1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone William
William existed from April 15 to April 23. William was one of the most northeasterly forming cyclones in the basin's history.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was least active cyclone season in the basin since 1961–1962. There were six systems that were named, although three of them – Arilisy, Clera, and Fely – failed to intensify beyond tropical depression status. No storms reached tropical cyclone status, according to the official warning agency for the basin, Météo-France, although the two strongest storms – Bemany and Elinah – peaked just below that intensity. The first named storm, Arilisy, formed on October 27, and dissipated without having affected land.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
However, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which is an unofficial warning center for the basin, briefly tracked a tropical depression in July. The next storm was Bemany, which passed east of Mauritius near peak intensity in early December. Tropical Depression Clera existed briefly in the middle of September, and Tropical Storm Dadafy moved across the eastern portion of the basin in late December.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The only deadly storm of the season was Elinah, which formed on January 9 in the Mozambique Channel. It moved to the southwest and was intensifying when it struck Comoros on January 11. There, high winds and waves heavily damaged banana and coconut crops, and the storm damaged or destroyed 4,357 buildings. High waves knocked 40 people off a pier on Anjouan, killing 33 of them. Damage in Comoros totaled $23.1 million (1983 USD). Elinah intensified before brushing the coast of Mozambique, and it dissipated on January 9. Aside from a weak storm classified by the JTWC in February, there was minimal activity for several months. The final storm of the season was Tropical Depression Fely, which dropped moderate rainfall in eastern Madagascar in late June.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The season was the least active since the 1961–1962 season. It occurred during a significant El Niño event. Its inactivity was comparable to the 2010–11 season which had three named storms. There were 13 days when storms were active, the same as 2010–11, although the latter season also had a long-lasting subtropical cyclone. It is estimated that Tropical Depression Fely and two of the other storms in this season would not have been named during the 2010–11 season.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
There were six storms named by the weather service in Madagascar or Mauritius, with advisories issued by Météo-France's meteorological office at Réunion (MFR). At the time, the MFR area of warning responsibility was from the coast of Africa to 80° E, and the agency primarily used the Dvorak technique to estimate the intensities of tropical cyclones. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force that issues tropical cyclone warnings for the region, also tracked a short-lived tropical storm in February, which formed on February 5 northeast of Mauritius. The system tracked to the southeast, reaching peak winds of 65 km/h (40 mph) before dissipating on February 8 northwest of Rodrigues.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Arilisy
A disturbance in the South Indian convergence zone near Seychelles persisted on October 24 with an area of convection. It gradually organized while passing near Agaléga. On October 27, it developed into a tropical depression, and after Dvorak classifications of 2.5, the system was named Arilisy. It became disorganized on October 29, never having intensified beyond winds of 50 km/h (30 mph). After moving to the southwest for much of its duration, Arilisy dissipated on October 30.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Bemany
On November 29, the JTWC began tracking a disturbance well to the northeast of Madagascar. On December 1, after a defined circulation developed, MFR began issuing warnings on the system. After having moved to the west-southwest, the depression turned to the southeast on December 2. Haven received the name Bemany, the storm gradually intensified; the JTWC upgraded it to the equivalent of minimal hurricane status on December 3, and the next day MFR estimated peak winds of 115 km/h (70 mph). While near peak intensity, Bemany passed about 230 km (145 mi) east of Mauritius, and it subsequently weakened.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Bemany
The influence of an anticyclone turned the storm to the east and caused Bemany to loop back to the west. On December 5, the storm became extratropical, and the next day the JTWC issued its last advisory. On December 7, Bemany briefly became a tropical depression again, only to become extratropical for the final time the next day; Bemany dissipated on December 9.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Clera
On December 19, a tropical depression formed near St. Brandon. With an area of high pressure to the southeast, the depression moved to the northeast and was named Clera, after a Dvorak rating of 2.5. It only achieved winds of 50 km/h (30 mph) before weakening.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Dadafy
The JTWC began tracking a disturbance on December 21 to the northeast of Madagascar. The system moved to the southeast and was classified by MFR on December 24. Given the name Dadafy, the storm slowly intensified, reaching peak winds of 95 km/h (60 mph) according to MFR on December 26. The next day, the JTWC estimated Dadafy strengthened to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. The storm turned to the south and weakened. On December 29, MFR declared that Dadafy became extratropical, and JTWC discontinued advisories the next day. The extratropical remnants dissipated on January 1.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Elinah
The South Indian convergence zone spawned a circulation that organized into a tropical depression in the Mozambique Channel on January 9. It gradually intensified while moving to the southwest, developing spiral rainbands. On January 11, Elinah passed between Anjouan and Mohéli in the Comoros archipelago. The next day, JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, although land interaction with Mozambique weakened Elinah. After it turned to the south and moved away from the coast, the storm re-intensified, and MFR estimated Elinah reached peak winds of 115 km/h (70 mph) on January 14. Subsequently, the convergence zone caused the storm to weaken, ultimately absorbing it by January 16.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Elinah
While passing through the Comoros, Elinah caused heavy damage in Anjouan and Mohéli, destroying nearly all of the banana crops and 30% of the coconut crops. About 2,400 ha (5,900 acres) of agricultural lands were flooded, and the storm damaged 2,120 ha (5,200 acres) of forests on Moheli; agriculture damage was estimated at $9.6 million (1983 USD). Elinah damaged or destroyed 4,357 buildings. High waves reaching 12 m (39 ft) damaged coastal roads and sea walls. On Anjouan, a wave knocked 40 people into the water, killing 33 of them.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Elinah
Elinah injured 52 and left $23.1 million in damage (1983 USD). The military of Comoros helped clear roads, and workers rebuilt the damaged buildings. After the storm passed, the government of Comoros requested for aid to the international community. Collectively, the United States, Egypt, France, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as various agencies under the United Nations, provided $1.7 million in assistance. Most of it was from the World Food Programme, which provided 2,160 tons of rice and 162 tons of vegetable oil.


1982–83 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Fely
The final system of the year formed as a weak tropical depression on June 22 to the north of a powerful anticyclone. Given the name Fely, the system tracked to the southwest toward Madagascar and did not intensify. It dissipated on June 24 to the east of Île Sainte-Marie, although the remnants of Fely produced moderate rainfall. Tamatave reported 58.6 mm (2.31 in) of precipitation while the storm was approaching.


1982–83 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 1982–83 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 1982, followed by the start of the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 1983 and concluded in March, followed by the 1983 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee.


1982–83 Southern Football League
The 1982–83 Southern Football League season was the 80th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1982–83 Southern Football League
This season saw the reintroduction of the Premier Division. AP Leamington won the Premier Division, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Kidderminster Harriers was promoted to the Alliance Premier League. Cheltenham Town, Folkestone, Sutton Coldfield Town, Fisher Athletic were all promoted to the Premier Division, the last two for the first time in their history.


1982–83 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division was reformed and consisted of the best clubs from the Midland and the Southern divisions. It also featured three new clubs, relegated from the Alliance Premier League:


1982–83 Southern Football League, Premier Division
At the end of the season Enderby Town changed name to Leicester United.


1982–83 Southern Football League, Midland Division
After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Midland Division consisted of 17 clubs, including 11 clubs from the previous season Midland Division and six new clubs:


1982–83 Southern Football League, Southern Division
After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Southern Division consisted of 18 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season Southern Division and four new clubs:


1982–83 Soviet League season
The 1982–83 Soviet League Season was the 37th year of competition in the Soviet Championship League. CSKA Moscow won the championship, its 7th in a row and 26th overall.


1982–83 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1982–83 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Gene Roberti, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference. Also at this time the conference had 2 divisions, north and south, with St. Francis being in the north division.


1982–83 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished their season at 10–18 overall and 7–7 in conference play.


1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fifteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1982–83 St. Louis Blues season
The 1982–83 St. Louis Blues season was the 16th in franchise history. It involved the team finishing the regular-season with a 25-40-15 record, with a total of 65 points, placing them fourth in the Norris Division. It ended with a Norris Division Semifinal loss to the Chicago Black Hawks in four games.


