91st season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1982–83 football season
The 1982–83 season was Liverpool Football Club ' s 91st season in existence and their 21st consecutive season in the First Division . After winning the title previous season, Liverpool F.C. regained and won their fourteenth league title. They also won the Football League Cup for the third successive season beating Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley Stadium .
However, Liverpool did not regain the European Cup , having been knocked out by Widzew Łódź in the quarter-finals and surprisingly being knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion in the fifth round of the FA Cup . Liverpool lost 5 of their last 7 league games and drew the other two, yet they finished the season eleven points ahead of the second-placed Watford .
After nine years, Bob Paisley had decided to retire after winning six league championships, three European Cups, three League Cups, four FA Charity Shields, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup.
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World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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^ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners. Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2 28-Aug-82 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 Lee 57' Neal pen 72' 35,652 Report Report 31-Aug-82 Birmingham City A 0–0 20,176 Report Report 04-Sep-82 Arsenal A 2–0 Hodgson 41' Neal 83' 36,429 Report Report 07-Sep-82 Nottingham Forest H 4–3 Hodgson 11' , 20' Souness 81' Rush 89' 27,145 Report Report 11-Sep-82 Luton Town H 3–3 Souness 32' Rush 44' Johnston 75' 33,694 Report Report 18-Sep-82 Swansea City A 3–0 Rush 15' , 23' Johnston 84' 20,322 Report Report 25-Sep-82 Southampton H 5–0 Whelan 6' , 71' Souness 22' Lawrenson 41' , 67' 32,996 Report Report 02-Oct-82 Ipswich Town A 0–1 24,342 Report Report 09-Oct-82 West Ham United A 1–3 Souness 77' 32,500 Report Report 16-Oct-82 Manchester United H 0–0 40,853 Report Report 23-Oct-82 Stoke City A 1–1 Lawrenson 27' 29,411 Report Report 30-Oct-82 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 Lawrenson 19' Dalglish 37' , 43' 27,929 Report Report 06-Nov-82 Everton A 5–0 Rush 11' , 51' , 71' , 85' Lawrenson 55' 52,741 Report Report 13-Nov-82 Coventry City H 4–0 Dalglish 8' Rush 24' , 73' , 82' 27,870 Report Report 20-Nov-82 Notts County A 2–1 Johnston 52' Dalglish 55' 16,914 Report Report 27-Nov-82 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–0 Neal pen 20' Dalglish 49' , 78' 40,691 Report Report 04-Dec-82 Norwich City A 0–1 22,909 Report Report 11-Dec-82 Watford H 3–1 Rush 22' Neal 2 pens 34' , 43' 36,690 Report Report 18-Dec-82 Aston Villa A 4–2 Hodgson 5' Dalglish 9' Kennedy 27' Rush 88' 34,568 Report Report 27-Dec-82 Manchester City H 5–2 Dalglish 18' , 24' , 86' Neal 22' Rush 64' 44,664 Report Report 28-Dec-82 Sunderland A 0–0 35,041 Report Report 01-Jan-83 Notts County H 5–1 Rush 15' , 78' , 87' Dalglish 30' , 72' 33,643 Report Report 03-Jan-83 Arsenal H 3–1 Rush 23' Souness 53' Dalglish 70' 37,713 Report Report 15-Jan-83 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Rush 90' 24,560 Report Report 22-Jan-83 Birmingham City H 1–0 Neal 8' 30,986 Report Report 05-Feb-83 Luton Town A 3–1 Rush 32' Kennedy 43' Souness 79' 18,434 Report Report 12-Feb-83 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Dalglish 66' 34,976 Report Report 26-Feb-83 Manchester United A 1–1 Dalglish 39' 57,397 Report Report 05-Mar-83 Stoke City H 5–1 Dalglish 7' , 47' Neal 35' Johnston 76' Souness 89' 30,020 Report Report 12-Mar-83 West Ham United H 3–0 Own Goal 50' Lee 55' Rush 67' 28,511 Report Report 19-Mar-83 Everton H 0–0 44,737 Report Report 22-Mar-83 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 Rush 76' , 85' 25,030 Report Report 02-Apr-83 Sunderland H 1–0 Souness 72' 35,821 Report Report 04-Apr-83 Manchester City A 4–0 Souness 31' Fairclough 44' , 86' Kennedy 83' 35,647 Report Report 09-Apr-83 Swansea City H 3–0 Rush 57' Lee 72' Fairclough 86' 30,010 Report Report 12-Apr-83 Coventry City A 0–0 14,821 Report Report 16-Apr-83 Southampton A 2–3 Dalglish 13' Johnston 16' 23,578 Report Report 23-Apr-83 Norwich City H 0–2 37,022 Report Report 30-Apr-83 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 44,907 Report Report 02-May-83 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 25,107 Report Report 07-May-83 Aston Villa H 1–1 Johnston 82' 39,939 Report Report 14-May-83 Watford A 1–2 Johnston 62' 27,173 Report Report
Final
Match rules
90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. Maximum of one substitution.
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions