1981–82 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1981–82 season was Manchester City's 80th season of competitive football and 62nd season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. On New Years Day of 1982, the club were top of the league, but after poor second half of the season which saw them win only 5 league games in 22, the club ended up finishing 10th.

Manchester City
1981–82 season
ManagerJohn Bond
StadiumMaine Road
First Division10th
FA CupFourth Round
Football League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Reeves (13)
All: Trevor Francis (14)
Highest home attendance52,031 vs Manchester United
10 October 1981
Lowest home attendance21,139 vs Northampton Town
11 November 1981
Average home league attendance34,063 (4th highest in league)

First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
12 Nottingham Forest 42 15 12 15 42 48 −6 57
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1981–82 European Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 15 13 14 49 50  −1 58 9 7 5 32 23  +9 6 6 9 17 27  −10

Source: [1]

Results

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
29 August 1981 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 1 Hutchison, Tueart 36,187
1 September 1981 Notts County A Meadow Lane 1 - 1 McDonald 14,546
5 September 1981 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 3 – 1 Francis (2), Boyer 25,256
12 September 1981 Southampton H Maine Road 1 – 1 Reeves 42,003
19 September 1981 Birmingham City A St Andrews 0 - 3 20,109
23 September 1981 Leeds United H Maine Road 4 – 0 Tueart (2), Reeves (2) 35,077
26 September 1981 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 0 - 1 39,085
3 October 1981 Brighton & Hove Albion A Goldstone Ground 1 – 4 Reeves 18,300
10 October 1981 Manchester United H Maine Road 0 – 0 52,037
17 October 1981 Arsenal A Highbury 0 – 1 25,470
24 October 1981 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 0 – 0 23,881
31 October 1981 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 0 Tueart 31,305
7 November 1981 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 3 – 2 Francis, Reeves, Tueart 32,025
21 November 1981 Swansea City H Maine Road 4 – 0 Reeves (2), Tueart (2) 34,644
28 November 1981 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 0 - 2 20,476
5 December 1981 Aston Villa H Maine Road 1 – 0 Tueart 32,487
12 December 1981 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1 – 0 Tueart 12,398
19 December 1981 Sunderland H Maine Road 2 – 3 Francis (2) 29,462
26 December 1981 Liverpool A Anfield 3 – 1 Hartford, Bond, Reeves 37,929
28 December 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 – 1 Hartford, Francis 40,298
9 January 1982 Stoke City H Maine Road 1 – 1 Francis 31,951
30 January 1982 Birmingham City H Maine Road 4 – 2 Francis (2), Reeves (2) 28,438
2 February 1982 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 1 – 1 Bond 26,552
6 February 1982 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 2 McDonald 22,645
13 February 1982 Brighton & Hove Albion H Maine Road 4 – 0 Francis, Reeves, McDonald, Stevens 30,038
20 February 1982 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 0 - 2 46,181
27 February 1982 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 1 Reeves 57,872
6 March 1982 Arsenal H Maine Road 0 – 0 30,287
10 March 1982 Leeds United A Elland Road 1 – 0 Reeves 20,797
13 March 1982 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 1 – 1 Caton 20,927
20 March 1982 Everton H Maine Road 1 – 1 Bond 33,002
27 March 1982 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 0 11,709
3 April 1982 West Ham United H Maine Road 0 – 1 30,875
10 April 1982 Liverpool H Maine Road 0 – 5 40,112
12 April 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 4 McDonald 14,891
17 April 1982 Swansea City A Vetch Field 0 – 2 19,212
21 April 1982 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 0 Francis 11,703
24 April 1982 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 1 – 1 Hartford 30,329
1 May 1982 Aston Villa A Villa Park 0 – 0 22,150
5 May 1982 Notts County H Maine Road 1 – 0 Power 24,443
8 May 1982 Coventry City H Maine Road 1 – 3 Francis 27,580
15 May 1982 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 1 26,167


FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 January 1981 3rd Round Cardiff City H Maine Road 3 – 1 Francis (2), McDonald 31,547
23 January 1982 4th Round Coventry City H Maine Road 1 - 3 Bond 31,216


League Cup

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Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
7 October 1981 2nd Round 1st Leg Stoke City H Maine Road 2 – 0 Smith (og), Hartford 23,146
28 October 1981 2nd Round 2nd Leg Stoke City A Victoria Ground 0 - 2 (9–8 on pens) 17,373
11 November 1981 3rd Round Northampton Town H Maine Road 3 – 1 McDonald, Tueart (2) 21,139
1 December 1981 4th Round Barnsley A Oakwell 0 – 1 33,792

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.