SEASON
1982-83
United Counties League Premier Division · 12th
The United Counties League Premier Division had proved much tougher than Division One for us, due in no short part to the quality of opposition. The 1982-83 campaign saw Boro’ look to build on their debut outing in the Premier Division. But there were few signs of progress as the club finished 12th for a second successive season. Ronnie Lear ended as our top goalscorer with 13 goals; Martin Gittings the only other Boro’ player to make it into double figures.
Boro’ didn’t take part in the FA Cup in 1982-3 and did not make the powers that be happy. News reports from the time suggest some unhelpful admin by the league authorities had an impact. But there was an appearance in the FA Vase. We were drawn to play Uxbridge in the preliminary round and took the Middlesex side to two replays, but couldn’t find a way past; eventually going down 5-3 in the second replay. Meanwhile, a 7-1 defeat to Hitchin Town was a lowlight of the rather dismal Woolwich Trophy campaign that season.
Season at a Glance
Season Story
Biggest Win
Stamford 5–0 H · 16 Apr 1983Heaviest Defeat
Hitchin Town 1–7 A · 22 Apr 1983Filter by Competition
Filter by Venue
Thursday 26 August 1982
Tuesday 31 August 1982
Saturday 04 September 1982
Monday 06 September 1982
Saturday 11 September 1982
Monday 20 September 1982
Saturday 25 September 1982
Monday 27 September 1982
Saturday 02 October 1982
Saturday 09 October 1982
Tuesday 12 October 1982
Saturday 16 October 1982
Monday 18 October 1982
Monday 25 October 1982
Saturday 30 October 1982
Tuesday 02 November 1982
Saturday 06 November 1982
Monday 08 November 1982
Saturday 13 November 1982
Tuesday 16 November 1982
Saturday 20 November 1982
Monday 29 November 1982
Thursday 02 December 1982
Saturday 04 December 1982
Saturday 11 December 1982
Saturday 18 December 1982
Monday 27 December 1982
Monday 03 January 1983
Saturday 08 January 1983
Saturday 15 January 1983
Saturday 22 January 1983
Monday 24 January 1983
Saturday 29 January 1983
Tuesday 01 February 1983
Saturday 05 February 1983
Saturday 26 February 1983
Wednesday 02 March 1983
Saturday 05 March 1983
Saturday 12 March 1983
Saturday 19 March 1983
Saturday 26 March 1983
Saturday 02 April 1983
Tuesday 05 April 1983
Saturday 09 April 1983
Saturday 16 April 1983
Tuesday 19 April 1983
Friday 22 April 1983
Monday 25 April 1983
Saturday 30 April 1983
Saturday 07 May 1983
Squad Leaders
Full Squad Rollcall
A complete breakdown of every player used during the 1982-83 season.
| Name | Pld | Gls | YC | RC | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Atwell | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingsley Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Barrett | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Des Bartley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Broom | 21 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Coates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Cox | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Dee | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Gittings | 33 (4) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Halliday | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micky Herring | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Hughes | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| John Huxtable | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Jacobs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Johnson | 13 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Josiah | 21 (4) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronnie Lear | 31 (2) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Mays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Noakes | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Neill | 14 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graham Pearce | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Pirie | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Powell | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Remington | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Steadman | 13 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Delvin Stevens | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Turner | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Tyler | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Tyler | 33 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rob Walker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Ward | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Westley | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
League Table
Final United Counties League Premier Division standings for the 1982-83 season.
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 49 |
| 2 | Rushden Town | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 38 | 27 | 47 |
| 3 | Stamford | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 41 |
| 4 | Bourne Town | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Potton United | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Desborough Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Long Buckby | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Wootton Blue Cross | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Arlesey Town | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Buckingham Town | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Newport Pagnell Town | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Stevenage Borough | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Holbeach United | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 29 |
| 14 | S&L Corby | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Ampthill Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Rothwell Town | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 27 * |
| 17 | Eynesbury Rovers | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 22 |
| 18 | Kempston Rovers | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 90 | -51 | 15 |
Points Per Game Progression
How Boro's cumulative league points-per-game changed across the 1982-83 season.