1982–83 Cardiff City F.C. 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.

Cardiff City
1982–83 season
ChairmanBob Grogan
ManagerLen Ashurst
Football League Third Division2nd
FA Cup2nd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jeff Hemmerman (22)
All: Jeff Hemmerman (26)
Highest home attendance15,972 (v Newport, 27 December 1982)
Lowest home attendance3,813 (v Chesterfield, 7 December 1982)
Average home league attendance7,730

Players

edit

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   SCO Jim Brown
-- GK   WAL Andy Dibble
-- GK   ENG Steve Humphries
-- GK   ENG Eric Steele
-- GK   WAL Martin Thomas
-- DF   ENG Gary Bennett
-- DF   WAL Paul Bodin
-- DF   WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF   WAL Linden Jones
-- DF   ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF   WAL Keith Pontin
-- MF   ENG Dave Bennett
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   ENG Roger Gibbins
-- MF   WAL Paul Giles
-- MF   WAL John Lewis
-- MF   WAL Paul Maddy
-- MF   WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF   WAL Ken Stroud
-- MF   ENG David Tong
-- FW   ENG Jeff Hemmerman
-- FW   ENG Bob Hatton
-- FW   ENG Godfrey Ingram
-- FW   ENG Billy Woof

Source. [1]

League standings

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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

edit
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLWWWWDLWWLWWWLDDWWWWWDWWWLWLDWDDDLWDLWDWWWWD
Position7127433642643235424422221111122223344432222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

