1982–83 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season February 2023 February 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1982–83 Derek Dougan Graham Hawkins Molineux Football League Second Division 2nd (promoted) Milk Cup Second round FA Cup Fourth round Mel Eves (18) Mel Eves (19) 22,567 v Leeds United (Division Two, 3 January 1983) 11,856 v Middlesbrough (Division Two, 4 December 1982) 15,683 5–0 v Charlton Athletic (H), Division Two, 7 September 1982 0–5 v Sunderland (A), Milk Cup, 27 October 19820–5 v Leicester City (A), Division Two, 26 February 1983 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 season was the 84th of competitive league football in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers. They finished runners-up in the Second Division to win promotion back to the First Division after one season away. Season summary Wolves were relegated from the First Division at the end of the 1981–82 season and went into receivership as financial difficulties following construction of the new John Ireland stand caught up with them. They came close to liquidation but were saved at the eleventh hour by a consortium fronted by former player Derek Dougan.Wolves are saved by last-minute deal The Times London 31 July 1982 17 Dougan sacked manager Ian Greaves and replaced him with former Wolves teammate Graham Hawkins.Tossell 2012 229 Hawkins named Jim Barron as his assistant and put Frank Upton in charge of the youth team with a brief that young players would be important to the first team due to the club's tight budget.Hawkins 2022 103 Indeed, three teenagers – Dave Wintersgill, Billy Livingstone and Paul Butler – made their debuts against Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the new season.Hawkins 2022 107 Wolves were unbeaten for the first 10 matches and also went 817 minutes without conceding a league goal. Both runs were ended by Leicester City on 16 October,Hawkins 2022 109 the first of five defeats in seven matches, but an 11-match unbeaten run followed and a 3–0 win over Leeds United on 3 January took Wolves six points clear at the top of the division. Promotion was secured by a 3–3 draw at Charlton Athletic on 2 May, despite Wolves struggling for form in the latter half of the campaign and eventually finishing 10 points behind champions Queens Park Rangers.Hawkins 2022 111 Squad Substitute appearances indicated in brackets Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGPaul Bradshaw00000000GKENGJohn Burridge4202020460DFIREHugh Atkinson00000000DFENGBobby Coy15(3)0200017(3)0DFENGAlan Dodd2730020293DFENGJoe Gallagher30000030DFENGMike Hollifield00000000DFENGJohn Humphrey4232020463DFENGGeoff Palmer40(1)5202044(1)5DFIREJohn Pender3912020431DFSCOGordon Smith24(3)2102027(3)2MFENGPaul Butler1(7)00(2)0001(9)0MFENGIan Cartwright7(2)100007(2)1MFENGPeter Daniel1302000150MFENGKenny Hibbitt27(4)2102130(4)3MFSCOBilly Kellock93000093MFIREAnthony Kernan00000000MFENGMick Matthews4052020445MFENGDale Rudge80001090MFENGDave Wintersgill20000020FWENGWayne Clarke38(1)12201041(1)12FWIREJohn Croke00000000FWENGMel Eves401821204419FWSCOAndy Gray331010203610FWENGBilly Livingstone10(1)3100011(1)3FWENGJohn Richards2(2)000002(2)0 Rothmans 1983-84 396–398 Second Division Second Division y WOL Results Second Division 1982–83 Football League 1 28 August 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Blackburn Rovers Eves 48 77 Garner 23 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,605 2 31 August 1982 Chelsea 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Stamford Bridge London 14,192 3 4 September 1982 Leeds United 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Elland Road Leeds 16,462 4 7 September 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 W Charlton Athletic Eves 5Gray 41Palmer 50 pen.Clarke 80Matthews 85 Molineux Wolverhampton 13,063 5 11 September 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 W Barnsley Humphrey 60Eves 65 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,065 6 18 September 1982 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Livingstone 85 Burnden Park Bolton 9264 7 25 September 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 W Rotherham United Clarke 3Humphrey 69 Molineux Wolverhampton 16,377 8 2 October 1982 Carlisle United 0–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Smith 4Livingstone 36 Brunton Park Carlisle 7723 9 9 October 1982 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough Sheffield 21,519 10 16 October 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 L Leicester City Wilson 29Lineker 34English 89 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,782 11 30 October 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Derby County Palmer 41 pen.Gray 55 Wilson 61 Molineux Wolverhampton 13,802 12 2 November 1982 Cambridge United 2–1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Lockhart 34Reilly 76 Eves 89 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 4571 13 6 November 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 W Grimsby Town Gray 15Eves 46Clarke 62 Molineux Wolverhampton 12,701 14 13 November 1982 Oldham Athletic 4–1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Ryan 15Wylde 50 77 86 Hibbitt 