1982–83 Luton Town F.C. season

English football club season March 2025 March 2025 Luton Town 1982–83 David Pleat David Evans Kenilworth Road Division One 18th Milk Cup Fourth round FA Cup Fourth round Brian Stein and Paul Walsh (14) Brian Stein and Paul Walsh (15) 21,231 v Tottenham Hotspur, Division One, 15 January 1983 6,409 v Blackpool, Milk Cup, 9 November 1982 13,452 5–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion (H), Division One, 18 September 1982 0–5 v Everton (A), Division One, 18 December 1982 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 season was the 97th in the history of Luton Town Football Club. They retained their First Division status by winning at Manchester City in the final match of the season thanks to a dramatic late goal by Raddy Antić, which consigned their opponents to relegation instead.https://www.mancity.com/features/luton1983/ The Day the Sky Fell Down Manchester City FC Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Luton Town F.C. during the 1982-83 season Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCOJake Findlay2603020310GKENGTony Godden (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)1200000120GKENGAlan Judge40100050DFNIRMal Donaghy4034020463DFENGPaul Elliott1310000131DFENGClive Goodyear34(1)2402040(1)2DFENGRichard Money3104010360DFENGKirk Stephens4003020450DFENGMitchell Thomas40101060MFYUGRaddy Antić11(13)20(1)00011(14)2MFENGRay Daniel1(2)000001(2)0MFENGLil Fuccillo8(1)0220010(1)2MFENGRicky Hill42930214710MFENGBrian Horton4044021465MFSCOBilly Kellock2(5)0120(1)03(6)2MFENGDavid Moss39941104410MFENGGarry Parker10000010MFENGWayne Turner29(1)1202033(1)1MFENGMark Watts10001020FWENGTrevor Aylott1220000122FWENGFrankie Bunn3(1)00(1)1104(2)1FWENGDavid Geddis (on loan from Aston Villa)40000040FWENGMike Small0(1)000000(1)0FWENGBrian Stein20(1)14411025(1)15FWENGPaul Walsh411440214715FWENGSteve White (on loan from Charlton Athletic)40000040 Rothmans 1983-84 221–222 League table First Division y LUT Results First Division 1982–83 Football League 1 28 August 1982 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 D Luton Town Mabbutt 3Hazard 19 Lacy 37 o.g.Stein 53 White Hart Lane London 35,195 2 31 August 1982 Luton Town 0–2 L West Ham United Goddard 50Bonds 66 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,403 3 4 September 1982 Luton Town 5–3 W Notts County Walsh 16 65 67Hill 42Moss 50 Kilcline 24Chiedozie 33Goodwin 68 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,071 4 8 September 1982 Aston Villa 4–1 L Luton Town Mortimer 8Withe 21Cowans 39 pen. 86 pen. Moss 54 pen. Villa Park Birmingham 18,823 5 11 September 1982 Liverpool 3–3 D Luton Town Souness 32Rush 42Johnston 76 Stein 27 63Moss 51 Anfield Liverpool 33,694 6 18 September 1982 Luton Town 5–0 W Brighton & Hove Albion Stein 20 77 89Turner 50Moss 72 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,342 7 25 September 1982 Stoke City 4–4 D Luton Town Berry 10 22Bracewell 50O'Callaghan 83 Walsh 20Stein 43 58Donaghy 63 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 18,475 8 2 October 1982 Luton Town 1–1 D Manchester United Hill 59 Grimes 13 Kenilworth Road Luton 17,009 9 9 October 1982 Birmingham City 2–3 W Luton Town Langan 66 pen.Brazier 85 Stein 60Walsh 62Moss 80 St Andrew's Birmingham 13,772 10 16 October 1982 Luton Town 1–1 D Ipswich Town Stein 59 pen. Brazil 12 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,378 11 23 October 1982 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 L Luton Town Whitehead 24 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 16,488 12 30 October 1982 Luton Town 0–2 L Nottingham Forest Wallace 45Gunn 63 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,648 13 6 November 1982 Luton Town 2–2 D Arsenal Moss 63Walsh 68 Rix 53Talbot 55 Kenilworth Road Luton 16,597 14 13 November 1982 Sunderland 1–1 D Luton Town Atkins 87 Moss 76 Roker Park Sunderland 14,238 15 20 November 1982 Coventry City 4–2 L Luton Town Dyson 58Whitton 63 83Thompson 84 Horton 64Stein 79 Highfield Road Coventry 9,670 16 27 November 1982 Luton Town 3–3 D Southampton Hill 63Stein 69Goodyear 87 Wallace 26Cassells 40Armstrong 84 