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1981–82 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubManchester United
season1981–82
managerRon Atkinson
chairmanMartin Edwards
leagueFirst Division
league result3rd
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
league topscorer
Frank Stapleton (13)
season topscorer
Frank Stapleton (13)
highest attendance57,830
(v. Manchester City, 27 February 1982)
lowest attendance34,499
(v. Coventry City, 17 March 1982)
average attendance42,744
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prevseason1980–81
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Frank Stapleton (13) Frank Stapleton (13) (v. Manchester City, 27 February 1982) (v. Coventry City, 17 March 1982) The 1981–82 season was Manchester United's 80th season in the Football League, and their 7th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

United had finished eighth in the league the previous season, with manager Dave Sexton being sacked after his four-year spell in charge had failed to deliver a major trophy. His successor was West Bromwich Albion manager Ron Atkinson. One of Atkinson's first moves as manager was to bolster the club's attack with the £950,000 signing of Frank Stapleton from Arsenal, while the previous season's top scorer Joe Jordan was sold to AC Milan. Atkinson retained the services of Garry Birtles, who had been a disappointment in his first season with United, scoring just once in his first 28 games. Birtles had a more successful second season at Old Trafford, finding the net 11 times.

In early October, he brought midfielder Bryan Robson to Old Trafford from his former club West Bromwich Albion for a British record fee of £1.5million. He also signed fellow Albion midfielder Remi Moses for £500,000. Long-serving Northern Ireland international, Sammy McIlroy, left the club after 13 years when he signed for Stoke City in February.

After constantly leading the league during the first half of the season, United finished the season third in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup, while the league title went to Liverpool (who surged in the second half of the season after being mid table at Christmas) and Ipswich Town finished second. Late in the season came the debut of teenage forward Norman Whiteside, who at the age of 17 was selected for the Northern Ireland squad at the FIFA World Cup. He also scored for United on the last day of the league season in only his second senior appearance for the club.

First Division

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendance
29 August 1981Coventry CityA1–2Macari19,329
31 August 1981Nottingham ForestH0–051,496
5 September 1981Ipswich TownH1–2Stapleton45,555
12 September 1981Aston VillaA1–1Stapleton37,661
19 September 1981Swansea CityH1–0Birtles47,309
22 September 1981MiddlesbroughA2–0Stapleton, Birtles19,895
26 September 1981ArsenalA0–039,795
30 September 1981Leeds UnitedH1–0Stapleton47,019
3 October 1981Wolverhampton WanderersH5–0Stapleton, McIlroy (3), Birtles46,837
10 October 1981Manchester CityA0–052,037
17 October 1981Birmingham CityH1–1Coppell48,800
21 October 1981MiddlesbroughH1–0Moses38,342
24 October 1981LiverpoolA2–1Moran, Albiston41,438
31 October 1981Notts CountyH2–1Birtles, Moses45,928
7 November 1981SunderlandA5–1Moran, Robson, Stapleton (2), Birtles27,070
21 November 1981Tottenham HotspurA1–3Birtles35,534
28 November 1981Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–0Birtles, Stapleton41,911
5 December 1981SouthamptonA2–3Stapleton, Robson24,404
6 January 1982EvertonH1–1Stapleton40,451
23 January 1982Stoke CityA3–0Coppell, Stapleton (pen.), Birtles19,793
27 January 1982West Ham UnitedH1–0Macari41,291
30 January 1982Swansea CityA0–224,115
6 February 1982Aston VillaH4–1Moran (2), Robson, Coppell43,184
13 February 1982Wolverhampton WanderersA1–0Birtles22,481
20 February 1982ArsenalH0–043,833
27 February 1982Manchester CityH1–1Moran57,830
6 March 1982Birmingham CityA1–0Birtles19,637
17 March 1982Coventry CityH0–134,499
20 March 1982Notts CountyA3–1Coppell (2), Stapleton17,048
27 March 1982SunderlandH0–040,776
3 April 1982Leeds UnitedA0–030,953
7 April 1982LiverpoolH0–148,371
10 April 1982EvertonA3–3Coppell (2), Grimes29,306
12 April 1982West Bromwich AlbionH1–0Moran38,717
17 April 1982Tottenham HotspurH2–0Coppell (pen.), McGarvey50,724
20 April 1982Ipswich TownA1–2Gidman25,744
24 April 1982Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–0Wilkins20,750
1 May 1982SouthamptonH1–0McGarvey40,038
5 May 1982Nottingham ForestA1–0Stapleton18,449
8 May 1982West Ham UnitedA1–1Moran26,337
12 May 1982West Bromwich AlbionA3–0Robson, Birtles, Coppell19,707
15 May 1982Stoke CityH2–0Robson, Whiteside43,072

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendance
2 January 1982Round 3WatfordA0–126,104

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendance
7 October 1981Round 2
First legTottenham HotspurA0–139,333
28 October 1981Round 2
Second legTottenham HotspurH0–155,890

Squad statistics

Pos.NameLeagueFA CupMilk CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKENG Gary Bailey3901020420
GKIRL Paddy Roche30000030
DFSCO Arthur Albiston4211020451
DFSCO Martin Buchan2701020300
DFENG Mike Duxbury19(5)0000(1)019(6)0
DFENG John Gidman36(1)1102039(1)1
DFSCO Gordon McQueen2100000210
DFIRL Kevin Moran3071020337
DFNIR Jimmy Nicholl0(1)000000(1)0
MFENG Steve Coppell35(1)9002037(1)9
MFWAL Alan Davies10000010
MFIRL Ashley Grimes9(1)100009(1)1
MFSCO Lou Macari10(1)20(1)00010(2)2
MFNIR Sammy McIlroy1231010143
MFENG Remi Moses20(1)2101022(1)2
MFENG Bryan Robson3251020355
MFENG Ray Wilkins4211020451
FWENG Garry Birtles32(1)11102035(1)11
FWSCO Scott McGarvey10(6)2000010(6)2
FWIRL Frank Stapleton411310204413
FWNIR Norman Whiteside1(1)100001(1)1

References

References

  1. "Manchester United Season 1981/82". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
  2. (7 August 2011). "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
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