1983–84 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1983-84
League Division Four
Manager Sam Ellis
League position 6th
Top goalscorer League: Paul Stewart (10)
Combined: Paul Stewart &
Keith Mercer (12)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup First round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season ← 1982-83
Next season 1984-85 →

The 1983-84 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 77th season (74th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing sixth.

Paul Stewart and Keith Mercer were the club's joint-top goalscorers, with twelve goals apiece.

Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 York City 46 31 8 7 96 39 +57 101
2 Doncaster Rovers 46 24 13 9 82 54 +28 85
3 Reading 46 22 16 8 84 56 +28 82
4 Bristol City 46 24 10 12 70 44 +26 82
5 Aldershot 46 22 9 15 76 69 +7 75
6 Blackpool 46 21 9 16 70 52 +18 72
7 Peterborough United 46 18 14 14 72 48 +24 68
8 Colchester United 46 17 16 13 69 53 +16 67
9 Torquay United 46 18 13 15 59 64 -5 67
10 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 15 14 53 53 +0 66
11 Hereford United 46 16 15 15 54 53 +1 63
12 Stockport County 46 17 11 18 60 64 -4 62
13 Chesterfield 46 15 15 16 59 61 -2 60
14 Darlington 46 17 8 21 49 50 -1 59
15 Bury 46 15 14 17 61 64 -3 59
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 16 11 19 56 67 -11 59
17 Swindon Town 46 15 13 18 58 56 +2 58
18 Northampton Town 46 13 14 19 53 78 -25 53
19 Mansfield Town 46 13 13 20 66 70 -4 52
20 Wrexham 46 11 15 20 59 74 -15 48
21 Halifax Town 46 12 12 22 55 89 -34 48
22 Rochdale 46 11 13 22 52 80 -28 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 10 10 26 47 85 -38 40
24 Chester City 46 7 13 26 45 82 -37 34

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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