1982–83 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 December 2014 Birmingham City F.C. 1982–83 Ron Saunders Keith Coombs Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 17th FA Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Crystal Palace) League Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Burnley) Mick Ferguson (8) Mick Ferguson (8) 43,864 vs Aston Villa, 27 December 1982 7,861 vs Shrewsbury Town, League Cup 2nd round, 26 October 1982 15,880 _whiteborder _whitesleevelinesandsides _whiteborder _bluetop 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 80th in the Football League and their 48th in the First Division. After five wins and a draw from the last six league games, and needing to win their last game, away at Southampton, to ensure safety,http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1982-1983/table/1983-05-11 Birmingham City 1982–1983: English Division One (old) Table: 1983-05-11 Statto Organisation 12 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060417/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1982-1983/table/1983-05-11 4 March 2016 they finished in 17th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1982–83 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Crystal Palace in the fourth, and were eliminated by Burnley in the fourth round of the League Cup. Thirty players appeared in at least one first-team game, and Noel Blake made most appearances, with 44 of the possible 49. There were 19 different goalscorers; Mick Ferguson was the club's leading scorer with eight goals, all scored in the league. Football League First Division 1982–83 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance28 August 198222ndManchester UnitedAL0–348,67331 August 198219thLiverpoolHD0–020,9764 September 198220thStoke CityHL1–4Curbishley14,3928 September 198222ndNorwich CityAL1–5Broadhurst13,00711 September 198222ndWest Ham UnitedAL0–518,75418 September 198221stCoventry CityHW1–0Evans11,68125 September 198221stBrighton & Hove AlbionAL0–19,8462 October 198222ndWatfordHD1–1Summerfield13,8709 October 198222ndLuton TownHL2–3Langan pen, Brazier13,77216 October 198222ndNottingham ForestAD1–1Bremner14,52823 October 198222ndIpswich TownHD0–012,05130 October 198222ndArsenalAD0–020,6996 November 198222ndWest Bromwich AlbionHW2–1Dillon pen, Blake18,52013 November 198221stNotts CountyAD0–09,11820 November 198222ndManchester CityAD0–023,17427 November 198220thSunderlandHW2–1Ferguson, Evans12,3754 December 198221stEvertonAD0–013,70211 December 198222ndSouthamptonHL0–211,19918 December 198221stTottenham HotspurAL1–2Langan20,94627 December 198221stAston VillaHW3–0Blake, Handysides, Ferguson43,86429 December 198221stSwansea CityAD0–011,8401 January 198321stManchester CityHD2–2Ferguson 216,3623 January 198322ndStoke CityAD1–1Phillips15,41615 January 198322ndManchester UnitedHL1–2Dillon pen19,33322 January 198322ndLiverpoolAL0–130,9865 February 198320thWest Ham UnitedHW3–0Harford, Ferguson, Gayle12,53926 February 198320thNottingham ForestHD1–1Harford12,9875 March 198322ndIpswich TownAL1–3Dennis16,45015 March 198320thArsenalHW2–1Van Den Hauwe, Dillon11,27619 March 198321stWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–220,68222 March 198321stWatfordAL1–2Ferguson14,22926 March 198320thNotts CountyHW3–0Ferguson 2 (1 pen), Harford11,7442 April 198320thSwansea CityHD1–1Stevenson pen13,5914 April 198320thAston VillaAL0–140,8979 April 198322ndNorwich CityHL0–411,73312 April 198322ndLuton TownAL1–3Hopkins12,86816 April 198321stCoventry CityAW1–0Phillips10,22123 April 198320thEvertonHW1–0Hopkins11,04530 April 198320thSunderlandAW2–1Blake pen, Harford14,8182 May 198319thBrighton & Hove AlbionHD1–1Handysides15,1367 May 198318thTottenham HotspurHW2–0Halsall,Harford18,94714 May 198317thSouthamptonAW1–0Harford20,327 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1982-1983/table Birmingham City 1982–1983 : English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 10 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063507/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1982-1983/table 4 March 2016Pos League positionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points15thNotts County42157205571−165216thSunderland421214164861−135017thBirmingham City421214164055−155018thLuton Town421213176584−194919thCoventry City42139204859−1148 Results summary 9 7 5 29 24 3 7 11 11 31 https://www.11v11.com/teams/birmingham-city/tab/leagueTables/1983/ Birmingham City league performance history 11v11 AFS Enterprises 30 May 2024 Select content required via dropdown menus. May 2024 FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round8 January 1983WalsallAD0–012,697Third round replay11 January 1983WalsallHW1–0aetSummerfield 14,774Fourth round29 January 1983Crystal PalaceAL0–112,327 League Cup 1982–83 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st leg5 October 1982Shrewsbury TownAD1–1Handysides5,003Second round 2nd leg26 October 1982Shrewsbury TownHW4–1Evans, Curbishley 2, Dillon7,861Third round9 November 1982Derby CountyHW3–1Handysides, Dillon pen, Curbishley12,475Fourth round30 November 1982BurnleyAL2–3Evans, Handysides10,405 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKSCO Jim Blyth1400020160GKENG Tony Coton2803020330DFENG Noel Blake3733040443DFENG Kevan Broadhurst28 (1)1304035 (1)1DFENG Mark Dennis2313000261DFNIR Jim Hagan30 (2)0302035 (2)0DFENG Phil Hawker 40000040DFIRL Dave Langan1420010152DFENG Wayne Mumford20001030DFENG Geoff Scott 40000040DFWAL Pat Van Den Hauwe30 (1)1003033 (1)1MFENG Frank Carrodus7 (1)0000 (1)07 (2)0MFENG Alan Curbishley 3013043374MFENG Kevin Dillon 2733042345MFENG Mick Halsall1210000121MFENG Ian Handysides26 (3)22 (1)04332 (3)5MFENG Robert Hopkins1120000112MFENG Martin Kuhl10000010MFNED Toine van Mierlo 40000040MFENG Les Phillips11 (2)2100 (1)012 (3)2MFWAL Byron Stevenson30 (1)1204036 (1)1MFENG Kevin Summerfield 2 (3)11 (1)1103 (4)2FWENG Colin Brazier 10 (1)12 (1)04016 (2)1FWSCO Kevin Bremner *3 (1)100003 (1)1FWENG Tony Evans72002294FWENG Mick Ferguson *2081020238FWENG Carl Francis2 (3)000002 (3)0FWENG Howard Gayle1311000141FWENG Mick Harford2962000316FWENG Neil Whatmore 20000020 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons Sources Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 For match dates, league positions and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1982-1983/results Birmingham City 1982–1983 : Results Statto Organisation 11 June 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160104193853/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1982-1983/results 4 January 2016 For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 400–01. 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