Football League in the 1983/84 season is the 86th season of the Football League of England .
| England Football League 1983/1984 | |
|---|---|
| 1983β84 Football League | |
| Number of participants | 20 |
| Top places | |
| Champion | |
| Second place | |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1250 (2.71 per game) |
| Top scorer | |
| Player of the Year | |
| Best player | |
The champion of England at the end of the season for the fifteenth time in its history was Liverpool . Chelsea won the second division.
First Division
| A place | Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | RM | Glasses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 80 | European Cup 1984/85. The first round [1] |
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 22 | eleven | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 77 | UEFA Cup 1984/1985. First round |
| 3 | Nottingham forest | 42 | 22 | eight | 12 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 74 | UEFA Cup 1984/1985. First round |
| four | Manchester United | 42 | 20 | 14 | eight | 71 | 41 | +30 | 74 | UEFA Cup 1984/1985. First round |
| five | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | UEFA Cup 1984/1985. First round |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 63 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | sixteen | 14 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 62 | UEFA Cup Cup 1984/85. First round |
| eight | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | ten | 15 | 64 | 65 | -one | 61 | UEFA Cup 1984/1985. The first round [2] |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 9 | sixteen | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 | |
| ten | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | sixteen | 59 | 61 | -2 | 60 | |
| eleven | Watford | 42 | sixteen | 9 | 17 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 57 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | eight | nineteen | 55 | 57 | -2 | 53 | |
| 13 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 13 | sixteen | 42 | 53 | -eleven | 52 | |
| 14 | Norwich city | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 49 | -one | 51 | |
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 51 | |
| sixteen | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | nineteen | 53 | 66 | -13 | 51 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | nineteen | 48 | 62 | -14 | 51 | |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | eleven | 18 | 44 | 63 | -nineteen | 50 | |
| nineteen | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | eleven | 18 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 50 | |
| 20 | Birmingham city | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 50 | -eleven | 48 | |
| 21 | Notts county | 42 | ten | eleven | 21 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 41 | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 6 | eleven | 25 | 27 | 80 | -53 | 29th |
- β Liverpool won the European Cup for the fourth time in a decade, and defended their title. The club also won the Football League Cup .
- β Tottenham Hotspur qualified as the current UEFA Cup holder .
| Champion of England, qualification for the European Cup 1984/85 | |
| FA Cup Winner , qualification for the 1984/1985 Cup Winners Cup | |
| Qualification for the UEFA Cup 1984/1985 | |
| 1984 Football League Cup Winner | |
| Retirement to Second Division |
Second Division
| A place | Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | RM | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Chelsea | 42 | 25 | 13 | four | 90 | 40 | +50 | 88 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wensday | 42 | 26 | ten | 6 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 88 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | 24 | eight | ten | 85 | 53 | +32 | 80 |
| four | Manchester city | 42 | 20 | ten | 12 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 70 |
| five | Grimsby Town | 42 | nineteen | 13 | ten | 60 | 47 | +13 | 70 |
| 6 | Blackburn rovers | 42 | 17 | sixteen | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 42 | sixteen | sixteen | ten | 48 | 41 | +7 | 64 |
| eight | Shrewsbury Town [1] | 42 | 17 | ten | 15 | 49 | 53 | -four | 61 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 17 | 9 | sixteen | 69 | 60 | +9 | 60 |
| ten | Leeds United | 42 | sixteen | 12 | 14 | 55 | 56 | -one | 60 |
| eleven | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 57 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 57 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | sixteen | 9 | 17 | 53 | 64 | -eleven | 57 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 52 |
| 15 | Cardiff city | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 51 |
| sixteen | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 49 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 49 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | eleven | nineteen | 42 | 52 | -ten | 47 |
| nineteen | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | eight | 21 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 47 |
| 20 | Derby County | 42 | eleven | 9 | 22 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 42 |
| 21 | Swansea city | 42 | 7 | eight | 27 | 36 | 85 | -49 | 29th |
| 22 | Cambridge united | 42 | four | 12 | 26 | 28 | 77 | -49 | 24 |
- β Shrewsbury Town won the Wales Cup , but, being an English club, does not have a quota for participating in the Wales Cup Winners Cup. 1984β85 Wrex received a ticket to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup from Wales .
