# 1982–83 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was Mansfield Town's 46th season in the Football League and 9th in the Fourth Division they finished in 10th position with 61 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 64 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 61 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 60 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 58 |

## Results
### Football League Fourth Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 28 August 1982 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 2,627 | Dungworth, Waddle |
| 2 | 3 September 1982 | Halifax Town | A | 0–0 | 2,225 | |
| 3 | 6 September 1982 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–3 | 1,280 | |
| 4 | 11 September 1982 | Port Vale | H | 0–2 | 2,316 | |
| 5 | 18 September 1982 | Hereford United | A | 2–0 | 1,960 | Nicholson (2) |
| 6 | 25 September 1982 | Rochdale | H | 2–1 | 2,002 | Waddle (2) |
| 7 | 27 September 1982 | Peterborough United | H | 0–0 | 2,414 | |
| 8 | 1 October 1982 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 1,787 | Waddle, Day |
| 9 | 9 October 1982 | Bury | H | 1–4 | 2,415 | Bell |
| 10 | 16 October 1982 | Chester | A | 3–1 | 1,817 | Caldwell (2), Woodhead |
| 11 | 18 October 1982 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–2 | 2,647 | |
| 12 | 23 October 1982 | Swindon Town | A | 0–4 | 4,092 | |
| 13 | 30 October 1982 | Darlington | H | 0–2 | 1,817 | |
| 14 | 3 November 1982 | Hartlepool United | A | 4–0 | 1,325 | Caldwell, Nicholson, Woodhead, Ayre |
| 15 | 5 November 1982 | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | 2,009 | |
| 16 | 13 November 1982 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | 2,035 | Newman (o.g.) |
| 17 | 27 November 1982 | York City | A | 1–6 | 2,119 | Nicholson |
| 18 | 4 December 1982 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 1,662 | Bell |
| 19 | 17 December 1982 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | 1,293 | Caldwell, Dungworth |
| 20 | 27 December 1982 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 2,512 | Caldwell |
| 21 | 28 December 1982 | Northampton Town | H | 2–0 | 2,843 | Caldwell, Matthews |
| 22 | 1 January 1983 | Aldershot | A | 1–2 | 2,235 | Ayre |
| 23 | 3 January 1983 | Hull City | H | 3–1 | 4,517 | Dungworth (2), Nicholson |
| 24 | 8 January 1983 | Halifax Town | H | 1–2 | 2,401 | Dungworth |
| 25 | 15 January 1983 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 2,217 | Nicholson |
| 26 | 22 January 1983 | Hereford United | A | 0–1 | 1,728 | |
| 27 | 29 January 1983 | Port Vale | A | 1–4 | 4,102 | Hutchinson |
| 28 | 5 February 1983 | Rochdale | A | 2–2 | 1,031 | Dungworth, Matthews |
| 29 | 19 February 1983 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 2,403 | |
| 30 | 26 February 1983 | Chester | H | 2–1 | 1,805 | Matthews, Hutchinson |
| 31 | 1 March 1983 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–2 | 3,562 | Bell, Bird |
| 32 | 5 March 1983 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | 2,102 | Dungworth |
| 33 | 12 March 1983 | Darlington | A | 0–0 | 952 | |
| 34 | 14 March 1983 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–0 | 1,991 | Dungworth (3) |
| 35 | 19 March 1983 | Colchester United | H | 1–1 | 2,373 | Nicholson |
| 36 | 26 March 1983 | Bristol City | A | 1–3 | 4,952 | Caldwell |
| 37 | 28 March 1983 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 2,247 | Caldwell |
| 38 | 2 April 1983 | Northampton Town | A | 2–1 | 1,988 | Caldwell (2) |
| 39 | 5 April 1983 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 3,530 | Dungworth (2) |
| 40 | 8 April 1983 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 2,202 | Dungworth |
| 41 | 16 April 1983 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 2,469 | Bell |
| 42 | 23 April 1983 | Torquay United | A | 3–1 | 1,447 | Ayre |
| 43 | 30 April 1983 | York City | H | 2–2 | 2,288 | Dungworth, Caldwell |
| 44 | 2 May 1983 | Hull City | A | 2–2 | 7,875 | Bell (2) |
| 45 | 7 May 1983 | Peterborough United | A | 2–3 | 2,200 | Bird, Thorpe |
| 46 | 14 May 1983 | Aldershot | H | 4–1 | 1,788 | Kearney, Bell, Hutchinson, Woodhead |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 20 November 1982 | Stockport County | H | 3–2 | 2,215 | Bell, Dungworth (2) |
| R2 | 11 December 1982 | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | 2,962 | Dungworth |
| R2 Replay | 25 December 1982 | Bradford City | A | 2–3 | 3,081 | Bell, Dungworth |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 1 September 1982 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | 3,265 | |
| R1 2nd leg | 13 September 1982 | Bradford City | H | 0–2 | 2,260 | |

### Group Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Group Stage | 14 August 1982 | Peterborough United | A | 1–4 | 1,855 | Bird |
| Group Stage | 16 August 1982 | Northampton Town | H | 1–2 | 1,485 | Ayre |
| Group Stage | 21 August 1982 | Norwich City | H | 1–3 | 1,985 | Dungworth |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1982–83 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Group Cup | Group Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Rod Arnold | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| GK | David Coles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Billy Ayre | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 4 |
| DF | Kevin Bird | 28(1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35(1) | 3 |
| DF | Ray Blackhall | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DF | Stuart Boam | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | Colin Calderwood | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | Clive Day | 10(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 1 |
| DF | Keith Kennedy | 32(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40(2) | 0 |
| DF | Mark Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Simon Woodhead | 35(7) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(8) | 3 |
| MF | Charlie Bell | 37(2) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44(2) | 9 |
| MF | Barry Gallagher | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| MF | Bobby Hutchinson | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| MF | Mark Kearney | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| MF | Joe Laidlaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF | Jon Laws | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Tony Lowery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | John Matthews | 39(1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47(1) | 3 |
| MF | Mark Rhodes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Sindall | 9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 0 |
| FW | David Caldwell | 34(1) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 40(2) | 10 |
| FW | Paul Cannell | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |
| FW | John Dungworth | 36(3) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44(3) | 19 |
| FW | Gary Nicholson | 37(2) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(2) | 8 |
| FW | Aidey Thorpe | 0(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 1 |
| FW | Alan Waddle | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 17(1) | 4 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 |