1983–84 West Ham United F.C. season

Season summary

The 1983–84 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.

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[lower-alpha 1]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 10 15 64 65 −1 61 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 2]
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:
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
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, Whyte (og), Pike
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
Main article: 1983–84 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
Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg4 October 1983BuryA2–115,894Orr, Goddard
R2 Second Leg25 October 1983BuryH10–0 (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. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Paul Allen
— MF  ENG Bobby Barnes
— DF  ENG Billy Bonds (captain)
— MF  ENG Trevor Brooking
— DF  ENG Paul Brush
— FW  ENG Tony Cottee
— MF  ENG Alan Devonshire
— MF  ENG Alan Dickens
— MF  ENG Warren Donald
— FW  ENG Paul Goddard
— DF  ENG Paul Hilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Frank Lampard
— DF  ENG Alvin Martin
— DF  SCO Neil Orr
— GK  ENG Phil Parkes
— MF  ENG Geoff Pike
— DF  SCO Ray Stewart
— FW  ENG Dave Swindlehurst
— DF  ENG Steve Walford
— FW  ENG Steve Whitton

References
  1. "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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