1982–83 Football League

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The Football League
Season 1982–83
Champions Liverpool
1983–84 →

The 1982–83 season was the 84th completed season of The Football League.

Contents

Bob Paisley’s last season as Liverpool manager ended on a high as they topped the First Division with a comfortable lead. Paisley retired as Liverpool manager with a record 21 prizes in nine years.[ citation needed ] His successor was the club's long-serving coach Joe Fagan. Newly promoted Watford were the shock of the season, finishing in second place in their first season in the top flight.

Manchester City were relegated despite a four-year spending spree totalling around £5million. Swansea City were also relegated after only their second season as a First Division club. They had finished sixth a year earlier and at several stages had topped the league table. Brighton & Hove Albion joined them on the way down.

Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City won promotion to the First Division. Rotherham United, Burnley and Bolton Wanderers were relegated to the Third Division. It was another blow for Bolton, who had been relegated from the First Division three years earlier.

Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers both came within hours of going bankrupt but were both saved by respective new owners.

Portsmouth's revival continued as they ran away with the Third Division championship, followed closely behind by runners-up Cardiff City and third-placed Huddersfield Town. Newport County finished 4th, their highest post-World War II position in the Football League. Occupying the four relegation places were Reading, Wrexham, Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield.

Wimbledon were crowned Fourth Division champions. Hull City, Port Vale and Scunthorpe United occupied the other three promotion places. The re-election system went in favour of the bottom four sides in the Fourth Division, all of whom were re-elected for the following season, but had things gone differently then Blackpool could have gone out of the Football League little over a decade after they had been a First Division side.[ citation needed ]

At the end of the season, Fourth Division strugglers Crewe Alexandra appointed Milan-born ex-Wimbledon manager Dario Gradi as their new manager.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, [1] with home and away statistics separated.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division. [2]

First Division

First Division
Season1982–83
Champions Liverpool
14th English title
Relegated Manchester City
Swansea City
Brighton & Hove Albion
European Cup Liverpool
Cup Winners' Cup Manchester United
Swansea City
UEFA Cup Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
Watford
Matches played462
Goals scored1,264 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Luther Blissett
(27 goals) [3]
Biggest home win Watford 8–0 Sunderland
(25 September 1982)
Biggest away win Notts County 0–6 Ipswich Town
(25 September 1982)
Highest scoring Luton Town 5–3 Notts County
(4 September 1982)
Stoke City 4–4 Luton Town
(25 September 1982)
Watford 8–0 Sunderland
(25 September 1982)
Watford 5–3 Notts County
(12 March 1983)
Longest winning run6 matches
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Liverpool
Longest losing run6 matches
West Bromwich Albion
1983–84 →

Liverpool were dominant throughout Bob Paisley's final season as manager, retaining the league title and winning a third successive League Cup. Paisley, who had won 21 major trophies in nine seasons as manager, handed over the reins to his assistant Joe Fagan.

Second place in the league went to Watford, who took the First Division by storm in their first season at this level. Manchester United won the FA Cup in Ron Atkinson's second season as manager, and also finished third in the league for the second consecutive season. Tottenham Hotspur continued to thrive, finishing fourth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup, although they failed to add any silverware to the FA Cup victories of 1981 and 1982. Nottingham Forest finished fifth and secured a place in the UEFA Cup.

Brighton & Hove Albion, who took Manchester United to a replay in the FA Cup final, went down in bottom place after four seasons in the First Division. Swansea City, who had finished sixth on their First Division debut a year earlier, were unable to maintain their fine form for a second season, and went down in second place from bottom. The final relegation place went to Manchester City, whose 17-year stay in the First Division was ended in the final minutes of the final game of the season, when a Raddy Antic goal gave visitors Luton Town a 1-0 victory and saved them from an immediate return to the Second Division.

For the first time in eight years, there were no English clubs winning European trophies this season.

