1981–82 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 May 2013 Arsenal F.C. 1981–82 Denis Hill-Wood Terry Neill First Division 5th Alan Sunderland (11) Alan Sunderland (12) FA Cup Third Round League Cup Fourth Round UEFA Cup Second Round _redborder _arsenal78h _redborder _arsenal69hl FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF _arsenal69a _arsenal7879a _arsenal69a _arsenal68al 0000FF 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was Arsenal Football Club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club ended their campaign fifth in the Football League First Division. After losing Liam Brady in 1980, Arsenal lost Frank Stapleton, Arsenal's 1980-81 top scorer, to Manchester United. Pat Rice also departed Arsenal for Watford and David O'Leary assumed the captaincy. Losing to Stoke at home on opening day boded poorly for the season. In January, goalkeeper Pat Jennings was injured and George Wood took his place. Arsenal also performed poorly in cup competitions, losing to rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup and to Belgian semi-professional team KFC Winterslag in the UEFA Cup. Alan Sunderland was Arsenal's top scorer. However, he only slightly improved on his previous goalscoring form, and Arsenal continuously suffered from a lack of goals. JVC were the team's first shirt sponsor, the first time Arsenal had ever had the name of a sponsor on their shirts. Season summary The start of the 1981/82 season went poorly for Arsenal manager Terry Neill. After losing Liam Brady in the summer of 1980, Frank Stapleton was the next star to leave Highbury, joining Manchester United in August 1981. Arsenal received only £1.5 million for the departure of their two stars, making it difficult to find replacements.Soar Phil Arsenal 1886-1986: the official centenary history of Arsenal Football Club Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1986 9780600358718 Twickenham 244 en Captain Pat Rice also left the club, departing for Watford.Pat Rice http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/565/pat-rice https://web.archive.org/web/20170522141556/http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/565/pat-rice 22 May 2017 27 October 2023 Arsenal David O'Leary became the captain.David O'Leary https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/david-oleary https://web.archive.org/web/20230128190402/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/david-oleary 28 January 2023 27 October 2023 Arsenal Terry Neill made several purchases but could not fill the team's absences. John Hawley joined Arsenal from Sunderland for £51,000 and scored 3 goals in 20 games, but he was soon sent on consecutive loans to Leyton Orient and Hull City.John Hawley http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/300/john-hawley https://web.archive.org/web/20140112130730/http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/300/john-hawley 12 January 2014 27 October 2023 Arsenal Hawley's former strike partner Ray Hankin briefly joined Arsenal from the Vancouver Whitecaps, but he appeared only twice (both times as a substitute in the League Cup) and no permanent move ensued.Kelly Andy 27 December 2013 The Arsenal Legend Who Only Played 110 Minutes http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=7661 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208031016/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=7661 8 December 2022 27 October 2023 The Arsenal History This season was the first season that Arsenal bore the name of a sponsor on their shirts. The Japan Victor Company, or JVC as they’re better known, had the honour of being Arsenal’s first shirt sponsor. A third-place finish during the previous campaign had seen Neill’s men go through the season unbeaten at home. But alarm bells immediately chimed when Stoke left Highbury victorious on the opening day of the 81/82 season. Five defeats in their first twelve League matches indicated that all was not well, and more worryingly the team had scored just eight goals in the process of slumping to 14th place in the table. There was a welcome distraction in the UEFA Cup. Two wins against Panathinaikos, saw the club go through to the next round. And when Belgian part-timers Winterslag were paired with Arsenal in the draw for the second round, it looked as if Neill could at least look forward to another European trip in the last 16 of the competition. But again, Arsenal would pay for their wastefulness in front of goal. Arsenal won the second leg 2-1, but went out on the away goals rule and they were stunned when Winterslag went through. In fairness to Neill, the team did respond well after the Winterslag debacle. Five straight league wins, and just six defeats in the remaining 30 matches saw the club finish fifth in the League. On 2 January 1982 Pat Jennings found himself on the treatment table, after a disappointing FA Cup third round exit, 0-1 against Tottenham Hotspur after an error by Jennings, and a groin injury forced him to limp off with 15 minutes to go. Due to substitution rules at the time, Peter Nicholas (beset by his own injury problems throughout the season) took to the goal. Scottish keeper George Wood assumed the No 1 spot until the end of the season.Pye Steven 6 October 2016 Great goalkeeping gaffes: from John Lukic to Erik Thorstvedt via Pat Jennings https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2016/oct/06/great-goalkeeping-gaffes-lukic-thorstvedt-jennings https://web.archive.org/web/20221107135437/https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2016/oct/06/great-goalkeeping-gaffes-lukic-thorstvedt-jennings 