1981–82 Liverpool F.C. season
After ending fifth the previous season Liverpool F.C. came back and won their thirteenth league title, after being twelfth in the league table at Christmas. They also won for the second successive season the Football League Cup beating Tottenham Hotspur Three-One at Wembley Stadium.
However Liverpool was decisively beaten by Flamengo at the 1981 Intercontinental Cup final. Neither did they regain the European Cup, having been knocked out by CSKA Sofia in the Quarter Finals and surprisingly being knocked out by 2nd Division Chelsea in the 5th Round of the FA Cup.
It was also a season when there would be major changes in the team, with many of the players who won all the trophies over the previous few season, and replaced by players who would go on to be part of the team that remained successful for the rest of the decade. Players such as Bruce Grobbelaar, Mark Lawrenson, Ian Rush, Ronnie Whelan and Craig Johnston came into the team during the season and would make their mark on changing the side, that would go forward into the decade.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
First Division
Results
First Division
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report 1 |
Report 2 |
29-Aug-81 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | | 28,001 | Report | Report |
01-Sep-81 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | Neal 53 Pen' | 31,963 | Report | Report |
05-Sep-81 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | McDermott 44' Johnson 89' | 35,269 | Report | Report |
12-Sep-81 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | | 26,703 | Report | Report |
19-Sep-81 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | | 37,474 | Report | Report |
22-Sep-81 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | A Kennedy 2' McDermott 26 Pen' | 16,731 | Report | Report |
26-Sep-81 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | Johnson 77' | 30,802 | Report | Report |
03-Oct-81 | Swansea City | H | 2–2 | McDermott 59 Pen', 64 Pen' | 48,645 | Report | Report |
10-Oct-81 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | Rush 17', 89' Own Goal 26' | 35,840 | Report | Report |
17-Oct-81 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–3 | Dalglish 12' R Kennedy 39' McDermott 73' | 26,321 | Report | Report |
24-Oct-81 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | McDermott 74 Pen' | 41,438 | Report | Report |
31-Oct-81 | Sunderland | A | 2–0 | Souness 61' McDermott 77' | 27,854 | Report | Report |
07-Nov-81 | Everton | H | 3–1 | Dalglish 47', 52' Rush 75' | 48,861 | Report | Report |
21-Nov-81 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Dalglish 90' | 20,871 | Report | Report |
28-Nov-81 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | | 37,189 | Report | Report |
05-Dec-81 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | Lawrenson 57' R Kennedy 59' | 24,521 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-81 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | Whelan 85' | 37,929 | Report | Report |
05-Jan-82 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | McDermott 25' Whelan 27' Dalglish 68' | 28,427 | Report | Report |
16-Jan-82 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Whelan 74' Dalglish 82' | 26,438 | Report | Report |
26-Jan-82 | Notts County | A | 4–0 | Whelan 44' Rush 67', 75', 84' | 14,407 | Report | Report |
30-Jan-82 | Aston Villa | A | 3–0 | Rush 3' McDermott 23', 73' | 35,947 | Report | Report |
06-Feb-82 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–0 | McDermott 14' Rush 17' Dalglish 44' Whelan 57' | 41,316 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-82 | Swansea City | A | 0–2 | | 22,604 | Report | Report |
20-Feb-82 | Coventry City | H | 4–0 | Souness 5' Lee 13' Rush 34' McDermott 64 Pen' | 28,286 | Report | Report |
27-Feb-82 | Leeds United | A | 2–0 | Souness 40' Rush 76' | 33,689 | Report | Report |
06-Mar-82 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | | 28,574 | Report | Report |
09-Mar-82 | Stoke City | A | 5–1 | McDermott 15' Dalglish 29' Souness 48' Lee 80' Whelan 87' | 16,758 | Report | Report |
20-Mar-82 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Rush 14' | 30,344 | Report | Report |
27-Mar-82 | Everton | A | 3–1 | Whelan 21' Souness 57' Johnston 81' | 51,847 | Report | Report |
30-Mar-82 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 | Rush 10', 74' McDermott 78' | 24,224 | Report | Report |
02-Apr-82 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | Dalglish 61' | 30,126 | Report | Report |
07-Apr-82 | Manchester United | A | 1–0 | Johnston 63' | 50,969 | Report | Report |
10-Apr-82 | Manchester City | A | 5–0 | Lee 8' Neal 42 Pen' Johnston 58' A Kennedy 59' Rush 73' | 40,112 | Report | Report |
13-Apr-82 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | A Kennedy 4' Johnston 34' | 30,419 | Report | Report |
17-Apr-82 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | Dalglish 71' | 34,286 | Report | Report |
24-Apr-82 | Southampton | A | 3–2 | Rush 12' Whelan 57', 88' | 24,704 | Report | Report |
01-May-82 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | Johnston 55', 68' | 34,321 | Report | Report |
03-May-82 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–2 | Dalglish 50', 61' | 38,091 | Report | Report |
08-May-82 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | Rush 49' | 26,381 | Report | Report |
11-May-82 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Rush 31' | 30,932 | Report | Report |
15-May-82 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | Lawrenson 51' Dalglish 55' Whelan 87' | 48,122 | Report | Report |
18-May-82 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | | 17,431 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report 1 |
Report 2 |
07-Oct-81 | Exeter City | H | 5–0 | Rush 15', 67' McDermott 27' Dalglish 37' Whelan 68' | 11,478 | Report | Report |
28-Oct-81 | Exeter City | A | 6–0 | Rush 15', 89' Dalglish 23' Neal 44' Sheedy 53' Own Goal 80' | 11,740 | Report | Report |
10-Nov-81 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Sheedy 29' Rush 64' Johnson 74', 80' | 16,145 | Report | Report |
01-Dec-81 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | | 37,917 | Report | Report |
08-Dec-81 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | Johnston 95' McDermott 101 Pen' Dalglish 108' | 21,375 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-82 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | | 33,707 | Report | Report |
19-Jan-82 | Barnsley | A | 3–1 | Souness 37' Johnson 81' Dalglish 89' | 29,639 | Report | Report |
02-Feb-82 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | McDermott 47' Rush 49' | 26,690 | Report | Report |
09-Feb-82 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | Rush 26' Dalglish 47' | 34,933 | Report | Report |
League Cup Final
European Cup
World Club Championship
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Club seasons | | First Division | |
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| Second Division |
- Barnsley
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers
- Cambridge United
- Cardiff City
- Charlton Athletic
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Derby County
- Grimsby Town
- Leicester City
- Leyton Orient
- Luton Town
- Newcastle United
- Norwich City
- Oldham Athletic
- Queens Park Rangers
- Rotherham United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Shrewsbury Town
- Watford
- Wrexham
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| Third Division |
- Brentford
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Burnley
- Carlisle United
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Doncaster Rovers
- Exeter City
- Fulham
- Gillingham
- Huddersfield Town
- Lincoln City
- Millwall
- Newport County
- Oxford United
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Preston North End
- Reading
- Southend United
- Swindon Town
- Walsall
- Wimbledon
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| Fourth Division |
- Aldershot
- Blackpool
- Bournemouth
- Bradford City
- Bury
- Colchester United
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepool United
- Hereford United
- Hull City
- Mansfield Town
- Northampton Town
- Peterborough United
- Port Vale
- Rochdale
- Scunthorpe United
- Sheffield United
- Southport
- Stockport County
- Torquay United
- Tranmere Rovers
- York City
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