1981/1982 League Division One 3rd Manager: Ron Atkinson Date H/A Opponent W L D Score Scorers 29 Aug A Coventry City L 1-2 Macari 31 Aug H Nottingham Forest D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 05 Sep H Ipswich Town L 1-2 Stapleton 12 Sep A Aston Villa D 1-1 Stapleton 19 Sep H Swansea City W 1-0 Birtles 22 Sep A Middlesbrough W 2-0 Birtles, Stapleton 26 Sep A Arsenal D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 30 Sep H Leeds United W 1-0 Stapleton 03 Oct H Wolverhampton Wanderers W 5-0 McIlroy x3, Birtles, Stapleton 10 Oct A Manchester City D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 17 Oct H Birmingham City D 1-1 Coppell 21 Oct H Middlesbrough W 1-0 Moses 24 Oct A Liverpool W 2-1 Albiston, Moran 31 Oct H Notts County W 2-1 Birtles, Moses 07 Nov A Sunderland W 5-1 Stapleton x2, Birtles, Moran, Robson 21 Nov A Tottenham Hotspur L 1-3 Birtles 28 Nov H Brighton & Hove Albion W 2-0 Birtles, Stapleton 05 Dec A Southampton L 2-3 Robson, Stapleton 06 Jan H Everton D 1-1 Stapleton 23 Jan A Stoke City W 3-0 Birtles, Coppell, Stapleton 27 Jan H West Ham United W 1-0 Macari 30 Jan A Swansea City L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 06 Feb H Aston Villa W 4-1 Moran x2, Coppell, Robson 13 Feb A Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 Birtles 20 Feb H Arsenal D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 27 Feb H Manchester City D 1-1 Moran 06 Mar A Birmingham City W 1-0 Birtles 17 Mar H Coventry City L 0-1 ------------------------------------ 20 Mar A Notts County W 3-1 Coppell x2, Stapleton 27 Mar H Sunderland D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 03 Apr A Leeds United D 0-0 ------------------------------------ 07 Apr H Liverpool L 0-1 ------------------------------------ 10 Apr A Everton D 3-3 Coppell x2, Grimes 12 Apr H West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 Moran 17 Apr H Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 Coppell, McGarvey 20 Apr A Ipswich Town L 1-2 Gidman 24 Apr A Brighton & Hove Albion W 1-0 Wilkins 01 May H Southampton W 1-0 McGarvey 05 May A Nottingham Forest W 1-0 Stapleton 08 May A West Ham United D 1-1 Moran 12 May A West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 Birtles, Coppell, Robson 15 May H Stoke City W 2-0 Robson, Whiteside Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts Liverpool MANCHESTER UNITED 42 22 12 8 59 29 +30 78