| Saturday 14th August 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-0 | Ford Motors | |
| Stott | |||
| Atherton LR | 1-2 | Irlam Town | |
| Hurst | |||
| Tuesday 17th August 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Town FC | 2-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Simpson | |||
| Saturday 21st August 1982 | League Challenge Cup 1st Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-0 | Ashton Athletic | |
| Brennan | |||
| Saturday 28th August 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 3-1 | Eastwood Hanley | |
|
Campbell Yates (2) |
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| Wednesday 1st September 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-2 | Radcliffe Borough | |
| Campbell |
Lloyd Thompson | ||
| Saturday 4th September 1982 | League Challenge Cup 2nd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Collieries | 3-0 | Atherton LR | |
| Wednesday 8th September 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe Borough | 5-0 | Atherton LR | |
|
Lloyd Thompson |
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| Saturday 11th September 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 4-2 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | |
|
Stott Theckston Doherty Yates |
Clarke (2) | ||
| Tuesday 14th September 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood Town | 1-2 | Atherton LR | |
| Greenhalgh |
Theckston Yates | ||
| Saturday 18th September 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Rovers | 2-2 | Atherton LR | |
|
Theckston Yates | |||
| Saturday 25th September 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-1 | Droylsden | Att: 99 |
| Theckston | Clegg | ||
| Saturday 9th October 1982 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-2 | Bradley Rangers | |
| Stott | |||
| Saturday 16th October 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossendale United | 3-2 | Atherton LR | |
| Dunford (3) |
Colloby Dougherty | ||
| Saturday 23rd October 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby Town | 4-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Saturday 30th October 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 0-2 | Kirkby Town | |
|
Coleman Own Goal | |||
| Saturday 6th November 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port & Neston | 1-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Yates | |||
| Saturday 13th November 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 2-5 | Salford | |
|
Theckston Own Goal |
Davlin Little Murphy Bowker Ennis | ||
| Saturday 20th November 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadderton | 4-2 | Atherton LR | |
| Theckston (2) | |||
| Saturday 4th December 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mills FC | 1-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Saturday 11th December 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarfon Town | 3-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Eastham | |||
| Monday 27th December 1982 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Motors | 0-2 | Atherton LR | |
| Theckston (2) | |||
| Saturday 1st January 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-2 | Fleetwood Town FC | |
| Eastham | Brown (2) | ||
| Saturday 8th January 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Hanley | 5-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Eastham | |||
| Saturday 22nd January 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 2-2 | Chadderton | |
|
Colloby Theckston |
Anderson Blakeman | ||
| Saturday 29th January 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 0-3 | Wren Rovers | |
|
Shelnerdine O`Donnell Shews | |||
| Saturday 5th February 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Droylsden | 0-4 | Atherton LR | |
|
Fallon Dougherty Theckston Eastham | |||
| Saturday 19th February 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-0 | Skelmersdale United | |
| Eastham (p) | |||
| Saturday 26th February 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 2-1 | Rossendale United | |
| Eastham (2) | Robinson | ||
| Saturday 5th March 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-0 | Lytham | |
| Eastham | |||
| Saturday 26th March 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Salford | 1-0 | Atherton LR | |
| Saturday 2nd April 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 0-0 | Great Harwood Town | |
| Saturday 9th April 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 0-0 | New Mills FC | |
| Tuesday 12th April 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 1-2 | Prescot BI | |
| Hurst |
A.Flaherty Sheridan | ||
| Prescot BI | 2-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Hurst | |||
| Saturday 16th April 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irlam Town | 1-2 | Atherton LR | |
|
Theckston Eastham | |||
| Wednesday 20th April 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmersdale United | 1-1 | Atherton LR | |
| Blakeman | Shone | ||
| Saturday 23rd April 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 2-0 | Padiham | |
|
Colloby Theckston |
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| Wednesday 4th May 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 0-1 | Caernarfon Town | |
| A.Morris | |||
| Saturday 7th May 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Padiham | 3-3 | Atherton LR | |
|
Opack (2) Murphy |
Theckston Eastham Colloby | ||
| Saturday 14th May 1983 | Second Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytham | 5-3 | Atherton LR | |
|
Grundy (2) Eastham | |||
