ECFC 1982/83



Squad photo from the 1982/83 season, Exeter finished 19th in Division Three and lost in the First Round of both the FA and League Cups.

League Position: 19th Played: 46, Won: 14, Drew: 12, Lost: 20 Goals For: 81, Goals Against: 104 Points: 54

FA Cup
First Round: Plymouth Argyle (A), 2-0

League Cup
First Round (over two legs): Newport County (H), 1-2 and (A), 6-0. Exeter lost 1-8 on aggregate


First Team 
Results

28/08/1982 Huddersfield Town A D 1-1 5168 Pullar      
04/09/1982 Gillingham H D 2-2 2409 Kellow Pullar    
08/09/1982 Portsmouth H D 1-1 3146 Howe (og)      
10/09/1982 Doncaster Rovers A L 1-6 3205 P. Rogers      
18/09/1982 Preston North End H W 5-1 2310 Pratt 2 Kellow Harle P. Rogers
25/09/1982 AFC Bournemouth A L 0-2 7547 :      
28/09/1982 Cardiff City A L 0-2 4867 :      
02/10/1982 Chesterfield H L 2-3 2389 P. Rogers Pullar    
09/10/1982 Wrexham  A W 2-1 2110 Hatter McEwan    
16/10/1982 Millwall H W 2-1 2640 P. Rogers Pratt    
20/10/1982 Lincoln City A L 1-4 3699 Kellow (p)      
23/10/1982 Sheffield United H L 0-3 3858 :      
30/10/1982 Oxford United  A D 1-1 4689 Viney      
03/11/1982 Wigan Athletic H W 2-1 2399 P. Rogers Kellow    
06/11/1982 Walsall H W 4-3 2614 Kellow Delve 2 Neville  
13/11/1982 Bradford City A D 3-3 4576 Harle Pullar Delve  
27/11/1982 Orient H W 2-0 2611 Kellow Harle    
04/12/1982 Reading A L 1-3 1971 Pullar      
11/12/1982 Reading H D 2-2 2272 Kellow Delve    
18/12/1982 Brentford  A L 0-4 5296 :      
27/12/1982 Plymouth Argyle H W 1-0 9168 Neville      
29/12/1982 Bristol Rovers A D 4-4 8160 P. Rogers 2 Delve McEwan  
01/01/1983 Newport County H L 0-1 3505 :      
03/01/1983 Southend United A D 1-1 3570 Marker      
08/01/1983 Gillingham  A D 4-4 2970 McEwan Neville 3    
15/01/1983 Huddersfield Town H L 3-3 2882 McEwan(p) Neville M. Rogers  
22/01/1983 Preston North End A D 2-2 3767 Pratt Neville    
29/01/1983 Cardiff City H L 0-2 4019 :      
05/02/1983 AFC Bournemouth H W 4-2 3008 Viney McEwan Neville Pratt
12/02/1983 Portsmouth A L 2-3 10662 Neville 2      
15/02/1983 Wigan Athletic A L 0-1 2764 :      
19/02/1983 Wrexham H D 3-3 2507 Viney 2 Neville    
26/02/1983 Millwall A L 2-5 2806 Neville Harle    
02/03/1983 Lincoln City H W 3-1 2505 McEwan Pratt Neville  
05/03/1983 Sheffield United A L 0-3 9703 :      
12/03/1983 Oxford United H W 3-1 2957 Harle 2 Kellow    
19/03/1983 Walsall  A L 2-3 2669 P. Rogers 2      
26/03/1983 Bradford City H W 2-1 2639 Crown Pratt    
01/04/1983 Plymouth Argyle A L 0-1 8856 :      
02/04/1983 Bristol Rovers H L 0-1 5741 :      
16/04/1983 Chesterfield  A W 3-1 1788 Sparrow Pratt Crown  
23/04/1983 Brentford H L 1-7 2759 Gibson      
30/04/1983 Orient  A L 1-5 2407 Neville      
02/05/1983 Southend United H W 4-3 2956 Neville 3 Crown    
07/05/1983 Doncaster Rovers H W 3-0 3110 Kellow 2 Pratt    
14/05/1983 Newport County A D 1-1 3520 P. Rogers      