1982–83 St. Louis Blues season
On January 12, Ralston Purina Company attempted to sell the club to Edmonton Oilers founder Bill Hunter, who had plans to move the team to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The NHL would eventually veto the deal, resulting in the team not participating in the Entry Draft. It would pave the way for Harry Ornest to purchase the franchise prior to the following season.


1982–83 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1982–83 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University. The Cardinal, led by first year head coach Tom Davis, played their home games at Maples Pavilion


1982–83 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1982–83 season was Stoke City's 76th season in the Football League and 50th in the First Division.


1982–83 Stoke City F.C. season
More transfer activity took place in the summer of 1982 with club legend Denis Smith departing the club after 14 seasons at the Victoria Ground. Mark Chamberlain arrived from City rivals Port Vale and the 1982–83 season saw Stoke produce some high quality football. They were involved in a number of exciting matches most notably a 4–4 draw with Luton Town in September. Stoke were neither in a fight for a top half finish nor relegation and finished in a safe mid-table position of 13th.


1982–83 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After one season at the helm manager Ritchie Barker continued to clear out with Denis Smith becoming the last member of the 1972 League Cup winning squad to leave the Victoria Ground. Also released were Paul A. Johnson and Steve Kirk. Barker then went to his old club Wolverhampton Wanderers and brought in Derek Parkin and George Berry to fill the gap in defence. With the 1982–83 season fast approaching he sold last season's top goalscorer Lee Chapman to Arsenal for £500,000 and used £200,000 of that to bring in Mickey Thomas. He also turned to near neighbours Port Vale and signed Mark Harrison plus the Chamberlain brothers Mark and  Neville in a triple signing.


1982–83 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Former defender Bill Asprey was appointed as assistant manager and with the new arrivals Stoke produced some eye catching performances. Their attacking style of play won many admirers and with Mark Chamberlain catching the eye he earned himself an England call-up during the season, unfortunately his brother, Neville, failed to make an impact. There were some terrific team performances during the course of the season with the most notable being a classic 4–4 draw with Luton Town in September. Stoke finished an entertaining season in 13th place with 57 points. Chairman Percy Axon died at the end of the season. He was replaced by Frank Edwards who also died two years later.


1982–83 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke beat Sheffield United 3–2 in an entertaining replay but were then ousted 2–0 by Liverpool at Anfield.


1982–83 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke again failed to make it past the second round this time West Ham United knocking City out of the League Cup.


1982–83 Sussex County Football League
The 1982–83 Sussex County Football League season was the 58th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England. It also was the last season for the league to consist of two divisions.


1982–83 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1982–83 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:


1982–83 Taça de Portugal
The 1982–83 Taça de Portugal was the 43rd edition of the Taça de Portugal, a Portuguese football knockout tournament organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1982-83 Taça de Portugal began in September 1982. The final was played on 21 August 1983 at the Estádio Nacional.


1982–83 Taça de Portugal
Sporting CP were the previous holders, having defeated Braga 4–0 in the previous season's final. Cup holders Sporting CP were eliminated in the quarter finals by Benfica. Benfica defeated Porto, 1–0 in the final to win their eighteenth Taça de Portugal. As a result of Benfica winning both league and cup in the same season, cup runners-up Porto would face the cup holders in the 1983 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.


1982–83 Tercera División
The 1982–83 Tercera División season was the 6th season since establishment as the 4th tier.


1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 66th season of the franchise, 56th season as the Maple Leafs.


1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
Despite rocky standings, the Leafs managed to make the playoffs. However, they lost in the preliminary round to the Minnesota North Stars.


1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1982-83 season.


1982–83 Tunisian Cup
The 1982–83 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 27th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition was organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia.


1982–83 Tunisian National Championship
The 1982–83 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian National Championship)  season was the 28th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 26 September 1982, and ended on 29 May 1983. The defending champions from the previous season are Espérance de Tunis.


1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by third year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.


1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
Led by All-American Kevin Magee, the 1981–82 Anteaters won a then program record 23 wins and finished 2nd in conference play, their best finish in program history. The anteaters were invited to the 1982 NIT Tournament, their first division 1 post season invitation, where they defeated San Diego State in the first round and lost to Oklahoma in the second round.


1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Farmer was in his second year as the head coach, and the Bruins started the season ranked 7th in the nation (AP Poll). On December 28, the Bruins hosted #13 Louisville, winning 76-72. UCLA beat the #18 (AP Poll) Washington Huskies 84-65, on February 2. UCLA's team won the Pac-10 regular season and finished 7th AP and UPI polls.


1982–83 UEFA Cup
The 1982–83 UEFA Cup was the 12th edition of the UEFA Cup. It was won by Belgian club Anderlecht on 2–1 aggregate over Portuguese club Benfica.


1982–83 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


1982–83 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1981 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1976–77 to 1980–81. As Albania did not play, Italy obtained a special place.


1982–83 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:


1982–83 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate. KSC Lokeren won on away goals rule.


1982–83 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. IFK Norrköping won on away goals rule.


1982–83 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate. Werder Bremen won on away goals rule.


1982–83 UEFA Cup, Third round, First leg
Spartak Moscow played their home match at Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi, instead of their regular stadium Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, due to intense cold and severe snowfalls expected in Moscow.


1982–83 UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate. Universitatea Craiova won on away goals rule.


1982–83 USAC Championship Car season
The 1982–83 USAC Championship Car season consisted of four races, beginning in Springfield, Illinois, on August 14, 1982, and concluding in Speedway, Indiana, on May 29, 1983. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Tom Sneva.


1982–83 USAC Championship Car season
By this  time, the preeminent national championship season was instead sanctioned by CART.


1982–83 USAC Championship Car season, Final points standings
Note: Drivers who failed to enter the Indy 500 were not eligible for points.


1982–83 USM Alger season
In the 1982–83 season, USM Alger is competing in the National for the 12th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in National 1 and the Algerian Cup.


1982–83 USM Alger season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1982.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 USM Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


1982–83 United Counties League
The 1982–83 United Counties League season was the 76th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1982–83 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


1982–83 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


1982–83 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1982–83 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1982 through August 1983. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1981–82 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1982–83 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1982–83 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.


1982–83 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
Note: On CBS, a sitcom called Mama Malone was supposed to have aired 9:30-10 p.m., but was delayed when CBS decided to place Filthy Rich into the schedule. Mama Malone did not air until the spring of 1984.


1982–83 United States network television schedule, Thursday
Note : Mama's Family was supposed to have aired on NBC 9:30-10 p.m., but was pushed back to midseason when NBC picked up Taxi.


1982–83 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1982–83 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1982–83 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1982 to August 1983.


1982–83 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Saturday
In the News aired ten times during CBS' Saturday morning shows.


1982–83 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Saturday
Ask NBC News aired after the credits of five NBC Saturday morning shows.


1982–83 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1982. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1982–83 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/variety shows are highlighted in yellow, network news programs in gold, and local news & programs are highlighted in white background.


1982–83 Utah Jazz season
The 1982-83 Utah Jazz season was the team's ninth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 25-57 output from the previous season. They bested it by five wins, finishing 30-52, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth straight season.


1982–83 Utah Jazz season
The Jazz drafted Dominique Wilkins with the 3rd overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft, but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks after refusing to play for the Jazz. Wilkins would go on to have a Hall of Fame career.


1982–83 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1982-83 season. Head coach Jerry Pimm would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.


1982–83 V-League
The 26th national football championship in Vietnam known locally as the Vietnam National A1 Football Cup was played from December 1982 until May 1982


1982–83 V-League
17 teams again took part in the competition that was played in three stages; a Group Stage featuring 2 groups of 9 and 8 teams of which the top four qualified for stage two. The group winners of stage 2 would meet in the final.


1982–83 V-League
The bottom two placed teams from the first stage would meet in an end of season relegation match.


1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 13th in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season, Offseason
Harry Neale was named general manager on June 1st. Previous general manager Jake Milford moved into an advisory role and signed a two-year contract as Senior Vice-President and alternate governor.


1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 VfL Bochum season
The 1982–83 VfL Bochum season was the 45th season in club history.


1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. The team tied for the regular season Big East title and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before falling to high-flying Houston, famously known as "Phi Slama Jama." Villanova finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 Big East).


1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
On December 23, 1982, the Chaminade Silverswords of Honolulu defeated the No. 1 ranked Cavaliers 77–72. Silverswords players Tony Randolph scored 19 points and Jim Dunham scored 17. Chaminade was ranked fourth in the NAIA rankings; center Ralph Sampson played the entire game and was held to twelve points.


1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Virginia's two losses in conference were to co-champion North Carolina, and their two losses in the postseason were to eventual national champion North Carolina State; by three points in the final of the ACC Tournament and by one point in the West region finals (Elite Eight) of the NCAA Tournament.


1982–83 WHL season
The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Lethbridge Broncos won the President's Cup while the host Portland Winter Hawks became the first American team to win the Memorial Cup.


1982–83 WHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1982–83 WIHL season
1982–83 was the 36th season of the Western International Hockey League.


1982–83 WIHL season, Playoffs, Final
In the "Best of 7" series final, the Trail Smoke Eaters defeated the Nelson Maple Leafs 4 games to 0 (3-1, 4-2, 5-1, 8-2) to advance to the 1982-83 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.


1982–83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
The 1982-83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University. Led by head coach Carl Tacy, the team finished the season with an overall record of 20-12 (7-7 ACC) and reached the semifinals of the 1983 National Invitation Tournament.


1982–83 Washington Bullets season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the Washington Bullets' 22nd season in the NBA and their 10th season in the city of Washington, D.C.


1982–83 Washington Capitals season
The 1982–83 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They qualified for the playoffs for the very first time in franchise history after eight frustrating seasons.


1982–83 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs, the Capitals lost to the Islanders 3 games to 1.


1982–83 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;


1982–83 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1982–83 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1982–83 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 16–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, tied for sixth in the standings. There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted four years later.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 14–4 in conference play; runner-up to UCLA, who they split with in the season series. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted four years later. They had a chance to tie the Bruins for the title, but lost by a point to rival Washington in Seattle to end the regular season.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
After missing it the previous two seasons, WSU was invited to the 52-team NCAA Tournament and were seeded eighth in the West region; they met ninth seed Weber State, the Big Sky champion, in the first round in Boise. WSU's only two non-conference losses were to Big Sky teams, neighbor Idaho and Montana, both on the road in December. The Cougars defeated Weber by ten points.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The next opponent was the top seed in the West, #4 Virginia with center Ralph Sampson, who had a first-round bye. The Cougars stayed with the Cavaliers, but lost by five points.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Washington State's 23–7 record was their best in 42 years, since the national runner-up team of 1941 went 26–6.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Raveling was the Pac-10 coach of the year and the national runner-up for AP coach of the year. In early April, he left Pullman to succeed Lute Olsen at Iowa in the Big Ten Conference; assistant Len Stevens was quickly promoted to head coach.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
A third-round selection the 1983 NBA draft, senior guard/forward Craig Ehlo had a fourteen-year career in the NBA.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
WSU's next NCAA appearance was eleven years away in 1994, under head coach Kelvin Sampson.


1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The court surface at Beasley Coliseum was tartan (polyurethane) for its first decade and this was its final season; a traditional hardwood floor debuted at the start of the next season.


1982–83 Watford F.C. season
During the 1982–83 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, after being promoted from the Second Division the previous season. Under Graham Taylor's management, Watford finished second in the First Division – their highest ever league finish. As a result, Watford qualified for European competition for the first time. Luther Blissett finished the season as the division's top scorer, with 27 league goals.


1982–83 Watford F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.


1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats were 21–7 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; co-champions with Nevada, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament.


1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by a point. In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA Tournament.


1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met Washington State in the first round in Boise, and lost by ten points.


1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.


1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season
The 1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season was West Ham United's second in the First Division, following promotion at the end of the 1980–81 season. The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.


1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
The season started well for West Ham. By the end of the year they sat in 5th place in the league. A slump in form then occurred and they reached a low position of 14th at the end of March 1983. A late surge saw them win four of their final six games to finish in 8th place. Paul Goddard and François Van der Elst were joint top scorers with 12 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was penalty-taker Ray Stewart with 11. Phil Parkes made the most appearances – 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the début of Tony Cottee on 1 January 1983 in a 3–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur, a game in which he scored.


1982–83 West Ham United F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1982–83 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1982–83 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 83rd in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1982–83 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs, promoted from Division One:


1982–83 Western Football League
The 1982–83 season was the 81st in the history of the Western Football League.


1982–83 Western Football League
The league champions for the fifth time in their history, and the second season in succession, were Bideford. The champions of Division One were Bristol Manor Farm.


1982–83 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Bridgwater Town joined the Southern League, and Mangotsfield United and Welton Rovers were relegated to the First Division. Three clubs joined:


1982–83 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The First Division remained at nineteen clubs after Ilminster Town and Torquay United Reserves left the league, and Exmouth Town and Shepton Mallet Town were promoted to the Premier Division. Four new clubs joined:


1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
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1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
The 1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 1982–83 college basketball season. It was head coach Bruce Parkhill's sixth and final season at William & Mary before leaving for Penn State. The Tribe competed in the ECAC South and played their home games at Kaplan Arena. They finished the season 20–9 (9–0 in ECAC South competition) but lost in the championship game of the 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament to James Madison. They were invited to play in the 1983 National Invitation Tournament (the Tribe's first-ever postseason tournament bid and only one until 2010) where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech. This season also marked the first-ever conference title for William & Mary's men's basketball program.


1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season was the 11th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their fourth season in the National Hockey League.


1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
After a very successful 1981-82 season, in which the club made the playoffs for the first time since joining the NHL in 1979, the Jets had a quiet off-season. With the Colorado Rockies moving to East Rutherford, New Jersey and becoming the New Jersey Devils, the NHL underwent realignment, and the Jets were shifted from the Norris Division back to the Smythe Division, where the team spent their first two seasons from 1979 to 1981. Winnipeg joined the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks to form the five team division.


1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On May 9, 1982, the team signed undrafted free agent goaltender Brian Hayward, who had spent the past four seasons with the Cornell Big Red, going 42-27-2 with a 3.88 GAA in his time with the team. On June 9, 1982, the Jets participated in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, and with the 12th overall pick in the draft, the team picked defenseman Jim Kyte from the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. Kyte, a big, stay-at-home defenseman, had four goals and 17 points in 52 games in his rookie season with Cornwall in 1981-82.


1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season, Playoffs
The Jets faced the Smythe Division champion Edmonton Oilers in the Division semi-finals. The Oilers swept the Jets in three games.


