1981–82 Everton F.C. season

During the 1981–82 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 8th in the table with 64 points.

Everton

1981–82 season
Manager	Howard Kendall
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	8th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	4th Round

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Liverpool	42		14	3	4	39	14		12	6	3	41	18		80	32	+48		87	European Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 1]
2	Ipswich Town	42		17	1	3	47	25		9	4	8	28	28		75	53	+22		83	UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
3	Manchester United	42		12	6	3	27	9		10	6	5	32	20		59	29	+30		78	UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
4	Tottenham Hotspur	42		12	4	5	41	26		8	7	6	26	22		67	48	+19		71	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round
5	Arsenal	42		13	5	3	27	15		7	6	8	21	22		48	37	+11		71	UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
6	Swansea City	42		13	3	5	34	16		8	3	10	24	35		58	51	+7		69	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 2]
7	Southampton	42		15	2	4	49	30		4	7	10	23	37		72	67	+5		66	UEFA Cup 1982–83 First round
8	Everton	42		11	7	3	33	21		6	6	9	23	29		56	50	+6		64
9	West Ham United	42		9	10	2	42	29		5	6	10	24	28		66	57	+9		58
10	Manchester City	42		9	7	5	32	23		6	6	9	17	27		49	50	–1		58
11	Aston Villa	42		9	6	6	28	24		6	6	9	27	29		55	53	+2		57	European Cup 1982–83 First round [notes 3]
12	Nottingham Forest	42		7	7	7	19	20		8	5	8	23	28		42	48	–6		57
13	Brighton & Hove Albion	42		8	7	6	30	24		5	6	10	13	28		43	52	–9		52
14	Coventry City	42		9	4	8	31	24		4	7	10	25	38		56	62	–6		50
15	Notts County	42		8	5	8	32	33		5	3	13	29	36		61	69	–8		47
16	Birmingham City	42		8	6	7	29	25		2	8	11	24	36		53	61	–8		44
17	West Bromwich Albion	42		6	6	9	24	25		5	5	11	22	32		46	57	–11		44
18	Stoke City	42		9	2	10	27	28		3	6	12	17	35		44	63	–19		44
19	Sunderland	42		6	5	10	19	26		5	6	10	19	32		38	58	–20		44
20	Leeds United	42		6	11	4	23	20		4	1	16	16	41		39	61	–22		42
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		8	5	8	19	20		2	5	14	13	43		32	63	–31		40
22	Middlesbrough	42		5	9	7	20	24		3	6	12	14	28		34	52	–18		39

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1. Liverpool were also this season's League Cup Winners.
2. Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as 1982 Welsh Cup winners.
3. Aston Villa won the European Cup this year, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	Qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	League Cup Winners, see Liverpool
	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 August 1981	Birmingham City	H	3-1
2 September 1981	Leeds United	A	1-1
5 September 1981	Southampton	H	0-1
12 September 1981	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1-1
19 September 1981	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-3
22 September 1981	Notts County	H	3-1
26 September 1981	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-1
3 October 1981	Stoke City	A	1-3
10 October 1981	West Ham United	A	1-1
17 October 1981	Ipswich Town	H	2-1
24 October 1981	Middlesbrough	A	0-2
31 October 1981	Manchester City	H	0-1
7 November 1981	Liverpool	A	1-3
21 November 1981	Sunderland	H	1-2
24 November 1981	Notts County	A	2-2
28 November 1981	Arsenal	A	0-1
5 December 1981	Swansea City	H	3-1
19 December 1981	Aston Villa	H	2-0
28 December 1981	Coventry City	H	3-2
6 January 1982	Manchester United	A	1-1
19 January 1982	Southampton	D	1-1
23 January 1982	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-0
30 January 1982	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1
6 February 1982	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1-3
13 February 1982	Stoke City	H	0-0
20 February 1982	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-0
27 February 1982	West Ham United	H	0-0
6 March 1982	Ipswich Town	A	0-3
13 March 1982	Middlesbrough	H	2-0
20 March 1982	Manchester City	A	1-1
27 March 1982	Liverpool	H	1-3
3 April 1982	Nottingham Forest	A	1-0
6 April 1982	Birmingham City	A	2-0
10 April 1982	Manchester United	H	3-3
13 April 1982	Coventry City	A	0-1
17 April 1982	Sunderland	A	1-3
20 April 1982	Nottingham Forest	H	2-1
24 April 1982	Arsenal	H	2-1
1 May 1982	Swansea City	A	3-1
4 May 1982	Leeds United	H	1-0
8 May 1982	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-1
15 May 1982	Aston Villa	A	2-1

[1]

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	2 January 1982	West Ham United	A	1-2

[1]

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2:1	6 October 1981	Coventry City	H	1-1
2:2	27 October 1981	Coventry City	A	1-0
3	11 November 1981	Oxford United	H	1-0
4	15 December 1981	Ipswich Town	H	2-3

[1]

Squad

[2]

References

1. Everton's Record in 1981-82
2. 1981-1982 Summary: Appearances and Goals