1982–83 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

• 30 September 1982: In the Second Division, surprise promotion contenders Grimsby Town head the race for a place in the First Division, joined by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday in the top three.^[1]
• 31 October 1982: Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers now head the Second Division promotion race, with Fulham joining them in the top three and their manager Malcolm Macdonald turning heads with his promising young side who are looking like serious contenders for a second successive promotion. Derby County (First Division champions as recently as 1975) are second from bottom.^[2]
• 30 November 1982: Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday head the Second Division promotion race.^[3]
• January 1983: Midfielder Pat Heard leaves Villa for Wednesday priced at £60,000.^[4]
• 18 January 1983: Wednesday have won just one of their last thirteen games undermining their promotion hopes.^[5]
• 31 January 1983: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham continue to lead the way in the Second Division, with third placed Fulham now nine points ahead of their nearest challengers Sheffield Wednesday.^[6]
• 12 March 1983: Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United reach the FA Cup semi-finals after home wins in the sixth round. Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday draw 1-1 in an all-Second Division tie.^[7]
• 16 March 1983: Sheffield Wednesday thrash Burnley 5-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1966.^[7]
• 16 April 1983 The Owls are defeated 2–1 by Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup semi-final. Wednesday player Pat Heard, is forced to take a taxi to Highbury, London having been accidentally left behind by manager, Jack Charlton.^[8]
• 30 April 1983: Wolverhampton Wanderers need only one win from their final three games to be sure of promotion to the First Division alongside Queens Park Rangers. Fulham, meanwhile, have lapsed and are just one point ahead of Leicester City in the race for the final promotion place. Newcastle United and Sheffield Wednesday still have an outside chance of going up this season.^[9]

Second Division

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Queens Park Rangers	42	26	7	9	77	36	+41	85
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	15	7	68	44	+24	75
3	Leicester City	42	20	10	12	72	44	+28	70
4	Fulham	42	20	9	13	64	47	+17	69
5	Newcastle United	42	18	13	11	75	53	+22	67
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	15	11	60	47	+13	63
7	Oldham Athletic	42	14	19	9	64	47	+17	61
8	Leeds United	42	13	21	8	51	46	+5	60
9	Shrewsbury Town	42	15	14	13	48	48	+0	59
10	Barnsley	42	14	15	13	57	55	+2	57
11	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	12	15	58	58	+0	57
12	Cambridge United	42	13	12	17	42	60	−18	51
13	Derby County	42	10	19	13	49	58	−9	49
14	Carlisle United	42	12	12	18	68	70	−2	48
15	Crystal Palace	42	12	12	18	43	52	−9	48
16	Middlesbrough	42	11	15	16	46	67	−21	48
17	Charlton Athletic	42	13	9	20	63	86	−23	48
18	Chelsea	42	11	14	17	51	61	−10	47
19	Grimsby Town	42	12	11	19	45	70	−25	47
20	Rotherham United	42	10	15	17	45	68	−23	45
21	Burnley	42	12	8	22	56	66	−10	44
22	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	11	20	42	61	−19	44

References

1. Queens Park Rangers FC News. Qpr Mad (1982-09-28). Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
2. Queens Park Rangers FC News. Qpr Mad (1982-10-30). Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
3. Queens Park Rangers FC News. Qpr Mad (1982-11-27). Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
4. The Guardian, Curran transfer off, 14 January 1983.
5. Lacey, David, Home quartet sound right, The Guardian, 18 January 1983
6. Queens Park Rangers FC News. Qpr Mad (1983-01-22). Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
7. Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 236. ISBN 1859832148.
8. Hampson, Andy: Heard the one about the man born in Hull who played for United, Boro and Villa?, Journal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 22 May 2009
9. Queens Park Rangers FC News. Qpr Mad (1983-04-30). Retrieved on 2011-03-23.