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The 1982–83 season was Nottingham Forest's 118th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the First Division.
| 1982–83 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Geoffrey McPherson | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | The City Ground | ||
| Football League First Division | 5th (In 1983-84 UEFA Cup) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| Football League Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Wallace (13) All: Ian Wallace (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,554 vs Notts County (League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,037 vs Swansea City (League) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,593 (League) | ||
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In his eight season as manager Brian Clough started to rejuvenate the squad after the transfers out of goalkeeper Peter Shilton[1] central defender Dave Needham[2] and Scottish midfielder John McGovern signed with Bolton Wanderers.[3] Arrivals included forward Birtles from Manchester United, central defender Colin Todd, Dutch Goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen[4] and Kenny Swain from Aston Villa. In League the squad finished in 5th place, only 2 points less than runners-up Watford F.C., clinching a UEFA Cup spot for the next year. After six seasons, assistant Peter Taylor left the club and was appointed by Derby County as its new manager in November 1982.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Garry Birtles | Manchester United | |
| MF | Kenny Swain | Aston Villa | £30,000 |
| DF | Colin Todd | Birmingham City | |
| GK | Hans van Breukelen | FC Utrecht | £200,000 |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Liam Robinson | ||
| GK | Ronnie Sinclair | ||
| DF | Mark Smalley | ||
| MF | Steve Wigley | ||
| MF | Danny Wilson | ||
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Stuart Gray | Bolton Wanderers | loan |
| DF | Einar Jan Aas | Moss FK | |
Division One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 69 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1982/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Qualified to 1983–84 European Cup; = Qualified to 1983–84 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Qualified to 1983–84 European Cup; = Qualified to 1983–84 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two
Matches
| 28 August 1982 1 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Upton Park |
Ray Stewart  37' (pen) |
Colin Walsh 11' John Robertson 79' (pen) |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,796 Referee: A Gunn |
| 1 September 1982 2 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Manchester United | West Bridgford |
| Ray Wilkins 73' Norman Whiteside 82'Bryan Robson 85' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,956 Referee: AW Ward |
| 4 September 1982 3 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Brighton and Hove Albion | West Bridgford |
| Ian Wallace 13', 60' John Robertson 40' (pen)Colin Walsh 75' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,709 Referee: C Thomas |
| 7 September 1982 4 | Liverpool | 4–3 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| David Hodgson 11', 20' Graeme Souness 82'Ian Rush 89' |
15', 41' Steve Hodge 38' Peter Davenport |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 27,145 Referee: MG Peck |
| 11 September 1982 5 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Dennis Mortimer 21' Peter Withe 31', 79'Gordon Cowans 66' (pen) |
44' (pen) John Robertson |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 21,224 Referee: R Bridges |
| 18 September 1982 6 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Watford | West Bridgford |
| Colin Walsh 28' Garry Birtles 78' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,550 Referee: GM Tyson |
| 25 September 1982 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
| Garth Crooks 30', 32' Gary Mabbutt 39', 88' |
40' Garry Birtles |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,662 Referee: AR Glasson |
| 2 October 1982 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Stoke City | West Bridgford |
| Garry Birtles 60' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,222 Referee: JC Deakin |
| 9 October 1982 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
| Cyrille Regis 36' Gary Owen 60' |
3' Ian Wallace |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,657 Referee: RA Banks |
| 16 October 1982 10 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Birmingham City | West Bridgford |
| Steve Hodge 53' |
39' Kevin Bremner |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,528 Referee: N Midgley |
| 23 October 1982 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
| Mark Proctor 9' Garry Birtles 82'Ian Wallace 85' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,246 Referee: G Courtney |
| 30 October 1982 12 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
| 44' Ian Wallace 63' Bryn Gunn |
Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium Attendance: 12,648 Referee: MP Scott |
| 6 November 1982 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | West Bridgford |
| John Robertson 66' (pen) Russell Osman 81' (o.g.) |
27' Steve McCall |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,669 Referee: NL Wilson |
| 13 November 1982 14 | Southampton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
| Steve Moran 58' (pen) |
14' Ian Wallace |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 18,178 Referee: BH Daniels |
| 20 November 1982 15 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sunderland |
| Ian Wallace 52' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 14,716 Referee: K Walmsley |
| 27 November 1982 16 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Manchester City | West Bridgford |
| Willie Young 41' Garry Birtles 47', 70' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,845 |
| 4 December 1982 17 | Notts County | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford |
| Iain McCulloch 2' Paul Hooks 37'Trevor Christie 61' |
5' Ian Wallace 44' Willie Young |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 23,552 Referee: D Scott |
| 11 December 1982 18 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Swansea City | West Bridgford |
| Colin Walsh 25' Mark Proctor 58' |
77' Robbie M James |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,585 Referee: KG Salmon |
| 18 December 1982 19 | Norwich City F.C. | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| 1' Steve Hodge |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,334 |
| 27 December 1982 20 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Coventry City | West Bridgford |
| Willie Young 39' John Robertson 45' (pen)Garry Birtles 78'Mark Proctor 85' |
31' Steve Whitton 42' Jim Melrose |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,487 Referee: NH Glover |
