1981–82 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1981–82 season
Chairman	Arthur Richardson
Manager	Keith Burkinshaw
Stadium	White Hart Lane
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Runners-up
Cup Winners' Cup	Semi-finals
Charity Shield	Title shared
Top goalscorer	League: ; Garth Crooks (13); All: ; Garth Crooks (18)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

During the 1981–82 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Tottenham enjoyed a hugely successful season. They finished fourth in the First Division, their highest finish in ten years, won a second successive FA Cup (eventually managing to defeat Second Division Queens Park Rangers 1–0 in the replay after a 1–1 draw in the final), reached the final of the League Cup (losing to Liverpool 3–1 in extra time), were joint winners of the Charity Shield (drawing 2–2 with the previous season's champions Aston Villa) and reached the semi-final of the Cup Winners' Cup (losing 2–1 on aggregate to tournament winners Barcelona).

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Milija Aleksic
—	GK	ENG	Ray Clemence
—	GK	ENG	Tony Parks
—	DF	ENG	Pat Corbett
—	DF	ENG	John Lacy
—	DF	ENG	Giorgio Mazzon
—	DF	ENG	Paul Miller
—	DF	ENG	Gary O'Reilly
—	DF	ENG	Graham Roberts
—	DF	WAL	Mark Bowen
—	DF	WAL	Paul Price^[A]
—	DF	SCO	Gordon Smith
—	DF	IRL	Chris Hughton^[B]
—	MF	ENG	Garry Brooke


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Ian Crook
—	MF	ENG	Micky Hazard
—	MF	ENG	Glenn Hoddle
—	MF	ENG	Steve Perryman
—	MF	SCO	Ally Dick
—	MF	IRL	Tony Galvin
—	MF	ARG	Ossie Ardiles
—	MF	ARG	Ricardo Villa
—	FW	ENG	Garth Crooks
—	FW	ENG	Mark Falco
—	FW	ENG	Terry Gibson
—	FW	ENG	Chris Jones
—	FW	SCO	Steve Archibald

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
June 1981	DF		Paul Price	Luton Town	£250,000	^[2]
August 1981	GK		Ray Clemence	Liverpool	£300,000	^[3]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
August 1981	DF		Don McAllister	Charlton Athletic	Free	^[4]^[C]

Competitions

Charity Shield

22 August 1981 Final	Aston Villa	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	London
15:00	Withe		Falco	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 92,500 Referee: Alf Grey

First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Ipswich Town	42	26	5	11	75	53	+22	83	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Manchester United	42	22	12	8	59	29	+30	78	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	11	11	67	48	+19	71	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
5	Arsenal	42	20	11	11	48	37	+11	71	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Swansea City	42	21	6	15	58	51	+7	69	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round^[b]

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1981–82 FA Cup winners.
^ Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1982 Welsh Cup winners.

Results

6 February: Tottenham Hotspur 6–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 February: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Manchester City

FA Cup

2 January 1982 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

23 January 1982 Forth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Leeds United	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

13 February 1982 Fifth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

6 March 1982 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

3 April 1982 Semi-final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Leicester City	Birmingham
15:00				Stadium: Villa Park

22 May 1982 Final	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
15:00	Hoddle 110'		Fenwick 115'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Clive White (Harrow)

27 May 1982 Final (reply)	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	London
19:30	Hoddle pen' (6)			Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Clive White (Harrow)

League Cup

7 October 1981 Second Round First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

28 October 1981 Second round Second leg	Manchester United	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

11 November 1981 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Wrexham	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

2 December 1981 Forth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Fulham	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

18 January 1982 Fifth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

3 February 1982 Semi-finals First leg	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

10 February 1982 Semi-finals Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	West Bromwich Albion	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

13 March 1982 Final	Liverpool	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
15:00 GMT	Whelan 87' (111) Rush 119'		Archibald 11'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Peter Willis ( County Durham)

Cup Winners' Cup

16 September 1981 First round First leg	Ajax	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Netherlands
	Lerby 68'		Falco 19' (34) Villa 67'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion

30 September 1981 First round Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0 (6–1 agg.)	Ajax	London
	Galvin 69' Falco 76' Ardiles 81'			Stadium: White Hart Lane

21 October 1981 Second round First leg	Dundalk	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Ireland
	Fairclough 82'		Crooks 63'	Stadium: Oriel Park

4 November 1981 Second round Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Dundalk	London
	Crooks 63'			Stadium: White Hart Lane