7 November 2022 TheGuardian.comThe Gooner Magazine issue 270Soar Phil The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal Hamlyn 20032022-04-10 thearsenalhistory http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 10 April 2022 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead Squad Arsenal and Man United in hunt for Germany U-21 ace https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te127/arsenal-fc/squad/ Arsenal FC - Kader 1980/1981 Worldfootball.net 2012-08-19 yes yes SCO GK George Wood yes ENG DF John Hollins yes ENG DF Kenny Sansom yes ENG MF Brian Talbot yes IRL DF David O'Leary yes ENG DF Chris Whyte yes ENG MF Stewart Robson yes ENG MF Paul Davis yes ENG FW Alan Sunderland yes WAL MF Peter Nicholas yes ENG MF Graham Rix yes yes NIR GK Pat Jennings yes ENG FW John Hawley yes IRL DF John Devine yes SCO DF Willie Young yes ENG MF Brian McDermott yes ENG FW Paul Vaessen yes ENG FW Raphael Meade yes IRL MF Paul Gorman yes ENG FW Ray Hankin Results First Division 1981–82 Football League#First Division First Division y ARS 1 29 August 1981 Arsenal 0–1 Stoke City London Highbury L 2 2 September 1981 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Arsenal West Bromwich The Hawthorns W 3 5 September 1981 Liverpool 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool Anfield L 4 12 September 1981 Arsenal 1–1 Sunderland London Highbury D 5 19 September 1981 Leeds United 0–0 Arsenal Leeds Elland Road D 6 22 September 1981 Arsenal 1–0 Birmingham City London Highbury W 7 26 September 1981 Arsenal 0–0 Manchester United London Highbury D 8 3 October 1981 Notts County 2–1 Arsenal Nottingham Meadow Lane L 9 10 October 1981 Swansea City 2–0 Arsenal Swansea Vetch Field L 10 17 October 1981 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City London Highbury W 11 24 October 1981 Ipswich Town 2–1 Arsenal Ipswich Portman Road L 12 31 October 1981 Arsenal 1–0 Coventry City London Highbury W 13 7 November 1981 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal Birmingham Villa Park W 14 21 November 1981 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Arsenal Nottingham City Ground W 15 28 November 1981 Arsenal 1–0 Everton London Highbury W 16 5 December 1981 West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal London Upton Park W 17 20 January 1982 Stoke City 0–1 Arsenal Stoke on Trent Victoria Ground W 18 23 January 1982 Southampton 3–1 Arsenal Southampton The Dell L 19 26 January 1982 Arsenal 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London Highbury D 20 30 January 1982 Arsenal 1–0 Leeds United London Highbury W 21 2 February 1982 Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London Highbury W 22 6 February 1982 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Sunderland Roker Park D 23 13 February 1982 Arsenal 1–0 Notts County London Highbury W 24 16 February 1982 Arsenal 1–0 Middlesbrough London Highbury W 25 20 February 1982 Manchester United 0–0 Arsenal Manchester Old Trafford D 26 27 February 1982 Arsenal 0–2 Swansea City London Highbury L 27 6 March 1982 Manchester City 0–0 Arsenal Manchester Maine Road D 28 13 March 1982 Arsenal 1–0 Ipswich Town London Highbury W 29 16 March 1982 Arsenal 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London Highbury D 30 20 March 1982 Coventry City 1–0 Arsenal Coventry Highfield Road L 31 27 March 1982 Arsenal 4–3 Aston Villa London Highbury W 32 29 March 1982 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Arsenal London White Hart Lane D 33 3 April 1982 Wolverhapton Wanderers 1–1 Arsenal Wolverhampton Molineux D 34 10 April 1982 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Arsenal Brighton Goldstone Ground L 35 12 April 1982 Arsenal 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur London Highbury L 36 17 April 1982 Arsenal 2–0 Nottingham Forest London Highbury W 37 24 April 1982 Everton 2–1 Arsenal Liverpool Goodison Park L 38 1 May 1982 Arsenal 2–0 West Ham United London Highbury W 39 4 May 1982 Birmingham City 0–1 Arsenal Birmingham St Andrew's W 40 8 May 1982 Middlesbrough 1–3 Arsenal Middlesbrough Ayresome Park W 41 11 May 1982 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool London Highbury D 42 15 May 1982 Arsenal 4–1 Southampton London Highbury W Football League Cup 1981–82 Football League Cup Second round (1st Leg) 6 October 1981 Sheffield United 1–0 Arsenal Sheffield Bramel Lane L Second round (2nd Leg) 27 October 1981 Arsenal 2–0 2–1 Sheffield United London Highbury W Third round 10 November 1981 Arsenal 1–0 Norwich City London Highbury W Fourth round 1 December 1981 Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool London Highbury D Fourth round replay 8 December 1981 Liverpool 3–0 (aet) Arsenal Liverpool Anfield L FA Cup 1981–82 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Tottenham Hotspur. Third round 2 January 1982 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal London White Hart Lane L UEFA Cup 1981–82 UEFA Cup First round (1st Leg) 16 September 1981 Panathinaikos GRE 0–2 ENG Arsenal Athens Leoforos Stadium W First round (2nd Leg) 30 September 1981 Arsenal ENG 1–0 4–0 GRE Panathinaikos London Highbury W Second round (1st Leg) 21 October 1981 FC Winterslag BEL 1–0 ENG Arsenal Genk Winterslag Stadium L Second round (2nd Leg) 3 November 1981 Arsenal ENG 2–1 2–2 BEL FC Winterslag London Highbury W Top scorers First Division ENG Alan Sunderland 11 ENG Graham Rix 9 ENG Brian Talbot 7 References External links Arsenal 1981–82 on statto.com Arsenal Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons