1981–82 West Ham United F.C. season

The 1981–82 West Ham United F.C. season was their first season in the First Division after their promotion the previous season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

West Ham United
1981–82 season
ChairmanLen Cearns
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First DivisionFirst Division 9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Cross (16)
All:
David Cross (20)

Season summary

The season started well for West Ham and they went unbeaten in their first nine league games. By the end of the year they sat in 7th place in the league. Four defeats in a row in December and January and a slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of February 1982. They finished in 9th place having drawn 10 of their home games and 16 games home and away. David Cross was the top scorer with 20 goals in all competitions and 16 in the league. The next highest scorer was Paul Goddard with 17. Ray Stewart made the most appearances; 51 in all competitions. The season saw the only appearance for West Ham by future Liverpool and Ireland player, Ray Houghton and the last West Ham appearance for 1980 FA Cup Final winner with West Ham, Stuart Pearson.[1][2]

Club captain, Billy Bonds

First Division
Main article: 1981–82 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Southampton 42 19 9 14 72 67 +5 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8 Everton 42 17 13 12 56 50 +6 64
9 West Ham United 42 14 16 12 66 57 +9 58
10 Manchester City 42 15 13 14 49 50 −1 58
11 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 55 53 +2 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Aston Villa qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1981–82 European Cup winners.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 August 1981Brighton and Hove AlbionH1–130,468Stewart
2 September 1981Tottenham HotspurA4–041,200Cross (4)
5 September 1981SunderlandA2–028,347Goddard, Cross
12 September 1981Stoke CityH3–228,774Stewart, Goddard (2)
19 September 1981West Bromwich AlbionA0–019,429
22 September 1981SouthamptonH4–234,026Goddard (3), Pike
26 September 1981LiverpoolH1–130,802Pike
3 October 1981Birmingham CityA2–222,290Cross (2)
10 October 1981EvertonH1–131,608Martin
17 October 1981Aston VillaA2–332,064Cross, Brooking
24 October 1981Notts CountyA1–112,456Brooking
31 October 1981MiddlesbroughH3–227,604Stewart, Neighbour, Goddard
7 November 1981Nottingham ForestA0–026,327
21 November 1981Coventry CityH5–226,065Stewart, Martin (2), Neighbour, Brooking
28 November 1981Leeds UnitedA3–325,637Cross, Brooking (2)
5 December 1981ArsenalH1–233,833Pearson
5 January 1982LiverpoolA0–328,427
16 January 1982Brighton and Hove AlbionA0–122,591
27 January 1982Manchester UnitedA0–141,291
30 January 1982West Bromwich AlbionH3–124,423Goddard, Cross (2)
2 February 1982Manchester CityH1–126,522Bonds
6 February 1982Stoke CityA1–211,987Van der Elst
13 February 1982Birmingham CityH2–222,512Stewart, Orr
20 February 1982SouthamptonA1–224,026Stewart
27 February 1982EvertonA0–028,598
2 March 1982Ipswich TownA2–024,846Devonshire, Van der Elst
6 March 1982Aston VillaH2–226,894Stewart, Van der Elst
13 March 1982Notts CountyH1–022,145Stewart
20 March 1982MiddlesbroughA3–212,134Goddard (2), Van der Elst
27 March 1982Nottingham ForestH0–124,633
30 March 1982Swansea CityA1–020,272Van der Elst
3 April 1982Manchester CityA1–030,875Goddard
6 April 1982Wolverhampton WanderersH3–120,651Martin, Goddard (2)
10 April 1982Swansea CityH1–126,566Goddard
13 April 1982Ipswich TownH2–329,050Cross (2)
17 April 1982Coventry CityA0–113,446
24 April 1982Leeds UnitedH4–324,478Stewart, Cross, Brooking (2)
1 May 1982ArsenalA0–234,977
4 May 1982SunderlandH1–117,130Stewart
8 May 1982Manchester UnitedH1–126,377Cross
10 May 1982Tottenham HotspurH2–227,667Goddard, Brooking
15 May 1982Wolverhampton WanderersA1–213,283Cross

FA Cup
Main article: 1981–82 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1982EvertonH2–124,431Bonds, Cross
R423 January 1982WatfordH0–227,004

League Cup
Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg7 October 1981Derby CountyA3–213,764Stewart, Cross, Brooking
R2 Second Leg27 October 1981Derby CountyH2–0 (won 5–2 on agg)21,043Goddard (2)
R310 November 1981West Bromwich AlbionH2–224,168Stewart, Cross
R3 Replay24 November 1981West Bromwich AlbionA1–1 aet15,869Stewart
R3 2nd Replay1 December 1981West Bromwich AlbionH0–124,760

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Paul Allen
— FW England ENG Dale Banton
— MF England ENG Bobby Barnes
— DF England ENG Billy Bonds (captain)
— MF England ENG Trevor Brooking
— DF England ENG Paul Brush
— FW Scotland SCO George Cowie
— FW England ENG David Cross
— MF England ENG Alan Devonshire
— FW England ENG Paul Goddard
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ray Houghton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Everald La Ronde
— DF England ENG Frank Lampard
— DF England ENG Alvin Martin
— GK Scotland SCO Tom McAlister
— MF England ENG Jimmy Neighbour
— DF Scotland SCO Neil Orr
— GK England ENG Phil Parkes
— FW England ENG Stuart Pearson
— MF England ENG Geoff Pike
— DF Scotland SCO Ray Stewart
— FW Belgium BEL Francois Van der Elst

References
  1. "Ray Houghton". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. "Stuart Pearson". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1981-82". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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