1982–83 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

March 2026 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1982–83 Keith Longbottom Mick Buxton Leeds Road Football League Third Division 3rd (promoted) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Chelsea) League Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Arsenal) Mark Lillis (20) Mark Lillis (20) 18,438 vs Bradford City (1 January 1983) 4,282 vs Walsall (11 September 1982) 6–0 vs Orient (28 September 1982) 0–3 vs Millwall (2 October 1982) 1981–82 1983–84 Huddersfield Town's 1982–83 campaign was one of Town's most successful seasons in their recent history. Under the leadership of Mick Buxton, Town managed to secure their second promotion in 4 seasons, following their promotion from the Fourth Division in the 1979-80 season. This is also the only season in Town's history to date, in which they were unbeaten at home all season. They finished 3rd, behind Portsmouth and Cardiff City. Squad at the start of the season yes yes England GK Brian Cox yes England GK Keith Mason yes England DF Malcolm Brown yes England DF David Burke yes England DF Keith Hanvey yes England DF Dave Sutton yes England DF Peter Valentine yes England MF David Cowling yes yes England MF Brian Stanton yes England MF Phil Wilson yes England FW Terry Austin yes England FW Maurice Cox yes England FW Roy Greenwood yes England FW Tim Hotte yes England FW Mark Lillis Review Town had failed to get the good start to the season that they wanted by failing to win any of their first 5 league games. Following that start Mick Buxton made an inspired signing, the Liverpool striker Colin Russell. He scored two goals on his debut in Town's 2–0 win over Oxford United, which was followed by a 6–0 thrashing of Orient. Then, following a 3-game mini-blip, Town went on a run of 7 wins in a row. During that run, Mark Lillis scored 9 goals in 4 games, including 4 against Cardiff City. As that run was winding down, Town also managed a sensational 1–0 win at Leeds United in the League Cup third round, in which David Cowling scored the famous header that knocked Town's rivals. They also gave a good thrashing to their other rivals Bradford City on New Year's Day, by beating them 6–3, in which Brian Stanton scored 4 times. Town's home form along with the goalscoring abilities of Mark Lillis, Colin Russell and Brian Stanton gave Town their only season in their history in which they didn't lose a single home game in any competition. Town continued their run of good form for most of the remainder of the season and promotion was secured by beating promotion rivals Newport County at Leeds Road, which saw Town get promoted to Division 2 along with Portsmouth & Cardiff City. Squad at the end of the season yes yes England GK Brian Cox yes England GK Keith Mason yes England DF Malcolm Brown yes England DF David Burke yes Wales DF Steve Doyle yes England DF Keith Hanvey yes England DF Dave Sutton yes England DF Peter Valentine yes England MF David Cowling yes yes Wales MF Daral Pugh yes England MF Brian Stanton yes England MF Phil Wilson yes England FW Roy Greenwood yes England FW Tim Hotte yes England FW Mark Lillis yes England FW Colin Russell yes England FW Kevin Stonehouse Results Division Three DateHuddersfield Town match record: League Division Three 1983 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1983/comp/202/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition28 August 1982Exeter CityH1–1M. Cox5,16811th4 September 1982WrexhamA1–1Bater (og)3,92518th7 September 1982Sheffield UnitedA0–216,64120th11 September 1982WalsallH2–2Lillis, Doyle4,28221st18 September 1982Newport CountyA1–2Stanton3,53622nd25 September 1982Oxford UnitedH2–0Russell (2)4,95817th28 September 1982OrientH6–0Russell, Lillis, Pugh, Sutton, Stanton (2)6,67114th2 October 1982MillwallA0–33,00418th9 October 1982PortsmouthH1–1Brown6,24315th16 October 1982Preston North EndA0–05,57015th19 October 1982Southend UnitedH2–1Russell, Brown (pen)4,75014th23 October 1982Cardiff CityH4–0Lillis (4)6,12112th30 October 1982GillinghamA3–1Lillis (2), Cowling5,9198th2 November 1982Doncaster RoversH3–0Lillis (2), Russell6,8487th6 November 1982BournemouthA1–0Lillis5,1946th13 November 1982BrentfordH2–0Russell (2)10,0345th27 November 1982Bristol RoversH3–1Pugh, Russell (2)8,2512nd4 December 1982Plymouth ArgyleA1–2Wilson4,2274th18 December 1982ReadingA1–1Stanton2,4686th27 December 1982ChesterfieldH3–1Brown (pen), Lillis, Russell11,6035th28 December 1982Lincoln CityA2–1Lillis, Hanvey11,8293rd1 January 1983Bradford CityH6–3Brown (pen), Stanton (4), Wilson18,4383rd3 January 1983Wigan AthleticA0–27,7244th15 January 1983Exeter CityA4–3Lillis, Wilson, Stanton, Cowling2,8823rd22 January 1983Sheffield UnitedH0–015,7693rd29 January 1983WalsallA0–23,9225th5 February 1983Oxford UnitedA1–1Brown4,9755th12 February 1983MillwallH5–1Lillis, Russell (2), Hanvey, Wilson8,1115th14 February 1983Southend UnitedA1–0Lillis2,2624th22 February 1983PortsmouthA2–3Russell, Brown (pen)18,6154th26 February 1983Preston North EndH1–1Cowling8,5624th1 March 1983Doncaster RoversA4–0Cowling, Lillis, Russell, Stanton6,0783rd12 March 1983GillinghamH3–2Doyle, Brown (pen), Burke8,2643rd15 March 1983Cardiff CityA1–1Cowling10,3793rd19 March 1983BournemouthH0–08,6303rd26 March 1983BrentfordA0–16,2774th29 March 1983WrexhamH4–1Lillis, Cowling, Hanvey, Stanton9,5194th2 April 1983Lincoln CityH1–1Sutton13,0285th4 April 1983ChesterfieldA1–0Lillis6,7293rd9 April 1983Plymouth ArgyleH2–0Hanvey, Brown (pen)9,2772nd16 April 1983OrientA3–1Wilson, Stanton, Lillis3,4981st23 April 1983ReadingH3–1Stanton, Russell, Brown (pen)10,8851st30 April 1983Bristol RoversA0–18,9193rd7 May 1983Newport CountyH1–0Cowling16,5093rd10 May 1983Wigan AthleticH1–1Russell11,0933rd14 May 1983Bradford CityA1–3Wilson10,3753rd FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup DateHuddersfield Town match record: FA Cup 1983 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1983/comp/7/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance20 November 1982Round 1MossleyH1–0Brown7,59911 December 1982Round 2AltrinchamA1–0Stanton5,8008 January 1983Round 3ChelseaH1–1Stanton17,06412 January 1983Round 3 ReplayChelseaA0–214,417 League Cup 1982–83 Football League Cup DateHuddersfield Town match record: League Cup 1983 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1983/comp/56/ 2026-03-16 www.11v11.comRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance31 August 1982Round 1 1st LegDoncaster RoversH1–1Brown4,43014 September 1982Round 1 2nd LegDoncaster RoversA1–0Brown4,690 Huddersfield won 2–1 on aggregate.5 October 1982Round 2 1st LegOxford UnitedH2–0Russell, Stanton4,36227 October 1982Round 2 2nd LegOxford UnitedA0–14,982 Huddersfield won 2–1 on aggregate.10 November 1982Round 3Leeds UnitedA1–0Cowling24,21530 November 1982Round 4ArsenalA0–117,742 Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTerry AustinENGFW30001040Malcolm BrownENGDF46941615611David BurkeENGDF4414050531David CowlingENGMF4174051568Brian CoxENGGK4504060550Maurice CoxENGMF3 (1)100104 (1)1Steve DoyleWALMF41 (1)2405050 (1)2Roy GreenwoodENGDF400 (1)0206 (1)0Keith HanveyENGDF4343050514Tim HotteENGFW1 (1)000001 (1)0Mick LaverickENGMF20000020Mark LillisENGMF462040605620Keith MasonENGGK10000010Daral PughWALMF9 (18)20 (1)0009 (19)2Colin RussellENGFW411640414917Brian StantonENGMF40 (4)13426250 (4)17Kevin StonehouseENGFW50000050Dave SuttonENGDF4124060512Peter ValentineENGDF50102080Phil WilsonENGMF4564060556 References 1982-83 Category:1982–83 Football League Third Division by team