edit
28 August 1982 (1982-08-28) 1 Cardiff City 1–2 Wrexham Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett     19' Ian Arkwright
  Dixie McNeil
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
5 September 1982 (1982-09-05) 2 Millwall 0–4 Cardiff City London
15:00   3' John Lewis
  42' Dave Bennett
  52' Dave Bennett
  68' Roger Gibbins
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire)
8 September 1982 (1982-09-08) 3 Orient 4–0 Cardiff City London
20:00 Colin Foster   10'
Kevin Godfrey   30'
Kevin Godfrey   59'
Barry Silkman   70'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe)
11 September 1982 (1982-09-11) 4 Cardiff City 3–2 Wigan Cardiff
15:00 John Lewis   22'
Gary Bennett   75'
Billy Woof   86'
  19' Peter Houghton
  43' John Rogers
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
18 September 1982 (1982-09-18) 5 Walsall 1–2 Cardiff City Walsall
15:00 Alan Buckley   13' (pen)   4' Jeff Hemmerman
  57' Phil Dwyer
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 3,161
Referee: Brian Hill
25 September 1982 (1982-09-25) 6 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield United Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett   23'
Jeff Hemmerman   74'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
28 September 1982 (1982-09-28) 7 Cardiff City 2–0 Exeter City Cardiff
19:30 Jeff Hemmerman   9'
Jeff Hemmerman   87'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)
2 October 1982 (1982-10-02) 8 Oxford United 2–2 Cardiff City Oxford
15:00 Kevin Brock  
David Fogg   83'
  (og) Malcolm Shotton
  89' Jimmy Mullen
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,018
Referee: Mike Dimblebee (Stevenage)
9 October 1982 (1982-10-09) 9 Bournemouth 3–1 Cardiff City Bournemouth
15:00 Trevor Morgan   19'
Milton Graham   23'
Milton Graham   71'
  Jeff Hemmerman Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,818
Referee: Tony Ward (London)
16 October 1982 (1982-10-16) 10 Cardiff City 1–0 Gillingham Cardiff
15:00 Godfrey Ingram   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
19 October 1982 (1982-10-19) 11 Cardiff City 1–0 Bradford City Cardiff
19:30 Gary Bennett   1' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
23 October 1982 (1982-10-23) 12 Huddersfield 4–0 Cardiff City Huddersfield
15:00 Mark Lillis   28'
Mark Lillis   40'
Mark Lillis   68'
Mark Lillis   71'
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 6,121
Referee: Derek Owen (Bebington, Wirral)
30 October 1982 (1982-10-30) 13 Cardiff City 1–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:00 Jeff Hemmerman   53' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,082
Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)
3 November 1982 (1982-11-03) 14 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City Reading
19:30 Lawrie Sanchez   16'   42' Gary Bennett
  62' Phil Dwyer
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
6 November 1982 (1982-11-06) 15 Cardiff City 3–1 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Jeff Hemmerman   8'
Dave Bennett   24'
Godfrey Ingram   39'
  67' Don O'Riordan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,546
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
13 November 1982 (1982-11-13) 16 Lincoln City 2–1 Cardiff City Lincoln
15:00 Derek Bell   61' (pen)
Paul Bodin   73' (og)
  36' Dave Bennett Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)
4 December 1982 (1982-12-04) 17 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Cardiff City Doncaster
15:00 Colin Douglas   46'
Glynn Snodin   52'
  16' Tarki Micallef
  63' Jeff Hemmerman
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,087
Referee: Peter Tyldesley (Stockport)
7 December 1982 (1982-12-07) 18 Cardiff City 1–1 Chesterfield Cardiff
15:00 Bob Hatton   3'   73' Martin Henderson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
17 December 1982 (1982-12-17) 19 Southend United 1–2 Cardiff City Southend
19:30 Keith Mercer   74'   Bob Hatton
  83' Roger Gibbins
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,476
Referee: John Deakin (Bedford)
27 December 1982 (1982-12-27) 20 Cardiff City 3–2 Newport Cardiff
11:00 Bob Hatton   44'
Jeff Hemmerman   80'
Jeff Hemmerman  
  Karl Elsey
  Nigel Vaughan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,972
Referee: Clive Thomas (Porthcawl)
28 December 1982 (1982-12-28) 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Cardiff City Plymouth
15:00 Mike Carter   59'
John Sims   79'
  13' Bob Hatton
  43' Gary Bennett
  12' John Sims
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,631
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) 22 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers 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
3 January 1983 (1983-01-03) 23 Brentford 1–3 Cardiff City London
15:00 Stan Bowles   ?' (pen)   12' Roger Gibbins
  45' Jeff Hemmerman
  62' Jeff Hemmerman
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,602
Referee: Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth)
15 January 1983 (1983-01-15) 24 Wrexham 0–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
15:00 Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 3,846
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
22 January 1983 (1983-01-22) 25 Cardiff City 3–1 Walsall Cardiff
15:00 Gary Bennett  
Jeff Hemmerman   ?' (pen)
Dave Bennett  
  Ken Beech Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
29 January 1983 (1983-01-29) 26 Exeter City 0–2 Cardiff City Exeter
15:00   52' (pen) Jeff Hemmerman
  63' Bob Hatton
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) 27 Cardiff City 3–0 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 Gary Bennett   15'
Dave Bennett   57'
Jeff Hemmerman  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
5 February 1983 (1983-02-05) 28 Sheffield United 2–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Colin Morris   55' (pen)
Alan Young  
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)
12 February 1983 (1983-02-12) 29 Cardiff City 3–0 Oxford United Cardiff
15:00 Jeff Hemmerman   15' (pen)
Dave Bennett   52'
Bob Hatton   53'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
16 February 1983 (1983-02-16) 30 Bradford City 4–2 Cardiff City Bradford
14:45 Bobby Campbell   29'
Bobby Campbell   31'
John Black   47'
Joe Cooke   ??'
  79' Phil Dwyer
  Roger Gibbins
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,786
Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor)
19 February 1983 (1983-02-19) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth Cardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins   61'   50' Tom Heffernan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,878
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
26 February 1983 (1983-02-26) 32 Gillingham 2–3 Cardiff City Gillingham
15:00 Jeff Johnson   1'
Billy Lansdowne   45'
  4' Roger Gibbins
  28' Jeff Hemmerman
  77' (pen) Jeff Hemmerman
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,587
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
1 March 1983 (1983-03-01) 33 Cardiff City 0–0 Reading Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) 34 Portsmouth 0–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 24,354
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
15 March 1983 (1983-03-15) 35 Cardiff City 1–1 Huddersfield Cardiff
19:45 Bob Hatton   25'   35' David Cowling Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,379
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
19 March 1983 (1983-03-19) 36 Preston North End 2–1 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 Alex Bruce   26'
Stephen Elliott   75'
  46' Jeff Hemmerman Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby)
26 March 1983 (1983-03-26) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Lincoln City Cardiff
15:00 Gary Bennett   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,821
Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield)
2 April 1983 (1983-04-02) 38 Cardiff City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,226
Referee: John Holbrook (Wolverhampton)
4 April 1983 (1983-04-04) 39 Newport 1–0 Cardiff City Newport
11:00 John Aldridge   Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 16,052
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
9 April 1983 (1983-04-09) 40 Cardiff City 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
15:00 David Tong   8'
Roger Gibbins   16'
David Tong   75'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
16 April 1983 (1983-04-16) 41 Wigan 0–0 Cardiff City Wigan
15:00 Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,447
Referee: George Tyson (Sunderland)
23 April 1983 (1983-04-23) 42 Cardiff City 4–1 Southend United 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)
30 April 1983 (1983-04-30) 43 Chesterfield 0–1 Cardiff City Chesterfield
  Dave Bennett Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,799
Referee: Alan Saunders (Newcastle upon Tyne)
2 May 1983 (1983-05-02) 44 Cardiff City 3–1 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 Jim McNichol   ?' (og)
Bob Hatton  
Dave Bennett  
  Chris Kamara Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,112
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
7 May 1983 (1983-05-07) 45 Cardiff City 2–0 Orient Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett  
John Lewis  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,480
Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
14 May 1983 (1983-05-14) 46 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Nicky Platnauer   63'   Roger Gibbins Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

