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
ManagerLen Ashurst
Football League Third Division2nd
FA Cup2nd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jeff Hemmerman (22)
All: Jeff Hemmerman (26)

Players

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

League standings

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:

Results by round

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

Fixtures and results

Third Division

28 August 1982 (1982-08-28) 1Cardiff City1–2WrexhamCardiff
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) 2Millwall0–4Cardiff CityLondon
 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) 3Orient4–0Cardiff CityLondon
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) 4Cardiff City3–2WiganCardiff
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) 5Walsall1–2Cardiff CityWalsall
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) 6Cardiff City2–0Sheffield UnitedCardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett  23'
Jeff Hemmerman  74'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
28 September 1982 (1982-09-28) 7Cardiff City2–0Exeter CityCardiff
19:30 Jeff Hemmerman  9'
Jeff Hemmerman  87'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)
2 October 1982 (1982-10-02) 8Oxford United2–2Cardiff CityOxford
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) 9Bournemouth3–1Cardiff CityBournemouth
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) 10Cardiff City1–0GillinghamCardiff
15:00 Godfrey Ingram Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
19 October 1982 (1982-10-19) 11Cardiff City1–0Bradford CityCardiff
19:30 Gary Bennett  1' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
23 October 1982 (1982-10-23) 12Huddersfield4–0Cardiff CityHuddersfield
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) 13Cardiff City1–0PortsmouthCardiff
15:00 Jeff Hemmerman  53' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,082
Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)
3 November 1982 (1982-11-03) 14Reading1–2Cardiff CityReading
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) 15Cardiff City3–1Preston North EndCardiff
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) 16Lincoln City2–1Cardiff CityLincoln
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) 17Doncaster Rovers2–2Cardiff CityDoncaster
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) 18Cardiff City1–1ChesterfieldCardiff
15:00 Bob Hatton  3'  73' Martin Henderson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
17 December 1982 (1982-12-17) 19Southend United1–2Cardiff CitySouthend
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) 20Cardiff City3–2NewportCardiff
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) 21Plymouth Argyle2–3Cardiff CityPlymouth
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) 22Cardiff City3–1Bristol RoversCardiff
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) 23Brentford1–3Cardiff CityLondon
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) 24Wrexham0–0Cardiff CityWrexham
Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 3,846
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
22 January 1983 (1983-01-22) 25Cardiff City3–1WalsallCardiff
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) 26Exeter City0–2Cardiff CityExeter
 52' (pen) Jeff Hemmerman
 63' Bob Hatton
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) 27Cardiff City3–0MillwallCardiff
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) 28Sheffield United2–0Cardiff CitySheffield
15:00 Colin Morris  55' (pen)
Alan Young
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)
12 February 1983 (1983-02-12) 29Cardiff City3–0Oxford UnitedCardiff
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) 30Bradford City4–2Cardiff CityBradford
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) 31Cardiff City1–1BournemouthCardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins  61'  50' Tom Heffernan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,878
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
26 February 1983 (1983-02-26) 32Gillingham2–3Cardiff CityGillingham
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) 33Cardiff City0–0ReadingCardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) 34Portsmouth0–0Cardiff CityPortsmouth
15:00 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 24,354
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
15 March 1983 (1983-03-15) 35Cardiff City1–1HuddersfieldCardiff
19:45 Bob Hatton  25'  35' David Cowling Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,379
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
19 March 1983 (1983-03-19) 36Preston North End2–1Cardiff CityPreston
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) 37Cardiff City1–0Lincoln CityCardiff
15:00 Gary Bennett Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,821
Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield)
2 April 1983 (1983-04-02) 38Cardiff City0–0Plymouth ArgyleCardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,226
Referee: John Holbrook (Wolverhampton)
4 April 1983 (1983-04-04) 39Newport1–0Cardiff CityNewport
11:00 John Aldridge Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 16,052
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
9 April 1983 (1983-04-09) 40Cardiff City3–0Doncaster RoversCardiff
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) 41Wigan0–0Cardiff CityWigan
15:00 Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,447
Referee: George Tyson (Sunderland)
23 April 1983 (1983-04-23) 42Cardiff City4–1Southend UnitedCardiff
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) 43Chesterfield0–1Cardiff CityChesterfield
Dave Bennett Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,799
Referee: Alan Saunders (Newcastle upon Tyne)
2 May 1983 (1983-05-02) 44Cardiff City3–1BrentfordCardiff
15:00 Jim McNicholl  ?' (og)
Bob Hatton
Dave Bennett
Chris Kamara Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,112
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
7 May 1983 (1983-05-07) 45Cardiff City2–0OrientCardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett
John Lewis
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,480
Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
14 May 1983 (1983-05-14) 46Bristol Rovers1–1Cardiff CityBristol
15:00 Nicky Platnauer  63' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

Milk Cup

31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) 1 (First Leg)Cardiff City2–1Hereford UnitedCardiff
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) 1 (Second Leg)Hereford United1–2Cardiff CityHereford
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) 2 (First Leg)Arsenal2–1Cardiff CityLondon
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) 2 (Second Leg)Cardiff City1–3ArsenalCardiff
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

20 November 1982 (1982-11-20) 1Wokingham Town1–1Cardiff CityWokingham
George Torrance  15'  78' David Tong Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
23 November 1982 (1982-11-23) 1 (Replay)Cardiff City3–0Wokingham TownCardiff
Linden Jones
Jeff Hemmerman  55'
Godfrey Ingram  65'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
11 December 1982 (1982-12-11) 2Cardiff City2–3WeymouthCardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins  28'
Jeff Hemmerman  36'
 55' Anni Iannone
 80' Trevor Finnegan
 86' Gerry Pearson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,446
Referee: Brian Hill
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See also

  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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