1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1983–84 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

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

Season summary

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 East Midlands rivals 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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Liverpool421452501289423207332+4180
2Southampton421542441777722216638+2877
3Nottingham Forest421443471784929287645+3174
4Manchester United4214344318611428237141+3074
5Queens Park Rangers4214433712831030256737+3073
6Arsenal421056412984933317460+1463
7Everton42993211275923304442+262
8Tottenham Hotspur421146312466933416465–161
9West Ham United421047392475921316055+560
10Aston Villa4214343422361225395961–260
11Watford429753631721232466877–957
12Ipswich Town4211463423441321345557–253
13Sunderland428942618541216354253–1152
14Norwich City429843420371114294849–151
15Leicester City4211554030271225386568–351
16Luton Town427593033741023335366–1351
17West Bromwich Albion4210473025451218374862–1451
18Stoke City4211463023271214404463–1950
19Coventry City428583333561024445777–2050
20Birmingham City427771918551120323950–1148
21Notts County426783136441319365072–2241
22Wolverhampton Wanderers424891528231612522780–5329
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup Winners, see Liverpool
Relegated

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1983Notts CountyH0–414,838
31 August 1983Luton TownH0–311,929
3 September 1983West Bromwich AlbionA0–112,016
6 September 1983West Ham UnitedA1–322,131Lineker
10 September 1983Tottenham HotspurH0–315,886
17 September 1983Coventry CityA1–212,377Lineker
24 September 1983Stoke CityH2–210,215Jones, Lineker
1 October 1983Birmingham CityA1–215,212Lineker
19 October 1983Norwich CityA1–313,780Eastoe
22 October 1983Ipswich TownA0–014,944
29 October 1983EvertonH2–010,953A Smith, Ramsey
5 November 1983WatfordA3–315,807Lynex (2, 1 pen), Banks
12 November 1983Manchester UnitedH1–124,409Lynex
19 November 1983Aston VillaA1–319,024Lynex (pen)
26 November 1983ArsenalH3–014,777Lineker, Lynex, A Smith
30 November 1983SouthamptonH2–114,181A Smith, Lineker
4 December 1983Nottingham ForestA2–323,248Jones, A Smith
10 December 1983Wolverhampton WanderersH5–110,969Lineker, A Smith (3), Lynex
18 December 1983SunderlandA1–116,993Hazell
26 December 1983Queens Park RangersH2–117,460Lineker, Lynex
27 December 1983LiverpoolA2–233,664A Smith, Banks
31 December 1983West Bromwich AlbionH1–115,128Lynex (pen)
2 January 1984Stoke CityA1–013,728A Smith
14 January 1984Notts CountyA5–210,607MacDonald, Lineker (3), Peake
21 January 1984Coventry CityH1–116,262Lineker
4 February 1984Birmingham CityH2–313,770A Smith (2)
11 February 1984Tottenham HotspurA2–328,410Lineker (2)
25 February 1984Ipswich TownH2–011,399A Smith, O'Neill
3 March 1984WatfordH4–113,295Peake (2), Lineker, A Smith
10 March 1984Manchester UnitedA0–239,473
17 March 1984West Ham UnitedH4–113,533Hazell, Lynex (2, 1 pen), Lineker
20 March 1984EvertonA1–115,142Lineker
24 March 1984Luton TownA0–010,509
31 March 1984Norwich CityH2–111,278A Smith (2)
7 April 1984SouthamptonA2–217,455Lineker (2)
14 April 1984Aston VillaH2–013,366O'Neill, Banks
18 April 1984LiverpoolH3–326,553Peake, Lynex, Lineker
21 April 1984Queens Park RangersA0–212,360
28 April 1984ArsenalA1–224,143Lineker
5 May 1984Nottingham ForestH2–116,600Lynex, Lineker
7 May 1984Wolverhampton WanderersA0–17,405
12 May 1984SunderlandH0–212,627

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1984Crystal PalaceA0–111,497

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg5 October 1983ChelseaH0–27,798
R2 2nd leg25 October 1983ChelseaA2–0 (lost 3-4 on pens)15,666A Smith, English

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 GK Mark Wallington
- Northern Ireland MF Paul Ramsey
- Scotland DF Bobby Smith
- Scotland MF Kevin MacDonald
- England MF Ian Banks
- England DF Larry May
- Northern Ireland DF John O'Neill
- England MF Steve Lynex
- England FW Gary Lineker
- England FW Alan Smith
- England FW Robbie Jones
No. Position Player
- Scotland MF Ian Wilson
- England MF Andy Peake
- Scotland DF David Rennie
- England FW Tommy English
- England GK Mark Grew
- Scotland DF Tommy Williams
- England DF Bob Hazell
- England FW Peter Eastoe (on loan from West Brom)
- England DF Andy Feeley
- England GK Ian Andrews
- England MF Rob Kelly

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1983-1984/results
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