65 Boundary Park Oldham 7962 15 20 November 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–4 L Fulham Clarke 10Gray 41 Lewington 26Davies 59 73Wilson 85 Molineux Wolverhampton 14,447 16 27 November 1982 Crystal Palace 3–4 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Cannon 2Jones 4Hinshelwood 55 Matthews 6 72Clarke 33Gray 42 Selhurst Park London 10,225 17 4 December 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 W Middlesbrough Eves 2 31Cartwright 20Dodd 83 Molineux Wolverhampton 11,854 18 11 December 1982 Newcastle United 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Wharton 6 Eves 16 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 19,485 19 18 December 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 W Queens Park Rangers Humphrey 51Clarke 74Palmer 78 pen.Dodd 89 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,423 20 27 December 1982 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Clarke 34 55 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 13,336 21 28 December 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 W Burnley Eves 70Gray 89 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,961 22 1 January 1983 Fulham 1–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Lewington 38 Pender 26Clarke 45Eves 76 Craven Cottage London 17,196 23 3 January 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 W Leeds United Clarke 32Gray 70Eves 84 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,567 24 15 January 1983 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Branagan 31Keeley 44 Matthews 55Dodd 62 Ewood Park Blackburn 7441 25 22 January 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Chelsea Eves 5Clarke 72 Pates 38 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,533 26 5 February 1983 Barnsley 2–1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Banks 15Parker 88 Smith 12 Oakwell Barnsley 13,575 27 12 February 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 W Carlisle United Eves 45Livingstone 89 Bannon 15 Molineux Wolverhampton 13,171 28 26 February 1983 Leicester City 5–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Lynex 15 39A. Smith 29Lineker 59Daly 74 Filbert Street Leicester 13,530 29 1 March 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Sheffield Wednesday Clarke 25 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 16,656 30 5 March 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Cambridge United Eves 76 Mayo 87 Molineux Wolverhampton 13,204 31 12 March 1983 Derby County 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindlehurst 33 Kellock 77 Baseball Ground Derby 17,644 32 19 March 1983 Grimsby Town 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Waters 21 pen. Eves 50 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 7624 33 26 March 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D Oldham Athletic Molineux Wolverhampton 12,940 34 2 April 1983 Burnley 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Palmer 7 Turf Moor Burnley 9593 35 4 April 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 D Shrewsbury Town Palmer 13 pen.Eves 16 Bates 36 82 Molineux Wolverhampton 17,509 36 9 April 1983 Rotherham United 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Seasman 59 Hibbitt 6 Millmoor Rotherham 7286 37 16 April 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D Bolton Wanderers Molineux Wolverhampton 12,723 38 23 April 1983 Middlesbrough 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 10,314 39 30 April 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Crystal Palace Gray 52 Molineux Wolverhampton 12,523 40 2 May 1983 Charlton Athletic 3–3 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Smith 55White 57Hales 67 Kellock 10 23Eves 33 The Valley London 7935 41 7 May 1983 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Flanagan 21Hazell 85 Gray 42 Loftus Road London 19,854 42 14 May 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 D Newcastle United Matthews 25Gray 39 McDonald 40Varadi 44 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,446 wolvescompletehistory.co.uk - 1982/83 Second Division Milk Cup 1982–83 Football League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg 5 October 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Sunderland Eves 40 Rowell 6 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 13,662 2nd Round 2nd Leg 27 October 1982 Sunderland 5–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Chisholm 1 10Hindmarch 9Rowell 16McCoist 55 Roker Park Sunderland 11,091 FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup 3rd Round 8 January 1983 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hibbitt 69 Prenton Park Birkenhead 10,803 4th Round 29 January 1983 Aston Villa 1–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Withe 20 Villa Park Birmingham 43,121 References Bibliography Tossell David In Sunshine Or In Shadow: A Journey Through the Life of Derek Dougan Pitch 2012 978-1-908051-39-4 Hawkins Kirstie A Marriage Made In Football Amazon 2022 9798839490499 Rothmans 1983-84 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84 (Editor: Tony Williams) Queen Anne Press London 0-356-09727-7 Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.