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C)42241088737+5082Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Watford 42225157457+1771Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Manchester United 421913105638+1870Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [a]
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42209136550+1569Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Nottingham Forest 42209136250+1269
6 Aston Villa 42215166250+1268
7 Everton 421810146648+1864
8 West Ham United 42204186862+664
9 Ipswich Town 421513146450+1458
10 Arsenal 421610165856+258
11 West Bromwich Albion 421512155149+257
12 Southampton 421512155458−457
13 Stoke City 42169175364−1157
14 Norwich City 421412165258−654
15 Notts County 42157205571−1652
16 Sunderland 421214164861−1350
17 Birmingham City 421214164055−1550
18 Luton Town 421213176584−1949
19 Coventry City 42139204859−1148
20 Manchester City (R)42138214770−2347Relegation to the Second Division
21 Swansea City (R)421011215169−1841 Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and relegation to the Second Division [b]
22 Brighton & Hove Albion (R)42913203868−3040Relegation to the Second Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1982–83 FA Cup winners.
  2. ↑ Swansea City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1983 Welsh Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BHA COV EVE IPS LIV LUT MCI MUN NWC NOT NTC SOU STK SUN SWA TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal 2–10–03–12–11–12–20–24–13–0 3–0 1–10–02–00–03–00–12–1 2–0 2–42–02–3
Aston Villa 2–1 1–0 1–04–02–01–12–44–11–12–13–24–12–02–04–01–32–04–03–01–01–0
Birmingham City 2–1 3–0 1–11–01–00–00–02–32–21–20–41–13–00–21–42–11–12–01–12–13–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–00–01–01–01–21–12–22–40–11–03–01–10–20–11–23–21–12–11–10–03–1
Coventry City 0–20–00–12–04–21–10–04–24–03–02–01–21–01–02–01–00–01–10–10–12–4
Everton 2–35–00–02–21–01–1 0–5 5–02–12–01–13–13–02–03–13–12–23–11–00–02–0
Ipswich Town 0–11–23–12–01–10–21–03–01–01–1 2–3 2–00–02–12–34–13–11–23–16–11–2
Liverpool 3–11–11–03–14–0 0–0 1–03–3 5–2 0–0 0–24–35–15–05–11–03–03–03–12–03–0
Luton Town 2–22–13–15–01–21–51–11–33–11–10–10–25–33–30–01–33–11–1 1–0 0–00–2
Manchester City 2–10–10–01–13–20–00–1 0–4 0–1 1–2 4–11–20–12–01–02–22–12–21–02–12–0
Manchester United 0–0 3–13–01–13–02–13–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–02–04–01–11–00–02–11–02–00–02–1
Norwich City 3–11–05–12–11–10–1 0–0 1–01–01–21–10–11–21–14–22–01–00–03–01–31–1
Nottingham Forest 3–01–21–14–04–22–02–11–00–13–00–32–2 2–1 1–21–00–02–12–22–00–01–0
Notts County 1–04–10–01–05–11–00–61–21–11–03–22–2 3–2 1–24–00–10–03–03–22–11–2
Southampton 2–21–00–10–01–13–20–13–22–24–10–14–01–11–01–02–02–11–21–44–13–0
Stoke City 2–10–31–13–00–31–01–01–14–41–01–01–01–01–01–10–14–12–04–00–35–2
Sunderland 3–02–01–21–12–12–12–30–01–13–20–04–10–11–11–12–21–10–12–21–11–0
Swansea City 1–22–10–01–22–10–31–10–32–04–10–04–00–32–03–21–13–02–01–32–11–5
Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 2–02–12–04–02–13–12–02–21–22–00–04–14–26–04–11–11–00–11–12–1
Watford 2–12–12–14–10–02–02–12–1 5–2 2–00–12–21–35–32–01–08–02–10–13–02–1
West Bromwich Albion 0–01–02–05–02–02–24–10–11–00–23–11–02–12–21–01–13–03–30–11–31–2
West Ham United 1–32–05–02–10–32–01–13–12–34–13–11–01–22–01–11–12–13–23–02–10–1
Source: Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Ipswich Town Flag of England.svg Bobby Robson Signed by England30 May 1982Pre-season Flag of England.svg Bobby Ferguson 1 June 1982
West Bromwich Albion Flag of England.svg Ronnie Allen Became general manager1 June 1982 Flag of Scotland.svg Ron Wylie 1 June 1982
Notts County Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Sirrel 8 June 1982 Flag of England.svg Howard Wilkinson 8 June 1982
Brighton & Hove Albion Flag of England.svg Mike Bailey Sacked6 December 198218th Flag of England.svg Jimmy Melia 6 December 1982
Manchester City Flag of England.svg John Bond 3 February 19839th Flag of Scotland.svg John Benson 3 February 1983