Final Table 
League Division 3
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. PORTSMOUTH               46  16  4  3  43  19  11  6  6  31  22   91
 2. CARDIFF CITY             46  17  5  1  45  14   8  6  9  31  36   86
 3. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN        46  15  8  0  56  18   8  5 10  28  31   82
 4. Newport County           46  13  7  3  40  20  10  2 11  36  34   78
 5. Oxford United            46  12  9  2  41  23  10  3 10  30  30   78
 6. Lincoln City             46  17  1  5  55  22   6  6 11  22  29   76
 7. Bristol Rovers           46  16  4  3  55  21   6  5 12  29  37   75
 8. Plymouth Argyle          46  15  2  6  37  23   4  6 13  24  43   65
 9. Brentford                46  14  4  5  50  28   4  6 13  38  49   64
10. Walsall                  46  14  5  4  38  19   3  8 12  26  44   64
11. Sheffield United         46  16  3  4  44  20   3  4 16  18  44   64
12. Bradford City            46  11  7  5  41  27   5  6 12  27  42   61
13. Gillingham               46  12  4  7  37  29   4  9 10  21  30   61
14. Bournemouth              46  11  7  5  35  20   5  6 12  24  48   61
15. Southend United          46  10  8  5  41  28   5  6 12  25  37   59
16. Preston North End        46  11 10  2  35  17   4  3 16  25  52   58
17. Millwall                 46  12  7  4  41  24   2  6 15  23  53   55
18. Wigan Athletic           46  10  4  9  35  33   5  5 13  25  39   54
19. Exeter City              46  12  4  7  49  43   2  8 13  32  61   54
20. Leyton Orient            46  10  6  7  44  38   5  3 15  20  50   54
21. READING                  46  10  8  5  37  28   2  9 12  27  51   53
22. WREXHAM                  46  11  6  6  40  26   1  9 13  16  50   51
23. DONCASTER ROVERS         46   6  8  9  38  44   3  3 17  19  53   38
24. CHESTERFIELD             46   6  6 11  28  28   2  7 14  15  40   37

Other Matches 

FA Cup

1982/83
20/11/1982 Plymouth Argyle Away 0-2 10202 : R1  

League Cup

1982/83

01/09/1982     

Newport County    

Home   

1-2   

2292    

Kellow

LC 1 Ist Leg

14/09/1982

Newport County

Away

0-6

2684

:            

LC 1 2nd Leg       


Football League Trophy

1982/83  
21/08/1982 Torquay Away Group 2-3 Pullar, Pratt 2384 Football League Trophy Did not qualify for R2
18/08/1982 Newport County Away Group 1-5 Howarth 1084 Football League Trophy  
14/08/1982 Bristol City  Home Group 2-1 Kellow, Pratt 1040 Football League Trophy  


Friendlies

1982/83  
      Exeter score 1st      
07/08/1982 Weymouth Home 2-1     Western Counties Floodlit Cup Final  Ist Leg
11/08/1982 Weymouth Away 1-6 568   Western Counties Floodlit Cup Final  2nd Leg
14/08/1982 Bristol City Home        
16/08/1982 Leiceseter City Home 1-1 1300 Pullar  
21/08/1982 Torquay United Home        
30/10/1982 Devon v Cornwall At SJP       County game
29/11/1982 Watford Home 0-6 2000 : Pat Wakeham Testimonial
11/01/1983 Reading Home        
13/04/1983 Bideford Away       Fred Berry testionial John Hore, Keith Bowker played for Bideford
15/05/1983 Ilfracombe Away        


FA Youth Cup

1982/83
01/09/1982 Dorchester Town Home  0-0 :   QF1  
08/09/1982 Dorchester Town Away  2-1     QF1 replay  
04/10/1982 Bournemouth Away  2-1 Graham Kirkup, og   QF2  
26/10/1982 Newport County Away  1-2 Frank Howarth   R1  


