1983–84 Football League
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
|
← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
The 1983–1984 season was the 85th completed season of The Football League.
Liverpool had a successful first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history. They overcame strong competition from Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United to lift the championship trophy. Liverpool had an extremely strong season, as they also won the European Cup and the League cup.
Southampton finished second in the league to record their highest-ever final position and achieve a UEFA Cup place, claiming six points from the last two games (both away) to climb up from fifth place.
The First Division relegation places were occupied by Birmingham City, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The £1 rescue deal of Chelsea by chairman Ken Bates paid off as they won the Second Division title and were promoted to the First Division along with Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United.
Cambridge United finished bottom of the Second Division and were relegated to the Third Division. They were joined by two clubs who had been enjoying better fortunes only a short time ago — Swansea City, who had finished sixth in the First Division just two years earlier, and Derby County, who had been league champions just nine years earlier. Derby's Peter Taylor retired as manager and his surprise successor was Arthur Cox, who had just taken Newcastle into the First Division.
Dave Bassett agreed to take charge of Crystal Palace at the end of the season, but changed his mind three days later — without signing the contract — and returned to Wimbledon. Palace installed former Manchester United winger Steve Coppell, 29, as their new manager.
Oxford United, Wimbledon and Sheffield United continued their rise through the league by gaining promotion to the Second Division.
Scunthorpe United, Southend United, Port Vale and Exeter City slipped out of the Third Division.
Narrowly avoiding the Third Division drop zone were Plymouth Argyle, who compensated for their league form by reaching the FA Cup semi finals for the first time in their history.
York City, Doncaster Rovers, Reading and Bristol City occupied the Fourth Division promotion places. York City became the first team in English league football to gain more than 100 points in a season, with 101. It was Bristol City's first successful season for a long time and a reversal of fortune after their recent fall from the First to Fourth Division in successive seasons.
The re-election system voted in favour of the bottom four clubs in the Fourth Division once again.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
First Division
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (15th English title) |
| Relegated |
Birmingham City Notts County Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| European Cup 1984–85 | Liverpool |
| European Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 | Everton |
| UEFA Cup 1984–85 |
Manchester United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1250 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ian Rush (Liverpool),32 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Southampton – Coventry City 8–2 (28 Apr 1984) |
| Biggest away win | Aston Villa – Arsenal 2–6 (29 Oct 1983) |
| Highest scoring | Southampton – Coventry City 8–2 (28 Apr 1984) |
| Longest winning run | QPR (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Manchester United (16 games) |
| Longest losing run |
Ipswich Town Notts County (7 games) |
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← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 80 | European Cup 1984–85 First round [notes 1] | ||||
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 77 | UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round | ||||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 74 | UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round | ||||
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 74 | UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round | ||||
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round | ||||
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 63 | |||||
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 62 | European Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round | ||||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 64 | 65 | –1 | 61 | UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round [notes 2] | ||||
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 | |||||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 59 | 61 | –2 | 60 | |||||
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 68 | 77 | –9 | 57 | |||||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 57 | –2 | 53 | |||||
| 13 | Sunderland | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 42 | 53 | –11 | 52 | |||||
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 48 | 49 | –1 | 51 | |||||
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 65 | 68 | –3 | 51 | |||||
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 53 | 66 | –13 | 51 | |||||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 48 | 62 | –14 | 51 | |||||
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 63 | –19 | 50 | |||||
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 57 | 77 | –20 | 50 | |||||
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 39 | 50 | –11 | 48 | |||||
| 21 | Notts County | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 72 | –22 | 41 | |||||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 27 | 80 | –53 | 29 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ Liverpool won the European Cup this year for the fourth time in less than a decade, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.
