1983–84 Mansfield Town F.C. season

Mansfield Town
1983–84 season
ManagerIan Greaves
Fourth Division19th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round

The 1983–84 season was Mansfield Town's 47th season in the Football League and 10th in the Fourth Division. They finished in 19th position with 52 points.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1983–84 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
17 Swindon Town 46 15 13 18 58 56 +2 58
18 Northampton Town 46 13 14 19 53 78 −25 53
19 Mansfield Town 46 13 13 20 66 70 −4 52
20 Wrexham 46 11 15 20 59 74 −15 48 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round[a]
21 Halifax Town 46 12 12 22 55 89 −34 48 Re-elected
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wrexham lost this year’s Welsh Cup final to Shrewsbury Town, but as the latter are an English side, Wrexham went on to represent Wales in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Results

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1983–84 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 27 August 1983 Bristol City A 0–4 5,759
2 3 September 1983 Doncaster Rovers H 1–2 2,962 Lister (o.g.)
3 6 September 1983 Stockport County H 1–2 2,167 Thorpe (o.g.)
4 9 September 1983 Halifax Town A 0–0 1,725
5 17 September 1983 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 2,002 Nicholson
6 24 September 1983 Peterborough United A 0–3 3,490
7 27 September 1983 Blackpool A 0–2 3,461
8 1 October 1983 Aldershot H 5–2 1,774 Caldwell (3), Lowery, Barrowclough
9 8 October 1983 Bury A 2–2 2,468 Caldwell, Barrowclough
10 15 October 1983 Torquay United A 1–3 1,940 Lowery
11 19 October 1983 Reading A 0–4 3,781
12 22 October 1983 Hartlepool United H 5–0 1,906 Caldwell (4), Lowery
13 29 October 1983 Hereford United A 0–0 3,422
14 1 November 1983 Rochdale H 3–0 2,536 Caldwell (2), Dungworth
15 5 November 1983 Wrexham A 3–2 1,633 Nicholson (2), Keegan
16 12 November 1983 Colchester United H 0–0 3,042
17 26 November 1983 Swindon Town H 2–2 3,328 Nicholson, Dungworth
18 3 December 1983 Darlington A 0–3 1,630
19 18 December 1983 Northampton Town A 1–2 2,628 Lowery
20 26 December 1983 Chesterfield H 0–1 6,734
21 27 December 1983 Chester City A 4–0 1,567 Barrowclough, Lowery, Caldwell, Nicholson
22 31 December 1983 Crewe Alexandra H 3–3 2,625 Woodhead, Kearney, Caldwell
23 2 January 1984 York City A 1–2 5,628 Barrowclough
24 7 January 1984 Doncaster Rovers A 1–3 3,804 Kearney
25 30 January 1984 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 1,483
26 4 February 1984 Aldershot A 1–7 1,629 Barrowclough
27 11 February 1984 Peterborough United H 0–0 2,179
28 14 February 1984 Rochdale A 0–0 1,095
29 18 February 1984 Hereford United H 1–1 1,868 Barrowclough
30 25 February 1984 Hartlepool United A 1–4 1,730 Ayre
31 3 March 1984 Reading H 2–0 1,950 Barrowclough, Nicholson
32 6 March 1984 Wrexham H 3–4 1,986 Ayre (2), Caldwell
33 10 March 1984 Colchester United A 0–1 2,007
34 17 March 1984 Bury H 1–1 1,673 Ayre
35 24 March 1984 Torquay United A 0–1 1,559
36 27 March 1984 Bristol City H 0–1 1,828
37 31 March 1984 Blackpool H 1–1 1,993 Juryeff
38 6 April 1984 Stockport County A 4–0 1,973 Juryeff, Caldwell, Barrowclough, Matthews
39 10 April 1984 Halifax Town H 7–1 1,696 Juryeff (3), Caldwell, Barrowclough, Matthews, Lowery
40 14 April 1984 Darlington H 1–0 2,075 Caldwell
41 21 April 1984 Chesterfield A 0–0 4,364
42 24 April 1984 Chester City H 3–1 2,346 Matthews, Barrowclough, Nicholson
43 29 April 1984 Swindon Town A 1–1 2,136 Nicholson
44 5 May 1984 York City H 0–1 3,345
45 7 May 1984 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 1,810 Caldwell (3)
46 12 May 1984 Northampton Town H 3–1 2,143 Caldwell (2), Calderwood

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 19 November 1983 Doncaster Rovers H 3–0 5,027 Caldwell, Barrowclough, Calderwood
R2 10 December 1983 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 6,934

League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 30 August 1983 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 3,743 Barrowclough
R1 2nd leg 13 September 1983 Huddersfield Town A 1–5 5,190 Caldwell

League Trophy

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 21 February 1983 Darlington H 1–3 1,086 Barrowclough

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Rod Arnold 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
GK England Barry Daines 21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
GK England Kevin Hitchcock 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
DF England Billy Ayre 25 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 4
DF England Colin Calderwood 27(3) 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 31(3) 2
DF England George Foster 42 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 47 0
DF England Mike Galloway 12(5) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14(5) 0
DF Scotland Paul Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF England Steve Whitworth 41 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 46 0
DF England Simon Woodhead 41(2) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 45(2) 1
MF England Bobby Hutchinson 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
MF England Mark Kearney 17 2 0(1) 0 2 0 0 0 19(1) 2
MF England Ged Keegan 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
MF England Tony Lowery 45 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 50 6
MF England John Matthews 31(1) 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 35(1) 3
MF England Mark Sindall 9(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10(1) 0
FW England Stewart Barrowclough 36(2) 10 2 1 1 1 1 1 40(2) 13
FW Scotland David Caldwell 37(1) 21 2 1 2 1 0(1) 0 41(2) 23
FW England John Dungworth 14(3) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 15(3) 2
FW England Peter Frain 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
FW England Ian Juryeff 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
FW England Paul Kee 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
FW England Gary Nicholson 38(3) 8 2 0 1 0 1 0 42(3) 8
FW England John Partridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Stuart Storer 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
– Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 2

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ 1983–84 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)