1982–83 Leeds United A.F.C. season

June 2025 Leeds United 1982–83 Manny Cussins Eddie Gray (player-manager) Elland Road Second Division 8th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 season was Leeds United's 56th season in the Football League, and their first season back in the Second Division, the second tier of English football, following relegation from the First Division in the 1981–82 season. The club finished 8th in the Second Division, and also competed in two cup competitions: the FA Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round, and the Football League Cup which they were eliminated from in the third round. Following relegation after the end of the previous season, manager Allan Clarke was sacked on 25 June 1982.0005569/19820625/468/0044 Clarke joins the list of ex-Leeds managers Shropshire Star 20 April 2026 Eddie Gray was appointed as player-manager in early July.0000708/19820705/240/0012 Gray gets Leeds job Sheffield Daily Telegraph 20 April 2026 Competitions First Division 1982–83 Football League#Second Division League table Second Division LEE Matches WinDrawLoss +Second Division match resultsJarred MacDonald 1986 136DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1982 8 28Grimsby TownA1–1Connor16,137dmy 1982 9 4Wolverhampton WanderersH0–016,462dmy 1982 9 8Leicester CityA1–0Butterworth12,963dmy 1982 9 11Sheffield WednesdayA3–2Worthington (2), Butterworth29,050dmy 1982 9 18Derby CountyH2–1F. Gray, Worthington16,889dmy 1982 9 25FulhamA2–3Thomas, Graham12,798dmy 1982 10 2Cambridge UnitedH2–1Butterworth, Hird14,910dmy 1982 10 9ChelseaA0–025,358dmy 1982 10 16Carlisle UnitedH1–1Hart14,141dmy 1982 10 20BurnleyH3–1Worthington, Butterworth, Hird13,827dmy 1982 10 23Blackburn RoversA0–012,040dmy 1982 10 30Newcastle UnitedH3–1Worthington, Burns, Butterworth26,570dmy 1982 11 6Charlton AthleticH1–2Connor15,148dmy 1982 11 13Crystal PalaceA1–1Connor11,673dmy 1982 11 20MiddlesbroughH0–018,482dmy 1982 11 27BarnsleyA1–2Butterworth21,530dmy 1982 12 4Queens Park RangersH0–111,528dmy 1982 12 11Rotherham UnitedA1–0Gavin13,034dmy 1982 12 18Shrewsbury TownH1–1Hird8,741dmy 1982 12 26Oldham AthleticA2–2Burns, Sheridan15,658dmy 1982 12 28Bolton WanderersH1–1Graham16,180dmy 1983 1 1MiddlesbroughA0–017,000dmy 1983 1 3Wolverhampton WanderersA0–322,567dmy 1983 1 15Grimsby TownH1–0Butterworth13,583dmy 1983 1 22Derby CountyA3–3Graham (2), Hart17,005dmy 1983 2 12Cambridge UnitedA0–06,909dmy 1983 2 19ChelseaH3–3Butterworth, F. Gray (pen.), Graham19,365dmy 1983 2 26Carlisle UnitedA2–2Connor, Butterworth6,419dmy 1983 3 5Blackburn RoversH2–1F. Gray (pen.), Hird12,280dmy 1983 3 12Newcastle UnitedA1–2Connor24,580dmy 1983 3 19Charlton AthleticA1–0Sheridan8,229dmy 1983 3 26Crystal PalaceH2–1Ritchie, F. Gray (pen.)13,973dmy 1983 4 2Bolton WanderersA2–1Butterworth, Hart10,784dmy 1983 4 5Oldham AthleticH0–018,442dmy 1983 4 9BurnleyA2–1Ritchie, Scott (o.g.)12,149dmy 1983 4 16FulhamH1–1Wright24,328dmy 1983 4 23Queens Park RangersA0–119,573dmy 1983 4 27Sheffield WednesdayH1–2Ritchie16,591dmy 1983 4 30BarnsleyH0–015,344dmy 1983 5 2Leicester CityH2–2O'Neill (o.g.), F. Gray (pen.)14,442dmy 1983 5 7Shrewsbury TownA0–06,052dmy 1983 5 14Rotherham UnitedH2–2Butterworth, Donnelly14,958 FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup WinDrawLoss +FA Cup match resultsJarred MacDonald 1986 155RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1983 1 8Preston North EndHome3–0Sheridan, Connor, Graham16,816Fourth rounddmy 1983 1 29ArsenalAway1–1Nicholas (o.g.)33,930Fourth round replaydmy 1983 2 2ArsenalHome1–1 Butterworth24,410Fourth round, second replaydmy 1983 2 9ArsenalAway1–2Connor26,802 League Cup 1967–68 Football League Cup WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsJarred MacDonald 1986 161RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round, first legdmy 1982 10 6Newcastle UnitedHome0–124,012Second round, second legdmy 1982 10 27Newcastle UnitedAway4–1 Saunders (o.g.), Worthington, Butterworth, Connor24,173Third rounddmy 1982 11 10Huddersfield TownHome0–124,215 References Bibliography Jarred Martin Leeds United: a complete record 1919–1986 MacDonald Malcolm Breedon Books Sport 1986 0-907969-17-8 Derby 14977257 Category:Leeds United F.C. seasons Leeds United Category:1980s in Leeds