton4215121554581155362247101836-4571-21-1
13Stoke City421691753641344342135131943-11571-00-1
14Norwich City4214121652581065301846112240-6542-21-0
15Notts County421572055711245372533151846-16522-12-3
16Sunderland4212141648617104302254121839-13500-01-0
17Birmingham City421214164055975292437111131-15501-11-1
18Luton Town421213176584777343356103151-19490-12-0
19Coventry City421392048591056291734141942-11484-22-1
20Manchester City42138214770957262343142147-2347Relegated3-02-1
21Swansea City4210112151691047322907141940-1841Relegated2-13-0
22Brighton and Hove Albion42913203868876252216141346-3040Relegated4-01-1

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
48
Competitive Goals:
78
Goals per game:
1.6
League Games:
42
League Points:
69 out of 126 (3 points per win)
Points Percentage:
54.8%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored16 times13 times5 times2 times2 times
Conceded14 times9 times5 times4 times
Won By11 times6 times3 times2 times1 time
Lost By7 times5 times3 times1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 122--306 Watford (2-0), Liverpool (1-0)
25 221-1333 Manchester United (0-2), Watford (3-1)
344 31--1340 Liverpool (3-4)
461 4-------
555 521-1223 West Bromwich Albion (1-2), West Ham United (1-0)
614 621-1133 Manchester United (0-3), Stoke City (1-0)
712 732-1866 Tottenham Hotspur (1-4), Manchester City (3-0), Coventry City (4-2)
8 82-11341 Southampton (1-2), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2)
98 92-11121 Aston Villa (1-2), West Bromwich Albion (0-0)
1032 10-------
114 1121-1223 Ipswich Town (0-2), Everton (2-0)
12 1211--303 Arsenal (3-0)
1317 1331-2443 Luton Town (2-0), Notts County (2-3), Stoke City (0-1)
14 143111564 Everton (1-3), Coventry City (2-1), Norwich City (2-2)
157 15431-6310 Ipswich Town (2-1), Swansea City (2-1), Arsenal (0-0), Notts County (2-1)
16 16-------
17 17-------
18 181--1010 Luton Town (0-1)
19 193111464 Aston Villa (1-4), Southampton (1-1), Manchester City (2-1)
20 20532-8211 Brighton and Hove Albion (4-0), Sunderland (1-0), Norwich City (1-0), Brighton and Hove Albion (1-1), Bir
21 2111--303 Swansea City (3-0)
22 222-2-112 Birmingham City (1-1), Sunderland (0-0)
Not included: Week 1 game against West Ham United (2-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
25,554 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:
11,550 (Watford)
Average League Attendance:
17,633
Highest Cup Attendance:
16,479 (Brentford)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
11,969 (West Bromwich Albion)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
16
Yellow Cards:
2
Red Cards:
3   (Colin Todd, Ian Bowyer, Steve Hodge)
Own goals (for):
1   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
0   (scored by us for opponents)   
Penalties scored:
8
Penalties conceded:
6
Penalties missed:
1
Penalties saved:
1


