1981–82 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1981–82 season of Leeds United July 2021 Leeds United 1981–82 Allan Clarke Manny Cussins Elland Road First Division 20th (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Arthur GrahamFrank Worthington(9 each) Arthur GrahamFrank Worthington(9 each) 33,689 vs Liverpool(6 February 1982, First Division) 16,385 vs Coventry City(16 April 1990, First Division) 21,889 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was Leeds United's eighteenth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, where they were relegated. Season summary For the first half of the campaign, this season appeared to be a carbon-copy of the previous one, with a terrible start followed by an improved run of form that lifted Leeds into mid-table by Christmas. This time, however, Leeds completely imploded after the turn of the year, plunging them right back into relegation trouble. A 2-1 victory over Brighton on the final Saturday meant that Leeds needed to win at fellow strugglers West Bromwich Albion three days later to stay up and relegate the West Midlands team, but the match ended 2-0 to the home team. While chairman Manny Cussins initially promised that Clarke would be allowed the opportunity to take Leeds straight back up, he later changed his mind and sacked him, instead appointing Eddie Gray as player-manager. League table 1981–82 Football League#First Division First Division y LEE First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/history/67.html leeds-fans.org.uk: Leeds United Season 1981 - 1982: Division One www.leeds-fans.org.uk yes yes ENG GK John Lukic yes ENG DF Neil Aspin yes ENG DF Trevor Cherry yes ENG DF Neil Firm yes ENG DF Brian Greenhoff yes ENG DF Paul Hart yes SCO DF Kenny Burns yes SCO DF Frank Gray yes ENG MF Tony Arins yes ENG MF Peter Barnes yes ENG MF Gary Hamson yes ENG MF Kevin Hird yes yes WAL MF Carl Harris yes WAL MF Brian Flynn yes WAL MF Gwyn Thomas yes SCO MF Arthur Graham yes SCO MF Eddie Gray yes SCO MF Tommy Wright yes ENG FW Aiden Butterworth yes ENG FW Frank Worthington yes ENG FW Terry Connor yes WAL FW Steve Balcombe yes SCO FW Derek Parlane Left club during season yes yes WAL DF Byron Stevenson to Birmingham City Reserve squad yes yes ENG GK David Seaman Transfers In Frank Gray - Nottingham Forest, 31 May, £300,000 Peter Barnes - West Bromwich Albion, 1 August, £930,000 Kenny Burns - Nottingham Forest, 14 October, £400,000 John Sheridan - Manchester City, 2 March Frank Worthington - Birmingham City, 8 March, swap Out Neil Parker - Scarborough, 1 July, free Jeff Chandler - Bolton Wanderers, 1 October, £40,000 Tony Arins - Scunthorpe United, 1 November, free Keith Parkinson - Doncaster Rovers, 1 January, free Alejandro Sabella - Estudiantes, 1 January, £120,000 Byron Stevenson - Birmingham City, 1 March, swap Transfers in: £1,630,000 Transfers out: £160,000 Total spending: £1,470,000 Loaned out Keith Parkinson - Hull City, 1 November Neil Firm - Oldham Athletic, 1 March Brian Flynn - Burnley, 4 March Competitions Football League First Division 1981–82 Football League#First Division League table First Division LEE y Matches WinDrawLoss +First Division match resultsJarred MacDonald 1986 134-135DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1981 8 29Swansea CityA1–5Parlane23,489dmy 1981 9 2EvertonH1–1Graham26,502dmy 1981 9 5Wolverhampton WanderersH3–0Graham 320,216dmy 1981 9 12Coventry CityA0–413,065dmy 1981 9 19ArsenalH0–021,410dmy 1981 9 23Manchester CityA0–435,077dmy 1981 9 26Ipswich TownA1–2Barnes22,319dmy 1981 9 30Manchester UnitedA0–147,019dmy 1981 10 3Aston VillaH1–1Balcombe21,065dmy 1981 10 10LiverpoolA0–335,840dmy 1981 10 17West Bromwich AlbionH3–1Graham, Cherry, Connor19,164dmy 1981 10 24SunderlandH1–0E. Gray25,220dmy 1981 10 31Nottingham ForestA1–2Butterworth25,272dmy 1981 11 7Notts CountyH1–0Butterworth19,552dmy 1981 11 21SouthamptonA0–421,127dmy 1981 11 28West Ham UnitedH3–3Graham, Hird (pen), Cherry25,637dmy 1981 12 5Stoke CityA2–1Graham, Hamson13,901dmy 1981 12 12Tottenham HotspurH0–028,780dmy 1982 1 16Swansea CityH2–0Stevenson, Butterworth18,709dmy 1982 1 30ArsenalA0–122,408dmy 1982 2 6Coventry CityH0–016,385dmy 1982 2 20Ipswich TownH0–220,287dmy 1982 2 27LiverpoolH0–233,689dmy 1982 3 2Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–112,857dmy 1982 3 10Manchester CityH0–120,797dmy 1982 3 13SunderlandA1–0Worthington20,285dmy 1982 3 16Wolverhampton WanderersA0–111,729dmy 1982 3 20Nottingham ForestH1–1Worthington (pen)18,036dmy 1982 3 27Notts CountyA1–2Worthington13,316dmy 1982 4 3Manchester UnitedH0–031,118dmy 1982 4 6MiddlesbroughA0–015,494dmy 1982 4 10Birmingham CityA1–0Hart14,497dmy 1982 4 13MiddlesbroughH1–1Purlane20,458dmy 1982 4 17SouthamptonH1–3Worthington21,353dmy 1982 4 24West Ham UnitedA3–4Connor, Graham, Flynn24,748dmy 1982 4 28Aston VillaA4–1Graham, Worthington 2, Connor20,566dmy 1982 5 1Stoke CityH0–017,775dmy 1982 5 4EvertonA0–117,137dmy 1982 5 8Tottenham HotspurA1–2Worthington35,020dmy 1982 5 12Birmingham CityH3–3Worthington 2 (1 pen), Connor18,583dmy 1982 5 19Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–1Hamson, Hird19,831dmy 1982 5 22West Bromwich AlbionA0–223,118 FA Cup 1981–82 FA Cup WinDrawLoss +FA Cup match detailsJarred MacDonald 1986 155RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1982 1 2Wolverhampton WanderersA3–1Hamson, Hird, E. Gray20,923Fourth rounddmy 1982 1 23Tottenham HotspurA0–146,126 Football League Cup 1981–82 Football League Cup WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsJarred MacDonald 1986 161RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round (first leg)dmy 1981 10 7Ipswich TownH0–116,994Second round (second leg)dmy 1981 10 27Ipswich TownA0–316,494 References Bibliography Jarred Martin Leeds United: a complete record 1919–1986 MacDonald Malcolm Breedon Books Sport 1986 0-907969-17-8 Derby 14977257 Category:Leeds United F.C. seasons Leeds United Foot