Cardiff City 1982–83 football season
The 1982–83 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 56th season in the Football League . They competed in the 24-team Division Three , then the third tier of English football , finishing second and winning promotion to Division Two .
Players [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League standings [ ]
1
Portsmouth
46
27
10
9
74
41
+33
91
Division Champions, promoted
2
Cardiff City
46
25
11
10
76
50
+26
86
Promoted
3
Huddersfield Town
46
23
13
10
84
49
+35
82
4
Newport County
46
23
9
14
76
54
+22
78
5
Oxford United
46
22
12
12
71
53
+18
78
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H H A Result L W L W W W W D L W W L W W W L D D W W W W W D W W W L W L D W D D D L W D L W D W W W W D Position 7 12 7 4 3 3 6 4 2 6 4 3 2 3 5 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
Fixtures and results [ ]
Millwall v Cardiff City
5 September 1982 (1982-09-05 ) 2 Millwall 0–4 Cardiff City show London
3' John Lewis 42' Dave Bennett 52' Dave Bennett 68' Roger Gibbins
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire)
Cardiff City v Wigan
11 September 1982 (1982-09-11 ) 4 Cardiff City 3–2 Wigan show Cardiff 15:00
John Lewis 22' Gary Bennett 75' 86'
19' Peter Houghton 43' John Rogers
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
Cardiff City v Sheffield United
25 September 1982 (1982-09-25 ) 6 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield United show Cardiff 15:00
Dave Bennett 23' Jeff Hemmerman 74'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,147 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
Cardiff City v Bradford City
19 October 1982 (1982-10-19 ) 11 Cardiff City 1–0 Bradford City show Cardiff 19:30
Gary Bennett 1'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
30 October 1982 (1982-10-30 ) 13 Cardiff City 1–0 Portsmouth show Cardiff 15:00
Jeff Hemmerman 53'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,082 Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)
Reading v Cardiff City
3 November 1982 (1982-11-03 ) 14 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City show Reading
Lawrie Sanchez 16'
42' Gary Bennett 62' Phil Dwyer
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
Cardiff City v Chesterfield
7 December 1982 (1982-12-07 ) 18 Cardiff City 1–1 Chesterfield show Cardiff 15:00
Bob Hatton 3'
73' Martin Henderson
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
28 December 1982 (1982-12-28 ) 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Cardiff City show Plymouth 15:00
59' John Sims 79'
13' Bob Hatton 43' Gary Bennett 12' John Sims
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,631 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers
1 January 1983 (1983-01-01 ) 22 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers show Cardiff 15:00
Jeff Hemmerman 34' (pen) Gary Bennett 41' Jeff Hemmerman 80'
71' Les Bradd
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,698 Referee: Keren Barratt
Wrexham v Cardiff City
15 January 1983 (1983-01-15 ) 24 Wrexham 0–0 Cardiff City show Wrexham
Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 3,846 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
Cardiff City v Walsall
22 January 1983 (1983-01-22 ) 25 Cardiff City 3–1 Walsall show Cardiff 15:00
Gary Bennett Jeff Hemmerman ?' (pen) Dave Bennett
Ken Beech
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,237 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
Cardiff City v Millwall
1 February 1983 (1983-02-01 ) 27 Cardiff City 3–0 Millwall show Cardiff 15:00
Gary Bennett 15' Dave Bennett 57' Jeff Hemmerman
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,643 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
Cardiff City v Oxford United
12 February 1983 (1983-02-12 ) 29 Cardiff City 3–0 Oxford United show Cardiff 15:00
Jeff Hemmerman 15' (pen) Dave Bennett 52' Bob Hatton 53'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,970 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
12 March 1983 (1983-03-12 ) 34 Portsmouth 0–0 Cardiff City show Portsmouth 15:00
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 24,354 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
Preston North End v Cardiff City
19 March 1983 (1983-03-19 ) 36 Preston North End 2–1 Cardiff City show Preston
Alex Bruce 26' Stephen Elliott 75'
46' Jeff Hemmerman
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby)
Cardiff City v Lincoln City
26 March 1983 (1983-03-26 ) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Lincoln City show Cardiff 15:00
Gary Bennett
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,821 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield)
Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle
2 April 1983 (1983-04-02 ) 38 Cardiff City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle show Cardiff 15:00
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,226 Referee: John Holbrook (Wolverhampton)
Cardiff City v Southend United
23 April 1983 (1983-04-23 ) 42 Cardiff City 4–1 Southend United show Cardiff 15:00
Bob Hatton 20' John Lewis 24' Jeff Hemmerman John Lewis 46'
70' Paul Clark
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,141 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
Chesterfield v Cardiff City
30 April 1983 (1983-04-30 ) 43 Chesterfield 0–1 Cardiff City show Chesterfield
Dave Bennett
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,799 Referee: Alan Saunders (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Cardiff City v Orient
7 May 1983 (1983-05-07 ) 45 Cardiff City 2–0 Orient show Cardiff 15:00
Dave Bennett John Lewis
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,480 Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City
14 May 1983 (1983-05-14 ) 46 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City show Bristol 15:00
Nicky Platnauer 63'
Roger Gibbins
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
Milk Cup [ ]
FA Cup [ ]
See also [ ]
Cardiff City F.C. seasons
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