Leicester City 1981–82 football season
During the 1981–82 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ ]
In the 1981–82 season where the Football League decided to increase the points total on a win to three instead of two points, Leicester's start was inconsistent but during the last couple of months of the campaign, the Foxes revived strongly and finished in eighth. At the end of the season, Wallace left to join Motherwell .
Final league table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Leicester City's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
29 August 1981
Grimsby Town
A
2–2
11,032
Lineker , Melrose
5 September 1981
Wrexham
H
1–0
12,905
Hamill
8 September 1981
Barnsley
H
1–0
15,447
Hamill
12 September 1981
Derby County
A
1–3
16,046
Melrose
19 September 1981
Luton Town
H
1–2
14,159
Lynex (pen)
22 September 1981
Rotherham United
A
1–1
7,781
May
26 September 1981
Blackburn Rovers
A
2–0
8,925
May , Melrose
3 October 1981
Crystal Palace
H
1–1
12,558
Lineker
10 October 1981
Bolton Wanderers
A
3–0
7,361
Melrose (2), Young
16 October 1981
Chelsea
H
1–1
18,358
Melrose
24 October 1981
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–2
12,419
31 October 1981
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–0
19,125
7 November 1981
Charlton Athletic
A
4–1
8,212
Melrose , Lynex (pen), Lineker (2)
14 November 1981
Orient
H
0–1
11,733
21 November 1981
Cardiff City
A
1–3
6,687
Welsh
28 November 1981
Cambridge United
H
4–1
9,524
Lynex , Hebberd , Peake , Lineker
5 December 1981
Norwich City
A
0–0
12,768
12 December 1981
Watford
H
1–1
10,340
Lineker
28 December 1981
Oldham Athletic
A
1–1
9,174
Lynex
30 January 1982
Luton Town
A
1–2
11,810
Lineker
6 February 1982
Derby County
H
2–1
14,132
Lynex (pen), Lineker
20 February 1982
Blackburn Rovers
H
1–0
11,667
Peake
27 February 1982
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–0
10,678
Lynex (pen)
2 March 1982
Newcastle United
H
3–0
12,497
Young , Lineker (2)
9 March 1982
Chelsea
A
1–4
10,586
Lynex
13 March 1982
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–2
17,821
Lynex (pen), Young , Melrose
17 March 1982
Rotherham United
H
1–0
21,123
Melrose
20 March 1982
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0–2
18,962
23 March 1982
Crystal Palace
A
2–0
9,506
Lynex , Lineker
27 March 1982
Charlton Athletic
H
3–1
13,681
Young (2), MacDonald
30 March 1982
Shrewsbury Town
A
1–1
5,340
Lineker
10 April 1982
Newcastle United
A
0–0
25,777
13 April 1982
Oldham Athletic
H
2–1
14,298
Melrose , Lineker
17 April 1982
Cardiff City
H
3–1
13,650
Lineker (2), Lynex
20 April 1982
Wrexham
A
0–0
4,913
24 April 1982
Cambridge United
A
2–1
7,212
Lineker , Welsh
1 May 1982
Norwich City
H
1–4
19,630
May
4 May 1982
Barnsley
A
2–0
15,418
Welsh, Lineker
8 May 1982
Watford
A
1–3
20,859
Melrose
12 May 1982
Grimsby Town
H
1–2
13,941
Welsh (pen)
15 May 1982
Shrewsbury Town
H
0–0
11,368
18 May 1982
Orient
A
0–3
2,107
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
2 January 1982
Southampton
H
3–1
20,589
Young (2), Lineker
R4
23 January 1982
Hereford United
A
1–0
10,602
May
R5
13 February 1982
Watford
H
2–0
27,991
O'Neill , Terry (own goal)
QF
6 March 1982
Shrewsbury Town
H
5–2
29,117
May , Melrose (2), Lineker , Cross (own goal)
SF
3 April 1982
Tottenham Hotspur
N
0–2
46,606
League Cup [ ]
Squad [ ]
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
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League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two )
Athenian League (level 8 only )
Cheshire County League (One , Two )
Combined Counties League (Eastern , Western ) (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 8 only )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Lancashire Combination (level 8 only )
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Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern League (level 8 only )
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Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Yorkshire League (One , Two )
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