3 March 1982 Third round First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	London
	Miller 59' Hazard 80'			Stadium: White Hart Lane

3 March 1982 Third round Second leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Germany
	Borchers 2' Cha Bum-kun 15'		Hoddle 80'	Stadium: Waldstadion

7 April 1982 Semi-finals First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	Barcelona	London
	Roberts 85'		Olmo 60'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands)

21 April 1982 Semi-finals Second leg	Barcelona	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Barcelona
	Simonsen 46'			Stadium: Camp Nou

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos.	Name	Division One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Charity Shield		Cup Winners Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Milija Aleksic	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Steve Archibald	26+1	7	4+1	1	5	2	1	0	7	0	43+2	10
MF	Ossie Ardiles	26	3	5	0	8	1	1	0	6	1	46	5
MF	Garry Brooke	12+4	4	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	12+7	4
GK	Ray Clemence	38	0	7	0	8	0	1	0	8	0	62	0
DF	Pat Corbett	3+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	1
MF	Ian Crook	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
FW	Garth Crooks	27	13	7	3	7	0	0	0	5	2	46	18
MF	Ally Dick	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Mark Falco	21	5	3	1	4	0	1	2	3+2	3	32+2	11
MF	Tony Galvin	32	3	7	0	8	0	1	0	8	1	56	4
FW	Terry Gibson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Micky Hazard	26+2	5	4+1	1	5+1	3	0	0	6	1	41+4	10
MF	Glenn Hoddle	34	10	7	3	8	1	1	0	8	1	58	15
DF	Chris Hughton	37	2	7	0	8	1	1	0	8	0	61	3
FW	Chris Jones	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	3+5	0
DF	John Lacy	7+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	7+6	0
DF	Giorgio Mazzon	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
DF	Paul Miller	35	0	6+1	0	8	0	1	0	7	1	57+1	1
DF	Gary O'Reilly	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	0
GK	Tony Parks	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	Steve Perryman	42	1	7	0	8	0	1	0	8	0	66	1
DF	Paul Price	18+3	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	30+3	0
DF	Graham Roberts	35+2	6	6	0	5	0	1	0	6+1	1	53+3	7
DF	Gordon Smith	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
MF	Ricardo Villa	26+1	8	2	0	3+1	0	1	0	4+1	1	36+3	9

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [1]

Rnk	Pos	Player	Division One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Charity Shield	Cup Winners Cup	Total
1	FW	Garth Crooks	13	3	0	0	2	18
2	MF	Glenn Hoddle	10	3	1	0	1	15
3	FW	Mark Falco	5	1	0	2	3	11
4	FW	Steve Archibald	7	1	2	0	0	10
4	MF	Micky Hazard	5	1	3	0	1	10
6	MF	Ricardo Villa	8	0	0	0	1	9
7	DF	Graham Roberts	6	0	0	0	1	7
8	MF	Ossie Ardiles	3	0	1	0	1	5
9	MF	Garry Brooke	4	0	0	0	0	4
9	MF	Tony Galvin	3	0	0	0	1	4
11	DF	Chris Hughton	2	0	1	0	0	3
12	DF	Pat Corbett	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	Paul Miller	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Steve Perryman	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS			68	9	8	2	12	99

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [2]

Rnk	Player	Division One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Charity Shield	Cup Winners Cup	Total
1	Ray Clemence	13	5	7	0	3	28
TOTALS		13	5	7	0	3	28

Notes

^ Price was born in St Albans, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1980.
^ Hughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1979.
^ It is noted that Tottenham had written a letter to McAllister to offer him a new contract, however he himself said he never received any letter and subsequently joined Charlton on a free.

References

^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1982".
^ & Goodwin 1992, p. 300.
^ & Goodwin 1992, pp. 82–83.
^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 237–238.

Works cited

Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.

[table_note_res_CWC1R0.93088073093951-8] Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1981–82 FA Cup winners.

[table_note_res_CWCPR0.93088073093951-9] Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1982 Welsh Cup winners.

[2] Price was born in St Albans, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1980.

[3] Hughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1979.

[7] It is noted that Tottenham had written a letter to McAllister to offer him a new contract, however he himself said he never received any letter and subsequently joined Charlton on a free.

[1] "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1982".

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992300-4] & Goodwin 1992, p. 300.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin199282–83-5] & Goodwin 1992, pp. 82–83.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992237–238-6] Goodwin 1992, pp. 237–238.

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