1982–83 Fulham RLFC season

1982–83 Fulham RLFC season
1982–83 RFL season Rank1st
Challenge CupSecond Round
1982–83 recordWins: 28; draws: 1; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 699; against: 294
Team information
ChairmanErnie Clay
Player CoachReg Bowden
Captain
  • Reg Bowden
StadiumCraven Cottage
Avg. attendance3222
High attendance10,432 vs. Australia
Top scorers
TriesJohn Crossley - 27
GoalsSteve Diamond - 136
PointsSteve Diamond - 308
← 1981–82 List of seasons 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Fulham RLFC season was the third in the club's history. They competed in the 1982–83 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1982–83 Challenge Cup and the 1982–83 League Cup. They gained their first piece of silverware, finishing the season as champions and were promoted to the top tier of professional rugby league in the UK.

Second Division League Table

Club P W D L PF PA Pts
1 Fulham 32 27 1 4 699 294 55
2 Wakefield Trinity 32 25 2 5 672 381 52
3 Salford 32 24 0 8 686 363 48
4 Whitehaven 32 20 3 9 464 298 43
5 Bramley 32 20 1 11 560 369 41
6 Hunslet 32 17 5 10 553 448 39
7 Swinton 32 19 1 12 549 454 39
8 Cardiff 32 17 2 13 572 444 36
9 Keighley 32 15 5 12 470 423 35
10 York 32 15 0 17 516 455 30
11 Blackpool Borough 32 13 1 18 381 433 27
12 Huddersfield 32 13 1 18 397 524 27
13 Rochdale Hornets 32 10 5 17 361 469 25
14 Dewsbury 32 8 1 23 325 507 17
15 Batley 32 6 1 25 305 719 13
16 Huyton 32 6 0 26 250 687 12
17 Doncaster 32 2 1 29 307 799 5
  Champions   Play-offs   Promoted   Relegated

Players

Name Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
Dave Allen 32 18 0 0 54
Stephen Bayliss 16 13 0 0 39
Harry Beverley 34 1 0 0 3
Reg Bowden 31 9 0 0 27
Adrian Cambriani 15 3 0 0 9
John Crossley 37 27 0 0 81
John Dalgreen 27 7 0 0 21
Steve Diamond 39 12 136 0 308
Joe Doherty 31 5 0 0 15
David Eckersley 29 6 1 4 24
Francis Feighan 1 1 0 0 3
Chris Ganley 11 2 0 0 6
Tony Gourley 38 1 0 0 3
Martin Herdman 27 3 0 0 9
Sean Hoare 21 7 0 0 21
Charlie Jones 5 1 0 0 3
Tony Kinsey 31 6 0 1 19
Roy Lester 13 0 0 0 0
Hussein M’Barki 37 23 0 0 69
Steve Mills 5 7 0 0 21
Carl Radbone 9 1 0 0 3
Peter Souto 30 7 0 0 21
Neil Tuffs 20 3 0 0 9
John Wood 22 4 0 0 12

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References

  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1983). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1983-84. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356097293.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses