1982–83 AFC Bournemouth season

Bournemouth

1982–83 season
Manager	Don Megson**From 9 March 1983**[1]
Stadium	Dean Court
Third Division	14th
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	Second Round

During the 1982–83 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

Final league table

Main article: 1982–83 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Bradford City	46	16	13	17	68	69	−1	61
13	Gillingham	46	16	13	17	58	59	−1	61
14	Bournemouth	46	16	13	17	59	68	−9	61
15	Southend United	46	15	14	17	66	65	+1	59
16	Preston North End	46	15	13	18	60	69	−9	58

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Third Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
28 August 1982	Walsall	H	3–0	5,330
4 September 1982	Oxford United	A	0–2	4,729
8 September 1982	Millwall	A	0–2	3,012
11 September 1982	Sheffield United	H	0–0	6,424
18 September 1982	Wigan Athletic	A	2–1	4,866
25 September 1982	Exeter City	H	2–0	7,547
28 September 1982	Southend United	H	0–2	4,502
2 October 1982	Wrexham	A	0–1	2,046
9 October 1982	Cardiff City	H	3–1	5,818
16 October 1982	Portsmouth	A	2–0	10,961
19 October 1982	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2	2,525
23 October 1982	Gillingham	H	0–1	5,528
30 October 1982	Preston North End	A	1–0	3,589
2 November 1982	Bristol Rovers	H	0–0	6,263
6 November 1982	Huddersfield Town	H	0–1	5,194
13 November 1982	Newport County	A	1–5	4,071
27 November 1982	Bradford City	H	2–2	4,025
30 November 1982	Bristol Rovers	A	1–1	4,356
4 December 1982	Chesterfield	A	0–0	2,226
18 December 1982	Lincoln City	A	0–9	3,597
27 December 1982	Reading	H	1–1	6,118
28 December 1982	Orient	A	0–5	3,718
1 January 1983	Brentford	H	4–3	5,593
3 January 1983	Doncaster Rovers	A	1–2	3,298
15 January 1983	Walsall	A	1–3	2,735
22 January 1983	Millwall	H	3–0	4,707
29 January 1983	Sheffield United	A	2–2	11,614
1 February 1983	Oxford United	H	2–0	3,776
5 February 1983	Exeter City	A	2–4	3,008
12 February 1983	Wrexham	H	1–1	3,827
19 February 1983	Cardiff City	A	1–1	4,878
26 February 1983	Portsmouth	H	0–2	13,506
5 March 1983	Gillingham	A	5–2	3,485
12 March 1983	Preston North End	H	4–0	4,407
15 March 1983	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–0	4,258
19 March 1983	Huddersfield Town	A	0–0	8,630
26 March 1983	Newport County	H	0–1	9,121
2 April 1983	Orient	H	2–0	7,039
4 April 1983	Reading	A	1–2	4,664
9 April 1983	Chesterfield	H	2–1	5,227
16 April 1983	Southend United	A	0–0	4,275
23 April 1983	Lincoln City	H	1–0	5,018
30 April 1983	Bradford City	A	3–2	3,455
2 May 1983	Doncaster Rovers	H	2–2	3,995
7 May 1983	Wigan Athletic	H	2–2	4,523
14 May 1983	Brentford	A	1–2	6,191

FA Cup

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	20 November 1982	Southend United	H	0–2

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes
R1 1st Leg	31 August 1982	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2
R1 2nd Leg	14 September 1982	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–0	Bournemouth won 3–2 on aggregate
R1 1st Leg	6 October 1982	Manchester United	A	0–2
R1 2nd Leg	26 October 1982	Manchester United	H	2–2	Manchester United won 4–2 on aggregate

Squad

^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Ian Leigh — GK  ENG Kenny Allen — DF  ENG Phil Brignull — DF  ENG Paul Compton — DF  ENG John Impey — DF  WAL Peter Aitken — DF  ENG David Webb — DF  ENG Mark Nightingale — DF  SCO Brian O'Donnell — DF  YUG Ivan Golac — DF  ENG Derek Dawkins — DF  ENG Chris Sulley — DF  ENG Brian Mundee — DF  ENG Tom Heffernan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG John Beck — MF  ENG Steve Carter — MF  ENG Kevin Dawtry — MF  ENG Milton Graham — MF  ENG David Madden — MF  ENG Jimmy Neighbour — MF  ENG Chris Shaw — MF  ENG Nigel Spackman — MF  ENG Keith Williams — MF  NIR George Best — MF  ENG Harry Redknapp — FW  ENG Andy Crawford — FW  ENG Tony Funnell — FW  ENG Trevor Morgan — FW  ENG Trevor Lee

References

1. "Bournemouth Manager History".
2. "AFC Bournemouth match record: 1983". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
3. "All AFC Bournemouth players: 1983".