President: JH Ireland. Directors: HJ Marshall (Chairman to May 1982), Doug Ellis (Chairman from May 1982), WC Sproson (Vice-Chairman to May 1982), Malcolm Finlayson (Vice Chairman from May 1982), GS Clark, GP Devine, MA Goody, P Shaw (Secretary). Managers: John Barnwell (to 8 January). Ian Ross (caretaker), Ian Greaves (from 2 February). Coaches: Jim Barron, Ian Ross, John Jarman. Captain: Joe Gallagher. Playing Staff: Hugh Atkinson, Christopher Ballinger, David Beattie, Robert Beckford, Norman Bell, George Berry, Alan Birch, Paul Bradshaw,Colin Brazier, Mark Bromley, Dean Brown, David Butler, Paul Butler, Willie Carr, Ian Cartwright, Wayne Clarke, Bob Coy, Peter Daniel, Stephen Devine, Paul Dougherty, Mel Eves, Tim Flowers, Paul Forward, Joe Gallagher, Andy Gray, Gerald Hayton, Kenny Hibbitt, Mick Hollifield, David Hudson, John Humphrey, Steven Iacono, Mick Kearns, James Kelly, Anthony Kernan, Lanano, Jonathan Laws, Billy Livingstone, Steve Lowe, Steve MacLaren, Ian Mainwaring, Syd Marsh, Mick Matthews, John McAlle, John McGintey, Gordon Miller, Adrian Morgan, Craig Moss, Richard Mullen, Michael O’Leary, Dale Outterside, Geoff Palmer, Derek Parkin, John Pender, Steve Pugh, Graham Quinn, Joe Radford, John Richards, Roberts, Ian Robotham, Graham Rodger, Ian Ross, Dale Rudge, Paul Shipley, Andrew Stephenson, John Teasdale, Steven Thomas, Tow, Keith Tranter, Rafael Villazan, Wakefield, Gareth Williams, David Wintersgill, Peter Knowles. Player of the Year: Paul Bradshaw. Club Finances: Trading loss of £750,000.

 
August

4 (a) Linfield D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
6 (H) Walsall W 1-0 Details [Friendly]
10 (H) Chesterfield Details [Friendly]
14 (a) Newport County W 3-2 Details [Friendly]
19 (a) Cardiff City D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
22 (a) Leicester City Details [Friendly]
23 (H) Derby County W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
26 (?) Hereford United Details [Friendly]
29 (H) Liverpool W 1-0 Details

September

1 (a) Southampton L 1-4 Details
5 (a) Leeds United L 0-3 Details
7 (a) Mansfield Town D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
12 (H) Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 Details
19 (a) Sunderland D 0-0 Details
22 (H) Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-1 Details
26 (H) Notts County W 3-2 Details

October

3 (a) Manchester United L 0-5 Details
7 (a) Aston Villa L 2-3 Details [FLC2/1]
10 (a) Ipswich Town L 0-1 Details
17 (H) Middlesbrough D 0-0 Details
19 (a) Forest Green Rovers W 6-1 Details [Friendly]
24 (H) Aston Villa L 0-3 Details
27 (H) Aston Villa L 1-2 Details [FLC2/2]
31 (a) Swansea City D 0-0 Details

November

3 (a) Dudley Town W 6-1 Details [Friendly]
7 (H) Coventry City W 1-0 Details
14 (a) Arsenal P-P
21 (a) Birmingham City W 3-0 Details
24 (H) Southampton D 0-0 Details
28 (H) Stoke City W 2-0 Details

December

5 (a) West Bromwich Albion L 0-3 Details
12 (H) Everton P-P
15 (a) Bridgnorth Town W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
19 (a) West Ham United P-P
22 (a) Newport County W 3-2 Details [Friendly]
26 (H) Nottingham Forest P-P
28 (a) Manchester City L 1-2 Details

January

2 (H) Leeds United L 1-3 Details [FAC3]
9 (H) Leeds United P-P
16 (a) Liverpool L 1-2 Details
20 (a) Bilston Town W 3-0 Details [Friendly]
23 (H) Everton L 0-3 Details
30 (H) Sunderland L 0-1 Details

February

2 (a) Arsenal L 1-2 Details
6 (a) Tottenham Hotspur L 1-6 Details
13 (H) Manchester United L 0-1 Details
16 (H) Nottingham Forest D 0-0 Details
20 (a) Notts County L 0-4 Details
27 (H) Ipswich Town W 2-1 Details

March

6 (a) Middlesbrough D 0-0 Details
8 (H) Dynamo Moscow L 2-4 Details [Friendly]
13 (a) Aston Villa L 1-3 Details
16 (H) Leeds United W 1-0 Details
20 (H) Swansea City L 0-1 Details
27 (a) Coventry City D 0-0 Details

April

3 (H) Arsenal D 1-1 Details
6 (a) West Ham United L 1-3 Details
10 (a) Nottingham Forest W 1-0 Details
12 (H) Manchester City W 4-1 Details
17 (H) Birmingham City D 1-1 Details
24 (a) Stoke City L 1-2 Details

May

1 (H) West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 Details
4 (a) Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-2 Details
8 (a) Everton D 1-1 Details
15 (H) West Ham United W 2-1 Details