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1982–1983

Second Division

Second Division
Season1982–83
Champions Queens Park Rangers
Promoted Queens Park Rangers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City
Relegated Rotherham United
Burnley
Bolton Wanderers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,244 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer Gary Lineker
(26 goals) [3]
1983–84 →

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 Queens Park Rangers (C, P)4226797736+4185Promotion to the First Division
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (P)42201576844+2475
3 Leicester City (P)422010127244+2870
4 Fulham 42209136447+1769
5 Newcastle United 421813117553+2267
6 Sheffield Wednesday 421615116047+1363
7 Oldham Athletic 42141996447+1761
8 Leeds United 42132185146+560
9 Shrewsbury Town 421514134848059
10 Barnsley 421415135755+257
11 Blackburn Rovers 421512155858057
12 Cambridge United 421312174260−1851
13 Derby County 421019134958−949
14 Carlisle United 421212186870−248
15 Crystal Palace 421212184352−948
16 Middlesbrough 421115164667−2148
17 Charlton Athletic 42139206386−2348
18 Chelsea 421114175161−1047
19 Grimsby Town 421211194570−2547
20 Rotherham United (R)421015174568−2345Relegation to the Third Division
21 Burnley (R)42128225666−1044
22 Bolton Wanderers (R)421111204261−1944
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BAR BLB BOL BUR CAM CRL CHA CHE CRY DER FUL GRI LEE LEI MID NEW OLD QPR ROT SHW SHR WOL
Barnsley 2–23–13–02–32–20–01–13–11–14–34–02–11–22–00–51–10–12–10–02–22–1
Blackburn Rovers 1–11–12–13–13–22–03–03–02–00–02–10–03–11–11–22–21–33–02–31–02–2
Bolton Wanderers 0–21–03–02–01–04–10–11–00–20–10–01–23–13–13–12–33–22–20–21–40–1
Burnley 3–10–10–02–14–17–13–02–11–11–01–11–22–41–11–01–22–11–24–11–20–1
Cambridge United 1–12–00–02–01–13–20–11–00–01–01–00–03–12–01–01–41–42–02–20–02–1
Carlisle United 1–13–15–01–12–24–12–14–13–03–22–32–20–11–32–00–01–02–24–22–30–2
Charlton Athletic 3–23–04–12–12–10–05–22–11–13–00–10–12–12–32–04–11–31–50–30–13–3
Chelsea 0–32–02–12–16–04–23–10–01–30–05–20–01–10–00–22–00–21–11–11–20–0
Crystal Palace 1–12–03–01–00–02–11–10–04–11–12–01–11–03–00–21–00–31–12–02–13–4
Derby County 1–11–20–02–01–10–31–11–01–11–02–03–3 0–4 1–12–12–22–03–00–02–31–1
Fulham 1–03–14–03–11–12–02–11–11–02–14–03–20–11–02–20–31–11–11–02–11–3
Grimsby Town 1–25–01–03–21–02–11–12–14–11–10–41–12–00–32–20–21–11–21–12–01–1
Leeds United 0–02–11–13–12–11–11–23–32–12–11–11–02–20–03–10–00–12–21–21–10–0
Leicester City 1–00–10–00–04–06–01–23–00–1 1–1 2–02–00–11–02–22–10–13–10–23–25–0
Middlesbrough 2–01–51–01–40–11–03–03–12–02–31–41–40–01–1 1–1 1–12–11–11–12–10–0
Newcastle United 1–23–22–23–02–02–24–21–11–01–01–44–02–12–2 1–1 1–01–04–02–14–01–1
Oldham Athletic 1–10–02–33–03–04–32–22–22–02–21–01–12–21–23–02–20–11–11–11–04–1
Queens Park Rangers 3–02–21–03–22–11–05–11–20–04–13–14–01–02–26–12–01–04–00–24–02–1
Rotherham United 1–03–11–11–12–01–21–01–02–21–10–13–00–11–31–11–51–30–00–30–31–1
Sheffield Wednesday 0–10–03–11–13–11–15–43–22–12–02–12–02–32–23–11–11–10–10–10–00–0
Shrewsbury Town 3–10–01–01–22–12–10–02–01–11–10–10–00–00–22–22–10–00–02–01–00–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–02–10–02–01–12–15–02–11–02–12–43–03–00–34–02–20–04–02–01–02–2
Source: Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1982–1983

