Season

1981-82

Manchester UnitedRon Atkinson

3rdleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.6
goal difference
1.3 scored · 0.7 conceded
45
Played
49%
Win rate

Season in brief

3rd of 22 in the First Division, up from 8th the year before. Frank Stapleton led the scoring with 13 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 59 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Liverpool42P · 26W 9D 7L · GD +4887
  2. 2Ipswich Town42P · 26W 5D 11L · GD +2283
  3. 3Manchester United42P · 22W 12D 8L · GD +3078
  4. 4Tottenham Hotspur42P · 20W 11D 11L · GD +1971
  5. 5Arsenal42P · 20W 11D 11L · GD +1171
  7. 21Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 10W 10D 22L · GD -3140
  8. 22Middlesbrough42P · 8W 15D 19L · GD -1839

Slice: the final First Division table for 1981-82, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

45 matches
29 Aug 1981 @ Coventry City: 1–231 Aug 1981 v Nottingham Forest: 0–05 Sep 1981 v Ipswich Town: 1–212 Sep 1981 @ Aston Villa: 1–119 Sep 1981 v Swansea City: 1–022 Sep 1981 @ Middlesbrough: 2–026 Sep 1981 @ Arsenal: 0–030 Sep 1981 v Leeds United: 1–03 Oct 1981 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 5–07 Oct 1981 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 0–110 Oct 1981 @ Manchester City: 0–017 Oct 1981 v Birmingham City: 1–121 Oct 1981 v Middlesbrough: 1–024 Oct 1981 @ Liverpool: 2–128 Oct 1981 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–131 Oct 1981 v Notts County: 2–17 Nov 1981 @ Sunderland: 5–121 Nov 1981 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–328 Nov 1981 v Brighton & Hove Albion: 2–05 Dec 1981 @ Southampton: 2–32 Jan 1982 @ Watford: 0–16 Jan 1982 v Everton: 1–123 Jan 1982 @ Stoke City: 3–027 Jan 1982 v West Ham United: 1–030 Jan 1982 @ Swansea City: 0–26 Feb 1982 v Aston Villa: 4–113 Feb 1982 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–020 Feb 1982 v Arsenal: 0–027 Feb 1982 v Manchester City: 1–16 Mar 1982 @ Birmingham City: 1–017 Mar 1982 v Coventry City: 0–120 Mar 1982 @ Notts County: 3–127 Mar 1982 v Sunderland: 0–03 Apr 1982 @ Leeds United: 0–07 Apr 1982 v Liverpool: 0–110 Apr 1982 @ Everton: 3–312 Apr 1982 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–017 Apr 1982 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–020 Apr 1982 @ Ipswich Town: 1–224 Apr 1982 @ Brighton & Hove Albion: 1–01 May 1982 v Southampton: 1–05 May 1982 @ Nottingham Forest: 1–08 May 1982 @ West Ham United: 1–112 May 1982 @ West Bromwich Albion: 3–015 May 1982 v Stoke City: 2–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.