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1983–84 Birmingham City F.C. season

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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1983–84
managerRon Saunders
chairmanKeith Coombs
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League First Division
league result20th (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultSixth round
(eliminated by Watford)
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultFourth round
(eliminated by Liverpool)
league topscorerMick Harford, Howard Gayle (8)
season topscorerMick Harford (15)
highest attendance40,220 vs Watford, FA Cup 6th round, 10 March 1984
lowest attendance7,786 vs Derby County, League Cup 2nd round, 25 October 1983
average attendance14,106
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nextseason1984–85

(eliminated by Watford) (eliminated by Liverpool) The 1983–84 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 81st in the Football League and their 49th in the First Division. They finished in 20th position in the 22-team division, so were relegated to the Second Division for 1984–85. They entered the 1983–84 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Watford in the quarter-final. In the League Cup, after defeating Notts County in the third round only after three replays, they lost to Liverpool in the fourth round after a replay.

Mick Harford was the club's top scorer with 15 goals in all competitions; if only league games are counted, Harford and Howard Gayle were joint leaders with 8. The highest attendance, of 40,220 against Watford in the FA Cup sixth round, was the last 40,000 crowd seen at St Andrew's, as of 2012; the ground capacity was reduced to around 30,000 when the stadium was converted to all-seater in the 1990s.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1983–84 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance27 August 198330 August 19833 September 19836 September 198310 September 198317 September 198324 September 19831 October 198315 October 198322 October 198329 October 19835 November 198312 November 198319 November 198326 November 19833 December 198310 December 198317 December 198326 December 198327 December 198331 December 19832 January 198414 January 198421 January 19844 February 19847 February 198411 February 198425 February 198428 February 19843 March 198417 March 198420 March 198424 March 198431 March 19847 April 198414 April 198421 April 198423 April 198428 April 19845 May 19847 May 198412 May 1984
21stWest Ham UnitedAL0–419,729
22ndNotts CountyAL1–2Harford11,031
17thWatfordHW2–0Hopkins, Halsall11,931
11thStoke CityHW1–0Blake pen13,728
10thWolverhampton WanderersAD1–1Wright pen15,933
10thIpswich TownHW1–0Gayle13,159
12thEvertonAD1–1Gayle15,254
8thLeicester CityHW2–1Rees, Harford15,212
12thAston VillaAL0–139,318
15thTottenham HotspurHL0–118,937
13thWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–1Gayle, Harford20,109
14thCoventry CityHL1–2Blake16,169
14thLuton TownAD1–1Hopkins11,111
15thQueens Park RangersAL1–2Harford10,824
16thSunderlandHL0–111,948
17thLiverpoolAL0–124,791
17thNorwich CityHL0–19,971
17thSouthamptonAL1–2Stevenson15,248
19thNottingham ForestHL1–2Rogers14,482
19thArsenalAD1–1Hopkins25,642
19thWatfordAL0–114,403
19thEvertonHL0–210,004
19thWest Ham UnitedHW3–0Hopkins, Halsall, Harford10,334
19thIpswich TownAW2–1Harford, Butcher og12,884
19thLeicester CityAW3–2Peake og, Gayle, Wright pen13,776
19thManchester UnitedHD2–2Hopkins, Wright pen19,957
18thWolverhampton WanderersHD0–014,319
15thTottenham HotspurAW1–0Harford23,564
14thWest Bromwich AlbionHW2–1Rees, Broadhurst16,780
14thCoventry CityAW1–0Gayle13,696
15thStoke CityAL1–2Gayle13,506
15thLuton TownHD1–1Wright pen9,592
13thNotts CountyHD0–09,040
12thAston VillaHW2–1Stevenson, Gayle23,993
15thManchester UnitedAL0–139,896
15thQueens Park RangersHL0–210,255
17thNottingham ForestAL1–5Harford15,323
17thArsenalHD1–1Kuhl11,164
18thSunderlandAL1–2Wright pen13,061
19thLiverpoolHD0–018,817
18thNorwich CityAD1–1Gayle12,111
20thSouthamptonHD0–016,445

League table (part)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts18th19th20th21st22nd
Stoke City421311184463−1950
Coventry City421311185777−2050
Birmingham City421212183950−1148
Notts County421011215072−2241
Wolverhampton Wanderers42611252780−5329

Results summary

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundThird round replayFourth roundFifth roundSixth round
7 January 1984Sheffield UnitedAD1–1Wright pen17,202
10 January 1984Sheffield UnitedHW2–0Harford, Wright pen10,888
28 January 1984SunderlandAW2–1Kuhl, Harford21,226
18 February 1984West Ham UnitedHW3–0Hopkins, Rees, Wright pen29,570
10 March 1984WatfordHL1–3Terry og40,220

League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st legSecond round 2nd legThird roundThird round replayThird round 2nd replayThird round 3rd replayFourth roundFourth round replay
5 October 1983Derby CountyAW3–0Watson og, Rees, Gayle13,114
25 October 1983Derby CountyHW4–0Harford 3, Gayle7,786
8 November 1983Notts CountyHD2–2Handysides, Phillips10,484
22 November 1983Notts CountyAD0–0
aet8,268
29 November 1983Notts CountyHD0–0
aet9,678
5 December 1983Notts CountyAW3–1Hopkins 2, Harford7,361
20 December 1983LiverpoolHD1–1Harford17,405
22 December 1983LiverpoolAL0–311,638

Appearances and goals

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. :Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. :Players marked left the club during the playing season. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTony CotonMark KendallNoel BlakeKevan BroadhurstJim HaganMark McCarrickWayne MumfordBrian RobertsPat Van Den HauweBilly WrightMick HalsallIan HandysidesRobert HopkinsMartin KuhlIvor LintonLes PhillipsKevin RogersByron StevensonHoward Gayle *Mick HarfordIan MuirTony Rees
GKENG4105080540
GKENG10000010
DFENG3925080522
DFENG22 (1)1500027 (1)1
DFNIR30 (3)0008039 (3)0
DFENG12 (3)0300 (1)015 (4)0
DFENG3 (2)000003 (2)0
DFENG1100000110
DFWAL4205080550
DFENG4055380538
MFENG212304 (1)028 (1)2
MFENG4 (1)000115 (1)1
MFENG3255172448
MFENG20 (2)1513024 (2)2
MFENG3 (1)000003 (1)0
MFENG18 (2)0008126 (3)1
MFENG8 (1)100008 (1)1
MFWAL21 (4)2406 (1)031 (5)2
FWENG32 (1)8408244 (1)10
FWENG39852755115
FWENG10001010
FWWAL22 (3)2113125 (3)4

Sources

  • For match dates, league positions and results:
  • For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 402–03.

References

References

  1. Matthews (2010), ''Complete Record'', p. 402.
  2. "Birmingham City 1983–1984 : English Division One (old) Table". Statto Organisation.
  3. "Birmingham City league performance history". AFS Enterprises.
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