| 28 December 1982 21 | Everton | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Graeme Sharp 23', 27' (pen) Steve McMahon 60' |
65' Steve Hodge |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,160 Referee: KA Redfern |
| 1 January 1983 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Sunderland | West Bridgford |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,382 Referee: J Lovatt |
| 3 January 1983 23 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Brighton and Hove |
| Michael Robinson 71' |
42' Willie Young |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 10,389 Referee: DJ Axcell |
| 15 January 1983 24 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | West Ham United | West Bridgford |
| Ian Wallace 74' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,031 Referee: PA Tyldesley |
| 22 January 1983 25 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Steve Coppell 64' (pen) Arnold Muhren 69' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 38,615 Referee: KS Hackett |
| 5 February 1983 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| Danny Wilson 34' |
32', 60' Peter Withe |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,352 Referee: DB Allison |
| 19 February 1983 27 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | West Bridgford |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,507 Referee: B Hill |
| 26 February 1983 28 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Mick Harford 9' |
83' Peter Davenport |
Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 12,987 Referee: WJ Heath |
| 5 March 1983 29 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
| Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 21,698 Referee: HW King |
| 12 March 1983 30 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Luton Town | West Bridgford |
| 13' Ricky Hill |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,387 Referee: NJ Ashley |
| 16 March 1983 31 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Mickey Thomas 65' |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,880 Referee: Art. Robinson |
| 19 March 1983 32 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| Paul Mariner 25', 65' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,530 Referee: Al. Robinson |
| 26 March 1983 33 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
| Steve Hodge 33' |
David Armstrong 68' Danny Wallace 82' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,461 Referee: TJ Holbrook |
| 2 April 1983 34 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Everton | West Bridgford |
| Steve Hodge 1' Ian Bowyer 15' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,815 Referee: DV Reeves |
| 5 April 1983 35 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| Steve Whitton 2' |
Ian Wallace 56' John Robertson 89' (pen) |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 9,760 Referee: D Shaw |
| 9 April 1983 36 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bridgford |
| Peter Davenport 35' Ian Bowyer 40' |
Alan Brazil 55' Gary Mabbutt 64' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,265 Referee: R Guy |
| 16 April 1983 37 | Watford | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
| Luther Blissett 19' (pen) |
Ian Bowyer 47' Steve Hodge 56'Peter Davenport 69' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,537 Referee: D Letts |
| 23 April 1983 38 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Notts County | West Bridgford |
| Kenny Swain 13' Mark Proctor 21' |
1' Aki Lahtinen |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,554 Referee: AW Grey |
| 30 April 1983 39 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Graham Baker 72' |
10' Ian Wallace 62' Peter Davenport |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 23,583 |
| 2 May 1983 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
| Peter Davenport 75' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,017 Referee: T Mills |
| 7 May 1983 41 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| Colin Walsh 35' Ian Bowyer 59' |
16', 44' Dave Bennett |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,308 Referee: AJ Hamil |
| 14 May 1983 42 | Swansea City | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Swansea |
| Ian Wallace 12', 37' 64' Viv Anderson |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 9,226 Referee: JE Martin |
League Cup
Second round
| 06 October 1982 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground |
| 27 October 1982 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
Third round
| 10 November 1982 3 | Nottingham Forest | 7–3 | Watford | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground |
Fourth round
| 30 November 1982 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Brentford | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground |
Fifth round
| 19 January 1983 5 | Manchester United | 4–0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Stadium: Old Trafford |
FA Cup
| 8 January 1983 3 | Derby County | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| Stadium: Baseball Ground |
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Division One | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  NED |
Hans van Breukelen | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG |
Viv Anderson | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO |
Willie Young | 38 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG |
Bryn Gunn | 39 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Kenny Swain | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Ian Bowyer | 46 | 5 | 39+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG |
Steve Hodge | 44 | 9 | 38+1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
Colin Walsh | 41 | 5 | 32+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
John Robertson | 40 | 9 | 33+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG |
Garry Birtles | 30 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO |
Ian Wallace | 47 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| GK | ENG |
Steve Sutton | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Mark Proctor | 33 | 6 | 25+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG |
Colin Todd | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Peter Davenport | 20 | 6 | 15+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Chris Fairclough | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Danny Wilson | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Calvin Plummer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Stuart Gray | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Steve Wigley | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Peter Ward | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Mark Smalley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Liam Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG |
Ronnie Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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