In 1982--83, the final season of Bob Paisley's management before he retired to make way for Joe Fagan, Liverpool were champions once again with Everton finishing mid-table, and the most notable of the two derbies occurred in early November when Liverpool triumphed 5--0 at Goodison Park.

Ian Rush terrorized the Merseyside rivals with four goals and remains to this day the only Liverpool player to have scored a hat-trick at Goodison Park. Mark Lawrenson added the other.