1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks
Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 9, 1982.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
The 1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in college ice hockey. In its first year under head coach Jeff Sauer, the team compiled a 33–10–2 record. The Badgers won the 1983 national championship, their fourth title.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season Trouble
After finishing as the runner up the year before, head coach Bob Johnson left to become the bench boss of the Calgary Flames. He was replaced by former assistant and long-time Colorado College coach Jeff Sauer. The team was very experienced, having made the national championship game in each of the previous two seasons, but early on the squad appeared to have a rough time adjusting to their new coach's style.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season Trouble
The team took 3 out of a possible 4 points against eventual CCHA champion Bowling Green in their season opener but the following weekend, back at home, they could only manage a split with Dalhousie. When they opened their conference schedule at the end of October the team couldn't win either contest against Minnesota, leaving the Badgers with a mediocre 2-2-2 record. The following weekend Wisconsin welcomed their coach's former team to Madison and won three games over four days to vastly improve their conference standing. UW held firm with a home split against the Golden Gophers then lost a road series at North Dakota to drop their WCHA record back to .500.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Winning Streak
Wisconsin returned closer to home in late November to face a terrible Illinois–Chicago team and needed overtime to pull out a win. After such a poor performance the team collected itself and game out firing two days later against Air Force, dominating the Falcons in one of the most lopsided series in team history (The Badgers outscored Air Force 27–1 in the two games). After the offensive outburst the Badgers relaxed a bit and were beaten at home by Minnesota–Duluth before salvaging a split in the second game.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Winning Streak
The win in Duluth was a turning point for the Badgers, who later admitted it was the first time where they really listened to their new coach. With their first win in December, Wisconsin began a stretch of 11 consecutive victories, the first seven coming at home followed by a further 4 in Colorado before CC stopped their streak. When it was over the Badgers were in the thick of the race for the WCHA title and, with 20 wins already, had a good chance at a berth in the NCAA Tournament regardless of the WCHA Tournament.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Stumbling down the stretch
Unfortunately, after losing to Colorado College, Wisconsin faced defending national champion North Dakota and the Fighting Sioux got the better of them again, taking 3 of 4 points and putting UND up in the conference standings by 3. After managing a split with Duluth the week after Wisconsin found themselves 5 points behind both UND and Minnesota with only 4 games remaining but when the Gophers swept the Fighting Sioux the following weekend the Badgers' two wins over Denver put them just behind North Dakota for a first round bye. Wisconsin needed to win against Minnesota and get help from Duluth, both of which happened on the last Friday of the regular season, but the Golden Gophers recovered for a split and Wisconsin watched second place slip away when North Dakota won their season finale.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
With their 3rd-place finish the Badgers were forced to play in the first round of the conference tournament but fortunately they faced the 6–26–1 CC Tigers. The series was closer than may have been expected but Wisconsin won in the end and advanced to face a rested North Dakota in the Semifinals. Despite not having won any of the previous 5 games, Wisconsin was not fazed by UND's run to repeat as champion and the two teams fought to a 1–1 deadlock in game one.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
No overtime was used because the two game series was decided on aggregate but the two squads battled in another defensive contest until North Dakota scored twice early in the third. The Badgers rallied from being down by two twice but still found themselves behind with just seconds to play. With Marc Behrend on the bench future Hall of Famer Chris Chelios scored the tying goal with 12 seconds to play and sending the game into overtime.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
The first two extra periods passed without a goal being scored but just 62 seconds into the third overtime Ted Pearson notched the game-winner. While Wisconsin celebrated the referees checked the length of Pearson's stick and ruled it illegal. As a result the goal was waved off and Pearson was given a 2 minute penalty. With both teams exhausted the game didn't last much longer but, surprisingly, North Dakota allowed the first short-handed goal against all season when Paul Houck scored just 26 seconds into the power-play.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
With an NCAA berth all but ensured, Wisconsin headed to Minneapolis to take on the WCHA Champion and swept Minnesota to win their second consecutive WCHA championship, the seventh in team history.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
Wisconsin was given the top western seed and were slotted to face St. Lawrence who were making their first tournament appearance in over 20 years. The veteran Badgers overwhelmed the Saints, beating the ECAC team soundly in both games to take the series 13–3, the largest margin of victory in any NCAA aggregate series. In the National Semifinal Wisconsin faced a tougher opponent in Providence but were still miles ahead with Behrend being called on to make only 17 saves in the 2–0 shutout.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
Wisconsin made their 3rd consecutive championship game, the fifth time in history a team was able to accomplish that feat, but the only time a program did so with two different head coaches. They also faced their third different opponent, this time in the form of Harvard who were in their first championship game after 7 previous trips to the Frozen Four. The badgers jumped out to an early lead, just 7 minutes into the contest, while Behrend held the fort and kept the Crimson scoreless.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
Patrick Flatley's second goal came with 4 minutes left in the second to build a 2-goal lead and just under seven minutes of game-time later Wisconsin was up by 3. Harvard finally managed to score mid-way through the final frame but each of their two goals were answered by the Badgers and John Johannson empty-net goal sealed the victory for the Badgers.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
In allowing just 5 goals in the 4 games, Marc Behrend was awarded the Tournament MOP for the second time. He became just the second player to be honored twice and the only one to win on both occasions (Lou Angotti is the only other multiple-time winner as of 2019). Wisconsin played 4 players on the All-Tournament Team with Behrend joined by Chris Chelios, Patrick Flatley and Paul Houck.


1982–83 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
Behrend finished second in the nation with a 2.23 GAA and was tops with a .921 winning percentage but neither mark was good enough to get him named to the All-American West Team. The only Bader All-American was Flatley who was also the only First Team All-WCHA player. though Chelios, Houck and Bruce Driver made the second team. Jeff Sauer became the first person to win a championship in his inaugural season as head coach with a new team and was later joined by Brad Berry in 2016. The Badgers finished the tournament with a +16 goal differential, tying the mark held jointly by 1950 Colorado College and 1953 Michigan.


1982–83 Women's IHF Cup
The 1982–83 Women's IHF Cup was the second edition of the competition, taking place between October 1982 and 1 May 1983. A round of 16 was introduced as the tournament was expanded from 11 to 17 teams, with Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland making their debut. Avtomobilist Baku became the first Soviet team to win the competition by beating Empor Rostock in the final, while TJ Topolniky and TC Veszprém also reached the semifinals and defending champion RK Trešnjevka was defeated by compatriot Sekulić Sombor in the Round of 16.


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup
The 1982–83 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-fifth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup
Hull F.C. winning the trophy by beating Bradford Northern by the score of 18-7


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Elland Road,  Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 11,755 and receipts were £21,950


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup
This is the  first of three successive Yorkshire Cup final victories by Hull F.C. and the  first of four final appearances in five years. It is also the  second successive year that Bradford Northern played in the  Yorkshire Cup final, and on both occasions they ended as runner-up.


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at sixteen.


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The first Yorkshire Cup match played by Hunsletat their new ground, Leeds United's  Elland Road


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * Elland Road,  Leeds,  is the home ground of Leeds United A.F.C. with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland). The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1982–83 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup
The 1982–83 Yugoslav Cup was the 35th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup
The 1981–82 winners Red Star failed to retain the trophy as they were knocked out in the second round by Rijeka. Previous season's runners-up Dinamo Zagreb and Sarajevo reached the tournament final, in which Dinamo won their 7th cup title by beating Sarajevo 3–2 through goals by Zlatko Kranjčar and Snješko Cerin. This was their second major silverware won under the guidance of Miroslav Blažević, with whom they previously won the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League championship, their first league title in 24 years.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup
Surprise of the tournament were the Rijeka-based minnows Orijent who managed to reach the quarter-finals, where they were knocked on penalties after holding the eventual runners-up Sarajevo to a 0–0 draw.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The cup final was played on 24 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with Youth Day celebrated on 25 May, a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup, First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup, Final
The 1983 Yugoslav Cup Final was contested by Dinamo Zagreb and Sarajevo at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. Dinamo Zagreb won 3–2, with two goals by Zlatko Kranjčar and one from Snješko Cerin. Dinamo had reached the final eleven times previously, winning six titles (1951, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1980). It also proved to be their last Yugoslav Cup win as they never repeated the feat until the competition was made defunct in 1991. For Sarajevo, this was their second appearance in the final (having lost the 1967 final to Hajduk Split), and was also their last final appearance.


1982–83 Yugoslav Cup, Final
This was one of the trophies won by Dinamo in their successful spell in the early 1980s, which include winning the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League and the 1979–80 Yugoslav Cup, and was the second major silverware won by Dinamo under the guidance of Miroslav Blažević.


1982–83 Yugoslav First League
The 1982–1983 season of the Yugoslav First League, the then top football league in Yugoslavia was won by FK Partizan.


1982–83 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1982–83 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 41st season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. Seven teams participated in the league, and Olimpija have won the championship.


