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1983–84 Blackpool F.C. season

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Blackpool F.C.
Season 1983–84
League Division Four
Manager Sam Ellis
League position 6th
Top goalscorer League: Paul Stewart (10)
Combined: Paul Stewart &
Keith Mercer (12)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup First round
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season 1982–83
Next season 1984–85

The 1983–84 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 76th season (73rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing sixth.

Paul Stewart and Keith Mercer were the club's joint-top goalscorers, with twelve goals apiece.

Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 York City 46 31 8 7 96 39 +57 101
2 Doncaster Rovers 46 24 13 9 82 54 +28 85
3 Reading 46 22 16 8 84 56 +28 82
4 Bristol City 46 24 10 12 70 44 +26 82
5 Aldershot 46 22 9 15 76 69 +7 75
6 Blackpool 46 21 9 16 70 52 +18 72
7 Peterborough United 46 18 14 14 72 48 +24 68
8 Colchester United 46 17 16 13 69 53 +16 67
9 Torquay United 46 18 13 15 59 64 −5 67
10 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 15 14 53 53 +0 66
11 Hereford United 46 16 15 15 54 53 +1 63
12 Stockport County 46 17 11 18 60 64 −4 62
13 Chesterfield 46 15 15 16 59 61 −2 60
14 Darlington 46 17 8 21 49 50 −1 59
15 Bury 46 15 14 17 61 64 −3 59
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 16 11 19 56 67 −11 59
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
21 Halifax Town 46 12 12 22 55 89 −34 48
22 Rochdale 46 11 13 22 52 80 −28 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 10 10 26 47 85 −38 40
24 Chester City 46 7 13 26 45 82 −37 34

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

References

  • Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)