Leicester City 1982–83 football season
During the 1982–83 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
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 [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Leicester City's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
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28 August 1982
Charlton Athletic
H
1–2
11,038
B Smith
31 August 1982
Rotherham United
A
3–1
9,254
Melrose , A Smith , Lineker
4 September 1982
Chelsea
A
1–1
14,127
Lineker
8 September 1982
Leeds United
H
0–1
12,963
11 September 1982
Carlisle United
H
6–0
8,440
Lynex (3, 2 pens), Lineker (3, 1 pen)
18 September 1982
Blackburn Rovers
A
1–3
4,963
A Smith
25 September 1982
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–1
10,647
2 October 1982
Shrewsbury Town
A
2–0
5,223
MacDonald , O'Neill
9 October 1982
Grimsby Town
H
2–0
9,640
Lynex , Lineker
16 October 1982
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
3–0
15,782
Wilson , Lineker , English
23 October 1982
Derby County
A
4–0
13,191
Lineker (3), A Smith
30 October 1982
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–2
17,341
6 November 1982
Cambridge United
A
1–3
5,011
Lineker
13 November 1982
Newcastle United
H
2–2
15,044
English , Lineker
20 November 1982
Crystal Palace
H
0–1
8,616
27 November 1982
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–3
5,060
Wilson
4 December 1982
Fulham
H
2–0
9,082
Buchanan, Lineker
11 December 1982
Burnley
A
4–2
6,503
Lineker , Lynex (pen), A Smith (2)
18 December 1982
Oldham Athletic
H
2–1
8,125
MacDonald (pen), A Smith
27 December 1982
Middlesbrough
A
1–1
12,665
Lineker
28 December 1982
Barnsley
H
1–0
14,838
A Smith
1 January 1983
Crystal Palace
A
0–1
8,801
3 January 1983
Chelsea
H
3–0
13,745
Lineker (2), A Smith
15 January 1983
Charlton Athletic
A
1–2
5,971
Wilson
22 January 1983
Blackburn Rovers
H
0–1
8,361
5 February 1983
Carlisle United
A
1–0
4,402
MacDonald
19 February 1983
Grimsby Town
A
0–2
6,963
22 February 1983
Shrewsbury Town
H
3–2
6,155
Lineker (2), Wilson
26 February 1983
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
5–0
13,530
Lynex (2), A Smith , Lineker , Daly
5 March 1983
Derby County
H
1–1
15,452
Lynex
19 March 1983
Cambridge United
H
4–0
8,305
A Smith (2), Lynex (pen), Wilson
22 March 1983
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–2
14,036
MacDonald , A Smith
26 March 1983
Newcastle United
A
2–2
22,692
Lineker (2)
2 April 1983
Barnsley
A
2–1
13,278
Wilson , English
5 April 1983
Middlesbrough
H
1–0
12,025
O'Neill
9 April 1983
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–2
16,301
Lineker (2)
16 April 1983
Rotherham United
H
3–1
12,978
Wilson , Lineker (2)
23 April 1983
Fulham
A
1–0
24,251
Wilson
30 April 1983
Bolton Wanderers
H
0–0
13,959
2 May 1983
Leeds United
A
2–2
14,442
A Smith , May
7 May 1983
Oldham Athletic
A
2–1
9,088
Jones, Ramsey
14 May 1983
Burnley
H
0–0
29,453
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
8 January 1983
Notts County
H
2–3
18,384
A Smith , Wilson
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
6 October 1982
Lincoln City
A
0–2
6,775
R2 2nd leg
27 October 1982
Lincoln City
H
0–1 (lost 0-3 on agg)
10,000
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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Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
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Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One North , One South )
Northern League (One , Two )
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