First Division 1982/83
Liverpool won the 1982/83 First Division with 82 points, 11 points ahead of Watford. Manchester City, Swansea City and Brighton & Hove Albion were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,264 goals, 2.74 a game.
Liverpool
Champions
1,264
Goals
2.74
Goals a game
55%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 82 |
| 2 |  WatfordWatford | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 71 |
| 3 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 |
| 4 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 69 |
| 5 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 69 |
| 6 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 |
| 7 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 |
| 8 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 64 |
| 9 |  Ipswich TownIpswich Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 58 |
| 10 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 |
| 11 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 57 |
| 12 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 57 |
| 13 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 57 |
| 14 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 54 |
| 15 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 52 |
| 16 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 50 |
| 17 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 50 |
| 18 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 84 | -19 | 49 |
| 19 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 48 |
| 20 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 47 |
| 21 |  Swansea CitySwansea | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 41 |
| 22 |  Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 40 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1982/83 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 14 May 1983
1
Liverpool
82
2
Watford
71
3
Man United
70
4
Tottenham
69
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1982/83 · Sat 14 May 1983
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The 1982/83 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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3–4
5–9
10–19
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First-ever results
Every result in 1982/83 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1982/83 compares
At 2.74 goals a game, 1982/83 was the 27th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 55% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 21% away wins.