1983–84 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1983–84 season
Chairman Len Cearns
Manager John Lyall
Stadium Boleyn Ground
First Division First Division 9th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Tony Cottee (15)
All:
Tony Cottee (19)
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

Season summary

The 1983-84 season was West Ham's third season in the First Division since their return in season 1980-81. The club were managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds.

The season started well for West Ham with them winning their first five games. They maintained good form until the end of 1983 when they were in third place in the league. They had not been lower than fifth place. A slump towards the end of the season saw them fall to their lowest place during the season, ninth place. Tony Cottee was the top scorer with 19 goals in all competitions. The next highest scorer was Dave Swindlehurst with 15. Steve Walford made the most appearances; 50 in all competitions. The season also saw the last game for West Ham by club legend, Trevor Brooking.[1][2] In the League Cup West Ham recorded their biggest ever win in the competition. On 25 October 1983, in the second round, they beat Bury, 10-0 in the second leg, to win the tie 12-1 on aggregate. The game was watched by only 10,896 people; the club's lowest attendance for 30 years.[3]


Leading scorer, Tony Cottee
Club captain, Billy Bonds

First Division

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 UEFA 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
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Tottenham qualified for UEFA Cup as winners of this season's competition.

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 August 1983 Birmingham City H 4-0 19,729 Martin, Cottee (2), Swindlehurst
29 August 1983 Everton A 1-0 20,999 Walford
3 September 1983 Tottenham Hotspur A 2-0 38,042 Whitton, Swindlehurst
6 September 1983 Leicester City H 3-1 22,131 Walford, Cottee, Swindlehurst
10 September 1983 Coventry City H 5-2 23,077 Whitton (2), Swindlehurst (3)
17 September 1983 West Bromwich Albion A 0-1 15,113
24 September 1983 Notts County H 3-0 20,613 Stewart, Goddard, Brooking
1 October 1983 Stoke City A 1-3 13,643 Stewart
15 October 1983 Liverpool H 1-3 32,535 Devonshire
22 October 1983 Norwich City H 0-0 18,958
28 October 1983 Watford A 0-0 14,559
5 November 1983 Ipswich Town H 2-1 20,682 Swindlehurst (2)
12 November 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3-0 12,062 Cottee, Swindlehurst, Brooking
19 November 1983 Sunderland A 1-0 19,921 Swindlehurst
27 November 1983 Manchester United H 1-1 23,255 Swindlehurst
3 December 1983 Aston Villa A 0-1 21,297
10 December 1983 Arsenal H 3-1 25,118 Brooking, Pike, Whyte (og)
17 December 1983 Nottingham Forest A 0-3 14,440
26 December 1983 Southampton A 0-1 22,221
27 December 1983 Luton Town A 1-0 16,343 Cottee
31 December 1983 Tottenham Hotspur H 4-1 30,939 Stewart, Martin, Cottee, Brooking
2 January 1984 Notts County A 2-2 8,667 Stewart, Swindlehurst
14 January 1984 Birmingham City A 0-3 10,334
21 January 1984 West Bromwich Albion H 1-0 17,213 Cottee
4 February 1984 Stoke City H 3-0 18,775 Stewart, Cottee, Barnes
7 February 1984 Queens Park Rangers A 1-1 20,102 Cottee
11 February 1984 Coventry City A 2-1 13,290 Cottee, Bamber (og)
21 February 1984 Watford H 2-4 21,263 Barnes, Swindlehurst
25 February 1984 Norwich City A 0-1 15,937
3 March 1984 Ipswich Town A 3-0 17,384 Hilton, Cottee, Butcher (og)
10 March 1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-1 18,111 Cottee
17 March 1984 Leicester City A 1-4 13,533 Stewart
31 March 1984 Queens Park Rangers H 2-2 21,099 Cottee, Pike
7 April 1984 Liverpool A 0-6 38,369
14 April 1984 Sunderland H 0-1 16,558
17 April 1984 Luton Town H 3-1 15,430 Martin, Cottee (2)
21 April 1984 Southampton A 0-2 20,846
28 April 1984 Manchester United A 0-0 44,124
5 May 1984 Aston Villa H 0-1 17,393
7 May 1984 Arsenal A 3-3 33,347 Hilton, Whitton (2)
12 May 1984 Nottingham Forest H 1-2 18,458 Stewart
17 May 1984 Everton H 0-1 25,452

FA Cup

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Main article: 1983-84 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1984 Wigan Athletic H 1-0 16,000 Stewart
R4 28 January 1984 Crystal Palace A 1-1 27,590 Swindlehurst
R4 Replay 31 January 1984 Crystal Palace H 2-0 27,127 Barnes, Pike
R5 18 February 1984 Birmingham City A 0-3 29,570

League Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 4 October 1983 Bury A 1-2 15,894 Orr, Goddard
R2 Second Leg 25 October 1983 Bury H 10-0 (won 12-1 on agg) 10,896 Stewart, Martin, Devonshire (2), Cottee (4), Brooking (2)
R3 8 November 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion H 1-0 17,082 Swindlehurst
R4 30 November 1983 Everton H 2-2 19,702 Pike, Mountfield (og)
R4 6 December 1983 Everton A 0-2 21,607

Squad

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

No. Position Player
England MF Paul Allen
England MF Bobby Barnes
England DF Billy Bonds (captain)
England MF Trevor Brooking
England DF Paul Brush
England FW Tony Cottee
England MF Alan Devonshire
England MF Alan Dickens
England MF Warren Donald
England FW Paul Goddard
England DF Paul Hilton
No. Position Player
England DF Frank Lampard
England DF Alvin Martin
Scotland DF Neil Orr
England GK Phil Parkes
England MF Geoff Pike
Scotland DF Ray Stewart
England FW Dave Swindlehurst
England DF Steve Walford
England FW Steve Whitton

References

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