1982–83 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1982–83 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

Bournemouth

1982–83 season
Manager	Don Megson**From 9 March 1983**
Stadium	Dean Court
Third Division	14th
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	Second Round

Final league table

Main article: 1982–83 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Bradford City	46	16	13	17	68	69	−1	61
13	Gillingham	46	16	13	17	58	59	−1	61
14	Bournemouth	46	16	13	17	59	68	−9	61
15	Southend United	46	15	14	17	66	65	+1	59
16	Preston North End	46	15	13	18	60	69	−9	58

Source:

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Third Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
28 August 1982	Walsall	H	3–0	5,330
4 September 1982	Oxford United	A	0–2	4,729
8 September 1982	Millwall	A	0–2	3,012
11 September 1982	Sheffield United	H	0–0	6,424
18 September 1982	Wigan Athletic	A	2–1	4,866
25 September 1982	Exeter City	H	2–0	7,547
28 September 1982	Southend United	H	0–2	4,502
2 October 1982	Wrexham	A	0–1	2,046
9 October 1982	Cardiff City	H	3–1	5,818
16 October 1982	Portsmouth	A	2–0	10,961
19 October 1982	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2	2,525
23 October 1982	Gillingham	H	0–1	5,528
30 October 1982	Preston North End	A	1–0	3,589
2 November 1982	Bristol Rovers	H	0–0	6,263
6 November 1982	Huddersfield Town	H	0–1	5,194
13 November 1982	Newport County	A	1–5	4,071
27 November 1982	Bradford City	H	2–2	4,025
30 November 1982	Bristol Rovers	A	1–1	4,356
4 December 1982	Chesterfield	A	0–0	2,226
18 December 1982	Lincoln City	A	0–9	3,597
27 December 1982	Reading	H	1–1	6,118
28 December 1982	Orient	A	0–5	3,718
1 January 1983	Brentford	H	4–3	5,593
3 January 1983	Doncaster Rovers	A	1–2	3,298
15 January 1983	Walsall	A	1–3	2,735
22 January 1983	Millwall	H	3–0	4,707
29 January 1983	Sheffield United	A	2–2	11,614
1 February 1983	Oxford United	H	2–0	3,776
5 February 1983	Exeter City	A	2–4	3,008
12 February 1983	Wrexham	H	1–1	3,827
19 February 1983	Cardiff City	A	1–1	4,878
26 February 1983	Portsmouth	H	0–2	13,506
5 March 1983	Gillingham	A	5–2	3,485
12 March 1983	Preston North End	H	4–0	4,407
15 March 1983	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–0	4,258
19 March 1983	Huddersfield Town	A	0–0	8,630
26 March 1983	Newport County	H	0–1	9,121
2 April 1983	Orient	H	2–0	7,039
4 April 1983	Reading	A	1–2	4,664
9 April 1983	Chesterfield	H	2–1	5,227
16 April 1983	Southend United	A	0–0	4,275
23 April 1983	Lincoln City	H	1–0	5,018
30 April 1983	Bradford City	A	3–2	3,455
2 May 1983	Doncaster Rovers	H	2–2	3,995
7 May 1983	Wigan Athletic	H	2–2	4,523
14 May 1983	Brentford	A	1–2	6,191

FA Cup

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	20 November 1982	Southend United	H	0–2

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes
R1 1st Leg	31 August 1982	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2
R1 2nd Leg	14 September 1982	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–0	Bournemouth won 3–2 on aggregate
R1 1st Leg	6 October 1982	Manchester United	A	0–2
R1 2nd Leg	26 October 1982	Manchester United	H	2–2	Manchester United won 4–2 on aggregate

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	Ian Leigh
—	GK	ENG	Kenny Allen
—	DF	ENG	Phil Brignull
—	DF	ENG	Paul Compton
—	DF	ENG	John Impey
—	DF	WAL	Peter Aitken
—	DF	ENG	David Webb
—	DF	ENG	Mark Nightingale
—	DF	SCO	Brian O'Donnell
—	DF	YUG	Ivan Golac
—	DF	ENG	Derek Dawkins
—	DF	ENG	Chris Sulley
—	DF	ENG	Brian Mundee
—	DF	ENG	Tom Heffernan

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	John Beck
—	MF	ENG	Steve Carter
—	MF	ENG	Kevin Dawtry
—	MF	ENG	Milton Graham
—	MF	ENG	David Madden
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Neighbour
—	MF	ENG	Chris Shaw
—	MF	ENG	Nigel Spackman
—	MF	ENG	Keith Williams
—	MF	NIR	George Best
—	MF	ENG	Harry Redknapp
—	FW	ENG	Andy Crawford
—	FW	ENG	Tony Funnell
—	FW	ENG	Trevor Morgan
—	FW	ENG	Trevor Lee