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During the 1982–83 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
| 1982–83 season | ||
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| Chairman | Terry Shipman | |
| Manager | Gordon Milne | |
| Second Division | 3rd (promoted) | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| League Cup | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | Lineker (26) | |
| Average home league attendance | 12,819 | |
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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.
Football League Division Two
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 85 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 75 | |
| 3 | Leicester City (P) | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | |
| 4 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 67 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Leicester City's score comes first[1]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Position by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 16 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/matches/season/1983/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Division Two Champions, Promoted to 1983–84 Football League Division One; = Promoted to 1983–84 Football League Division One; = Relegated to Division Three
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Division Two Champions, Promoted to 1983–84 Football League Division One; = Promoted to 1983–84 Football League Division One; = Relegated to Division Three
Matches
| 28 August 1982 1 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Leicester |
B Smith |
27' Walker 50' Walker |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 11,038 |
| 31 August 1982 2 | Rotherham United | 3–1 | Leicester City | Rotherham |
| Gow 44' |
Melrose 10' A Smith, 48'Lineker 88' |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 9,254 |
| 4 September 1982 3 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 | Droy 50' |
Lineker 85' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Axcell |
| 8 September 1982 4 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Leeds United | Leicester |
| 73' Butterworth |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,963 |
| 11 September 1982 5 | Leicester City | 6–0 | Carlisle United | Leicester |
| Lynex 23' (pen) 25' 83' (pen) Lineker 47', 69', 87' (pen) |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 8,440 |
| 18 September 1982 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Leicester City | Blackburn |
| Garner 16' Bell 70'Barton 84' |
A Smith 82' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4,963 |
| 25 September 1982 7 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Leicester |
| 67' O'Neill |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,647 |
| 2 October 1982 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Leicester City | Shrewsbury |
| MacDonald 35' O'Neill 56' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,223 |
| 9 October 1982 9 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Leicester |
| Lynex, 59' Lineker 70' |
7 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 9,640 |
| 16 October 1982 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 6 | Wilson, 30' Lineker, 34'English 89' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,782 |
| 23 October 1982 11 | Derby County | 4–0 | Leicester City | Derby |
| 7 | Lineker 24' 81' Lineker 89' Lineker A Smith 51' |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,191 |
| 30 October 1982 12 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester |
| 7 | 10' Mirosevic 87' Shelton |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 17,341 |
| 6 November 1982 13 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Leicester City | Cambridge |
| Lockhart 19' Reilly 27'Finney 34' |
8 | Lineker 11' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,011 |
| 13 November 1982 14 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| English 43' Lineker 61' |
8 | 17', 72' Kevin Keegan |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,044 |
| 20 November 1982 15 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Leicester |
| 12 | 65' Mabbutt |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 8,616 |
| 27 November 1982 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | Leicester City | Bolton |
| Foster 26' Doyle 43'Thompson 52' |
15 | Wilson 68' |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 5,060 |
| 4 December 1982 17 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Fulham | Leicester |
| Buchanan, 80' Lineker 86' |
10 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 9,082 |
| 11 December 1982 18 | Burnley | 4–2 | Leicester City | Turf Moor |
| Steven 11' Taylor 50' |
9 | Lineker 40' Lynex 54' (pen)A Smith 70' 74' |
Attendance: 6,503 |
| 18 December 1982 19 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Leicester |
| MacDonald 56' (pen) A Smith 60' |
6 | 84' Wylde |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 8,125 |
| 27 December 1982 20 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Leicester City | Middlesbrough |
| Bell 60' (pen) |
5 | 49'Lineker |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,665 |
| 28 December 1982 21 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Barnsley | Leicester |
| A Smith 6' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,838 |
| 1 January 1983 22 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Leicester City | Croydon (London) |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 8,801 |
| 3 January 1983 23 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Chelsea | Leicester |
| Lineker (2), A Smith |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,745 |
| 15 January 1983 24 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Leicester City | Charlton (London) |
|
Wilson |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5,971 |
| 22 January 1983 25 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Leicester |
|
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 8,361 |
| 5 February 1983 26 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Leicester City | Brunton Park |
| MacDonald |
Attendance: 4,402 |
| 19 February 1983 27 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Leicester City | Blundell Park |
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Attendance: 6,963 |
| 22 February 1983 28 | Leicester City | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Leicester |
| Lineker (2) , Wilson |
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Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 6,155 |
| 26 February 1983 29 | Leicester City | 5–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| Lynex (2), A Smith, Lineker, Daly |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,530 |
| 5 March 1983 30 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Derby County | Leicester |
| Lynex |
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Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,452 |
| 19 March 1983 31 | Leicester City | 4–0 | Cambridge United | Leicester |
| A Smith (2), Lynex ( 0' (pen)Wilson |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 8,305 |
| 22 March 1983 32 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Leicester City | Sheffield |
|
MacDonald, A Smith |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 14,036 |
| 26 March 1983 33 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Leicester City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
|
Lineker |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 22,692 |
| 5 April 1983 35 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Leicester |
| O'Neill |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,025 |
| 9 April 1983 36 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Leicester City | Shepherd's Bush |
|
Lineker , |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,301 |
| 16 April 1983 37 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Rotherham United | Leicester |
| Wilson, Lineker (2) , |
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Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,978 |
| 23 April 1983 38 | Fulham | 0–1 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| Wilson |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,251 |
| 30 April 1983 39 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Leicester |
| Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,959 |
| 2 May 1983 40 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Leicester City | Leeds |
|
A Smith, May |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 14,442 |
| 7 May 1983 41 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Leicester City | Oldham |
|
Jones, Ramsey |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,088 |
| 14 May 1983 42 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Burnley | Leicester |
| Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 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 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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