1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season

1983–84 season of Leicester City

Leicester City 1983–84 football season

Leicester City1983–84 season

Chairman| Terry Shipman
Manager| Gordon Milne
First Division| 15th
FA Cup| Third round
League Cup| Second round
Top goalscorer| Lineker (22)
Average home league attendance| 14,923

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During the 1983–84 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary[edit]

In the 1983–84 season, Leicester had a poor start with six successive league defeats which represented the Foxes' worst start to a season and labelled them as early relegation favourites. After going out of the League Cup though, their form picked up with only 2 defeats in their next 15 league games from the end of October until the end of January. Their relegation worries were formally avoided when Leicester beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Filbert Street on 5 May with 2 games to spare and the Foxes finished the season in a fairly comfortable 15th place.

## Final league table[edit]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League § First Division

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13  | Sunderland | 42  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 42  | 53  | −11  | 52
14  | Norwich City | 42  | 12  | 15  | 15  | 48  | 49  | −1  | 51
15  | Leicester City | 42  | 13  | 12  | 17  | 65  | 68  | −3  | 51
16  | Luton Town | 42  | 14  | 9  | 19  | 53  | 66  | −13  | 51
17  | West Bromwich Albion | 42  | 14  | 9  | 19  | 48  | 62  | −14  | 51

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

## Results[edit]

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

### Legend[edit]

Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League First Division[edit]

Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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27 August 1983 | Notts County | H | 0–4 | 14,838 |
31 August 1983 | Luton Town | H | 0–3 | 11,929 |
3 September 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 12,016 |
6 September 1983 | West Ham United | A | 1–3 | 22,131 | Lineker
10 September 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–3 | 15,886 |
17 September 1983 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 12,377 | Lineker
24 September 1983 | Stoke City | H | 2–2 | 10,215 | Jones, Lineker
1 October 1983 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 15,212 | Lineker
19 October 1983 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | 13,780 | Eastoe
22 October 1983 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 14,944 |
29 October 1983 | Everton | H | 2–0 | 10,953 | A Smith, Ramsey
5 November 1983 | Watford | A | 3–3 | 15,807 | Lynex (2, 1 pen), Banks
12 November 1983 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 24,409 | Lynex
19 November 1983 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 19,024 | Lynex (pen)
26 November 1983 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | 14,777 | Lineker, Lynex, A Smith
30 November 1983 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 14,181 | A Smith, Lineker
4 December 1983 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | 23,248 | Jones, A Smith
10 December 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 5–1 | 10,969 | Lineker, A Smith (3), Lynex
18 December 1983 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 16,993 | Hazell
26 December 1983 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 17,460 | Lineker, Lynex
27 December 1983 | Liverpool | A | 2–2 | 33,664 | A Smith, Banks
31 December 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 15,128 | Lynex (pen)
2 January 1984 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 13,728 | A Smith
14 January 1984 | Notts County | A | 5–2 | 10,607 | MacDonald, Lineker (3), Peake
21 January 1984 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 16,262 | Lineker
4 February 1984 | Birmingham City | H | 2–3 | 13,770 | A Smith (2)
11 February 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 28,410 | Lineker (2)
25 February 1984 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 11,399 | A Smith, O'Neill
3 March 1984 | Watford | H | 4–1 | 13,295 | Peake (2), Lineker, A Smith
10 March 1984 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 39,473 |
17 March 1984 | West Ham United | H | 4–1 | 13,533 | Hazell, Lynex (2, 1 pen), Lineker
20 March 1984 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 15,142 | Lineker
24 March 1984 | Luton Town | A | 0–0 | 10,509 |
31 March 1984 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 11,278 | A Smith (2)
7 April 1984 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 17,455 | Lineker (2)
14 April 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 13,366 | O'Neill, Banks
18 April 1984 | Liverpool | H | 3–3 | 26,553 | Peake, Lynex, Lineker
21 April 1984 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 12,360 |
28 April 1984 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 24,143 | Lineker
5 May 1984 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 16,600 | Lynex, Lineker
7 May 1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 7,405 |
12 May 1984 | Sunderland | H | 0–2 | 12,627 |

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R3 | 7 January 1984 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 11,497 |

### League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R2 1st leg | 5 October 1983 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 7,798 |
R2 2nd leg | 25 October 1983 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 (lost 3-4 on pens) | 15,666 | A Smith, English

## Squad[edit]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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\-  | GK |  ENG | Mark Wallington
\-  | MF |  NIR | Paul Ramsey
\-  | DF |  SCO | Bobby Smith
\-  | MF |  SCO | Kevin MacDonald
\-  | MF |  ENG | Ian Banks
\-  | DF |  ENG | Larry May
\-  | DF |  NIR | John O'Neill
\-  | MF |  ENG | Steve Lynex
\-  | FW |  ENG | Gary Lineker
\-  | FW |  ENG | Alan Smith
\-  | FW |  ENG | Robbie Jones
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\-  | MF |  SCO | Ian Wilson
\-  | MF |  ENG | Andy Peake
\-  | DF |  SCO | David Rennie
\-  | FW |  ENG | Tommy English
\-  | GK |  ENG | Mark Grew
\-  | DF |  SCO | Tommy Williams
\-  | DF |  ENG | Bob Hazell
\-  | FW |  ENG | Peter Eastoe (on loan from West Brom)
\-  | DF |  ENG | Andy Feeley
\-  | GK |  ENG | Ian Andrews
\-  | MF |  ENG | Rob Kelly

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1983-1984 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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* Bobby Robson
* Home Championship
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League competitions|

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* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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* Alliance Premier League

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* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
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* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
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* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Coventry City
* Everton
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* Barnsley
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* Newcastle United
* Oldham Athletic
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City

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* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hull City
* Lincoln City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Orient
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* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Scunthorpe United
* Sheffield United
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* Wimbledon

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* Aldershot
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* Bury
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* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
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* Peterborough United
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Southport
* Stockport County
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* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham
* York City

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*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
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*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[DF]: Defender
*[FW]: Forward