| Season: | 1982–83 |
| Chairman: | Percy Axon |
| League Result: | 13th (57 Points) |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth Round |
| Cup2 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | Mickey Thomas (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Mickey Thomas (12) |
| Highest Attendance: | 29,401 vs Liverpool (23 October 1982) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,880 vs Nottingham Forest (16 March 1983) |
| Average Attendance: | 16,662 |
| Nextseason: | 1983–84 |
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The 1982–83 season was Stoke City's 76th season in the Football League and 50th in the First Division.
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.[1]
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.[1] Also released were Paul A. Johnson and Steve Kirk.[1] Barker then went to his old club Wolverhampton Wanderers and brought in Derek Parkin and George Berry to fill the gap in defence.[1] 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.[1]
Former defender Bill Asprey was appointed as assistant manager and with the new arrivals Stoke produced some eye catching performances.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] Stoke finished an entertaining season in 13th place with 57 points.[1] Chairman Percy Axon died at the end of the season.[1] He was replaced by Frank Edwards who also died two years later.[1]
Stoke beat Sheffield United 3–2 in an entertaining replay but were then ousted 2–0 by Liverpool at Anfield.[1]
Stoke again failed to make it past the second round this time West Ham United knocking City out of the League Cup.[1]
Stoke's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 1982–83 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 August 1982 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | 15,504 | Berry 5', O'Callaghan 50' | |
| 2 | 1 September 1982 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 27,847 | ||
| 3 | 4 September 1982 | Birmingham City | A | 4–1 | 14,412 | Hawker 20' (o.g.), Chamberlain (2) 33', 36', Griffiths 43' | |
| 4 | 8 September 1982 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–3 | 17,447 | ||
| 5 | 11 September 1982 | Swansea City | H | 4–1 | 14,056 | Watson 15', Thomas 25', Davies 55' (o.g.), Magurie 80' (pen) | |
| 6 | 18 September 1982 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–2 | 19,119 | Thomas 12', Magurie (2) 18', 47' (pen) | |
| 7 | 25 September 1982 | Luton Town | H | 4–4 | 18,475 | Berry (2) 10', 22', Bracewell 50', O'Callaghan 84' | |
| 8 | 2 October 1982 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 17,122 | ||
| 9 | 9 October 1982 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 43,132 | ||
| 10 | 16 October 1982 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | 13,936 | Thomas 4', Chamberlain 41' McIlroy 50' | |
| 11 | 23 October 1982 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 29,401 | Thomas 36' | |
| 12 | 30 October 1982 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | 16,406 | Magurie 5', Chamberlain 70' | |
| 13 | 6 November 1982 | West Ham United | H | 5–2 | 17,589 | O'Callaghan 13', Hampton 29', Thomas 41', McIlroy (2) 44', 76' | |
| 14 | 13 November 1982 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 18,713 | ||
| 15 | 20 November 1982 | Norwich City | A | 2–4 | 13,658 | McIlroy 21', O'Callaghan 76' | |
| 16 | 27 November 1982 | Aston Villa | H | 0–3 | 18,886 | ||
| 17 | 4 December 1982 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 17,198 | ||
| 18 | 11 December 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 15,849 | Watson 4', McIlroy 68' | |
| 19 | 18 December 1982 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 10,065 | ||
| 20 | 27 December 1982 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 25,427 | Chamberlain 77' | |
| 21 | 28 December 1982 | Notts County | A | 0–4 | 11,600 | ||
| 22 | 1 January 1983 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 15,669 | McIlroy 32' | |
| 23 | 3 January 1983 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 15,428 | Painter 76' | |
| 24 | 15 January 1983 | Arsenal | A | 0–3 | 19,428 | ||
| 25 | 22 January 1983 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | 14,026 | Painter 58' | |
| 26 | 5 February 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 11,486 | Berry 7' | |
| 27 | 26 February 1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | 14,937 | Thomas 33', Painter 43' | |
| 28 | 2 March 1983 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 20,950 | O'Callaghan 75' | |
| 29 | 5 March 1983 | Liverpool | A | 1–5 | 30,020 | Bracewell 50' | |
| 30 | 12 March 1983 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 12,806 | ||
| 31 | 16 March 1983 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 10,880 | Thomas 67' | |
| 32 | 19 March 1983 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 16,446 | Thomas 69' | |
| 33 | 26 March 1983 | Watford | H | 4–0 | 14,276 | Thomas 10', Painter 63', Chamberlain 70', McAughtrie 82' | |
| 34 | 2 April 1983 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 16,314 | McIlroy 54' (pen) | |
| 35 | 4 April 1983 | Everton | A | 1–3 | 15,360 | Thomas 54' | |
| 36 | 9 April 1983 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 15,372 | McIlroy 61' | |
| 37 | 16 April 1983 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | 10,100 | Thomas 58' | |
| 38 | 23 April 1983 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 14,903 | Berry 60' | |
| 39 | 30 April 1983 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | 20,944 | ||
| 40 | 2 May 1983 | Luton Town | A | 0–0 | 11,877 | ||
| 41 | 7 May 1983 | Coventry City | H | 0–3 | 12,048 | ||
| 42 | 14 May 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–4 | 33,691 | Magurie 67' (pen) |
See main article: 1982–83 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 8 January 1983 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 23,239 | ||
| R3 Replay | 12 January 1983 | Sheffield United | H | 3–2 | 18,315 | McAughtrie 42', Painter 48', Henderson (o.g.) 68' | |
| R4 | 29 January 1983 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 36,666 |
See main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 1st Leg | 6 October 1982 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 18,079 | Thomas 70' | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 October 1982 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | 18,349 | Watson 62' |
| Match | Opponent | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkway Clayton | A | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Workington | A | 1–2 | |
| 3 | Viking FK | A | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg BK | A | 2–0 | |
| 5 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 | |
| 6 | Linfield | A | 0–2 | |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–0 | |
| 8 | Cardiff City | A | 2–2 | |
| 9 | Leek Town | A | 5–0 | |
| 10 | Shepshed Charterhouse | A | 3–0 |
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | Peter Fox | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| GK | Mark Harrison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| GK | Phil Pritchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Alan Dodd | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | |
| DF | Steve Bould | 11(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(3) | 0 | |
| DF | Steve Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Peter Hampton | 38(2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43(2) | 1 | |
| DF | David McAughtrie | 17(3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19(3) | 2 | |
| DF | Derek Parkin | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| DF | Dave Watson | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| MF | George Berry | 27(4) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30(4) | 5 | |
| MF | Paul Bracewell | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| MF | Peter Griffiths | 11(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(5) | 1 | |
| MF | Steve Lennox | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | |
| MF | Chris Maskery | 3(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(4) | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Maddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Sammy McIlroy | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
| MF | Steve Parkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Loek Ursem | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | |
| FW | Mark Chamberlain | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |
| FW | Neville Chamberlain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Phil Heath | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | |
| FW | Paul Maguire | 22(2) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26(2) | 5 | |
| FW | Brendan O'Callaghan | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| FW | Ian Painter | 22 | 4 | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24(1) | 5 | |
| FW | Carl Saunders | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | |
| FW | Mickey Thomas | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 12 | |
| – | Own goals | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 3 | |