1982–83 Yugoslav Second League
The 1982–83 Yugoslav Second League season was the 37th season of the Second Federal League (Croatian: Druga savezna liga, Serbian: Друга савезна лига, Slovenian: Druga zvezna liga, Macedonian: Втора сојузна лига, Albanian: Liga e Dytë te Jugosllavisë), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each, two more than in the previous season.


1982–83 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1981–82 season, one club relegated from the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1981–82 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1982–83 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
NK Zagreb were relegated from the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Maribor, Novi Sad, Radnik Bijeljina and Varteks.


1982–83 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1981–82 season, one club relegated from the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1981–82 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1982–83 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
Teteks were relegated from the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Lovćen, Pelister, Radnički Pirot and Vlaznimi Đakovica.


1982–83 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1982–83 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 25th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and EV Landshut won the championship.


1982–83 in English football
The 1982–83 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in England.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
11 August 1982: Tottenham Hotspur pay Bristol Rovers £105,000 for defender Gary Mabbutt, who turns 21 later this month.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
19 August 1982: Newcastle United pay Southampton £100,000 for Kevin Keegan.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
21 August 1982: Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 in the Charity Shield at Wembley with a goal from Ian Rush.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
24 August 1982: The Shankly Gates are unveiled at Anfield, honouring former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly almost a year after his death.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
25 August 1982: Arsenal sign 22-year-old striker Lee Chapman from Stoke City for £500,000.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
26 August 1982: Bob Paisley announces that this season as Liverpool manager, his ninth in charge, will be his last.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
28 August 1982: The first games of the First Division season are played. Manchester United achieve the biggest win of the opening day of the season beating Birmingham City 3–0. Peter Shilton exits Nottingham Forest in a £325,000 move to Southampton. In the Second Division, Kevin Keegan scores on his Newcastle debut in a 1–0 home win over QPR.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
4 September 1982: Manchester City's victory over Watford ensures the Maine Road side are top of the table and the only First Division side with a 100% record after three games. Their win comes despite having outfield player Bobby McDonald as goalkeeper after Joe Corrigan is rendered unavailable after just three minutes. Paul Walsh scores his first three goals for Luton Town against Notts County as the Hatters win 5–3. Bob Latchford scores three of Swansea City's four without reply against Norwich City, Southampton's Justin Fashanu, on loan from Nottingham Forest, scores the winning goal in a 1–0 victory Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion beat Manchester United and a Liverpool win 2–0 at Arsenal.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
9 September 1982: Peter Beardsley, a 21-year-old former Carlisle United playing for Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada, signs for Manchester United in a £325,000 deal.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
11 September 1982: Watford, in the First Division for the first time, go top of the league on goal difference (level with Manchester United and Manchester City) by beating West Bromwich Albion 3–0 in their fifth league game of the season. Ron Atkinson's side beat Ipswich Town 3–1 at Old Trafford. A six-goal thriller at Anfield sees Liverpool draw 3–3 with Luton Town. Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4–1 at Villa Park. Stoke City beat Swansea City 4–1 at the Victoria Ground. West Ham United beat Birmingham City 5–0 at Upton Park. In the Second Division, Steve Lynex and Gary Lineker score hat-tricks in Leicester City's 6–0 home win over Carlisle United. A Yorkshire derby at Hillsborough sees Leeds United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–2.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
18 September 1982: Manchester United go top of the First Division with a 1–0 win over Southampton at The Dell. Liverpool go second with a 3–0 win over Swansea City at the Vetch Field. Stoke City go fourth by beating Ipswich Town 3–2 at Portman Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
22 September 1982: England draw 2–2 with Denmark in Copenhagen in their opening 1984 European Championship qualifier, their first game under the management of Bobby Robson.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
25 September 1982: Watford beat Sunderland 8–0 at Vicarage Road, with Luther Blissett scoring four goals and Ross Jenkins and Nigel Callaghan both scoring twice. Liverpool go top of the First Division with a 5–0 home win over Southampton after Manchester United are held to a goalless draw at home to Arsenal. Luton Town are the First Division's top scorers so far with 20 goals from their first seven games after drawing 4-4 at Stoke. Coventry City win 4–2 at home to Everton. There are 4–1 wins at home for Tottenham Hotspur against Nottingham Forest and West Ham United against Manchester City. In all, today's 11 First Division fixtures have produced a total of 50 goals.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1982: The month ends with defending champions Liverpool top of the First Division, with Manchester United in second place. Watford occupy third place, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur complete the top five, and Southampton, Birmingham City and Norwich City occupy the bottom three places. In the Second Division, surprise promotion contenders Grimsby Town head the race for a place in the First Division, joined by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday in the top three.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
2 October 1982: Liverpool's unbeaten start to the season ends when they are beaten 1–0 by Ipswich Town at Portman Road. However, Bob Paisley's men are still top of the First Division on goal difference after Manchester United are held to a 1–1 draw by Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
6 October 1982: Nottingham Forest smash six past West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
9 October 1982: Manchester United go top of the First Division with a 1–0 home win over Stoke City, while Liverpool crash down to fifth place with a 3–1 defeat away to West Ham, who go second.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
13 October 1982: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge scores twice as West Germany beat England 2–1 in a friendly at Wembley.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
16 October 1982: Manchester United stay top of the First Division after a goalless draw with Liverpool at Anfield. West Ham squander the chance to go top by losing 3–0 at Southampton.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
23 October 1982: First Division leaders Manchester United draw 2–2 in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. West Ham miss another chance to go top of the league when they lose 3–1 to Brighton at the Goldstone Ground. West Bromwich Albion go second with a 1–0 home win over Luton Town. Fulham go top of the Second Division and look well-placed for a second successive promotion after winning 3–1 at home to Burnley.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
30 October 1982: Liverpool go top of the First Division after they beat Brighton 3–1 at Anfield, while West Ham go second with a 3–1 home win over Manchester United. The top three are all level on 22 points after 12 games. West Bromwich Albion miss the chance to go top after they crash 6–1 at Ipswich.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
6 November 1982: In the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, Liverpool beat Everton 5–0 with four goals from Ian Rush and a further goal from Mark Lawrenson to maintain their lead of the First Division. West Ham's title hopes take a hit when they lose 5–2 at Stoke, as do Manchester United's with a 1–0 defeat at Brighton. Manchester City take advantage to go second with a 2–0 win over Southampton at Maine Road. Ipswich Town, runners-up in the league for the last two seasons, are now fourth from bottom after a 2–1 defeat at Ipswich.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
10 November 1982: Colchester United striker John Lyons, 25, dies at his home in Essex; he is believed to have committed suicide.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
13 November 1982: The Ballon d'Or award winner for 1977, Allan Simonsen, scores on his début for Charlton Athletic, who are beaten 3–2 by Middlesbrough in the Second Division. In the First Division, Liverpool maintain a three-point lead at the top by beating Coventry City 4–0 at Anfield. West Ham go second with a 1–0 home win over bottom-of-the-table Norwich City. Manchester United maintain their title push with a 1–0 home win over Tottenham, as do Watford by beating Stoke City by the same scoreline at Vicarage Road. There are six goals in a thrilling clash at The Hawthorns, where West Bromwich Albion draw 3–3 with Swansea City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
17 November 1982: England beat Greece 3–0 in Salonika in a European Championship qualifier.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
20 November 1982: The FA Cup first round ties produce giant-killing victories against Football League opposition for non-league sides Altrincham, Boston United, North Shields, Bishop's Stortford and Slough Town. Liverpool are now four points ahead at the top of First Division with a 2–1 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane. Watford go second with a 4–1 win at home to Brighton. Manchester United's title hopes are hit by a 2–1 away defeat to Aston Villa. Manchester City's hopes are hit by a goalless draw at home to struggling Birmingham City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
