1981-12-15
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Aldershot | 2 | 2 | Oxford United | D 3 | Recreation Ground | 3,123 | |
| Brodie, McDonald | Lineups | Cassells 2 | ||||||
| APL | Barnet | 2 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | IsL | Underhill Stadium | 2,015 | |
| Foody, Barnes | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Ashton Gate | 2,901 | |
| Tainton, Harford 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| APL | Enfield | 4 | 1 | Wimbledon | D 3 | Southbury Road | 3,000 | |
| Turner, Ironton, Oliver, White | Lineups | Brown (p) | ||||||
| D 3 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | Barking | IsL | Priestfield Stadium | 4,363 | |
| White (p) | Lineups | Hillman | ||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Sutton United | IsL | County Ground | 2,890 | |
| Carter R, Pritchard | Lineups | Joyce | ||||||
| FA Cup Round 2 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | Dorchester Town | SL | Dean Court | 6,766 | aet |
| Crawford, Williams | Lineups | Steele | ||||||
| League Cup Round 4 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Selhurst Park | 10,311 | |
| Langley | Lineups | Monaghan, Regis 2 | ||||||
| D 1 | Everton | 2 | 3 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | Goodison Park | 15,759 | |
| McMahon 2 | Lineups | Gates, Brazil, Wark | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea City | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | Vetch Field | 15,191 | |
| James R 2 | Lineups | Thompson OG | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Swansea City | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 33 | W | L | L | W | D | 1981-12-28 | Southampton | A |
| 2 | -1 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 32 | L | W | L | W | W | 1982-01-06 | Everton | H |
| 3 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 32 | W | W | L | L | W | 1982-01-05 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Southampton | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 30 | L | W | W | D | W | 1981-12-28 | Swansea City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 29 | D | L | D | W | L | 1982-01-27 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 6 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 29 | W | L | L | W | L | 1982-01-09 | Birmingham City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Manchester City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 | W | W | L | W | W | 1981-12-19 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | W | W | L | D | D | 1981-12-28 | Aston Villa | H |
| 9 | 0 | Arsenal | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | 1982-01-20 | Stoke City | A |
| 10 | 0 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 26 | L | L | D | W | D | 1982-01-05 | Liverpool | A |
| 11 | 0 | Liverpool | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 | W | L | D | W | W | 1981-12-26 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Coventry City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 22 | L | W | D | W | L | 1981-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 22 | W | L | D | L | L | 1981-12-19 | Aston Villa | H |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 21 | W | W | D | L | W | 1981-12-26 | Coventry City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 20 | L | L | L | W | W | 1982-01-09 | Manchester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -14 | 20 | D | W | D | L | W | 1982-01-16 | Swansea City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 19 | L | L | W | D | L | 1981-12-19 | Everton | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 19 | L | W | D | W | W | 1981-12-28 | Manchester City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Birmingham City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 | W | L | L | D | D | 1982-01-05 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 17 | L | D | D | D | L | 1982-01-16 | Aston Villa | H |
| 21 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 12 | L | D | D | D | L | 1982-01-27 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sunderland | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 11 | L | L | L | W | D | 1981-12-19 | Manchester City | A |
