Saturday 14th August 1982
Third Division
Whitworth Valley	3-1	Atherton Collieries

 

Tuesday 17th August 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	2-0	Ashton Athletic

 

Saturday 21st August 1982
League Challenge Cup 1st Round
Wigan Rovers	1-1	Atherton Collieries

 

Tuesday 24th August 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	3-1	Newton

 

Thursday 26th August 1982
League Challenge Cup 1st Round Replay
Atherton Collieries	2-1	Wigan Rovers

 

Saturday 28th August 1982
Third Division
Colne Dynamoes	1-1	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 4th September 1982
League Challenge Cup 2nd Round
Atherton Collieries	3-0	Atherton LR

 

Saturday 11th September 1982
Third Division
Clitheroe	0-0	Atherton Collieries

 

Tuesday 14th September 1982
Third Division
Wigan Rovers	3-2	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 18th September 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	1-1	Blackpool Mechanics
Sunter

 

Saturday 25th September 1982
Third Division
Vulcan Newton	0-3	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 2nd October 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	2-0	Bolton ST

 

Saturday 9th October 1982
F.A. Carlsberg Vase Preliminary Round
Atherton Collieries	3-1	Heswall

 

Saturday 16th October 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	2-2	Daisy Hill
		McGuire Butler

 

Saturday 23rd October 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	3-0	Nelson
Shepherd Gorse Aitken

 

Saturday 30th October 1982
Third Division
Ashton Town	1-0	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 6th November 1982
F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round
Winterton Rangers	2-1	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 13th November 1982
League Challenge Cup 3rd Round
Formby	5-1	Atherton Collieries
Wright (2) White (2) Lewis

 

Saturday 20th November 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	2-2	Oldham Dew

 

Saturday 27th November 1982
Third Division
Warrington Town	5-1	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 4th December 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	1-0	Wigan Rovers

 

Saturday 11th December 1982
Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1st Round
Atherton Collieries	0-0	South Liverpool
Score Unknown

 

Monday 27th December 1982
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	1-3	Colne Dynamoes

 

Saturday 8th January 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	0-4	Clitheroe
		Taylor (2) Proos Own Goal

 

Saturday 22nd January 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	5-2	Whitworth Valley
Gorse (3) Seddon Shepherd

 

Saturday 29th January 1983
Third Division
Bolton ST	3-2	Atherton Collieries
Seal (2) Mort		Aitken Shone

 

Saturday 5th February 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	4-2	Bacup Borough
Shepherd (2) Gorse Atkinson

 

Saturday 12th February 1983
Third Division
Daisy Hill	0-2	Atherton Collieries
		Aitken Atkinson

 

Saturday 19th February 1983
Third Division
Nelson	3-3	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 26th February 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	1-2	Ashton Town

 

Saturday 5th March 1983
Third Division
Bacup Borough	1-0	Atherton Collieries
Ash

 

Saturday 12th March 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	0-5	Maghull
		D.Jones Clark Mavers Hardaker Own Goal

 

Saturday 19th March 1983
Third Division
Oldham Dew	2-2	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 26th March 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	1-1	Warrington Town

 

Friday 1st April 1983
Third Division
Prestwich Heys	3-0	Atherton Collieries
Ricketts (2) Smith

 

Saturday 2nd April 1983
Third Division
Maghull	1-2	Atherton Collieries
Holloway

 

Saturday 9th April 1983
Third Division
Ashton Athletic	1-1	Atherton Collieries

 

Tuesday 19th April 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	1-1	Prestwich Heys
		Ricketts

 

Saturday 23rd April 1983
Third Division
Newton	2-2	Atherton Collieries

 

Saturday 30th April 1983
Third Division
Atherton Collieries	2-1	Vulcan Newton

 

Monday 2nd May 1983
Third Division
Blackpool Mechanics	1-2	Atherton Collieries