1983–84 Blackpool F.C. season

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)