25 November 1982: Derby County are fined £10,000 and "warned as to their future conduct" by the Football League over breaches of two regulations relating to illicit negotiations with Roy McFarland, who resigns his post as player-manager at Bradford City to return to the club for a second spell as a player.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
27 November 1982: The First Division title race sees Liverpool maintain their four-point lead over Watford, as Bob Paisley's team triumph 3–0 at home to Tottenham and Graham Taylor's side beat Arsenal 4–2 at Highbury.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
30 November 1982: Liverpool remain top of the First Division as November draws to a close, four points ahead of second-placed Watford. Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and West Ham United complete the top five, while the bottom three clubs remain unchanged from the end of last month. Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday head the Second Division promotion race.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
4 December 1982: Leaders Liverpool suffer a shock 1–0 defeat to Norwich City at Carrow Road. Manchester United go second with a 1–0 at Watford. Aston Villa go third with a 1–0 home win over West Ham. Nottingham Forest's title hopes are hit by a 3–2 defeat to local rivals Notts County at Meadow Lane. Down in the Second Division, Middlesbrough find themselves fifth from bottom and in real danger of a second consecutive relegation after they lose 4–0 at Wolves.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
6 December 1982: Mike Bailey is sacked from his job as manager at Brighton & Hove Albion, reportedly because Albion's supporters deemed the team "too boring". Coach Jimmy Melia takes over. Millwall, bottom of the Third Division, appoint former Arsenal and Manchester United midfielder George Graham, 38, as their new manager.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
11 December 1982: There is a major upset in the FA Cup second round as Third Division Wrexham lose 2–1 to non-league Worcester City. The gap between Liverpool and Manchester United at the top of the First Division remains three points wide after Bob Paisley guides his team to a 3–1 home win over Watford, and Ron Atkinson watches his side put four without reply past Notts County at Old Trafford. Nottingham Forest revive their title challenge with a 2–1 home win over Swansea City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
12 December 1982: Aston Villa lose the Intercontinental Cup final 2–0 to Argentine side Penarol in Tokyo.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
15 December 1982: England beat Luxembourg 9–0 at Wembley in the European Championship qualifiers. Luther Blissett scores a hat-trick on his England debut and becomes the nation's first black goalscorer. Débutant Mark Chamberlain is also on the scoresheet.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
18 December 1982: Liverpool extend their lead of the First Division to five points with a 4–2 away win over Aston Villa, while Manchester United can only manage a goalless away draw with Swansea City. In the Second Division promotion race, Wolves beat leaders QPR 4–0 at the Molineux to cut the gap between first and second place to three points. Wolves have a game in hand over the leaders and now have a superior goal difference.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
22 December 1982: Everton sign 26-year-old midfielder Peter Reid from Bolton Wanderers in a £60,000 deal.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
26 December 1982: With Boxing Day being on a Sunday for the last time until 1993, there are just two fixtures in the whole Football League. In the Second Division, promotion challengers Oldham Athletic and Leeds United draw 2–2 at Boundary Park. In the Third Division, there is a London derby at The Den, where Millwall lose 1–0 at home to Orient in a relegation crunch match.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
27 December 1982: Liverpool remain in pole position at the top of the First Division with a 5–2 home win over Manchester City. There is an East Anglian derby clash at Portman Road, where Norwich boost their survival bid with a 3–2 win over their Suffolk neighbours. Birmingham City are on the winning side at home to their neighbours Aston Villa, winning 3–0 to dent Tony Barton's team's hopes of winning a second league title in three seasons, while Birmingham's three points are vital in their battle to avoid relegation. Wolves go top of the Second Division with a 2–0 away win over Shrewsbury Town, as QPR lose 2–1 at home to London rivals Chelsea.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
29 December 1982: Watford rise to third in the table with a win over West Ham, who move into fifth. At the lower reaches of the table, Norwich beat Luton and Birmingham draw with Swansea; all four clubs and Brighton are separated by four points. In the Second Division, QPR beat Charlton to go level on points with Wolverhampton Wanderers at the top of the table.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
31 December 1982: The year ends with Liverpool's lead at the top of the First Division increased to six points, with Nottingham Forest their nearest challengers and Watford and Manchester United two points further back. Sunderland, Birmingham City and Brighton & Hove Albion occupy the bottom three places. An excellent month for Wolverhampton Wanderers has seen the Midlands side storm to the top of the Second Division, joined in the top three by Queens Park Rangers and Fulham.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
1 January 1983: Alan Ball, aged 37 and the only England World Cup winner still playing, leaves Southampton on a free transfer and signs a contract with Bristol Rovers. Liverpool are now eight points ahead at the top of the First Division after beating Notts County 5–1 at Anfield, with Manchester United now their nearest challengers after a 3–1 home win over Aston Villa, while Watford are held to a 1–1 draw at Brighton and Nottingham Forest are unable to break the deadlock in their home clash with Sunderland which ends goalless.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
Wolves move closer to sealing an immediate return to the First Division by beating fellow promotion challengers Fulham 3–1 at Craven Cottage. Shrewsbury Town are now on the brink of the promotion places after a 2–0 win at home to Chelsea. Derby County, First Division champions eight seasons ago, are now bottom of the First Division and faced with huge debts and falling crowds.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
4 January 1983: West Ham are now 13 points off the top of the First Division after losing 3–2 at home to Luton Town.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
8 January 1983: Holders Tottenham Hotspur beat Southampton 1–0 in the FA Cup third round. Nottingham Forest are surprisingly beaten 2–0 by manager Brian Clough's former team, Second Division Derby County.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
15 January 1983: Liverpool maintain their 10-point lead over their nearest title rivals Manchester United and Nottingham Forest by beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0 at The Hawthorns.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
19 January 1983: Aston Villa lose 1–0 to Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the first leg of the European Super Cup. On the domestic scene, Manchester United remain in contention for all three domestic trophies by beating Nottingham Forest 4–0 in the Football League Cup quarter-final clash at Old Trafford. Tottenham suffer a shock 4–1 home defeat to Second Division strugglers Burnley in the same stage of the competition.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
26 January 1983: Aston Villa clinch the European Super Cup by beating Barcelona 3–0 at Villa Park.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
29 January 1983: Brighton beat Manchester City 4–0 in the FA Cup fourth round at the Goldstone Ground. Burnley continue their good cup form with a 3–1 home win over Swindon Town. Liverpool beat Stoke City 2–0 at Anfield and Manchester United beat Luton Town by the same scoreline at Kenilworth Road, keeping both of the victorious sides in contention for a unique domestic treble.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
31 January 1983: As January ends, Liverpool are ten points clear at the top of the First Division, their nearest rivals now being Manchester United. Watford are third, level on points with Nottingham Forest, and Coventry City have moved into the top five. Brighton & Hove Albion and Birmingham City are still in the bottom three, but Sunderland have climbed out of the relegation zone at the expense of Norwich City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham continue to lead the way in the Second Division, with third placed Fulham now nine points ahead of their nearest challengers Sheffield Wednesday. At the other end of the table, fallen giants Derby County show no sign of improvement as they remain bottom of the division and are now eight points adrift of safety.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
3 February 1983: John Bond resigns after more than two years as manager of Manchester City. Coach John Benson takes over on an interim basis.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
5 February 1983: Liverpool extend their First Division lead to 12 points with a 3–1 away win over Luton Town, while Manchester United can only manage a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town at Portman Road. In the Second Division, the top three of Wolves, QPR and Fulham look certain to win promotion, with more than 10 points separating them from their nearest challengers.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
6 February 1983: Watford keep up the pressure on Liverpool with a 3–1 away win over Swansea City, who finished sixth in the First Division last season but are now just one point and one place outside the relegation zone.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