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 28, 1982West Ham UnitedA2-124,7966Walsh (11'), Robertson (79' pen)
2Wed Sep 01, 1982Manchester UnitedH0-323,95613
3Sat Sep 04, 1982Brighton and Hove AlbionH4-013,70910Wallace (13', 59'), Robertson (41' pen), Walsh (76')
4Tue Sep 07, 1982LiverpoolA3-427,14511Hodge (15', 40'), Davenport (37')
5Sat Sep 11, 1982Aston VillaA1-421,22415Robertson (? pen)
6Sat Sep 18, 1982WatfordH2-011,5509Walsh (20'), Birtles (75')
7Sat Sep 25, 1982Tottenham HotspurA1-430,66213Birtles (40')
8Sat Oct 02, 1982Stoke CityH1-017,12210Birtles (60')
9Sat Oct 09, 1982West Bromwich AlbionA1-213,71810Wallace (4')
10Sat Oct 16, 1982Birmingham CityH1-114,54813Hodge (53')
11Sat Oct 23, 1982ArsenalH3-017,16110Proctor (10'), Birtles (82'), Wallace (86')
12Sat Oct 30, 1982Luton TownA2-012,6487Wallace (44'), Gunn (63')
13Sat Nov 06, 1982Ipswich TownH2-118,1785Robertson (64' pen), Russell Osman (84' OG)
14Sat Nov 13, 1982SouthamptonA1-118,1785Wallace (14')
15Sat Nov 20, 1982SunderlandA1-014,7163Wallace (52')
16Sat Nov 27, 1982Manchester CityH3-018,8453Birtles (?, ?), Young (41')
17Sat Dec 04, 1982Notts CountyA2-323,5525Wallace (6'), Young (44')
18Sat Dec 11, 1982Swansea CityH2-114,5853Walsh (?), Proctor (?)
19Sat Dec 18, 1982Norwich CityA1-014,1513Hodge (1')
20Mon Dec 27, 1982Coventry CityH4-224,4872Young (?), Robertson (? pen), Birtles (79'), Proctor (87')
21Tue Dec 28, 1982EvertonA1-325,1472Hodge (63')
22Sat Jan 01, 1983SunderlandH0-020,3823
23Mon Jan 03, 1983Brighton and Hove AlbionA1-110,4024Young (43')
24Sat Jan 15, 1983West Ham UnitedH1-017,0313Wallace (74')
25Sat Jan 22, 1983Manchester UnitedA0-238,6154
26Sat Feb 05, 1983Aston VillaH1-216,3524Wilson (35')
27Sat Feb 19, 1983West Bromwich AlbionH0-014,5074
28Sat Feb 26, 1983Birmingham CityA1-112,9874Davenport (83')
29Sat Mar 05, 1983ArsenalA0-021,6984
30Sat Mar 12, 1983Luton TownH0-114,3875
31Wed Mar 16, 1983Stoke CityA0-110,8775
32Sat Mar 19, 1983Ipswich TownA0-217,5346
33Sat Mar 26, 1983SouthamptonH1-213,46110Hodge (33')
34Sat Apr 02, 1983EvertonH2-014,8157Hodge (2'), Bowyer (15')
35Tue Apr 05, 1983Coventry CityA2-19,7205Wallace (56'), Robertson (90' pen)
36Sat Apr 09, 1983Tottenham HotspurH2-218,2656Davenport (35'), Bowyer (41')
37Sat Apr 16, 1983WatfordA3-117,5375Bowyer (47'), Davenport (56'), Hodge (69')Safe
38Sat Apr 23, 1983Notts CountyH2-125,5545Swain (14'), Proctor (21')Safe
39Sat Apr 30, 1983Manchester CityA2-123,5635Wallace (10'), Davenport (62')Safe
40Mon May 02, 1983LiverpoolH1-025,1073Davenport (76')Safe
41Sat May 07, 1983Norwich CityH2-216,3084Walsh (37'), Bowyer (60')Safe
42Sat May 14, 1983Swansea CityA3-09,2265Wallace (11', 36'), Anderson (63')Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 08, 1983Derby County3A0-228,494

League Cup
DateOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Oct 06, 1982West Bromwich Albion21H6-111,969Wallace (16', 50'), Robertson (19' pen, 89'), Hodge (33'), Birtles (72')
Tue Oct 26, 1982West Bromwich Albion22A1-36,536Birtles (?)
Wed Nov 10, 1982Watford3H7-314,973Young (25'), Proctor (33', 77'), Birtles (40', 44'), Bowyer (67', 84')
Wed Dec 01, 1982Brentford4H2-016,479Wallace (2'), Robertson (52' pen)
Wed Jan 19, 1983Manchester UnitedQuarterA0-444,413

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed May 18, 1983Notts CountyFinalH4-35,141Anderson (9'), Davenport (19'), Hodge (80'), Robertson (82')

Pre-Season Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jul 31, 1982Malaysia SelectMalaysiaA3-18,000Wallace (?), Wigley (?), Plummer (?)
Sat Aug 07, 1982Athletico BilbaoSpainA1-312,000Proctor (90' pen)
Sun Aug 08, 1982Vojvodina Novi SadSerbiaA1-210,000Wallace (72')
Fri Aug 13, 1982Dukla PragueCzech RepublicA2-13,000Walsh (?), Robertson (? pen)
Sat Aug 14, 1982NuremburgGermanyA4-25,000Walsh (?), Davenport (?), Robertson (?), Plummer (?)
Sat Aug 21, 1982Athletico BilbaoSpainA3-1-Proctor (7', 19'), Wallace (39')
Sun Aug 22, 1982Recreativo de HuelvaSpainA1-0-Bowyer (82')

