1982–83 Chester F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was the 45th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Chester
1982–83 season
ManagerCliff Sear
John Sainty
StadiumSealand Road
Football League
Fourth Division
13th
FA CupRound 1
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophySemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Thomas (20)

All:
John Thomas (24)
Highest home attendance4,056 vs Port Vale (22 January)
Lowest home attendance1,114 vs Hartlepool United (4 December)
Average home league attendance1,904
21st in division[1]

Also, it was the first season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.

Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Halifax Town 46 16 12 18 59 66 7 60
12 Torquay United 46 17 7 22 56 65 9 58
13 Chester City 46 15 11 20 55 60 5 56
14 Bristol City 46 13 17 16 59 70 11 56
15 Northampton Town 46 14 12 20 65 75 10 54
Source:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 15 11 20 55 60  −5 41 8 6 9 28 24  +4 7 5 11 27 36  −9

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWWDDLWLDWLDLDLLWLWWLWLLLWLWDLWWLLDWLDDDLWLDLWL
Position621463885101012111515111312912101112131112111112119111113101211111112121313141213
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
28 August Crewe Alexandra H W1–0 Edwards 3,180
4 September Rochdale A W1–0 Thomas 1,489
7 September Northampton Town A D1–1 Thomas 2,171
11 September Torquay United H D0–0 2,370
18 September Port Vale A L1–2 Sproson (o.g.) 3,303
25 September Hereford United H W5–0 Ludlam, Thomas (2, 1 pen.), Simpson, Sloan 1,828
29 September Blackpool H L1–2 Thomas 2,256
1 October Halifax Town A D0–0 1,925
9 October Darlington A W2–0 Thomas, Kinsey 1,387
16 October Mansfield Town H L1–3 Ludlam 1,668
20 October Peterborough United H D1–1 Zelem 1,401
30 October Swindon Town H L0–1 1,544
2 November Bristol City A D0–0 3,942
6 November Bury H L0–1 2,023
9 November Colchester United A L0–1 2,362
13 November Aldershot A W2–1 Allen, Sloan 1,675
27 November Hull City A L0–2 5,047
4 December Hartlepool United H W2–1 Storton, Thomas 1,114
11 December Bristol City H W1–0 Cooper (o.g.) 1,163
18 December York City H L0–1 1,185
27 December Tranmere Rovers A W4–2 Lane (2), Thomas, Ludlam 5,245
28 December Stockport County H L0–2 2,459
1 January Scunthorpe United A L0–2 3,639
3 January Wimbledon H L1–2 Thomas 1,549
8 January Rochdale H W5–2 Thomas (3), Zelem, Wilson (pen.) 1,562
15 January Crewe Alexandra A L2–3 Thomas, Cooke 2,895
22 January Port Vale H W1–0 Moss (o.g.) 4,056
29 January Blackpool A D1–1 Ludlam 2,054
5 February Hereford United A L2–5 Bulmer, Williams 1,961
12 February Halifax Town H W2–0 Zelem, Williams 1,907
16 February Peterborough United A W1–0 Wilson 1,661
19 February Darlington H L2–3 Simpson, Thomas 1,323
26 February Mansfield Town A L1–2 Thomas 1,803
5 March Colchester United H D1–1 Simpson 1,136
12 March Swindon Town A W3–2 Sloan, Thomas (2) 3,238
19 March Bury A L2–3 Simpson (2) 2,453
26 March Aldershot H D1–1 Manns 1,197
2 April Stockport County A D3–3 Thomas, Simpson, Manns 2,008
4 April Tranmere Rovers H D0–0 2,897
9 April Hartlepool United A L0–1 1,034
16 April Northampton Town H W2–1 Allen, Manns 1,121
23 April York City A L0–1 3,264
30 April Hull City H D0–0 2,281
2 May Wimbledon A L0–4 2,576
7 May Torquay United A W1–0 Thomas 1,478
14 May Scunthorpe United H L1–2 Thomas 2,560

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 20 November Northwich Victoria (5) H D1–1 Lane 4,400
First round replay 22 November A L1–3 Williams 4,014

League Cup

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 1 September Blackpool (4) H L1–2 Sloan 2,557
First round second leg 14 September A L1–5 Thomas 3,429

Football League Trophy

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
Group stage 14 August Chesterfield (3) A D1–1 Sloan 1,149
18 August Tranmere Rovers (4) A L1–2 Simpson 1,143
21 August Shrewsbury Town (2) H W5–0 Sloan, Thomas (2, 1pen.), MacLaren (o.g.), Edwards 1,022
Quarterfinal 26 January Newport County (3) H D0–0 999
Semifinal 8 February Lincoln City (3) H L1–3 Thomas 1,058

Season statistics

Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FL
Trophy
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
Phil Harrington 22 193
Grenville Millington 15 1122
Mike Salmon 18 162
Field players
John Allen 15+32 12+3212
Paul Blackwell 24+1 231+1
Noel Bradley 36+4 27+4225
Peter Bulmer 9+51 9+51
Terry Cooke 21+81 16+61122+2
Mark Dean 23+2 19+213
Nigel Edwards 11+12 8112+11
Paul Harrison 0+1 0+1
Paul Johnson 23+2 18+1122+1
Steve Kinsey 31 31
Martin Lane 503 4122125
Steve Ludlam 33+24 28+14212+1
Paul Manns 123 123
Greg Moffatt 6+1 6+1
Paul Needham 22 211
Gary Simpson 32+27 24+261251
Tom Sloan 536 44322152
Trevor Storton 431 371213
John Thomas 5224 442022143
Mike Williams 11+33 10+220+111
Clive Wilson 232 2122
Ian Workman 5 32
Peter Zelem 43+13 34+13225
Own goals 4 31
Total 5567 4655222258

References

  1. "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.

  • Chester at the Football Club History Database
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