Third Division

Football League
Third Division
Season1982–83
Champions Portsmouth (2nd title)
Promoted Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town
Relegated Reading
Wrexham
Doncaster Rovers
Chesterfield
Matches played552
Goals scored1,617 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer Kerry Dixon (Reading), 26 [3]
1983–84 →

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P)46271097441+3391Promotion to the Second Division
2 Cardiff City (P)462511107650+2686
3 Huddersfield Town (P)462313108449+3582
4 Newport County 46239147654+2278
5 Oxford United 462212127153+1878
6 Lincoln City 46237167751+2676
7 Bristol Rovers 46229158458+2675
8 Plymouth Argyle 46198196166−565
9 Brentford 461810188877+1164
10 Walsall 461713166463+164
11 Sheffield United 46197206264−264
12 Bradford City 461613176869−161
13 Gillingham 461613175859−161
14 Bournemouth 461613175968−961
15 Southend United 461514176665+159
16 Preston North End 461513186069−958
17 Millwall 461413196477−1355
18 Wigan Athletic 46159226072−1254
19 Exeter City 4614122081104−2354
20 Orient 46159226488−2454
21 Reading (R)461217176479−1553Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Wrexham (R)461215195676−2051
23 Doncaster Rovers (R)46911265797−4038
24 Chesterfield (R)46813254368−2537
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BOU BRA BRE BRR CAR CHF DON EXE GIL HUD LIN MIL NPC ORI OXF PLY POR PNE REA SHU STD WAL WIG WRE
Bournemouth 2–24–30–03–12–12–22–00–10–11–03–00–12–02–01–0 0–2 4–01–10–00–23–02–21–1
Bradford City 2–30–12–04–21–01–03–31–1 3–1 1–10–04–22–33–24–02–21–23–22–01–01–10–10–0
Brentford 2–10–25–11–34–21–04–01–11–02–01–12–05–21–12–01–13–11–22–14–22–31–34–1
Bristol Rovers 1–14–12–0 1–1 3–02–0 4–4 2–11–01–24–0 1–3 2–10–1 2–0 5–13–23–02–12–22–04–04–0
Cardiff City 1–11–03–1 3–1 1–13–02–01–01–11–03–0 3–2 2–03–00–01–03–10–02–04–13–13–21–2
Chesterfield 0–03–02–10–00–1 3–3 1–31–20–11–30–13–11–21–21–20–11–10–0 3–1 0–20–02–05–1
Doncaster Rovers 2–11–24–41–22–2 0–0 6–10–20–42–22–10–00–30–12–20–22–07–5 2–0 0–01–33–61–1
Exeter City 4–22–11–7 0–1 0–22–33–02–23–43–12–10–12–03–1 1–0 1–15–12–20–34–34–32–13–3
Gillingham 2–53–02–21–02–33–11–14–41–30–2 1–0 2–04–00–12–11–02–11–00–21–03–00–21–1
Huddersfield Town 0–0 6–3 2–03–14–03–13–01–13–21–15–11–06–02–02–01–11–13–10–02–12–21–14–1
Lincoln City 9–01–02–12–12–12–05–14–13–11–23–11–42–01–11–20–33–04–03–00–12–12–12–0
Millwall 2–01–11–01–10–41–13–05–2 4–1 3–02–13–00–12–12–2 0–2 1–01–11–23–12–22–01–1
Newport County 5–11–10–0 2–0 1–0 1–01–21–12–12–11–02–24–11–22–20–33–01–03–11–11–11–04–0
Orient 5–00–13–31–54–02–01–05–12–01–31–12–31–51–50–22–12–13–34–11–12–11–10–0
Oxford United 2–05–12–24–22–21–03–01–11–11–11–01–00–32–21–11–13–2 1–2 0–01–04–22–02–0
Plymouth Argyle 2–03–12–0 0–4 3–22–01–2 1–0 2–02–10–23–12–42–02–1 0–1 1–13–03–11–00–00–22–0
Portsmouth 0–2 0–12–11–00–04–02–13–21–03–24–1 2–0 1–22–21–0 2–1 3–12–24–12–01–00–03–0
Preston North End 0–10–03–02–22–11–14–12–20–00–01–03–20–02–11–22–20–02–01–01–11–0 4–1 3–0
Reading 2–12–11–11–21–20–02–03–10–01–11–13–34–23–0 0–3 3–21–22–32–01–11–12–11–0
Sheffield United 2–22–11–22–12–0 3–1 3–1 3–00–22–00–11–12–03–03–23–12–12–11–10–13–12–02–0
Southend United 0–01–14–21–01–22–03–21–11–10–12–01–11–41–11–23–14–02–34–23–11–12–02–2
Walsall 3–11–12–15–01–20–11–03–20–02–01–14–02–12–01–02–00–32–12–10–01–32–01–1
Wigan Athletic 1–23–23–20–50–02–20–31–02–22–02–13–10–10–10–13–00–1 0–1 2–23–24–01–33–1
Wrexham 1–00–43–40–00–00–05–01–21–01–10–14–31–01–01–12–30–23–14–04–13–24–01–1
Source: Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1982–1983