Source [2] [3]

Milk Cup

edit
31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) Round 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 2–1 Hereford United Cardiff
19:45 Dave Bennett   82'
Roger Gibbins   85'
  59' Derek Showers Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Stephen Bates (Bristol)
15 September 1982 (1982-09-15) Round 1 (Second Leg) Hereford United 1–2
(2–4 agg.)
Cardiff City Hereford
Mel Pejic   27'   38' Roger Gibbins
  67' Jeff Hemmerman
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,301
Referee: J Haigh (Macclesfield)
5 October 1982 (1982-10-05) Round 2 (First Leg) Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff City London
19:30 John Hollins   67'
Paul Davis   84'
  75' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 15,115
Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)
26 October 1982 (1982-10-26) Round 2 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 1–3
(2–5 agg.)
Arsenal Cardiff
19:45 Jeff Hemmerman   50'   3' Alan Sunderland
  26' Tony Woodcock
  85' Paul Davis
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,632
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

FA Cup

edit
20 November 1982 (1982-11-20) Round 1 Wokingham Town 1–1 Cardiff City Wokingham
George Torrance   15'   78' David Tong Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
23 November 1982 (1982-11-23) Round 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 3–0 Wokingham Town Cardiff
19:30 Linden Jones  
Jeff Hemmerman   55'
Godfrey Ingram   65'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
11 December 1982 (1982-12-11) Round 2 Cardiff City 2–3 Weymouth Cardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins   28'
Jeff Hemmerman   36'
  55' Anni Iannone
  80' Trevor Finnigan
  86' Gerry Pearson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,446
Referee: Brian Hill
30 November 1982 (1982-11-30) Round 3 Newport County 1–0 Cardiff City Newport
19:30 Nigel Vaughan   66' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1983". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1983". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 1982-83 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

Bibliography

edit
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.