Seasons · Division One · Season 62

1981/82

Finished 20th · Manager Allan Clarke

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The season · Record

Played: 46
Won: 11
Drawn: 12
Lost: 23
For: 42
Against: 67
Points: 42

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 3–0; v Wolves
Biggest defeat: 1–5; v Swansea City
Clean sheets: 12
Top scorer: Graham; 9 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 22,464

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1981/82
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	26	9	7	80	32	+48	87
2	Ipswich Town	42	26	5	11	75	53	+22	83
3	Manchester United	42	22	12	8	59	29	+30	78
4	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	11	11	67	48	+19	71
5	Arsenal	42	20	11	11	48	37	+11	71
6	Swansea City	42	21	6	15	58	51	+7	69
7	Southampton	42	19	9	14	72	67	+5	66
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
12	Nottingham Forest	42	15	12	15	42	48	-6	57
13	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	13	13	16	43	52	-9	52
14	Coventry City	42	13	11	18	56	62	-6	50
15	Notts County	42	13	8	21	61	69	-8	47
16	Birmingham City	42	10	14	18	53	61	-8	44
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	11	20	46	57	-11	44
18	Stoke City	42	12	8	22	44	63	-19	44
19	Sunderland	42	11	11	20	38	58	-20	44
20	Leeds United	42	10	12	20	39	61	-22	42
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	10	22	32	63	-31	40
22	Middlesbrough	42	8	15	19	34	52	-18	39

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1981/82
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
29 Aug	A	Swansea City	1–5	23,489	Lost 1–5 v Swansea City
2 Sep	H	Everton	1–1	26,502	Drew 1–1 v Everton
5 Sep	H	Wolves	3–0	20,216	Won 3–0 v Wolves
12 Sep	A	Coventry City	0–4	13,065	Lost 0–4 v Coventry City
19 Sep	H	Arsenal	0–0	21,410	Drew 0–0 v Arsenal
23 Sep	A	Manchester City	0–4	35,077	Lost 0–4 v Manchester City
26 Sep	A	Ipswich Town	1–2	22,319	Lost 1–2 v Ipswich Town
30 Sep	A	Manchester United	0–1	47,019	Lost 0–1 v Manchester United
3 Oct	H	Aston Villa	1–1	21,065	Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
10 Oct	A	Liverpool	0–3	35,840	Lost 0–3 v Liverpool
17 Oct	H	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	19,164	Won 3–1 v West Bromwich Albion
24 Oct	H	Sunderland	1–0	25,220	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
31 Oct	A	Nottingham Forest	1–2	25,272	Lost 1–2 v Nottingham Forest
7 Nov	H	Notts County	1–0	19,552	Won 1–0 v Notts County
21 Nov	A	Southampton	0–4	21,127	Lost 0–4 v Southampton
28 Nov	H	West Ham United	3–3	25,637	Drew 3–3 v West Ham United
5 Dec	A	Stoke City	2–1	13,901	Won 2–1 v Stoke City
12 Dec	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	28,780	Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
16 Jan	H	Swansea City	2–0	18,700	Won 2–0 v Swansea City
30 Jan	A	Arsenal	0–1	22,408	Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
6 Feb	H	Coventry City	0–0	16,385	Drew 0–0 v Coventry City
20 Feb	H	Ipswich Town	0–2	20,287	Lost 0–2 v Ipswich Town
27 Feb	H	Liverpool	0–2	33,689	Lost 0–2 v Liverpool
2 Mar	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	12,857	Lost 0–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
10 Mar	H	Manchester City	0–1	20,797	Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
13 Mar	A	Sunderland	1–0	20,285	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
16 Mar	A	Wolves	0–1	11,729	Lost 0–1 v Wolves
20 Mar	H	Nottingham Forest	1–1	18,036	Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
27 Mar	A	Notts County	1–2	13,316	Lost 1–2 v Notts County
3 Apr	H	Manchester United	0–0	31,118	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
6 Apr	A	Middlesbrough	0–0	15,494	Drew 0–0 v Middlesbrough
10 Apr	A	Birmingham City	1–0	14,497	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
13 Apr	H	Middlesbrough	1–1	20,458	Drew 1–1 v Middlesbrough
17 Apr	H	Southampton	1–3	21,353	Lost 1–3 v Southampton
24 Apr	A	West Ham United	3–4	24,748	Lost 3–4 v West Ham United
28 Apr	A	Aston Villa	4–1	20,566	Won 4–1 v Aston Villa
1 May	H	Stoke City	0–0	17,775	Drew 0–0 v Stoke City
4 May	A	Everton	0–1	17,137	Lost 0–1 v Everton
8 May	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	35,020	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
12 May	H	Birmingham City	3–3	18,583	Drew 3–3 v Birmingham City
15 May	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	19,831	Won 2–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
18 May	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	23,118	Lost 0–2 v West Bromwich Albion

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 1981/82
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Oct	H	Ipswich Town	0–1	16,994	Lost 0–1 v Ipswich Town
27 Oct	A	Ipswich Town	0–3	16,464	Lost 0–3 v Ipswich Town

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1981/82
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
2 Jan	A	Wolves	3–1	20,923	Won 3–1 v Wolves
28 Jan	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	46,126	Lost 0–1 v Tottenham Hotspur