CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 CITY 0
Canon League 2nd Division
15th October 1983
attendance 7,639
Scorer Hales(54)
Ref Howard King
City Williams, Ranson, Davies, Reid, Power, Caton, McNab, May, Parlane, Baker, Tolmie – sub Davidson(72)
Charlton Johns, Curtis, Dickenson, Gritt, Dowman, Derry, Harris, Hales, Moore, Robinson, Aizlewood – sub Jones(10)
FROM THE PRESS BOX
CHRIS BRIERLEY WRITING IN THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS FOOTBALL PINK FINAL 15TH OCTOBER 1983
Manchester City, bidding to stretch their unbeaten run to nine games, faced an uphill battle against crisis club Charlton at The Valley.
Keeper, Alex Williams was in top form as the London club piled on the pressure and striker Derek Hales put the Blues behind with a headed goal in the 55th minute.