The 1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season was West Ham United's second in the First Division, following promotion at the end of the 1980–81 season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

Season summary The season started well for West Ham. By the end of the year they sat in 5th place in the league. A slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of March 1983. A late surge saw them win four of their final six games to finish in 8th place. Paul Goddard and François Van der Elst were joint top scorers with 12 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was penalty-taker Ray Stewart with 11. Phil Parkes made the most appearances – 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the début of Tony Cottee on 1 January 1983 in a 3–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur, a game in which he scored.

League table

Results West Ham United's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 28 August 1982 Nottingham ForestH1–224,796Stewart 31 August 1982 Luton TownA2–013,403Goddard, Bonds 4 September 1982 SunderlandA0–119,239 7 September 1982 Ipswich TownH1–121,963Lampard 11 September 1982 Birmingham CityH5–018,754Stewart, Martin, Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark 18 September 1982 West Bromwich AlbionA2–115,204Van der Elst, Clark 25 September 1982 Manchester CityH4–123,833Van der Elst, Goddard, Clark (2) 2 October 1982 ArsenalA3–230,487Martin, Goddard, Van der Elst 9 October 1982 LiverpoolH3–132,500Martin, Clark, Pike 16 October 1982 SouthamptonA0–319,840 23 October 1982 Brighton and Hove AlbionA1–320,493Devonshire 31 October 1982 Manchester UnitedH3–131,684Stewart, Goddard, Pike 6 November 1982 Stoke CityA2–517,510Stewart, Pike 13 November 1982 Norwich CityH1–022,463Clark 20 November 1982 Tottenham HotspurA1–241,960Van der Elst 27 November 1982 EvertonH2–021,424Bonds, Stevens (og) 4 December 1982 Aston VillaA0–124,658 11 December 1982 Coventry CityH0–319,321 18 December 1982 Notts CountyA2–18,441Dickens, Hunt (og) 27 December 1982 Swansea CityH3–223,843Stewart, Van der Elst, Goddard 29 December 1982 WatfordA1–224,870Stewart 1 January 1983 Tottenham HotspurH3–033,383Stewart, Cottee, Pike 4 January 1983 Luton TownH2–321,435Clark, Cottee 15 January 1983 Nottingham ForestA0–117,031 22 January 1983 West Bromwich AlbionH0–119,887 5 February 1983 Birmingham CityA0–312,539 26 February 1983 SouthamptonH1–119,626Lampard 5 March 1983 Brighton and Hove AlbionH2–116,850Cottee, Dickens 12 March 1983 LiverpoolA0–328,551 19 March 1983 Stoke CityA1–116,466Bould (og) 22 March 1983 Manchester UnitedA1–230,277Devonshire 26 March 1983 Norwich CityA1–117,369Dickens 2 April 1983 WatfordH2–122,647Van der Elst, Swindlehurst 5 April 1983 Swansea CityA5–113,282Devonshire, Dickens (2), Pike (2) 9 April 1983 SunderlandH2–120,053Goddard, Dickens 16 April 1983 Manchester CityA0–223,015 23 April 1983 Aston VillaH2–021,822Bonds, Swindlehurst 30 April 1983 EvertonA0–216,353 3 May 1983 Ipswich TownA2–118,817Stewart, Goddard 7 May 1983 Notts CountyH2–017,534Van der Elst, Goddard 10 May 1983 ArsenalH1–328,920Van der Elst 14 May 1983 Coventry CityA4–211,214Goddard, Swindlehurst, Cottee (2)

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 1983 Manchester UnitedA0–244,143

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg6 October 1982 Stoke CityA1–118,079StewartR2 Second Leg26 October 1982 Stoke CityH2–1 (won 3–1 on agg)18,270Goddard, ClarkR310 November 1982 Lincoln CityA1–113,899GoddardR3 Replay29 November 1982 Lincoln CityH2–113,686Stewart, ClarkR47 December 1982 Notts CountyA3–37,525Van der Elst (3) 64', 74', 85'R4 Replay21 December 1982 Notts CountyH3–013,140Stewart (pen) 30', Clark 64', Allen 88'R518 January 1983 LiverpoolA1–223,393Allen 71'

Squad

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