1983–84 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
1983–84 season
ChairmanLen Cearns
ManagerJohn Lyall
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division9th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Cottee (15)
All:
Cottee (19)

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[]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Everton 42 16 14 12 44 42 +2 62 Cup Winners' Cup[a]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 10 15 64 65 −1 61 UEFA Cup[b]
9 West Ham United 42 17 9 16 60 55 +5 60
10 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 59 61 −2 60
11 Watford 42 16 9 17 68 77 −9 57
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Tottenham qualified for the 1984–85 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup.

Results[]

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

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, Whyte (og), Pike
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
14 May 1984 Everton H 0–1 25,452

FA Cup[]

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[]

Main article: 1983–84 Football 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 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. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Paul Allen
— MF England ENG Bobby Barnes
— DF England ENG Billy Bonds (captain)
— MF England ENG Trevor Brooking
— DF England ENG Paul Brush
— FW England ENG Tony Cottee
— MF England ENG Alan Devonshire
— MF England ENG Alan Dickens
— MF England ENG Warren Donald
— FW England ENG Paul Goddard
— DF England ENG Paul Hilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Frank Lampard
— DF England ENG Alvin Martin
— DF Scotland SCO Neil Orr
— GK England ENG Phil Parkes
— MF England ENG Geoff Pike
— DF Scotland SCO Ray Stewart
— FW England ENG Dave Swindlehurst
— DF England ENG Steve Walford
— FW England ENG Steve Whitton

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1983-84". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Perfect ten to humble Bury". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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