| 1982–83 season | |||
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| Chairman | John Smith | ||
| Manager | Bob Paisley | ||
| First Division | Champions | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Winners | ||
| FA Charity Shield | Winners | ||
| European Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Rush (24) All: Ian Rush (31) | ||
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The 1982–83 season was Liverpool Football Club's 91st season in existence and their 21st consecutive season in the First Division. After winning the title previous season, Liverpool F.C. regained and won their fourteenth league title. They also won the Football League Cup for the third successive season beating Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley Stadium.
However, Liverpool did not regain the European Cup, having been knocked out by Widzew Łódź in the quarter-finals and surprisingly being knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Liverpool lost 5 of their last 7 league games and drew the other two, yet they finished the season eleven points ahead of the second-placed Watford.
After nine years, Bob Paisley had decided to retire after winning six league championships, three European Cups, three League Cups, four FA Charity Shields, one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 82 | Qualification for the European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Watford | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.
Results
First Division
FA Charity Shield
| Liverpool | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 
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| Rush  32' | Report | 
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FA Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | 
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| 08-Jan-83 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–1 | Hodgson  29' Rush  45' | 21,967 | Report | Report | 
| 29-Jan-83 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | Dalglish  23' Rush  88' | 36,666 | Report | Report | 
| 20-Feb-83 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | Johnston  70' | 44,868 | Report | Report | 
League Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | 
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| 05-Oct-82 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | Rush  18', 64' | 19,328 | Report | Report | 
| 26-Oct-82 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | Whelan  7' Lawrenson  43' | 17,698 | Report | Report | 
| 10-Nov-82 | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 | Johnston  79' | 20,412 | Report | Report | 
| 30-Nov-82 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | Lawrenson  42' Fairclough  79' | 13,235 | Report | Report | 
| 18-Jan-83 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | Hodgson  68' Souness  87' | 23,953 | Report | Report | 
| 08-Feb-83 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Souness  41' Neal  pen 71' Hodgson  80' | 33,520 | Report | Report | 
| 15-Feb-83 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 20,000 | Report | Report | 
Final
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European Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | 
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| 14-Sep-82 | Dundalk | A | 4–1 | Whelan  7', 26' Rush  31' Hodgson  75' | 16,500 | Report | Report | 
| 28-Sep-82 | Dundalk | H | 1–0 | Whelan  81' | 12,021 | Report | Report | 
| 19-Oct-82 | HJK Helsinki | A | 0–1 | 5,722 | Report | Report | |
| 02-Nov-82 | HJK Helsinki | H | 5–0 | Dalglish  26' Johnston  30' Neal  44' Kennedy  61', 69' | 16,434 | Report | Report | 
| 02-Mar-83 | Widzew Łódź | A | 0–2 | 45,531 | Report | Report | |
| 16-Mar-83 | Widzew Łódź | H | 3–2 | Neal  pen 14' Rush  80' Hodgson  89' | 44,494 | Report | Report | 





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