1983–84 West Ham United F.C. season
1983–84 season of West Ham United
West Ham United 1983–84 football season
The 1983–84 West Ham United F.C. season was West Ham 's third in the First Division since their return at the end of the 1980–81 season . The club was managed by John Lyall and the team captain was Billy Bonds .
Season summary
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 club's 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 Trevor Brooking .[ 1]
In the League Cup , West Ham recorded their biggest win in the competition when they beat Bury 10–0 in the second round second leg, to win the tie 12–1 on aggregate. The game was watched by only 10,896 people, the club's lowest home attendance for 30 years.[ 2]
Leading scorer, Tony Cottee
Club captain, Billy Bonds
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1983–84 FA Cup winners.
^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1983–84 UEFA Cup winners.
Results
West Ham United's score comes first [ 1]
Legend
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, Whyte (og), Pike
17 December 1983
Nottingham Forest
A
0–3
14,440
26 December 1983
Southampton
H
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
14 May 1984
Everton
H
0–1
25,452
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
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 First Leg
4 October 1983
Bury
A
2–1
15,894
Orr , Goddard
R2 Second Leg
25 October 1983
Bury
H
10–0 (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
Mountfield (og) 34', Pike 87'
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.
References
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two )
Athenian League (level 8 only )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 8 only )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
London Spartan League (Premier , Senior )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One North , One South )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions