1982–83 Birmingham City F.C. season

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Birmingham City F.C.
1982–83 season
ChairmanKeith Coombs
Manager Ron Saunders
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
(eliminated by Crystal Palace)
League Cup Fourth round
(eliminated by Burnley)
Top goalscorerLeague: Mick Ferguson (8)
All: Mick Ferguson (8)
Highest home attendance43,864 vs Aston Villa, 27 December 1982
Lowest home attendance7,861 vs Shrewsbury Town, League Cup 2nd round, 26 October 1982
Average home league attendance15,880
←  1981–82
1983–84  →

The 1982–83 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 80th in the Football League and their 48th in the First Division. After five wins and a draw from the last six league games, and needing to win their last game, away at Southampton, to ensure safety, [1] they finished in 17th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1982–83 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Crystal Palace in the fourth, and were eliminated by Burnley in the fourth round of the League Cup.

Contents

Thirty players appeared in at least one first-team game, and Noel Blake made most appearances, with 44 of the possible 49. There were 19 different goalscorers; Mick Ferguson was the club's leading scorer with eight goals, all scored in the league.

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
28 August 198222nd Manchester United AL0–348,673
31 August 198219th Liverpool HD0–020,976
4 September 198220th Stoke City HL1–4 Curbishley 14,392
8 September 198222nd Norwich City AL1–5 Broadhurst 13,007
11 September 198222nd West Ham United AL0–518,754
18 September 198221st Coventry City HW1–0 Evans 11,681
25 September 198221st Brighton & Hove Albion AL0–19,846
2 October 198222nd Watford HD1–1 Summerfield 13,870
9 October 198222nd Luton Town HL2–3 Langan pen, Brazier 13,772
16 October 198222nd Nottingham Forest AD1–1 Bremner 14,528
23 October 198222nd Ipswich Town HD0–012,051
30 October 198222nd Arsenal AD0–020,699
6 November 198222nd West Bromwich Albion HW2–1 Dillon pen, Blake 18,520
13 November 198221st Notts County AD0–09,118
20 November 198222nd Manchester City AD0–023,174
27 November 198220th Sunderland HW2–1 Ferguson, Evans12,375
4 December 198221st Everton AD0–013,702
11 December 198222nd Southampton HL0–211,199
18 December 198221st Tottenham Hotspur AL1–2Langan20,946
27 December 198221st Aston Villa HW3–0Blake, Handysides, Ferguson43,864
29 December 198221st Swansea City AD0–011,840
1 January 198321st Manchester City HD2–2Ferguson 216,362
3 January 198322nd Stoke City AD1–1 Phillips 15,416
15 January 198322nd Manchester United HL1–2Dillon pen 19,333
22 January 198322nd Liverpool AL0–130,986
5 February 198320th West Ham United HW3–0 Harford, Ferguson, Gayle 12,539
26 February 198320th Nottingham Forest HD1–1Harford12,987
5 March 198322nd Ipswich Town AL1–3 Dennis 16,450
15 March 198320th Arsenal HW2–1 Van Den Hauwe, Dillon11,276
19 March 198321st West Bromwich Albion AL0–220,682
22 March 198321st Watford AL1–2Ferguson14,229
26 March 198320th Notts County HW3–0Ferguson 2 (1 pen), Harford11,744
2 April 198320th Swansea City HD1–1 Stevenson pen 13,591
4 April 198320th Aston Villa AL0–140,897
9 April 198322nd Norwich City HL0–411,733
12 April 198322nd Luton Town AL1–3 Hopkins 12,868
16 April 198321st Coventry City AW1–0Phillips10,221
23 April 198320th Everton HW1–0Hopkins11,045
30 April 198320th Sunderland AW2–1Blake pen, Harford14,818
2 May 198319th Brighton & Hove Albion HD1–1Handysides15,136
7 May 198318th Tottenham Hotspur HW2–0 Halsall,Harford18,947
14 May 198317th Southampton AW1–0Harford20,327

League table (part)

Final First Division table (part) [2]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
15th Notts County 42157205571−1652
16th Sunderland 421214164861−1350
17th Birmingham City 421214164055−1550
18th Luton Town 421213176584−1949
19th Coventry City 42139204859−1148

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
421214164055 −15509752924 +537111131 −20

Source: [3]

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round8 January 1983 Walsall AD0–012,697
Third round replay11 January 1983 Walsall HW1–0
aet 		Summerfield 14,774
Fourth round29 January 1983 Crystal Palace AL0–112,327

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Second round 1st leg5 October 1982 Shrewsbury Town AD1–1 Handysides 5,003
Second round 2nd leg26 October 1982 Shrewsbury Town HW4–1 Evans, Curbishley 2, Dillon 7,861
Third round9 November 1982 Derby County HW3–1Handysides, Dillon pen, Curbishley12,475
Fourth round30 November 1982 Burnley AL2–3Evans, Handysides10,405

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players' appearances and goals by competition
Pos.Nat.Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jim Blyth 1400020160
GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Tony Coton 2803020330
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Noel Blake 3733040443
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Kevan Broadhurst 28 (1)1304035 (1)1
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Mark Dennis 2313000261
DFUlster Banner.svg  NIR Jim Hagan 30 (2)0302035 (2)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Phil Hawker †40000040
DFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRL Dave Langan 1420010152
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Wayne Mumford 20001030
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Geoff Scott †40000040
DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe 30 (1)1003033 (1)1
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Frank Carrodus 7 (1)0000 (1)07 (2)0
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Alan Curbishley †3013043374
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Kevin Dillon †2733042345
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Mick Halsall 1210000121
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Ian Handysides 26 (3)22 (1)04332 (3)5
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Robert Hopkins 1120000112
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Martin Kuhl 10000010
MFFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Toine van Mierlo †40000040
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Les Phillips 11 (2)2100 (1)012 (3)2
MFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Byron Stevenson 30 (1)1204036 (1)1
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Kevin Summerfield †2 (3)11 (1)1103 (4)2
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Colin Brazier †10 (1)12 (1)04016 (2)1
FWFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kevin Bremner *3 (1)100003 (1)1
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Tony Evans 72002294
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Mick Ferguson *2081020238
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Carl Francis 2 (3)000002 (3)0
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Howard Gayle 1311000141
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Mick Harford 2962000316
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Neil Whatmore †20000020

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