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Nov 01, 1982Al-QadsiyaKuwaitA1-13,000Bowyer (?)
Wed Nov 03, 1982Al-HilalKuwaitA8-115,000Birtles (?, ?, ?), Wallace (?, ?, ?), Hodge (?), Fairclough (?)
Mon Nov 15, 1982Poole TownEnglandA4-31,800Proctor (?), Birtles (?), Bowyer (?), Kendal (?)
Mon Dec 06, 1982StamfordEnglandA8-21,500Walsh (?, 4'), Wallace (?, ?), Birtles (?), Kendal (?), Proctor (?, 47')
Mon Dec 13, 1982Malta XIMaltaA2-112,000Birtles (?), Hodge (?)
Wed Feb 02, 1983Palma MallorcaSpainA0-24,000
Wed Mar 09, 1983Algeria XIAlgeriaA1-320,000Wallace (?)
Tue Apr 19, 1983Grimsby TownEnglandA0-01,485
Sun Apr 24, 1983DarlingtonEnglandA2-1-Walsh (?), Proctor (?)
Tue Apr 26, 1983Huddersfield TownEnglandA1-14,035Davenport (?)
Tue May 10, 1983Kettering TownEnglandA5-12,000Wallace (?, ?, ?), Proctor (?), Davenport (?)
Fri May 27, 1983Manic de MontrealCanadaA4-310,275Walsh (? pen), Davenport (?), Hodge (?, ?)
Sun May 29, 1983Toronto BlizzardCanadaA1-27,143Davenport (?)

Testimonial
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Oct 20, 1982Leicester CityEnglandA2-14,281Robertson (? pen), Fairclough (?)
Mon Apr 25, 1983GatesheadEnglandA3-13,095Wigley (60'), Proctor (78'), Wilson (85')



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £230,000 Out (9) - £240,000
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Danny WilsonBoughtDec 1982Calvin PlummerSold
Paul HartBoughtStephen KendalSold
Aug 05, 1982Hans van BreukelenBought£200,000Nov 25, 1981Einar AasSold
Oct 16, 1982Kenny SwainLoan In1982Gary MillsSold
Jan 20, 1983Kenny SwainBought£30,000May 12, 1982Justin FashanuSold£140,000
Jan 22, 1983Stuart GraySold
Apr 23, 1983Mark ProctorSold£100,000
May 14, 1983Willie YoungSold
Sep 01, 1983Peter WardSold


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Hans van Breukelen Netherlands25291847
GK Steve Sutton England2119559
Defenders
D Bryn Gunn England23381971211
D Colin Todd England33281351013
D Kenny Swain England30371891011
D Mark Smalley England17111
D Viv Anderson England262612591
Midfielders
M Chris Fairclough England181772823
M Colin Walsh Scotland2041189145671
M Danny Wilson England22102351313
M Ian Bowyer England31462291561112
M Steve Hodge England1943209149111Player Of The Year
M Stuart Gray England223311
M Willie Young Scotland3038198115
Forwards
F Calvin Plummer England194221
F Garry Birtles England26301569113Bought back from Man Utd at start of 1982-83 season
F Ian Wallace Scotland264723915161
F John Robertson Scotland2940225139121
F Mark Proctor England213317511642
F Peter Davenport England2120758614
F Peter Ward England271111
F Steve Wigley England2053243


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 14
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
16Ian Wallace47
11Garry Birtles30
9 (8)John Robertson40
9Steve Hodge43
6Ian Bowyer46
6Mark Proctor33
6Peter Davenport20
5Colin Walsh41
5Willie Young38
1Bryn Gunn38
1Danny Wilson10
1Kenny Swain37
1Own Goals48
1Viv Anderson26


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Coventry CityMon Dec 27, 1982Home4-2Tue Apr 05, 1983Away2-1
Manchester CitySat Nov 27, 1982Home3-0Sat Apr 30, 1983Away2-1
Swansea CitySat Dec 11, 1982Home2-1Sat May 14, 1983Away3-0
WatfordSat Sep 18, 1982Home2-0Sat Apr 16, 1983Away3-1
West Ham UnitedSat Aug 28, 1982Away2-1Sat Jan 15, 1983Home1-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Aston VillaSat Sep 11, 1982Away1-4Sat Feb 05, 1983Home1-2
Manchester UnitedWed Sep 01, 1982Home0-3Sat Jan 22, 1983Away0-2