1982–83 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 May 2013 Arsenal F.C. 1982–83 Peter Hill-Wood Terry Neill First Division 10th Tony Woodcock (14) Tony Woodcock (21) FA Cup Semi-Final League Cup Semi-Final UEFA Cup First Round 1981–82 1983–84 _redborder _redborder _arsenal8283h _arsenal8283h _hoops_navy FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _arsenal8283a _arsenal8283a _arsenal8283a _arsenal8283a _hoops_navy 000080 008000 000080 000080 008000 The 1982–83 season was Arsenal Football Club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of English Football, the Football League First Division. The club ended the season tenth, down from the fifth of the previous season, which had qualified them for the UEFA Cup. However, they went out first-round of the UEFA Cup and lost to Manchester United in the semifinals of both the FA Cup and League Cup. New signing Tony Woodcock was the top scorer in both league and all competitions. Pat Jennings became the first player in English football to appear in 1,000 first team matches. Season summary Arsenal had earned a place in the UEFA Cup with a fifth-place finish despite having recently lost some key players. Manchester United had snapped-up Frank Stapleton in 1981, while Liam Brady had moved to Juventus a year earlier.Soar Phil Arsenal 1886-1986: the official centenary history of Arsenal Football Club Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1986 9780600358718 Twickenham 244 en Manager Terry Neill once again attempted to boost Arsenal's scoring potential, signing Tony Woodcock for £500,000 from FC. Koln after the 1982 World Cup and Stoke City top scorer Lee Chapman for the same price. While Woodcock went on to be Arsenal's top scorer in the league with 14 goals in 34 games,Soar Phil Arsenal 1886-1986: the official centenary history of Arsenal Football Club Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1986 9780600358718 Twickenham 247 en Chapman scored only 6 goals in 28 appearances and was sold to Sunderland for £100,000 in December 1983.Lee Chapman https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/lee-chapman https://web.archive.org/web/20231027121919/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/lee-chapman 27 October 2023 27 October 2023 Arsenal Arsenal finished in mid table at 10th after being in the lower reaches of the league for much of the season. Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup but on both occasions were beaten by Manchester United. Arsenal's foray into the 1982-83 UEFA Cup was short as they lost 8–4 on aggregate to Spartak Moscow, including a 5–2 drubbing at Highbury. Arsenal fans demonstrated that they could appreciate fine football for what it was. As the final whistle sounded, the Arsenal fans were applauding the Russians off the pitch, the show of admiration was so remarkable that the Spartak players reappeared on the centre circle to acknowledge the crowd.2022-04-10 arsenal-home-defeat-europe-spartak-moscow TheGuardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2017/mar/08/arsenal-home-defeat-europe-spartak-moscow 37-year-old Pat Jennings became the first player in English football to appear in 1,000 first team matches. He reached this milestone against West Bromwich Albion on 26 February 1983. Jennings found himself out of favour at Arsenal in 1982 as Scottish keeper George Wood assumed the No 1 spot in half of the games of the season.Spurling Jon All Guns Blazing: Arsenal in the 1980's Aureus Publishing 20012022-04-24 thearsenalhistory http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 23 April 2022 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead Arsenal Chairman Denis Hill-Wood died at age 76. His son Peter Hill-Wood succeeded him in the position. Squad 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 ENG FW Tony Woodcock yes ENG MF Graham Rix yes yes NIR GK Pat Jennings yes WAL MF Peter Nicholas yes ENG FW Lee Chapman yes YUG MF Vladimir Petrovic yes IRL DF John Devine yes ENG MF Brian McDermott yes NIR DF Colin Hill yes ENG DF John Kay yes ENG MF Danny O'Shea yes ENG FW John Hawley yes ENG FW Raphael Meade yes IRL MF Paul Gorman https://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1983/comp/200/ Arsenal players: League Division One 1983 Results First Division 1982–83 Football League#First Division First Division y ARS 1 28 August 1982 Stoke City 2–1 Arsenal Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground L 2 31 August 1982 Arsenal 1–1 Norwich City London Highbury D 3 4 September 1982 Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool London Highbury L 4 7 September 1982 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Arsenal Brighton Goldstone Ground L 5 11 September 1982 Coventry City 0–2 