Fourth Division

Football League
Fourth Division
Season1982–83
Champions Wimbledon (1st title)
Promoted Hull City
Port Vale
Scunthorpe United
Failed re-electionNone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,502 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Cammack (Scunthorpe United), 25 [3]
1983–84 →

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Wimbledon (C, P)46291169645+5198Promotion to the Third Division
2 Hull City (P)46251567534+4190
3 Port Vale (P)462610106734+3388
4 Scunthorpe United (P)46231497142+2983
5 Bury 462312117446+2881
6 Colchester United 46249137555+2081
7 York City 462213118858+3079
8 Swindon Town 461911166154+768
9 Peterborough United 461713165852+664
10 Mansfield Town 461613176170−961
11 Halifax Town 461612185966−760
12 Torquay United 46177225665−958
13 Chester City 461511205560−556
14 Bristol City 461317165970−1156
15 Northampton Town 461412206575−1054
16 Stockport County 461412206079−1954
17 Darlington 461313206171−1052
18 Aldershot 461215196182−2151
19 Tranmere Rovers 461311224971−2250
20 Rochdale 461116195573−1849
21 Blackpool 461312215574−1949 [a] Re-elected
22 Hartlepool United 46139244676−3048
23 Crewe Alexandra 46118275371−1841
24 Hereford United 46118274279−3741
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ Blackpool had two points deducted.

