1983–84 West Ham United F.C. season

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)

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 421452501289423207332+4180 European Cup 1984–85 First round [notes 1]
2Southampton421542441777722216638+2877 UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round
3Nottingham Forest421443471784929287645+3174 UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round
4Manchester United4214344318611428237141+3074 UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round
5Queens Park Rangers4214433712831030256737+3073 UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round
6Arsenal421056412984933317460+1463
7Everton42993211275923304442+262 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round
8Tottenham Hotspur421146312466933416465–161 UEFA Cup 1984–85 First round [notes 2]
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
  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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1983Birmingham CityH4-019,729Martin, Cottee (2), Swindlehurst
29 August 1983EvertonA1-020,999Walford
3 September 1983Tottenham HotspurA2-038,042Whitton, Swindlehurst
6 September 1983Leicester CityH3-122,131Walford, Cottee, Swindlehurst
10 September 1983Coventry CityH5-223,077Whitton (2), Swindlehurst (3)
17 September 1983West Bromwich AlbionA0-115,113
24 September 1983Notts CountyH3-020,613Stewart, Goddard, Brooking
1 October 1983Stoke CityA1-313,643Stewart
15 October 1983LiverpoolH1-332,535Devonshire
22 October 1983Norwich CityH0-018,958
28 October 1983WatfordA0-014,559
5 November 1983Ipswich TownH2-120,682Swindlehurst (2)
12 November 1983Wolverhampton WanderersA3-012,062Cottee, Swindlehurst, Brooking
19 November 1983SunderlandA1-019,921Swindlehurst
27 November 1983Manchester UnitedH1-123,255Swindlehurst
3 December 1983Aston VillaA0-121,297
10 December 1983ArsenalH3-125,118Brooking, Pike, Whyte (og)
17 December 1983Nottingham ForestA0-314,440
26 December 1983SouthamptonA0-122,221
27 December 1983Luton TownA1-016,343Cottee
31 December 1983Tottenham HotspurH4-130,939Stewart, Martin, Cottee, Brooking
2 January 1984Notts CountyA2-28,667Stewart, Swindlehurst
14 January 1984Birmingham CityA0-310,334
21 January 1984West Bromwich AlbionH1-017,213Cottee
4 February 1984Stoke CityH3-018,775Stewart, Cottee, Barnes
7 February 1984Queens Park RangersA1-120,102Cottee
11 February 1984Coventry CityA2-113,290Cottee, Bamber (og)
21 February 1984WatfordH2-421,263Barnes, Swindlehurst
25 February 1984Norwich CityA0-115,937
3 March 1984Ipswich TownA3-017,384Hilton, Cottee, Butcher (og)
10 March 1984Wolverhampton WanderersH1-118,111Cottee
17 March 1984Leicester CityA1-413,533Stewart
31 March 1984Queens Park RangersH2-221,099Cottee, Pike
7 April 1984LiverpoolA0-638,369
14 April 1984SunderlandH0-116,558
17 April 1984Luton TownH3-115,430Martin, Cottee (2)
21 April 1984SouthamptonA0-220,846
28 April 1984Manchester UnitedA0-044,124
5 May 1984Aston VillaH0-117,393
7 May 1984ArsenalA3-333,347Hilton, Whitton (2)
12 May 1984Nottingham ForestH1-218,458Stewart
14 May 1984EvertonH0-125,452

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1984Wigan AthleticH1-016,000Stewart
R428 January 1984Crystal PalaceA1-127,590Swindlehurst
R4 Replay31 January 1984Crystal PalaceH2-027,127Barnes, Pike
R518 February 1984Birmingham CityA0-329,570

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg4 October 1983BuryA1-215,894Orr, Goddard
R2 Second Leg25 October 1983BuryH10-0 (won 12-1 on agg)10,896Stewart, Martin, Devonshire (2), Cottee (4), Brooking (2)
R38 November 1983Brighton and Hove AlbionH1-017,082Swindlehurst
R430 November 1983EvertonH2-219,702Pike, Mountfield (og)
R46 December 1983EvertonA0-221,607

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

  1. ↑ Ellis, Ralph (8 February 2013). "He played twice for Cork but to suggest Brooking is not a one-club man is nonsense (he even snubbed Chelsea...)". Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1983-84". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Perfect ten to humble Bury". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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