1981–82 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1981–82 season
ManagerHoward Kendall
GroundGoodison Park
First Division8th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup4th Round

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.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Swansea City 42 21 6 15 58 51 +7 69 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round[a]
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1982 Welsh Cup winners.

Results

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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FA Cup

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

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League Cup

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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

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Squad

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Steve McMahon Mark Higgins Mike Lyons Trevor Ross Graeme Sharp Neville Southall Kevin Ratcliffe Alan Irvine Billy Wright Gary Stevens Adrian Heath Mike Walsh Jim Arnold Alan Biley Peter Eastoe Kevin Richardson Alan Ainscow Paul Lodge Brian Borrows John Bailey Eamonn O'Keefe Mickey Thomas Mick Ferguson Joe McBride Asa Hartford Howard Kendall Stuart Rimmer

References

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