1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season

The 1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season was West Ham United's second in the First Division, following promotion at the end of the 1980–81 season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

West Ham United

1982–83 season
Chairman	Len Cearns
Manager	John Lyall
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Goddard (10) All: Goddard, François Van der Elst (12)
Home colours

Season summary

The season started well for West Ham. By the end of the year they sat in 5th place in the league. A slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of March 1983. A late surge saw them win four of their final six games to finish in 8th place. Paul Goddard and François Van der Elst were joint top scorers with 12 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was penalty-taker Ray Stewart with 11. Phil Parkes made the most appearances – 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the début of Tony Cottee on 1 January 1983 in a 3–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur, a game in which he scored.

Joint-leading scorer François Van der Elst

Club captain Billy Bonds

League table

Main article: 1982–83 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Aston Villa	42	21	5	16	62	50	+12	68	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Everton	42	18	10	14	66	48	+18	64
8	West Ham United	42	20	4	18	68	62	+6	64
9	Ipswich Town	42	15	13	14	64	50	+14	58
10	Arsenal	42	16	10	16	58	56	+2	58

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

West Ham United's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
28 August 1982	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	24,796	Stewart
31 August 1982	Luton Town	A	2–0	13,403	Goddard, Bonds
4 September 1982	Sunderland	A	0–1	19,239
7 September 1982	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	21,963	Lampard
11 September 1982	Birmingham City	H	5–0	18,754	Stewart, Martin, Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark
18 September 1982	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1	15,204	Van der Elst, Clark
25 September 1982	Manchester City	H	4–1	23,833	Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark (2)
2 October 1982	Arsenal	A	3–2	30,487	Martin, Goddard, Van der Elst
9 October 1982	Liverpool	H	3–1	32,500	Martin, Clark, Pike
16 October 1982	Southampton	A	0–3	19,840
23 October 1982	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	1–3	20,493	Devonshire
31 October 1982	Manchester United	H	3–1	31,684	Stewart, Goddard, Pike
6 November 1982	Stoke City	A	2–5	17,510	Stewart, Pike
13 November 1982	Norwich City	H	1–0	22,463	Clark
20 November 1982	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	41,960	Van der Elst
27 November 1982	Everton	H	2–0	21,424	Bonds, Stevens (og)
4 December 1982	Aston Villa	A	0–1	24,658
11 December 1982	Coventry City	H	0–3	19,321
18 December 1982	Notts County	A	2–1	8,441	Dickens, Hunt (og)
27 December 1982	Swansea City	H	3–2	23,843	Stewart, Van der Elst, Goddard
29 December 1982	Watford	A	1–2	24,870	Stewart
1 January 1983	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–0	33,383	Stewart, Cottee, Pike
4 January 1983	Luton Town	H	2–3	21,435	Clark, Cottee
15 January 1983	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1	17,031
22 January 1983	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–1	19,887
5 February 1983	Birmingham City	A	0–3	12,539
26 February 1983	Southampton	H	1–1	19,626	Lampard
5 March 1983	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	2–1	16,850	Cottee, Dickens
12 March 1983	Liverpool	A	0–3	28,551
19 March 1983	Stoke City	A	1–1	16,466	Bould (og)
22 March 1983	Manchester United	A	1–2	30,277	Devonshire
26 March 1983	Norwich City	A	1–1	17,369	Dickens
2 April 1983	Watford	H	2–1	22,647	Van der Elst, Swindlehurst
5 April 1983	Swansea City	A	5–1	13,282	Devonshire, Dickens (2), Pike (2)
9 April 1983	Sunderland	H	2–1	20,053	Goddard, Dickens
16 April 1983	Manchester City	A	0–2	23,015
23 April 1983	Aston Villa	H	2–0	21,822	Bonds, Swindlehurst
30 April 1983	Everton	A	0–2	16,353
3 May 1983	Ipswich Town	A	2–1	18,817	Stewart, Goddard
7 May 1983	Notts County	H	2–0	17,534	Van der Elst, Goddard
10 May 1983	Arsenal	H	1–3	28,920	Van der Elst
14 May 1983	Coventry City	A	4–2	11,214	Goddard, Swindlehurst, Cottee (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1983	Manchester United	A	0–2	44,143

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	6 October 1982	Stoke City	A	1–1	18,079	Stewart
R2 Second Leg	26 October 1982	Stoke City	H	2–1 (won 3–1 on agg)	18,270	Goddard, Clark
R3	10 November 1982	Lincoln City	A	1–1	13,899	Goddard
R3 Replay	29 November 1982	Lincoln City	H	2–1	13,686	Stewart, Clark
R4	7 December 1982	Notts County	A	3–3	7,525	Van der Elst (3) 64', 74', 85'
R4 Replay	21 December 1982	Notts County	H	3–0	13,140	Stewart (pen) 30', Clark 64', Allen 88'
R5	18 January 1983	Liverpool	A	1–2	23,393	Allen 71'

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Paul Allen
—	MF	ENG	Bobby Barnes
—	DF	ENG	Billy Bonds (captain)
—	MF	ENG	Trevor Brooking
—	DF	ENG	Paul Brush
—	FW	SCO	Sandy Clark
—	FW	ENG	Tony Cottee
—	DF	SCO	George Cowie
—	MF	ENG	Alan Devonshire
—	MF	ENG	Alan Dickens
—	MF	ENG	Joe Gallagher

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Paul Goddard
—	DF	ENG	Frank Lampard
—	DF	ENG	Alvin Martin
—	FW	ENG	Nicky Morgan
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Neighbour
—	DF	SCO	Neil Orr
—	GK	ENG	Phil Parkes
—	MF	ENG	Geoff Pike
—	DF	SCO	Ray Stewart
—	FW	ENG	Dave Swindlehurst
—	FW	BEL	Francois Van der Elst