Results

Home \ Away ALD BLP BRI BRY CHE COL CRE DAR HAL HAR HER HUL MAN NOR PET PTV ROC SCU STP SWI TOR TRA WDN YOR
Aldershot 2–10–01–11–20–10–01–66–10–22–11–22–13–02–01–46–41–12–11–12–11–01–12–3
Blackpool 4–11–41–11–11–22–02–00–01–25–11–12–10–00–32–01–03–10–02–11–00–21–11–1
Bristol City 2–00–02–10–00–22–12–23–02–01–12–13–11–31–01–30–00–22–2 1–1 0–1 1–04–22–2
Bury 3–14–12–23–21–00–13–02–04–03–22–31–01–11–00–10–01–03–20–03–03–01–32–1
Chester City 1–11–21–00–11–1 1–0 2–32–02–15–00–01–32–11–11–05–21–20–20–10–0 0–0 1–20–1
Colchester United 0–04–13–12–11–04–32–21–04–13–20–02–03–11–01–24–15–13–01–01–03–33–00–0
Crewe Alexandra 0–03–14–13–3 3–2 0–12–51–13–03–10–31–21–00–3 1–2 1–10–1 3–0 3–01–1 0–1 0–22–1
Darlington 1–10–12–21–20–21–31–11–2 2–1 2–11–20–02–04–30–03–00–13–11–00–21–00–21–3
Halifax Town 1–32–02–21–00–04–00–32–01–12–21–20–02–01–20–2 0–0 3–11–01–03–01–21–1 2–2
Hartlepool United 1–12–13–10–11–01–41–0 2–0 1–20–10–00–42–10–02–23–00–03–21–20–24–01–02–0
Hereford United 2–10–01–30–25–20–01–00–02–01–02–00–21–10–10–21–00–20–01–20–11–01–40–0
Hull City 2–23–11–02–12–03–01–00–01–11–12–02–24–04–11–02–1 1–1 7–00–04–10–11–1 4–0
Mansfield Town 4–12–11–11–42–11–11–00–21–23–00–13–12–00–00–22–10–21–01–02–11–12–22–2
Northampton Town 1–12–17–10–31–12–14–03–33–13–12–11–21–20–02–21–12–12–30–12–01–02–21–1
Peterborough United 0–03–13–01–10–12–12–11–12–12–14–01–13–22–00–01–00–11–04–31–33–00–32–2
Port Vale 2–11–01–10–02–10–0 1–1 2–12–13–02–01–04–11–22–14–00–12–33–01–00–11–02–1
Rochdale 3–13–11–00–00–12–10–11–1 2–2 2–04–11–32–22–01–13–30–1 1–0 1–12–24–20–21–0
Scunthorpe United 1–14–31–10–12–02–12–02–22–03–01–2 0–1 2–25–13–01–01–13–02–02–02–10–0 0–0
Stockport County 2–13–02–22–13–33–0 3–2 2–14–21–12–11–11–10–11–10–2 2–2 1–11–21–03–21–32–1
Swindon Town 2–03–3 2–0 1–12–33–01–01–20–13–03–20–14–01–51–01–04–12–22–0 2–1 4–20–13–2
Torquay United 4–21–3 0–2 2–30–12–02–11–01–33–22–10–03–12–10–13–21–13–0 1–1 3–00–11–3
Tranmere Rovers 1–11–12–21–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 2–01–21–12–10–13–02–11–00–20–00–41–12–02–00–23–0
Wimbledon 6–15–02–12–14–02–13–23–12–42–01–01–21–11–12–11–03–02–22–10–04–14–04–3
York City 4–02–03–03–11–03–02–05–2 3–2 5–15–1 1–0 6–15–21–10–01–0 2–1 3–10–01–12–11–4
Source: Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1982–1983

Election/re-election to the Football League

This year Enfield, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements, so second-placed Maidstone United won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1982–83 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:

ClubFinal PositionVotes
Blackpool 21st (Fourth Division)52
Crewe Alexandra 23rd (Fourth Division)49
Hereford United 24th (Fourth Division)49
Hartlepool United 22nd (Fourth Division)36
Maidstone United 2nd (Alliance Premier League)26

As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Maidstone United were denied membership of the League.

Attendances

First Division

#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance [4]
1 Manchester United 2141,555
2 Liverpool FC 2134,758
3 Tottenham Hotspur 2130,581
4 Manchester City 2126,789
5 Arsenal FC 2124,153
6 Aston Villa 2123,748
7 West Ham United 2122,822
8 Everton FC 2120,277
9 Ipswich Town 2119,646
10 Watford FC 2119,488
11 Southampton FC 2118,779
12 Nottingham Forest 2117,851
13 Sunderland AFC 2117,370
14 Norwich City 2116,862
15 Stoke City 2116,622
16 Birmingham City 2115,638
17 West Bromwich Albion 2115,200
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 2114,662
19 Luton Town 2113,452
20 Swansea City 2111,704
21 Coventry City 2110,552
22 Notts County 2110,266

See also

References

  1. ↑ "England 1982–83". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. ↑ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Historical attendances".
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