Arsenal Coventry Highfield Road W 6 18 September 1982 Arsenal 2–0 Notts County London Highbury W 7 25 September 1982 Manchester United 0–0 Arsenal Manchester Old Trafford D 8 2 October 1982 Arsenal 2–3 West Ham United London Highbury L 9 9 October 1982 Ipswich Town 0–1 Arsenal Ipswich Portman Road W 10 16 October 1982 Arsenal 2–0 West Bromwich Albion London Highbury W 11 23 October 1982 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Arsenal Nottingham City Ground L 12 30 October 1982 Arsenal 0–0 Birmingham City London Highbury D 13 6 November 1982 Luton Town 2–2 Arsenal Luton Kenilworth Road D 14 13 November 1982 Arsenal 1–1 Everton London Highbury D 15 20 November 1982 Swansea City 1–2 Arsenal Swansea Vetch Field W 16 27 November 1982 Arsenal 2–4 Watford London Highbury L 17 4 December 1982 Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal Manchester Maine Road L 18 7 December 1982 Arsenal 2–1 Aston Villa London Highbury W 19 18 December 1982 Sunderland 3–0 Arsenal Sunderland Roker Park L 20 27 December 1982 Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London Highbury W 21 28 December 1982 Southampton 2–2 Arsenal Southampton The Dell D 22 1 January 1983 Arsenal 2–1 Swansea City London Highbury W 23 3 January 1983 Liverpool 3–1 Arsenal Liverpool Anfield L 24 15 January 1983 Arsenal 3–0 Stoke City London Highbury W 25 22 January 1983 Notts County 1–0 Arsenal Nottingham Meadow Lane L 26 5 February 1983 Arsenal 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion London Highbury W 27 26 February 1983 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Arsenal West Bromwich The Hawthorns D 28 5 March 1983 Arsenal 0–0 Nottingham Forest London Highbury D 29 15 March 1983 Birmingham City 2–1 Arsenal Birmingham St Andrew's L 30 19 March 1983 Arsenal 4–1 Luton Town London Highbury W 31 22 March 1983 Arsenal 2–2 Ipswich Town London Highbury D 32 26 March 1983 Everton 2–3 Arsenal Liverpool Goodison Park W 33 2 April 1983 Arsenal 0–0 Southampton London Highbury D 34 4 April 1983 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Arsenal London White Hart Lane L 35 9 April 1983 Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City London Highbury W 36 20 April 1983 Norwich City 3–1 Arsenal Norwich Carrow Road L 37 23 April 1983 Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City London Highbury W 38 30 April 1983 Watford 2–1 Arsenal Watford Vicarage Road L 39 2 May 1983 Arsenal 3–0 Manchester United London Highbury W 40 7 May 1983 Arsenal 0–1 Sunderland London Highbury L 41 10 May 1983 West Ham United 1–3 Arsenal London Upton Park W 42 14 May 1983 Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal Birmingham Villa Park L Football League Cup 1982–83 Football League Cup Second round (1st Leg) 5 October 1982 Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff City London Highbury W Second round (2nd Leg) 26 October 1982 Cardiff City 1–3 2–5 Arsenal Cardiff Ninian Park W Third round 9 November 1982 Everton 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool Goodison Park D Third round replay 23 November 1982 Arsenal 3–0 Everton London Highbury W Fourth round 30 November 1982 Arsenal 1–0 Huddersfield Town London Highbury W Quarter-final 18 January 1983 Arsenal 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday London Highbury W Semi-final (1st Leg) 15 February 1983 Arsenal 2–4 Manchester United London Highbury L Semi-final (2nd Leg) 22 February 1983 Manchester United 2–1 6–3 Arsenal Manchester Old Trafford L FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Bolton Wanderers. Third round 8 January 1983 Arsenal 2–1 Bolton Wanderers London Highbury W Fourth round 29 January 1983 Arsenal 1–1 Leeds United London Highbury D Fourth round replay 2 February 1983 Leeds United 1–1 Arsenal Leeds Elland Road D Fourth round 2nd replay 9 February 1983 Arsenal 2–1 Leeds United London Highbury W Fifth round 19 February 1983 Middlesbrough 1–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough Ayresome Park D Fifth round replay 28 February 1983 Arsenal 3–2 Middlesbrough London Highbury W Sixth round 12 March 1983 Arsenal 2–0 Aston Villa Woodcock Petrović London Highbury W Semi-final 16 April 1983 Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal B. Robson 49Whiteside 70 Woodcock 36 Birmingham Villa Park 46,535 L UEFA Cup 1982–83 UEFA Cup First round (1st Leg) 15 September 1982 Spartak Moscow URS 3–2 ENG Arsenal Moscow Central Lenin Stadium L First round (2nd Leg) 29 September 1982 Arsenal ENG 2–5 4–8 URS Spartak Moscow London Highbury L Top scorers First Division ENG Tony Woodcock 14 ENG Brian Talbot 9 ENG Graham Rix 6 ENG Alan Sunderland 6 References External links Arsenal 1982–83 on statto.com Arsenal Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons