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Everton
1983–84 season
ChairmanPhilip Carter
ManagerHoward Kendall
First Division7th
FA CupWinners
League CupRunners Up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adrian Heath (12)
All:
Adrian Heath (19)
Highest home attendance51,245 v Liverpool (3 March 1984)
Lowest home attendance8,067 v Chesterfield (26 October 1983)
Average home league attendance20,158

During the 1983–84 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division and finished seventh in the table, runners-up in the League Cup and won the FA Cup for the first time in eighteen years.

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First Division

Main article: 1983–84 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
27-Aug-83 Stoke City H 1–0 Sharp 38' 22,658 Report
29-Aug-83 West Ham United H 0–1 20,375 Report
03-Sep-83 Coventry City A 1–1 Sheedy 27' 12,532 Report
06-Sep-83 Ipswich Town A 0–3 16,543 Report
10-Sep-83 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 15,548 Report
17-Sep-83 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 Reid 20' Sheedy 37' 29,125 Report
24-Sep-83 Birmingham City H 1–1 Sharp 46 Pen' 15,253 Report
01-Oct-83 Notts County A 1–0 Reid 33' 7,949 Report
15-Oct-83 Luton Town H 0–1 14,325 Report
22-Oct-83 Watford H 1–0 Johnson 34' 13,571 Report
29-Oct-83 Leicester City A 0–2 10,953 Report
06-Nov-83 Liverpool A 0–3 40,875 Report
12-Nov-83 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 Heath 22' 17,546 Report
19-Nov-83 Arsenal A 1–2 King 41 Pen' 24,330 Report
26-Nov-83 Norwich City H 0–2 14,106 Report
03-Dec-83 Manchester United A 1–0 Sheedy 46' 43,664 Report
10-Dec-83 Aston Villa H 1–1 Gray 90' 15,810 Report
17-Dec-83 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 11,608 Report
26-Dec-83 Sunderland H 0–0 18,683 Report
27-Dec-83 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 12,761 Report
31-Dec-83 Coventry City H 0–0 13,659 Report
02-Jan-84 Birmingham City A 2–0 Stevens 48' King 88' 10,004 Report
14-Jan-84 Stoke City A 1–1 Heath 46' 7,945 Report
21-Jan-84 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Heath 43', 78' 18,003 Report
04-Feb-84 Notts County H 4–1 Heath 26', 38', 69' Sheedy 29 Pen' 13,016 Report
11-Feb-84 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Mountfield 47' 10,313 Report
25-Feb-84 Watford A 4–4 Sharp 52', 79' Gray 67' Heath 91' 16,982 Report
03-Mar-84 Liverpool H 1–1 Harper 85' 51,245 Report
14-Mar-84 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 13,647 Report
17-Mar-84 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Mountfield 4' 18,013 Report
20-Mar-84 Leicester City H 1–1 Richardson 30' 15,142 Report
31-Mar-84 Southampton H 1–0 Gray 39' 20,244 Report
07-Apr-84 Luton Town A 3–0 Mountfield 63' Heath 79', 89 Pen' 9,224 Report
09-Apr-84 Arsenal H 0–0 21,174 Report
17-Apr-84 Southampton A 1–3 Richardson 58' 16,978 Report
21-Apr-84 Sunderland A 1–2 Heath 44' 15,876 Report
23-Apr-84 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Gray 40' Steven 72' 17,185 Report
28-Apr-84 Norwich City A 1–1 Gray 44' 13,624 Report
05-May-84 Manchester United H 1–1 Wakenshaw 58' 28,817 Report
07-May-84 Aston Villa A 2–0 Richardson 67' Sharp 72' 16,792 Report
12-May-84 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 Heath 38' Sharp 78', 81' 20,679 Report
14-May-84 West Ham United A 1–0 Richardson 15' 25,452 Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
7 January 1984 (1984-01-07) 3rd Stoke City 0–2
 Everton Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Report
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 16,462
28 January 1984 (1984-01-28) 4th Everton 0–0
 Gillingham Walton, Liverpool
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,380
31 January 1984 (1984-01-31) 4th (replay) Gillingham 0–0
 Everton Gillingham, Kent
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 15,339
6 February 1984 (1984-02-06) 4th (2nd replay) Gillingham 0–3
 Everton Gillingham, Kent
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 15,943
18 February 1984 (1984-02-18) 5th Everton 3–0
 Shrewsbury Town Walton, Liverpool
 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,106
10 March 1984 (1984-03-10) 6th Notts County 1–2
 Everton Nottingham
Chiedozie 19' Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 19,534
14 April 1984 (1984-04-14) SF Everton 1–0
 (a.e.t.)		 Southampton Highbury, London
Heath 117' Report Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 46,587

Final

Main article: 1984 FA Cup Final
Everton2–0Watford
 Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: John Hunting
Everton
Watford
GK 1 Wales Neville Southall
DF 2 England Gary Stevens
DF 3 England John Bailey
DF 4 Wales Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
DF 5 England Derek Mountfield
MF 6 England Peter Reid
MF 7 England Trevor Steven
FW 8 England Adrian Heath
FW 9 Scotland Graeme Sharp
FW 10 Scotland Andy Gray
MF 11 England Kevin Richardson
Substitute:
DF 12 England Alan Harper
Manager:
England Howard Kendall
GK 1 England Steve Sherwood
DF 2 England David Bardsley
DF 3 England Neil Price downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 4 England Les Taylor (c)
DF 5 England Steve Terry
DF 6 England Lee Sinnott
MF 7 England Nigel Callaghan
FW 8 Scotland Mo Johnston
FW 9 Scotland George Reilly
MF 10 Wales Kenny Jackett
MF 11 England John Barnes
Substitute:
FW 12 England Paul Atkinson upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
England Graham Taylor

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Replay if scores still level
  • One named substitute
  • Maximum of one substitution

League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
4 October 1983 (1983-10-04) 2nd, 1st leg Chesterfield 1–0
 Everton Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Report Sharp 32' Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,713
26 October 1983 (1983-10-26) 2nd, 2nd leg Everton 2–2

(3–2 agg.)		 Chesterfield Walton, Liverpool
 Report
  • B. Scrimgeour 75'
  • A. Birch 79' (pen)
 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 8,067
9 November 1983 (1983-11-09) 3rd Everton 2–1
 Coventry City Walton, Liverpool
 Report D. Bamber 51' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 9,080
30 November 1983 (1983-11-30) 4th West Ham United 2–2
 Everton Upton Park, London
  • D. Mountfield 34' (o.g.)
  • G. Pike 87'
 Report
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 19,702
6 December 1983 (1983-12-06) 4th (replay) Everton 2–0
 (a.e.t.)		 West Ham United Walton, Liverpool
 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,609
18 January 1984 (1984-01-18) 5th Oxford United 1–1
 Everton Headington, Oxford
Report Heath 81' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 14,333
24 January 1984 (1984-01-24) 5th (replay) Everton 4–1
 Oxford United Walton, Liverpool
 Report P. Hinshelwood 89' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,001
15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) SF, 1st leg Everton 2–0
 Aston Villa Walton, Liverpool
 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,006
22 February 1984 (1984-02-22) SF, 2nd leg Aston Villa 1–0

(2–1 agg.)		 Everton Aston, Birmingham
P. Rideout 62' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,426

Final

Main article: 1984 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Everton
Report
Attendance: 100,000
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Alan Kennedy
CB 4 Mark Lawrenson
LM 5 Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Alan Hansen
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 Sammy Lee
CF 9 Ian Rush
CM 10 Craig Johnston downward-facing red arrow 91'
CM 11 Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW 12 Michael Robinson upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
Joe Fagan
EVERTON:
GK 1 Neville Southall
DF 2 Gary Stevens
DF 3 John Bailey
DF 4 Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
DF 5 Derek Mountfield
MF 6 Peter Reid
MF 7 Alan Irvine
FW 8 Adrian Heath
FW 9 Graeme Sharp
FW 10 Kevin Richardson
MF 11 Kevin Sheedy
Substitute:
DF 12 Alan Harper
Manager:
Howard Kendall

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Replay

Main article: 1984 Football League Cup Final § Replay
Liverpool1–0Everton
Graeme Souness 21' Report
Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 52,089
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Alan Kennedy
CB 4 Mark Lawrenson
LM 5 Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Alan Hansen
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 Sammy Lee
CF 9 Ian Rush
CM 10 Craig Johnston
CM 11 Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW 12 Michael Robinson
Manager:
Joe Fagan
EVERTON:
GK 1 Neville Southall
DF 2 Gary Stevens
DF 3 John Bailey
DF 4 Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
DF 5 Derek Mountfield
MF 6 Peter Reid
MF 7 Alan Irvine downward-facing red arrow
FW 8 Adrian Heath
FW 9 Graeme Sharp
FW 10 Kevin Richardson
MF 11 Alan Harper
Substitute:
MF 12 Andy King upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Howard Kendall

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • One named substitute.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

References

  1. ^ 1983-1984 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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