12 February 1983: Liverpool are now 15 points ahead at the top of the First Division after beating Ipswich Town 1–0 at Anfield, but Manchester United have a game in hand over them. Coventry City go fifth with a 4–0 home win over Manchester City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
19 February 1983: Tottenham Hotspur lose their first FA Cup match since March 1980, 2–0 to Everton in the fifth round. Aston Villa beat Watford 4–1, while Norwich City beat Ipswich Town 1–0 in the East Anglian derby. Manchester United beat Derby County 1–0 at the Baseball Ground. In the First Division, Southampton remain in the hunt for a UEFA Cup place by beating Southampton 2–0 at The Dell. Manchester City's downturn continues with a 1–0 defeat at home to Notts County.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
20 February 1983: Liverpool's hopes of a unique domestic treble are ended when they suffer a shock 2–1 home defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup fifth round.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
26 February 1983: Arsenal goalkeeper Pat Jennings, 37, becomes the first footballer to appear in 1,000 competitive games in England, reaching the milestone in a 0–0 league draw with West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. Manchester United and Liverpool draw 1–1 at Old Trafford, allowing Watford to move into second place with a 2–1 home win over Aston Villa. Notts County move closer to securing a third successive season in the First Division by demolishing Coventry City 5–1 at Meadow Lane. Sunderland stay clear of the danger zone by inflicting a 3–2 defeat on Manchester City at Roker Park. Leicester City cast doubt on the seemingly certain promotion status of the Second Division's top three by beating Wolves 5–0 at Filbert Street.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
28 February 1983: Liverpool now have a 14-point advantage at the top of the First Division, with Watford one place behind and with a game in hand. Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa complete the top five. The bottom three remain unchanged from the end of last month. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham remain the leading force in the Second Division promotion race, but Leicester City are starting to put pressure on the leading pack. In the FA Cup fifth round replays, Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 3–2 at Highbury and Burnley beat Crystal Palace 1–0 at Turf Moor.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
1 March 1983: Peter Beardsley leaves Manchester United and returns to Vancouver Whitecaps on a free transfer, having only made one appearance for the Old Trafford club. In the only First Division action of the day, Brighton win 2–1 at Swansea to draw level on points with their opponents in the battle against relegation. Second Division leaders Wolves at Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 at home.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
2 March 1983: European action resumes with European Cup holders Aston Villa losing 2–1 at home to Juventus in the quarter-final first leg, while Liverpool's hopes of a fourth European Cup triumph in seven seasons are hit hard when they go down 2–0 to Polish champions Widzew Lodz.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
However, Bob Paisley's team still look assured to retain their league title after their nearest rivals Watford and Manchester United are both beaten away from home in the First Division, with Watford going down 3–0 to Norwich City at Carrow Road and Manchester United lose 1–0 away to a Stoke City side who are now pushing for UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in eight years. Everton miss the chance of break into the top five when they are held to a goalless draw by Manchester City at Maine Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
5 March 1983: Liverpool continue their surge towards the First Division title with a 5–1 home win over Stoke City, although Watford keep up the pressure with a 1–0 win at Coventry, as do Manchester United who triumph 1–2 in the Manchester derby at Maine Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
8 March 1983: Aston Villa go fourth in the First Division with a 2–0 home win over Notts County.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
12 March 1983: Arsenal go through to the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2–0 home win over Aston Villa, as do Brighton with a 1–0 home win over Norwich City. Manchester United are in the semi-finals for the first time in four seasons after beating Everton 1–0 at Old Trafford. The fourth quarter-final clash ends in a 1–1 draw between Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday at Turf Moor. Leaders Liverpool beat West Ham 3–0 in the First Division. In the race for a UEFA Cup place, West Bromwich Albion beat Ipswich Town 4–1 at home. Manchester City, who were among the title contenders as recently as November, are now in danger of relegation after going down 4–1 at Swansea, a result which lifts the hosts out of the bottom three. An eight-goal thriller at Vicarage Road sees Watford beat Notts County 5-3.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
15 March 1983: Birmingham City boost their survival hopes with a 2–1 home win over Arsenal. The race for a UEFA Cup place features a 2–0 home win for Everton over Southampton.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
16 March 1983: Sheffield Wednesday thrash Burnley in the Hillsborough replay 5–0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1966.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
22 March 1983: Manchester United keep their slim hopes of catching Liverpool alive by beating West Ham 2–1 at Old Trafford, as do Watford with a 2–1 home win over Birmingham City. Liverpool are held to a 2–2 draw at Brighton. The race for a UEFA Cup place features a 2–2 draw between Arsenal and Ipswich Town at Highbury. QPR move closer to ending their four-year exile from the First Division by beating Charlton Athletic 5–1 at Loftus Road. Leicester City's hopes of breaking into the top three are hit when Sheffield Wednesday hold them to a 2–2 draw at Hillsborough.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
26 March 1983: Liverpool clinch the League Cup for the third season running by beating Manchester United 2–1 in the final at Wembley. Alan Kennedy and Ronnie Whelan score for Liverpool, and 17-year-old Norman Whiteside becomes the youngest scorer in a major Wembley final for United. On the same day, legendary former Manchester United player George Best signs for Third Division side AFC Bournemouth two months before his 37th birthday.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
30 March 1983: England are held to a 0–0 draw by Greece at Wembley in a European Championship qualifier.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
31 March 1983: Liverpool are looking all set to add the league title to their League Cup this season, as they end March as First Division leaders with a 13-point lead over nearest challengers Watford. Manchester United, Aston Villa and Southampton complete the top five. The bottom three clubs remain unchanged for the second month-end running. Queens Park Rangers have overhauled Wolverhampton Wanderers at the top of the Second Division, while Fulham remain third but still under pressure from a determined Leicester City side. Derby County are at last showing some sign of being able to avoid relegation as they are now just two points adrift of safety.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
2 April 1983: Liverpool take another step towards title glory by beating Sunderland 1–0 at Anfield, although Manchester United keep up the pressure with a 3–0 home win over Coventry City. Watford's title hopes are now virtually dead after they lose 2–1 at West Ham.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
4 April 1983: Tottenham give their hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Cup a huge boost by beating Arsenal 5–0 in the North London derby at White Hart Lane. Watford go second with a 5–2 home win over local rivals Luton Town, who remain second from bottom of the First Division. Manchester United are held to a goalless draw at Sunderland. In the Third Division, Newport County go top of the table with a 1–0 win over South Wales rivals Cardiff City in a promotion crunch game at Somerton Park, boosting the Monmouthshire side's chances of reaching the Second Division for only the second time in the club's history.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
5 April 1983: Nottingham Forest go fifth in the First Division with a 2–1 win over Coventry City at Highfield Road. Brighton miss the chance to move out of the bottom three when they are held to a goalless draw at Southampton. West Ham's resurgence continues with a 5–1 away win over Swansea City, which puts them firmly back in the hunt for a UEFA Cup place and deepens the home side's relegation worries.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
9 April 1983: Liverpool now need just five points from their last seven games to clinch the First Division title after beating Swansea City, managed by former Liverpool striker John Toshack, 3–0 at Anfield, a result which sends the Swans back into the bottom three. Luton Town climb out of the relegation zone at Swansea's expense by beating Aston Villa 2–1 at Kenilworth Road. Manchester United drop two points when Southampton hold them to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford, but Watford help delay Liverpool's wait for the title by beating West Bromwich Albion 3–1 away from home. A relegation crunch game at St Andrew's sees Birmingham City lose 4–0 at home to Norwich City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
12 April 1983: Liverpool drop two points when Coventry City hold them to a goalless draw at Highfield Road. Time is running out for Birmingham City in their battle to avoid relegation when they go down 3–1 to Luton Town in a relegation crunch clash at Kenilworth Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
16 April 1983: Manchester United reach their ninth FA Cup final with a 2–1 win over Arsenal at Villa Park. Brighton reach a cup final for the first time by winning the other semi-final 2–1 against Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury. Liverpool's wait for the First Division title is further delayed by a 3–2 defeat at Southampton. Norwich City move closer to safety with a 2–0 home win over Sunderland, while Birmingham City's survival bid is boosted by a 1–0 away win over Coventry City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