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,196 17 4 December 1982 Swansea City 2–0 L Luton Town Curtis 51Latchford 81 Vetch Field Swansea 9,556 18 11 December 1982 Luton Town 3–1 W Manchester City Walsh 55Stein 70 86 Cross 66 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,013 19 18 December 1982 Everton 5–0 L Luton Town Bailey 14Sheedy 39Curran 71Heath 73 84 Goodison Park Liverpool 14,986 20 27 December 1982 Luton Town 1–0 W Watford Goodyear 37 Kenilworth Road Luton 21,145 21 28 December 1982 Norwich City 1–0 L Luton Town Channon 11 Carrow Road Norwich 20,415 22 1 January 1983 Luton Town 1–2 L Coventry City Donaghy 60 Whitton 10Melrose 15 Kenilworth Road Luton 13,072 23 4 January 1983 West Ham United 2–3 W Luton Town Cottee 19Clark 65 Walsh 38 73 90 Upton Park London 21,435 24 15 January 1983 Luton Town 1–1 D Tottenham Hotspur O'Reilly 35 o.g. Hoddle 72 Kenilworth Road Luton 21,231 25 22 January 1983 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–4 W Luton Town Ritchie 69Grealish 73 Hill 5 71Stevens 24 o.g.Case 74 o.g. Goldstone Ground Hove 11,778 26 5 February 1983 Luton Town 1–3 L Liverpool Stein 31 Rush 32Kennedy 43Souness 79 Kenilworth Road Luton 18,434 27 26 February 1983 Ipswich Town 3–0 L Luton Town Brazil 3Wark 47Putney 56 Portman Road Ipswich 18,632 28 5 March 1983 Luton Town 0–0 D West Bromwich Albion Kenilworth Road Luton 10,852 29 12 March 1983 Nottingham Forest 0–1 W Luton Town Hill 13 City Ground West Bridgford 14,387 30 19 March 1983 Arsenal 4–1 L Luton Town Woodcock 17 24 79Davis 42 Moss 88 Highbury London 23,987 31 26 March 1983 Luton Town 1–3 L Sunderland Horton 26 pen. Pickering 3 58James 75 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,221 32 2 April 1983 Luton Town 0–1 L Norwich City Bennett 26 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,211 33 4 April 1983 Watford 5–2 L Luton Town Blissett 6 48 pen.Jobson 42Barnes 49Callaghan 78 Aylott 16Horton 29 Vicarage Road Watford 20,120 34 9 April 1983 Luton Town 2–1 W Aston Villa Aylott 30Moss 90 Shaw 41 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,924 35 12 April 1983 Luton Town 3–1 W Birmingham City Hill 4 42Horton 8 pen. Hopkins 66 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,868 36 16 April 1983 Notts County 1–1 D Luton Town Chiedozie 50 Donaghy 90 Meadow Lane Nottingham 8,897 37 23 April 1983 Luton Town 3–1 W Swansea City Walsh 55 74 86 Latchford 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,561 38 30 April 1983 Southampton 2–2 D Luton Town Wright 19Armstrong 28 Elliott 5Antić 31 The Dell Southampton 18,367 39 2 May 1983 Luton Town 0–0 D Stoke City Kenilworth Road Luton 11,877 40 7 May 1983 Luton Town 1–5 L Everton Hill 5 Johnson 40Sharp 42 pen. 72Sheedy 63 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 12,447 41 9 May 1983 Manchester United 3–0 L Luton Town McGrath 35 37Stapleton 86 Old Trafford Stretford 34,213 42 14 May 1983 Manchester City 0–1 W Luton Town Antić 85 Maine Road Manchester 42,843 https://hattersheritage.co.uk/matches?season=88 Matches 1982/83 Season Hatters HeritageRothmans 1983-84 220 Milk Cup 1982–83 Football League Cup Second round first leg 5 October 1982 Luton Town 3–0 W Charlton Athletic Stein 23 pen.Fuccillo 44 85 Kenilworth Road Luton 7,030 Second round second leg 26 October 1982 Charlton Athletic 2–0 L Luton Town Hales 3 49 pen. The Valley London 5,973 Third round 9 November 1982 Luton Town 4–2 W Blackpool Kellock 40 70Bunn 55Moss 68 Bamber 39Pashley 78 Kenilworth Road Luton 6,409 Fourth round 1 December 1982 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 L Luton Town Villa 64 White Hart Lane London 27,461 Rothmans 1983-84 507-514 FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup Third round 8 January 1983 Luton Town 3–0 W Peterborough United Horton 15 pen.Hill 44Walsh 78 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,151 Fourth round 29 January 1983 Luton Town 0–2 L Manchester United Moses 46Moran 89 Kenilworth Road Luton 20,516 Rothmans 1983-84 544-547 References Bibliography Rothmans 1983-84 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84 (Editor: Jack Rollin) Queen Anne Press 0-356-09727-7 Category:Luton Town F.C. seasons Luton Town