1982–83 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1982–83 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Leicester City
1982–83 season
ChairmanTerry Shipman
ManagerGordon Milne
Second Division3rd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLineker (26)
Average home league attendance12,819

Season summary

In August 1982, Gordon Milne left Coventry City to join Leicester as their new boss. The 1982–83 season didn't start well for the Foxes with just 6 wins in their first 16 league games which saw Leicester in 15th and looked like their promotion challenge was over. Then from December onwards until the end of the season, Leicester lost only 4 league games during their impressive league form and finished the season unbeaten in 15 league matches. Heading to the final league game, Leicester were ahead of Fulham on goal difference knowing a slip up would see the Cottagers leapfrog them to automatic promotion. With Leicester only holding relegated Burnley to a 0-0 draw at home, it gave Fulham a chance to do so at Derby County but with only a win required. An incident involving a spectator and a Fulham player led to the game being abandoned 2 minutes away from the 90 minute mark with Fulham losing 1-0 at the Baseball Ground. An enquiry from the Football League was held for a few days and they decided eventually the result from the Derby-Fulham game would stand which meant the Foxes were promoted after 2 seasons in the second tier.

Final league table
Main article: 1982–83 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Queens Park Rangers 42 26 7 9 77 36 +41 85 Division Champions, promoted
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 15 7 68 44 +24 75 Promoted
3 Leicester City 42 20 10 12 72 44 +28 70
4 Fulham 42 20 9 13 64 47 +17 69
5 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 67
Source:

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 August 1982Charlton AthleticH1–211,038B Smith
31 August 1982Rotherham UnitedA3–19,254Melrose, A Smith, Lineker
4 September 1982ChelseaA1–114,127Lineker
8 September 1982Leeds UnitedH0–112,963
11 September 1982Carlisle UnitedH6–08,440Lynex (3, 2 pens), Lineker (3, 1 pen)
18 September 1982Blackburn RoversA1–34,963A Smith
25 September 1982Queens Park RangersH0–110,647
2 October 1982Shrewsbury TownA2–05,223MacDonald, O'Neill
9 October 1982Grimsby TownH2–09,640Lynex, Lineker
16 October 1982Wolverhampton WanderersA3–015,782Wilson, Lineker, English
23 October 1982Derby CountyA4–013,191Lineker (3), A Smith
30 October 1982Sheffield WednesdayH0–217,341
6 November 1982Cambridge UnitedA1–35,011Lineker
13 November 1982Newcastle UnitedH2–215,044English, Lineker
20 November 1982Crystal PalaceH0–18,616
27 November 1982Bolton WanderersA1–35,060Wilson
4 December 1982FulhamH2–09,082Buchanan, Lineker
11 December 1982BurnleyA4–26,503Lineker, Lynex (pen), A Smith (2)
18 December 1982Oldham AthleticH2–18,125MacDonald (pen), A Smith
27 December 1982MiddlesbroughA1–112,665Lineker
28 December 1982BarnsleyH1–014,838A Smith
1 January 1983Crystal PalaceA0–18,801
3 January 1983ChelseaH3–013,745Lineker (2), A Smith
15 January 1983Charlton AthleticA1–25,971Wilson
22 January 1983Blackburn RoversH0–18,361
5 February 1983Carlisle UnitedA1–04,402MacDonald
19 February 1983Grimsby TownA0–26,963
22 February 1983Shrewsbury TownH3–26,155Lineker (2), Wilson
26 February 1983Wolverhampton WanderersH5–013,530Lynex (2), A Smith, Lineker, Daly
5 March 1983Derby CountyH1–115,452Lynex
19 March 1983Cambridge UnitedH4–08,305A Smith (2), Lynex (pen), Wilson
22 March 1983Sheffield WednesdayA2–214,036MacDonald, A Smith
26 March 1983Newcastle UnitedA2–222,692Lineker (2)
2 April 1983BarnsleyA2–113,278Wilson, English
5 April 1983MiddlesbroughH1–012,025O'Neill
9 April 1983Queens Park RangersA2–216,301Lineker (2)
16 April 1983Rotherham UnitedH3–112,978Wilson, Lineker (2)
23 April 1983FulhamA1–024,251Wilson
30 April 1983Bolton WanderersH0–013,959
2 May 1983Leeds UnitedA2–214,442A Smith, May
7 May 1983Oldham AthleticA2–19,088Jones, Ramsey
14 May 1983BurnleyH0–029,453

FA Cup
Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1983Notts CountyH2–318,384A Smith, Wilson

League Cup
Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg6 October 1982Lincoln CityA0–26,775
R2 2nd leg27 October 1982Lincoln CityH0–1 (lost 0-3 on agg)10,000

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ENG Mark Wallington
- MF  NIR Paul Ramsey
- DF  SCO Paul Friar
- MF  SCO Kevin MacDonald
- DF  ENG Larry May
- DF  NIR John O'Neill
- MF  ENG Steve Lynex
- FW  ENG Gary Lineker
- FW  ENG Alan Smith
- FW  SCO Jim Melrose
- DF  SCO Bobby Smith
- MF  SCO Eddie Kelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW  ENG Tommy English
- MF  SCO Ian Wilson
- DF  IRL Jimmy Holmes
- FW  ENG Dave Buchanan
- DF  ENG Norman Leet
- DF  SCO Tommy Williams
- DF  ENG Paul Brown
- FW  ENG Keith Robson
- MF  IRL Gerry Daly (on loan from Coventry City)
- MF  ENG Andy Peake
- FW  ENG Robbie Jones

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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