1983–84 York City F.C. season

Association football club season

York City F.C. 1983–84 football season

York City F.C.1983–84 season

Chairman| Michael Sinclair
Manager| Denis Smith
Ground| Bootham Crescent
Football League Fourth Division| 1st (promoted)
FA Cup| Second round
(eliminated by Rochdale)
League Cup| First round
(eliminated by Grimsby Town)
Associate Members' Cup| First round
(eliminated by Hull City)
Top goalscorer| League: John Byrne (27)
All: John Byrne (28)
Highest home attendance| 11,297 vs Doncaster Rovers, Third Division, 8 April 1984
Lowest home attendance| 2,722 vs Hereford United, Third Division, 17 December 1983
Average home league attendance| 5,008

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The 1983–84 season was the 62nd season of competitive association football and 55th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in first position in the 24-team 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division, in doing so becoming the first Football League club to reach and surpass a hundred points in a season. By winning the Fourth Division championship, York earned the first major honour in the club's history.

They entered the 1983–84 FA Cup in the first round, beating Macclesfield Town in a replay before losing at home to Rochdale in the second round. They were knocked out in the first round of both the 1983–84 Football League Cup and 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup, being beaten by Grimsby Town and Hull City respectively.

18 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Defender John MacPhail, midfielder Gary Ford and striker John Byrne played in all 52 first-team matches over the season. Byrne finished as leading goalscorer with 28 goals, of which 27 came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was MacPhail.

## Match details

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### Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division match details  Date  | League
position  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
F–A  | Scorers  | Attendance

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27 August 1983 | 5th | Stockport County | A | W | 2–0 | MacPhail, Byrne | 2,185
3 September 1983 | 2nd | Rochdale | H  | W | 2–0 | Ford, Walwyn | 2,772
6 September 1983 | 1st | Peterborough United | H  | W | 2–0 | Pollard, Byrne  | 3,709
10 September 1983 | 1st | Chesterfield | A | L | 1–2 | Walwyn  | 4,041
17 September 1983 | 1st | Chester City | H  | W | 4–1 | Byrne (3), MacPhail  | 3,037
24 September 1983 | 1st | Darlington | A | D | 0–0 |  | 2,181
27 September 1983 | 1st | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Byrne, Walwyn  | 4,996
1 October 1983 | 1st | Blackpool | H  | W | 4–0 | Byrne (2), Walwyn (2)  | 4,058
7 October 1983 | 1st | Colchester United | H  | W | 3–0 | MacPhail, Pollard pen., Walwyn  | 6,207
15 October 1983 | 1st | Swindon Town | A | L | 2–3 | Walwyn (2)  | 2,457
18 October 1983 | 2nd | Bristol City | A | L | 0–1 |  | 10,827
22 October 1983 | 2nd | Reading | H  | D | 2–2 | Pollard, Sbragia | 4,315
29 October 1983 | 1st | Northampton Town | A | W | 2–1 | Walwyn (2)  | 2,956
1 November 1983 | 1st | Wrexham | H  | W | 3–2 | Sbragia, Pollard (2, 1 pen.)  | 5,641
5 November 1983 | 1st | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 3–0 | Walwyn (2), Byrne  | 2,785
12 November 1983 | 1st | Torquay United | H  | L | 2–3 | Hood, Ford  | 4,609
26 November 1983 | 1st | Hartlepool United | A | W | 3–2 | Byrne (2), Sbragia  | 2,022
3 December 1983 | 1st | Aldershot | H  | W | 2–0 | Byrne, Pearce | 3,951
17 December 1983 | 1st | Hereford United | H  | W | 4–0 | Ford (2), Pearce, Byrne  | 2,722
26 December 1983 | 1st | Halifax Town | A | W | 2–1 | Walwyn (2)  | 2,457
27 December 1983 | 1st | Tranmere Rovers | H  | D | 1–1 | Senior | 6,357
31 December 1983 | 1st | Bury | A | W | 3–1 | Walwyn, Byrne (2)  | 3,864
2 January 1984 | 1st | Mansfield Town | H  | W | 2–1 | Ford, Hay | 5,682
14 January 1984 | 1st | Stockport County | H  | W | 3–1 | Hood pen., MacPhail, Walwyn  | 3,570
31 January 1984 | 1st | Chesterfield | H  | W | 1–0 | Byrne  | 4,782
4 February 1984 | 1st | Blackpool | A | L | 0–3 |  | 6,010
11 February 1984 | 1st | Darlington | H  | W | 2–0 | MacPhail, Ford  | 4,773
18 February 1984 | 1st | Northampton Town | H  | W | 3–0 | Walwyn, Pollard pen., Byrne  | 3,941
25 February 1984 | 1st | Reading | A | L | 0–1 |  | 4,548
28 February 1984 | 1st | Wrexham | A | D | 0–0 |  | 1,199
3 March 1984 | 1st | Bristol City | H  | D | 1–1 | Phillipson-Masters o.g. | 5,096
6 March 1984 | 1st | Crewe Alexandra | H  | W | 5–2 | Walwyn (2), Byrne, Sbragia, Pearce  | 4,106
10 March 1984 | 1st | Torquay United | A | W | 3–1 | Ford, Walwyn, Byrne  | 2,836
19 March 1984 | 1st | Colchester United | A | W | 3–1 | MacPhail, Walwyn, Pearce  | 3,032
24 March 1984 | 1st | Swindon Town | H  | W | 2–0 | Walwyn, Ford  | 3,341
27 March 1984 | 1st | Rochdale | A | W | 2–0 | Byrne (2)  | 1,756
1 April 1984 | 1st | Peterborough United | A | W | 2–0 | MacPhail, Byrne  | 5,216
8 April 1984 | 1st | Doncaster Rovers | H  | D | 1–1 | Ford  | 11,297
14 April 1984 | 1st | Aldershot | A | W | 4–1 | MacPhail, Houchen, Byrne, Pearce  | 5,071
18 April 1984 | 1st | Chester City | A | D | 1–1 | Hood  | 1,850
20 April 1984 | 1st | Halifax Town | H  | W | 4–1 | Byrne (3), Walwyn  | 7,120
23 April 1984 | 1st | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | Ford  | 3,527
28 April 1984 | 1st | Hartlepool United | H  | W | 2–0 | Walwyn (2)  | 6,063
5 May 1984 | 1st | Mansfield Town | A | W | 1–0 | MacPhail  | 3,355
7 May 1984 | 1st | Bury | H  | W | 3–0 | Byrne, Hood, Ford  | 8,026
7 May 1984 | 1st | Hereford United | A | L | 1–2 | MacPhail  | 4,333