They also won the League cup this year, in a rematch against Everton. - ↑ Tottenham qualified for the 1984–85 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| League Cup Winners, see Liverpool | |
| Relegated |
First Division results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | COV | EVE | IPS | LEI | LIV | LUT | MUN | NOR | NOT | NTC | QPR | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Coventry City | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Everton | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Leicester City | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | |
| Luton Town | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Manchester United | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Norwich City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Notts County | 0–4 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Southampton | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Stoke City | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Sunderland | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Watford | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| West Ham United | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
First Division maps
Locations of the Football League First Division 1983–1984 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1983–1984
Second Division
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday |
| Relegated |
Cambridge United, Derby County, Swansea City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1233 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), 28 [3] |
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← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 88 | |||||
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 88 | |||||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 80 | |||||
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 70 | |||||
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 70 | |||||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 | |||||
| 7 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 64 | |||||
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 53 | –4 | 61 | [notes2 1] | ||||
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 60 | |||||
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 55 | 56 | –1 | 60 | |||||
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 57 | |||||
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 57 | |||||
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 53 | 64 | –11 | 57 | |||||
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 52 | |||||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 53 | 66 | –13 | 51 | |||||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 49 | |||||
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 47 | –6 | 49 | |||||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 52 | –10 | 47 | |||||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 73 | –26 | 47 | |||||
| 20 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 72 | –36 | 42 | |||||
| 21 | Swansea City | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 36 | 85 | –49 | 29 | |||||
| 22 | Cambridge United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 77 | –49 | 24 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ Shrewsbury Town were winners of the Welsh Cup winners this season, but as they are an English club, they did not earn a place in the Cup Winners' Cup.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Welsh Cup winners, not qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Relegated |
Second Division results
| Home ╲ Away | BAR | BLB | BHA | CAM | CAR | CRL | CHA | CHE | CRY | DER | FUL | GRI | HUD | LEE | MCI | MID | NEW | OLD | POR | SHW | SHR | SWA |
| Barnsley | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Cambridge United | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Derby County | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Fulham | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Leeds United | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester City | 3–2 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Division maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1983–1984 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1983–1984
Third Division
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oxford United (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Sheffield United, Wimbledon |
| Relegated |
Exeter City, Port Vale, Scunthorpe United, Southend United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1586 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Keith Edwards (Sheffield United), 33 [3] |
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← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 95 | ||||
| 2 | Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 97 | 76 | +21 | 87 | ||||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 86 | 53 | +33 | 83 | ||||
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 83 | ||||
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 79 | ||||
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 75 | ||||
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 71 | ||||
| 8 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 74 | 69 | +5 | 70 | ||||
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 67 | ||||
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 56 | 60 | –4 | 64 | ||||
| 11 | Orient | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 54 | 71 | 81 | –10 | 63 | ||||
| 12 | Burnley | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 62 | ||||
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 58 | 75 | –17 | 62 | ||||
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 59 | 62 | –3 | 61 | ||||
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 46 | 56 | –10 | 61 | ||||
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 39 | 66 | 66 | ±0 | 56 | ||||
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 63 | 73 | –10 | 55 | ||||
| 18 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 57 | 64 | –7 | 54 | ||||
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 56 | 62 | –6 | 51 | ||||
| 20 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 69 | 79 | –10 | 49 | ||||
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 54 | 73 | –19 | 46 | ||||
| 22 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 55 | 76 | –21 | 44 | ||||
| 23 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 54 | 51 | 83 | –32 | 43 | ||||
| 24 | Exeter City | 46 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 50 | 84 | –34 | 33 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Third Division maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1983–1984
Fourth Division
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | York City (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers, Reading |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1505 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Trevor Senior (Reading), 36 [3] |
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← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 101 | |||||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 82 | |||||
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 82 | |||||
| 5 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 75 | |||||
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 72 | |||||
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 68 | |||||
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 67 | |||||
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 59 | 64 | –5 | 67 | |||||
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 53 | 53 | ±0 | 66 | |||||
| 11 | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 63 | |||||
| 12 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 60 | 64 | –4 | 62 | |||||
| 13 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 59 | 61 | –2 | 60 | |||||
| 14 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 50 | –1 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | Bury | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 61 | 64 | –3 | 59 | |||||
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 56 | 67 | –11 | 59 | |||||
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | |||||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 53 | 78 | –25 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 66 | 70 | –4 | 52 | |||||
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 59 | 74 | –15 | 48 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round [notes3 1] | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 64 | 55 | 89 | –34 | 48 | |||||
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 80 | –28 | 46 | |||||
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 47 | 85 | –38 | 40 | |||||
| 24 | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 45 | 82 | –37 | 34 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ Wrexham lost this year’s Welsh Cup final to Shrewsbury Town, but as the latter are an English side, Wrexham went on to represent Wales in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| New club in the league (none) | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election (none) |
Fourth Division maps
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1983–1984
Election/Re-election to the Football League
As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Maidstone United F.C. (1897) won the right (for the 2nd time) to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Chester City | 24th (Fourth Division) | 52 |
| Halifax Town | 21st (Fourth Division) | 52 |
| Rochdale | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 50 |
| Hartlepool United | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 32 |
| Maidstone United (1897) | 1st (Alliance Premier League) | 22 |
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Maidstone United were again denied membership of the League.
See also
References
- ↑ "England 1983–84". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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