1982–83 Fulham F.C. season

February 2023 February 2023 Fulham 1982–83 Ernie Clay Malcolm Macdonald Craven Cottage Football League Second Division 4th Milk Cup Second round FA Cup Fourth round Gordon Davies (19) Gordon Davies (20) 24,251 v Leicester City (Division Two, 23 April 1983) 4,641 v Southend United (Milk Cup first round second leg, 14 September 1982) 10,836 4–0 v Bolton Wanderers (H), Division Two, 11 September 19824–0 v Grimsby Town (A), Division Two, 13 November 19824–0 v Grimsby Town (H), Division Two, 26 March 1983 0–3 v Charlton Athletic (A), Division Two, 28 September 19820–3 v Oldham Athletic (H), Division Two, 6 November 1982 _blackborder _upper_black _blackborder 000000 FFFFFF _blackborder _upper_black _blackborder FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 season was Fulham's 88th as a professional club in the Football League. They competed in the Second Division and narrowly missed out on a second consecutive promotion following an infamous defeat at Derby County in their final match.https://www.fulhamfc.com/history/managers/malcolm-macdonald Managers: Malcolm Macdonald Fulham FC.com Season summary For much of the season, the prospect of back-to-back promotions for Fulham was a serious possibility. At the start of 1983, they were in third place behind Wolverhampton Wanderers and Queens Park Rangers, and were seven points clear of fourth-placed Leicester City with a game in hand by the end of March. However, successive defeats to Leicester, Sheffield Wednesday and QPR saw Fulham drop out of the promotion places for the first time since November. Going into their final match of the season at relegation-threatened Derby, Fulham's destiny was now out of their hands as they were level on points with Leicester, but with an inferior goal difference. While Leicester were being held to a goalless draw at home by Burnley, Fulham fell behind to a 71st-minute goal by Bobby Davison. The final minutes at the Baseball Ground were played out amid chaotic scenes with Derby supporters lining the pitch, many spilling on to the playing area, and a full scale pitch invasion greeted what appeared to be the final whistle. It later transpired referee Ray Chadwick had actually blown for an offside decision and there were still 78 seconds to go, but there was little hope of the match restarting. Fulham manager Malcolm Macdonald immediately called for the match to be replayed and the club lodged an official appeal the following Monday, which was rejected by the Football League. A further appeal against this decision also failed, ending Fulham's hopes of returning to the First Division for the first time since 1968.When Fulham's dreams of promotion died in a game that never ended - theguardian.com Squad Substitute appearances indicated in brackets Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKIREGerry Peyton4204030490GKENGJim Stannard00000000DFENGRoger Brown4244130495DFENGCliff Carr4(2)110005(2)1DFENGClive Day00000000DFENGTony Gale4224130493DFWALJeff Hopkins4114030481DFENGKevin Lock3423000372DFENGPaul Parker6(10)0203011(10)0DFENGLes Strong30000030DFENGSteve Tapley00000000MFIREBrian Cottington00000000MFIRERay Houghton4254131497MFENGRay Lewington421040314911MFENGJohn Marshall00000000MFENGBrian McDermott(on loan from Arsenal)0(3)000000(3)0MFIRESean O'Driscoll4234030493MFWALPeter O'Sullivan0(1)000000(1)0MFENGJohn Reeves0(2)010001(2)0MFENGPeter Scott000(1)0000(1)0MFIRERobert Wilson401120304511FWENGDean Coney3744132447FWWALGordon Davies381931304420FWSLELeroy Rosenior10000010FWHKGDale Tempest3(1)000003(1)0FWENGAndy Thomas(on loan from Oxford United)3(1)200003(1)2 Rothmans 1983-84 168–170, 447 & 449 Second Division Second Division y FUL Results Second Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance28 August 1982Rotherham UnitedH1–1Davies7,0214 September 1982Shrewsbury TownA1–0Wilson3,5257 September 1982Queens Park RangersH1–1Lewington15,00411 September 1982Bolton WanderersH4–0Coney 2, Lewington (pen), Houghton5,68818 September 1982MiddlesbroughA4–1Davies 2, Lewington (pen), Houghton6,44525 September 1982Leeds UnitedH3–2Davies 2, Coney12,79828 September 1982Charlton AthleticA0–36,7902 October 1982BarnsleyA3–4Hopkins, Wilson, Davies12,5829 October 1982Blackburn RoversH3–1Davies, Lewington (pen), Wilson5,69816 October 1982Newcastle UnitedA4–1Davies 2, Coney, Houghton29,49023 October 1982BurnleyH3–1Lewington 2 (1 pen), Houghton9,04030 October 1982Crystal PalaceA1–1O'Driscoll14,9126 November 1982Oldham AthleticH0–36,89713 November 1982Grimsby TownA4–0Davies 2, Wilson, Gale6,95220 November 1982Wolverhampton WanderersA4–2Lewington, Davies 2, Wilson14,44827 November 1982Sheffield WednesdayH1–0Davies13,8644 December 1982Leicester CityA0–29,08211 December 1982Derby CountyH2–1Thomas, Carr7,85418 December 1982Carlisle UnitedA2–3Lewington (pen), O'Driscoll4,85927 December 1982Cambridge UnitedH1–1Brown9,10528 December 1982ChelseaA0–029,7971 January 1983Wolverhampton WanderersH1–3Lewington17,1963 January 1982Shrewsbury TownH2–1Davies, Thomas7,78615 January 1982Rotherham UnitedA1–0Brown7,66722 January 1982MiddlesbroughH1–0Wilson8,4315 February 1982Bolton WanderersA1–0O'Driscoll6,74819 February 1983Blackburn RoversA0–06,14126 February 1983Newcastle UnitedH2–2Davies, Lock (pen)14,2775 March 1983BurnleyA0–18,82812 March 1982Crystal PalaceH1–0Brown11,23419 March 1983Oldham AthleticA0–16,18926 March 1982Grimsby TownH4–0Wilson 2, Davies, Lewington8,0962 April 1983ChelseaH1–1Lock15,2495 April 1983Cambridge UnitedA0–16,2499 April 1982Charlton AthleticH2–1Davies, Brown9,03516 April 1983Leeds UnitedA1–1Houghton24,32819 April 1982BarnsleyH1–0Gale9,00323 April 1983Leicester CityH0–124,25130 April 1983Sheffield WednesdayA1–2Wilson12,5312 May 1983Queens Park RangersA1–3Davies24,4317 May 1982Carlisle UnitedH2–0Wilson 210,04514 May 1983Derby CountyA0–121,124 Rothmans 1983-84 168 Milk Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance1 September 1982First Round First LegSouthend UnitedA0–12,67114 September 1982First Round Second LegSouthend UnitedH4–2Pennyfather (og), Coney, Houghton, Davies4,6414 October 1982Second Round First LegCoventry CityH2–2Gale, Brown6,23726 October 1982Second Round Second LegCoventry CityA0–0 (AET - lost on away goals)8,217 Rothmans 1983-84 503–504, 506 & 509 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance8 January 1983Third RoundOldham AthleticA2–0Coney, Houghton8,08729 January 1983Fourth RoundWatfordA1–1Coney24,5741 February 1983Fourth round replayWatfordH1–2Lewington22,206 Rothmans 1983-84 544 & 547–548 References Bibliography Rothmans 1983-84 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84 (Editor: Tony Williams) Queen Anne Press London 0-356-09727-7 Category:Fulham F.C. seasons Fulham F.C.