1982-83 season

Aug 28 a Wolves..........L 1-2 garner                             15,605
Sep  1 h Newcastle U.....L 1-2 bell                               14,021
     4 h Cambridge U.....W 3-1 garner 2,bell                       4,488
     7 a Grimsby T.......L 0-5                                     7,567
    11 a Crystal P.......L 0-2                                     7,508
    18 h Leicester C.....W 3-1 garner,bell,barton                  4,963
    25 a Derby Co........W 2-1 garner,hamilton                     9,361
Oct  2 h Sheffield W.....L 2-3 garner,stonehouse                  10,362
     9 a Fulham..........L 1-3 brotherston                         5,698
    16 h Chelsea.........W 3-0 garner 2,stonehouse                 6,062
    23 h Leeds U.........D 0-0                                    12,040
    30 a Charlton A......L 0-3                                     5,726
Nov  6 h Carlisle U......W 3-2 garner 2,hamilton                   5,204
    13 a Queens Park R...D 2-2 miller,bell                         9,149
    20 h Bolton W........D 1-1 stonehouse                          7,428
    27 a Middlesbrough...W 5-1 stonehse,brotherston2,bell,randell 10,821
Dec  4 h Barnsley........D 1-1 brotherston                         6,769
    11 a Shrewsbury T....D 0-0                                     4,833
    18 h Rotherham U.....W 3-0 garner,miller,randell               6,333
    27 a Burnley.........W 1-0 garner                             20,439
    29 h Oldham A........D 2-2 garner 2                           10,121
Jan  1 a Bolton W........L 0-1                                    11,481
     3 a Cambridge U.....L 0-2                                     3,471
    15 h Wolves..........D 2-2 branagan,keeley                     7,401
    22 a Leicester C.....W 1-0 lowey                               8,361
Feb  5 h Grimsby T.......W 2-1 arnott,miller                       4,724
    15 a Sheffield W.....D 0-0                                    11,823
    19 h Fulham..........D 0-0                                     6,154
    26 a Chelsea.........L 0-2                                     6,982
Mar  5 a Leeds U.........L 1-2 lowey                              12,280
    13 h Charlton A......W 2-0 lowey,miller                        5,493
    19 a Carlisle U......L 1-3 brotherston                         4,756
    26 h Queens Park R...L 1-3 garner                              5,317
Apr  1 a Oldham A........D 0-0                                     7,866
     4 h Burnley.........W 2-1 garner 2                           13,431
     9 a Newcastle U.....L 2-3 keeley 2                           17,839
    16 h Crystal P.......W 3-0 garner 2,lowey                      4,635
    23 a Barnsley........D 2-2 garner,keeley                       7,617
    30 h Middlesbrough...D 1-1 lowey                               4,083
May  2 h Derby Co........W 2-0 garner,brotherston                  5,619
     7 a Rotherham U.....L 1-3 bell                                5,871
    14 h Shrewsbury T....W 1-0 garner                              3,797


Final League Position: 11th in Division Two

Manager: Bob Saxton

FA Cup: 3rd round

League Cup: 2nd round

League Records;
Simon Garner - 22 goals
Mick Rathbone - 42 apps

Average Gate; 7,069