Youth Team


South West and Wales Youth League 
Results

South West and Wales Youth League
13/10/1982 League Cardiff City Home 0-3 :          
10/11/1982 League Newport County Home 2-3            
22/01/1983 League Plymouth Argyle Away 2-1 Graves Ling        
20/04/1983 League Cardiff City Away 5-3 Daniels (R) 2 Phillps (Robert Ling Walters    
27/04/1983 League Swansea City Away 1-5            
10/05/1983 League Plymouth Argyle Home              
    Swansea City Home              
    Newport County Away              

Final Table 


Exeter A Team

DEVON & EXETER LEAGUE
Results

Devon and Exeter League (Exeter A)
28/08/1982 League Bideford Home 4-1 Thomas Ling Gibson (A) Adcock    
04/09/1982 League Feniton Away 1-4 Thomas          
11/09/1982 League Willand Home 1-3 Clatworthy          
18/09/1982 League Clyst Vallley Away              
25/09/1982 League Sidmouth Town Home 1-3 Gauntlett          
02/10/1982                    
09/10/1982 ED Cup 2 Beer Albion Away 3-2 Howarth Walters (P)  Adcock      
16/10/1982 League Exeter University Away 3-4            
23/10/1982                    
30/10/1982 League Budleigh Salterton Away 0-1 :          
06/11/1982 League Alphington Home 0-0 :          
13/11/1982 League Cullompton Home 3-2 Og Kirkup Marker pen)      
20/11/1982 League Dawlish  Home 0-1 :          
23/11/1982 ED Cup 3 Tiverton Town  Home 1-3            
27/11/1982 League Barnstaple  Home 0-0 :          
04/12/1982                    
11/12/1982                    
18/12/1982 League Dolphin United Away 2-2            
25/12/1982                    
01/01/1983                    
08/01/1983 League Sidmouth Town Away 5-2 Adcock (Phil) 3 Walters (P) 2        
15/01/1983                    
22/01/1983 League Dawlish  Home 1-5 Gauntlett          
29/01/1983 League Willand Away   Gauntlett          
05/02/1983                    
12/02/1983 League Alphington Away 2-2 Lane Gauntlett        
19/02/1983                    
26/02/1983 League Honiton  Home 2-0 Lane Kirkup        
05/03/1983 League Sylvans Fc Home 1-0 Clifford          
12/03/1983 League Clyst Vallley Home 2-3 Thomas Howarth        
19/03/1983                    
26/03/1983 League Sidmouth Town Away 4-1 Gauntlett Gibson (A) Sparrow Pullar    
02/04/1983 League Dolphin Away 2-2 Sparrow  House (og)        
09/04/1983 League Budleigh Salterton Home Won            
16/04/1983 League Exmouth Town Home 3-4 Gauntlett 3          
23/04/1983 League Bideford Away 5-1            
26/04/1983 League Feniton Home              
30/04/1983 League Exeter University Home 3-0            
                     
                     


Final Table

PREMIER
P W D L F A PTS
1 Exmouth Town 30 21 5 4 101 40 47
2 University   30 20 4 6 89 47 44
3 Budleigh Salterton 30 18 3 9 96 56 39
4 Honiton Town 30 17 5 8 75 46 39
5 Clyst Valley 30 13 9 8 52 54 35
6 Exeter City 30 12 7 11 67 53 31
7 Willand Rovers 29 10 10 9 43 41 30
8 Dolphin United 30 11 8 11 56 58 30
9 Sidmouth Town 30 13 3 14 69 63 29
10 *Dawlish Town 30 15 1 14 45 46 29
11 Cullompton 29 12 4 13 56 59 28
12 Alphington 30 9 8 13 48 60 26
13 Feniton     30 8 8 14 41 64 24
14 Sylvans     30 7 6 17 51 73 20
15 Bideford FC 30 5 4 21 32 86 14
16 Barnstaple Town 30 3 5 22 32 109 11



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