19 April 1983: Manchester United's 2–0 defeat at Everton means that Liverpool now need just one point from their final five league games to be sure of the title, while the win is also a boost to Howard Kendall's team in their challenge for a UEFA Cup place. FA Cup finalists Brighton move closer to relegation after being held to a 1–1 draw at Sunderland. QPR now need just two points from their final six Second Division games to secure promotion after a 1–0 away win over Sheffield Wednesday.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
20 April 1983: Norwich City move closer to survival with a 3–1 home win over Arsenal. Newcastle United keep their faint promotion hopes alive in the Second Division by beating struggling Rotherham United 4–0 on Tyneside.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
23 April 1983: Liverpool are made to wait for the league title after losing 2–0 at home to Norwich City, with Manchester United's 2–0 home win over Watford ensuring that Bob Paisley's team have to wait at least another game to seal the title. A Second Division promotion crunch game at Craven Cottage sees Leicester City beat Fulham 1–0 and cut the gap between third and fourth place to just two points. Meanwhile, Fulham's West London rivals QPR confirm their promotion with a 1–0 home win over Leeds United. Hull City are promoted from the Fourth Division with a 1–0 win over Crewe Alexandra at Boothferry Park.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
27 April 1983: England beat Hungary 2–0 at Wembley in a European Championship qualifier.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
30 April 1983: Manchester United's 1–1 draw at Norwich seals the First Division title for Liverpool, despite their 2–0 defeat to Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Nottingham Forest move closer to securing a UEFA Cup place with a 2–1 away win over Manchester City, which leaves the hosts on the brink of the relegation zone. Wolves beat Crystal Palace 1–0 in their Second Division clash at the Molineux, leaving them needing just two points from their final three games to secure an immediate return to the First Division. Wimbledon also seal an immediate return to the Third Division after beating Crewe Alexandra 2–0 at Gresty Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
2 May 1983: Arsenal keep their hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Cup alive by beating Manchester United 3–0 at Highbury. FA Cup finalists Brighton slide closer to relegation after only being able to manage a 1–1 draw at Birmingham, a result which lifts the hosts out of the relegation zone at the expense of Manchester City.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
QPR clinch the Second Division title with a 3–1 home win over West London rivals Fulham, which promotes Wolves (who draw 3–3 with Charlton Athletic at The Valley) and allows Leicester City to go third on goal difference despite only being able to manage a 2–2 draw on their visit to Leeds United. Portsmouth miss the chance to seal promotion from the Third Division when Orient hold them to a 2–2 draw at Fratton Park.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
3 May 1983: Cardiff City's promotion from the Third Division is delayed by a 3–0 defeat to Gillingham at Priestfield.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
4 May 1983: Newcastle United keep their Second Division promotion push alive with a 5–0 win over Barnsley at Oakwell.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
6 May 1983: Port Vale win promotion from the Fourth Division with a 2–0 win over Stockport County at Edgeley Park.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
7 May 1983: FA Cup finalists Brighton are relegated from the First Division with a 1–0 defeat to Manchester City in the relegation crunch game at the Goldstone Ground. Swansea City's 2–1 defeat at Manchester United also sends them down, just one season after finishing sixth in the First Division. Birmingham City stay clear of the bottom three with a 2–0 home win over Tottenham. Coventry City arrest their alarming slide down the table and stay clear of the bottom three with a 3–0 win at Stoke. Portsmouth, Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town all seal promotion to the Second Division, with Huddersfield seeing off their last remaining promotion rivals Newport County 1–0 at Leeds Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
8 May 1983: Millwall move closer to securing a remarkable escape from relegation in the Third Division by beating their London rivals Brentford 1–0 at The Den.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
9 May 1983: Luton Town miss the chance to climb out of the bottom three when they lose their penultimate First Division game 3–0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford, meaning that they will need to win their final game of the season when they return to Manchester to face City at Maine Road.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
11 May 1983: Manchester United miss the chance to clinch runners-up spot in the First Division when they lose 2–0 at Tottenham.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
14 May 1983: The First Division season ends with Watford beating Liverpool 2–1 to finish runners-up in their first season as a First Division team. Manchester United finish third after losing 3–2 away to Notts County. Tottenham Hotspur book another European campaign, this time in the UEFA Cup, with a 4–1 home win over Stoke City ensuring a fourth-place finish for Keith Burkinshaw's team. Nottingham Forest seal a return to European competitions after missing out last season by beating doomed Swansea 3–0 at the Vetch Field to fifth.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
The final UEFA Cup place goes to Aston Villa, who beat Arsenal 2–1 at Villa Park to finish sixth. Luton Town pull off a remarkable escape from relegation when a late goal from Yugoslav defender Radomir Antic gives them a 1–0 away win over Manchester City and sends the hosts down after 17 years in the First Division. Leicester City seal the final promotion place in the Second Division, drawing 0–0 at home to Burnley while Fulham lose 1–0 at Derby and Newcastle draw 2–2 at Wolves.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
Bolton Wanderers are relegated from the Second Division after going down 4–1 at Charlton Athletic in their final game of the season, as are Rotherham United after being held to a 2–2 draw by Leeds United at Elland Road. The final remaining game of the Second Division is a relegation decider between Burnley and Crystal Palace which has yet to be played. Reading and Wrexham join Doncaster Rovers in relegation from the Third Division. Scunthorpe United pip Bury to the final promotion place in the Fourth Division with a 2–1 win over Chester at Sealand Road, with the Gigg Lane side missing out on promotion after losing 3–1 at home to champions Wimbledon.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
17 May 1983: The Football League season draws to a close with the Second Division relegation decider at Selhurst Park and a dead-rubber match at Feethams. In the Selhurst Park clash, Crystal Palace beat Burnley 1–0 to send their Lancastrian opponents down to the Third Division at the end of a season where two good cup runs took their strain on a side which couldn't repeat the same form in the league. The Fourth Division clash between Darlington and Peterborough United is a seven-goal thriller with the home side winning 4–3.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
20 May 1983: Everton sell 21-year-old winger Steve McMahon, 21, to Aston Villa for £175,000.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
21 May 1983: Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion draw 2–2 in the FA Cup final to book a replay in five days time. Brighton nearly win the game with a late shot by Gordon Smith, which United goalkeeper Gary Bailey saves.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
26 May 1983: Manchester United thrash Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 in the FA Cup final replay to lift the trophy on legendary former manager and current director Sir Matt Busby's 74th birthday. Bryan Robson scores twice, with Norman Whiteside becoming the youngest scorer in an FA Cup final shortly after his 18th birthday, while an Arnold Muhren penalty makes the Dutchman one of the first foreign players to score in an English cup final.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
31 May 1983: Coventry City sack manager Dave Sexton after two seasons in charge. His successor is the Bristol Rovers manager and former Sky Blues player Bobby Gould.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
1 June 1983: England clinch the Home Championship by beating Scotland 2–0 at Wembley. 19-year-old Swindon Town striker Paul Rideout moves from the Fourth Division to the First in a £200,000 transfer to Aston Villa.


1982–83 in English football, Diary of the season
30 June 1983: Billy McNeill steps down as manager of Scottish league champions Celtic to take over as manager of Manchester City.


1982–83 in English football, UEFA Competitions
Aston Villa won the European Super Cup with midfield dynamo Gordon Cowans playing a major part in the win.


1982–83 in English football, FA Cup
Manchester United won their first major trophy under Ron Atkinson's management by beating Brighton 4–0 in the FA Cup final replay after a 2–2 draw in the first match.


1982–83 in English football, League Cup
Liverpool won their third successive League Cup as an added bonus for manager Bob Paisley during his final season in charge. When his team prepared to ascend the 39 steps to the Royal Box, they all insisted that he should be the man to collect the trophy.


1982–83 in English football, Football League, First Division
Bob Paisley went out on a high when retiring as Liverpool manager after nine years and numerous trophies by winning the league title and the Football League Cup. His formidable team had looked uncatchable in the league by the turn of 1983, and finished top of the table by 11 points. Their nearest rivals were Watford, in the First Division for the first time and spearheaded by the ownership of Elton John, management of Graham Taylor and the attacking prowess of Luther Blissett and John Barnes.