footballsite - Football League Division 1 table 1982/83

HOME

			DIVISION 1 1982/83

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Luther Blissett (Watford) 27 goals Liverpool retained the League title and the League Cup but it was Watford who made many of the headlines. Watford owner Elton John had appointed Graham Taylor as manager of the Forth Division club in June 1977 and five years later they were in the top flight for the first time and ended that first season as League runners-up. Now that's the sort of record that was to see Graham Taylor later become England manager. Swansea recorded their record victory when they beat Sliema Wanderers 12-0 in a European Cup-Winners Cup match. Amazingly eight of their players were on the score-sheet. Details.	Results	1	Liverpool	42	24	10	8	87	37	82
	Results	2	Watford	42	22	5	15	74	57	71
	Results	3	Manchester United	42	19	13	10	56	38	70
	Results	4	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	9	13	65	50	69
	Results	5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	9	13	62	50	69
	Results	6	Aston Villa	42	21	5	16	62	50	68
	Results	7	Everton	42	18	10	14	66	48	64
	Results	8	West Ham United	42	20	4	18	68	62	64
	Results	9	Ipswich Town	42	15	13	14	64	50	58
	Results	10	Arsenal	42	16	10	16	58	56	58
	Results	11	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	12	15	51	49	57
	Results	12	Southampton	42	15	12	15	54	58	57
	Results	13	Stoke City	42	16	9	17	53	64	57
	Results	14	Norwich City	42	14	12	16	52	58	54
	Results	15	Notts County	42	15	7	20	55	71	52
	Results	16	Sunderland	42	12	14	16	48	61	50
	Results	17	Birmingham City	42	12	14	16	40	55	50
	Results	18	Luton Town	42	12	13	17	65	84	49
	Results	19	Coventry City	42	13	9	20	48	59	48
	Results	20	Manchester City	42	13	8	21	47	70	47
	Results	21	Swansea City	42	10	11	21	51	69	41
	Results	22	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	9	13	20	38	68	40

			Full home and away table

"If I had a blank piece of paper there'd be
five names on it.”
Kevin Keegan

For dozens more hilarious 'foot-in-mouth' quotes click on Colemanballs