[26], 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". Runners-up spot went to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had been saved from closure by former player Derek Dougan just before the start of the season, while Leicester City clinched the final promotion place, a point ahead of a Fulham side who came close to a second successive promotion under the management of former England striker Malcolm Macdonald. His formidable team had looked uncatchable in the league by the turn of 1983, and finished top of the table by 11 points. The club was the first in southern England to turn professional, making payments to players as early as 1890 and turning fully professional a year later. 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. Nervous and edgy, the Blues mustered a couple of early openings for Kevin Reeves (a cross-shot wide) and Dennis Tueart, neither of them amounting to much. [48], 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. [21], 17 November 1982: England beat Greece 3–0 in Salonika in a European Championship qualifier. Punches were aimed but mounted police arrived on the scene to clear the playing area. Though Luton had arrived with the worst defensive record in the First Division their ’keeper, Tony Godden, did not have a serious shot to handle in the whole 90 minutes. Meanwhile, Fulham's West London rivals QPR confirm their promotion with a 1–0 home win over Leeds United. [41], 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. [76], 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. We had to con players who have conned us for nine months, I’m not going to live through that every week, no way. List of clubs ordered by year founded Hereford United, Crewe Alexandra and Hartlepool United perhaps unsurprisingly propped up the league and had to apply for re-election, but the fourth club to suffer this humiliation were fallen giants Blackpool, of Stanley Matthews fame and 1953 FA Cup glory. West Ham squander the chance to go top by losing 3–0 at Southampton. They were joined by Hull City, Port Vale and Scunthorpe United. 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. Liverpool won their third successive League Cup as an added bonus for manager Bob Paisley during his final season in charge. But it was full back Kirk Stephens who proved a formidable figure with powerful bursts rfom his own back line and from one such attacking sprint City found themselves in total disarray, Williams partly saved the Stephens attempt, but the ball spun away and struck Nicky Reid before clattering back against the home post, a 72nd minute let-off. There are 4–1 wins at home for Tottenham Hotspur against Nottingham Forest and West Ham United against Manchester City. 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. The team was then relegated from the top division in 1959–60, and demoted twice more in the following five years, playing in the Fourth Division from the 1965–66 season. But there were also ill-mannered City fans swarming onto the pitch and it looked threatening when three Luton players, Ricky Hill, Paul Elliott and Trevor Aylott, were confronted by the small group of Iouts. Luther Blissett scores a hat-trick on his England debut and becomes the nation's first black goalscorer. [3] In the Second Division, Kevin Keegan scores on his Newcastle debut in a 1–0 home win over QPR. The final remaining game of the Second Division is a relegation decider between Burnley and Crystal Palace which has yet to be played. General Ranking of clubs Ipswich Town, runners-up in the league for the last two seasons, are now fourth from bottom after a 2–1 defeat at Ipswich. [44], 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.

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