| Champion of the Second Division , access to the First Division | |
| Winner of the Wales Cup , did not qualify for the UEFA Cup . | |
| Exit to the First Division | |
| Retirement to Third Division |
Third Division
| A place | Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | RM | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Oxford united | 46 | 28 | eleven | 7 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 95 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 46 | 26 | 9 | eleven | 97 | 76 | +21 | 87 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 24 | eleven | eleven | 86 | 53 | +33 | 83 |
| four | Hull city | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 83 |
| five | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | eleven | 68 | 54 | +14 | 79 |
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 75 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | eleven | 15 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 71 |
| eight | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | ten | sixteen | 74 | 69 | +5 | 70 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 67 |
| ten | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | ten | 18 | 56 | 60 | -four | 64 |
| eleven | Orient | 46 | 18 | 9 | nineteen | 71 | 81 | -ten | 63 |
| 12 | Burnley | 46 | sixteen | 14 | sixteen | 76 | 61 | +15 | 62 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | sixteen | 14 | sixteen | 58 | 75 | -17 | 62 |
| 14 | Lincoln city | 46 | 17 | ten | nineteen | 59 | 62 | -3 | 61 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | sixteen | 13 | 17 | 46 | 56 | -ten | 61 |
| sixteen | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | eleven | 20 | 66 | 66 | +0 | 56 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | sixteen | 7 | 23 | 63 | 73 | -ten | 55 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 54 |
| nineteen | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 51 |
| 20 | Brentford | 46 | eleven | sixteen | nineteen | 69 | 79 | -ten | 49 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | nineteen | 18 | 54 | 73 | -nineteen | 46 |
| 22 | Southend United | 46 | ten | 14 | 22 | 55 | 76 | -21 | 44 |
| 23 | Port vale | 46 | eleven | ten | 25 | 51 | 83 | -32 | 43 |
| 24 | Exeter City | 46 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 84 | -34 | 33 |
| Champion of the Third Division , access to the Second Division | |
| Exit to the Second Division | |
| Fourth Division Retirement |
Fourth Division
| A place | Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | RM | Glasses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | York city | 46 | 31 | eight | 7 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 101 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 85 | |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 22 | sixteen | eight | 84 | 56 | +28 | 82 | |
| four | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | ten | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 82 | |
| five | Aldershot | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 75 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 9 | sixteen | 70 | 52 | +18 | 72 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 68 | |
| eight | Colchester united | 46 | 17 | sixteen | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 67 | |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 64 | -five | 67 | |
| ten | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 66 | |
| eleven | Hereford United | 46 | sixteen | 15 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 63 | |
| 12 | Stockport County | 46 | 17 | eleven | 18 | 60 | 64 | -four | 62 | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 15 | sixteen | 59 | 61 | -2 | 60 | |
| 14 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | eight | 21 | 49 | 50 | -one | 59 | |
| 15 | Take it | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 59 | |
| sixteen | Kru Alexandra | 46 | sixteen | eleven | nineteen | 56 | 67 | -eleven | 59 | |
| 17 | Swindon town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | nineteen | 53 | 78 | -25 | 53 | |
| nineteen | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 70 | -four | 52 | |
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | eleven | 15 | 20 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 48 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984/85 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 89 | -34 | 48 | |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | eleven | 13 | 22 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool united | 46 | ten | ten | 26 | 47 | 85 | -38 | 40 | |
| 24 | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 82 | -37 | 34 |
- β Wrexham is a Wales Cup finalist whose winner is the Shrewsbury Town English club without a quota from Wales. Therefore, Wrex received the right to participate in the UEFA Cup Cup from Wales .
| Champion of the Fourth Division, access to the Third Division | |
| Exit to the Third Division | |
| Cup Qualification 1984/1985 | |
| Re-election to the Football League |