### League table (part)

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Final Football League Fourth Division table (part)  Pos  | Club  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GD  | Pts

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1st  | York City | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 101
2nd  | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 85
3rd  | Reading | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 82
4th  | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 82
5th  | Aldershot | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 75
Key  | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source  | [1]

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup

FA Cup match details  Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
F–A  | Scorers  | Attendance

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First round  | 19 November 1983 | Macclesfield Town | A | D | 0–0 |  | 3,407
First round replay  | 22 November 1983 | Macclesfield Town | H  | W | 2–0 | Sbragia, Byrne | 4,963
Second round  | 13 December 1983 | Rochdale  | H  | L | 0–2 |  | 5,203

### League Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup

League Cup match details  Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
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First round first leg  | 30 August 1983 | Grimsby Town | H  | W | 2–1 | Ford, Pollard | 3,505
First round second leg  | 13 September 1983 | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–2 a.e.t. |  | 3,529

### Associate Members' Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup

Associate Members' Cup match details  Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
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First round  | 21 February 1984 | Hull City | H  | L | 1–2 | Senior | 5,837

## Appearances and goals

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with York.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players having played at least one first-team match  Pos.  | Nat.  | Name  | League | FA Cup | League Cup | AMC | Total

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
GK |  ENG | Mike Astbury | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0
GK |  ENG | Roger Jones | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0
DF |  WAL | Chris Evans | 16 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (5) | 0
DF |  SCO | Alan Hay | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1
DF |  ENG | Derek Hood | 33 (1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 (1) | 4
DF |  SCO | John MacPhail | 46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 10
DF |  SCO | Ricky Sbragia | 45 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5
DF |  ENG | Steve Senior | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2
MF |  ENG | Brian Chippendale | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0
MF |  ENG | Malcolm Crosby | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0
MF |  ENG | Gary Ford | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 12
MF |  ENG | Sean Haslegrave | 24 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 25 (4) | 0
MF |  ENG | Keith Houchen | 1 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 1
MF |  ENG | Alan Pearce | 17 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (1) | 5
MF |  ENG | Brian Pollard | 29 (1) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 (1) | 7
FW |  ENG | ~~Viv Busby~~ †  | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0
FW |  ENG | John Byrne | 46 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 28
FW |  SKN | Keith Walwyn | 45 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 25

## See also

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* List of York City F.C. seasons

## References

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General

* Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
* Windross, Dave; Jarred, Martin (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
* Source for match dates, league positions and results: "York City 1983–1984: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
* Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 360–361, 412–413.
* Source for Bristol City own goal from match played 3 March 1984: Dunk, Peter, ed. (1984). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 402\. ISBN 978-0-356-10446-1.
* Source for player details: Jarred; Windross. Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. pp. 7–107.

Specific

1. ^ "York City 1983–1984: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.

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