1983–84 FA Cup

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1983–84 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Defending championsManchester United
Final positions
ChampionsEverton (4th title)
Runner-upWatford

The 1983–84 FA Cup was the 103rd season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The competition was won by Everton, who defeated first-time finalists Watford 2–0 at Wembley.

First round proper[edit]

Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus Telford United, Northwich Victoria, Enfield and Altrincham were given byes. The first round matches were played over the weekend of 19–20 November 1983. Replays were played on 21–23 November, or 28 November.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chester City 1–2 Chesterfield 19 November 1983
2 Darlington 5–0 Mossley 19 November 1983
3 Bournemouth 4–0 Walsall 19 November 1983
4 Barking 2–1 Farnborough Town 19 November 1983
5 Barnet 0–0 Bristol Rovers 19 November 1983
Replay Bristol Rovers 3–1 Barnet 22 November 1983
6 Burnley 2–0 Hyde United 19 November 1983
7 Poole Town 0–0 Newport County 20 November 1983
Replay Newport County 3–1 Poole Town 22 November 1983
8 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra 19 November 1983
9 Yeovil Town 0–1 Harrow Borough 19 November 1983
10 Reading 2–0 Hereford United 19 November 1983
11 Northwich Victoria 1–1 Bangor City 19 November 1983
Replay Bangor City 1–0 Northwich Victoria 22 November 1983
12 Macclesfield Town 0–0 York City 19 November 1983
Replay York City 2–0 Macclesfield Town 22 November 1983
13 Gainsborough Trinity 0–2 Blackpool 19 November 1983
14 Wrexham 1–5 Sheffield United 19 November 1983
15 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Bolton Wanderers 19 November 1983
Replay Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Tranmere Rovers 22 November 1983
16 Northampton Town 1–1 Waterlooville 19 November 1983
Replay Waterlooville 1–1 Northampton Town 23 November 1983
Replay Northampton Town 2–0 Waterlooville 28 November 1983
17 Bradford City 0–0 Wigan Athletic 19 November 1983
Replay Wigan Athletic 4–2 Bradford City 28 November 1983
18 Millwall 2–1 Dartford 19 November 1983
19 Wimbledon 2–1 Orient 19 November 1983
20 Penrith 0–2 Hull City 19 November 1983
21 Southend United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle 19 November 1983
Replay Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Southend United 22 November 1983
22 Exeter City 1–1 Maidstone United 19 November 1983
Replay Maidstone United 2–1 Exeter City 23 November 1983
23 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Preston North End 19 November 1983
24 Mansfield Town 3–0 Doncaster Rovers 19 November 1983
25 Port Vale 1–2 Lincoln City 19 November 1983
26 Halifax Town 2–3 Whitby Town 19 November 1983
27 Wealdstone 1–1 Enfield 19 November 1983
Replay Enfield 2–2 Wealdstone 22 November 1983
Replay Wealdstone 2–0 Enfield 28 November 1983
28 Torquay United 1–2 Colchester United 19 November 1983
29 Kettering Town 0–7 Swindon Town 19 November 1983
30 Rotherham United 0–0 Hartlepool United 19 November 1983
Replay Hartlepool United 0–1 Rotherham United 23 November 1983
31 Aldershot 1–1 Worcester City 19 November 1983
Replay Worcester City 2–1 Aldershot 21 November 1983
32 Boston United 0–3 Bury 19 November 1983
33 Chelmsford City 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers 19 November 1983
Replay Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Chelmsford City 22 November 1983
34 Burton Albion 1–2 Windsor & Eton 19 November 1983
35 Dagenham 2–2 Brentford 19 November 1983
Replay Brentford 2–1 Dagenham 22 November 1983
36 Oxford United 2–0 Peterborough United 19 November 1983
37 Corinthian Casuals 0–0 Bristol City 19 November 1983
Replay Bristol City 4–0 Corinthian Casuals 23 November 1983
38 Telford United 3–0 Stockport County 19 November 1983
39 AP Leamington 0–1 Gillingham 19 November 1983
40 Frickley Athletic 0–1 Altrincham 19 November 1983

Second round proper[edit]

The second round matches were played mainly on 10 December 1983, with a couple of ties and replays being played on 13–14 December, or 19 December.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chesterfield 2–2 Burnley 10 December 1983
Replay Burnley 3–2 Chesterfield 19 December 1983
2 Darlington 0–0 Altrincham 10 December 1983
Replay Altrincham 0–2 Darlington 14 December 1983
3 Reading 1–1 Oxford United 10 December 1983
Replay Oxford United 3–0 Reading 14 December 1983
4 Gillingham 6–1 Chelmsford City 10 December 1983
5 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Mansfield Town 10 December 1983
6 Lincoln City 0–0 Sheffield United 10 December 1983
Replay Sheffield United 1–0 Lincoln City 19 December 1983
7 Windsor & Eton 0–0 Bournemouth 13 December 1983
Replay Bournemouth 2–0 Windsor & Eton 19 December 1983
8 Bangor City 1–1 Blackpool 10 December 1983
Replay Blackpool 2–1 Bangor City 13 December 1983
9 Brentford 3–2 Wimbledon 10 December 1983
10 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Bristol City 10 December 1983
11 Maidstone United 3–2 Worcester City 10 December 1983
12 Northampton Town 1–1 Telford United 10 December 1983
Replay Telford United 3–2 Northampton Town 14 December 1983
13 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Barking 10 December 1983
14 Millwall 2–3 Swindon Town 10 December 1983
15 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Bury 10 December 1983
16 York City 0–2 Rochdale 13 December 1983
17 Rotherham United 2–1 Hull City 10 December 1983
18 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Whitby Town 10 December 1983
19 Colchester United 4–0 Wealdstone 10 December 1983
20 Harrow Borough 1–3 Newport County 10 December 1983

Third round proper[edit]

Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round matches were played over the weekend 6–8 January 1984. Replays took place on 10–11 January, with second replays on 16 January. Holders Manchester United were eliminated by third-tier Bournemouth.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 2–1 Manchester City 7 January 1984
2 Darlington 4–1 Maidstone United 7 January 1984
3 Bournemouth 2–0 Manchester United 7 January 1984
4 Burnley 0–0 Oxford United 7 January 1984
Replay Oxford United 2–1 Burnley 11 January 1984
5 Liverpool 4–0 Newcastle United 6 January 1984
6 Rochdale 1–4 Telford United 7 January 1984
7 Gillingham 5–3 Brentford 7 January 1984
8 Notts County 2–2 Bristol City 8 January 1984
Replay Bristol City 0–2 Notts County 10 January 1984
9 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Southampton 7 January 1984
10 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Chelsea 7 January 1984
11 Aston Villa 1–1 Norwich City 7 January 1984
Replay Norwich City 3–0 Aston Villa 11 January 1984
12 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Barnsley 7 January 1984
13 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Sunderland 7 January 1984
14 Middlesbrough 3–2 Arsenal 7 January 1984
15 Luton Town 2–2 Watford 7 January 1984
Replay Watford 4–3 Luton Town 10 January 1984
16 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Oldham Athletic 7 January 1984
17 Sheffield United 1–1 Birmingham City 7 January 1984
Replay Birmingham City 2–0 Sheffield United 10 January 1984
18 Fulham 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 7 January 1984
Replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Fulham 11 January 1984
19 Coventry City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 January 1984
Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Coventry City 10 January 1984
Replay Coventry City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 January 1984
20 Portsmouth 2–1 Grimsby Town 7 January 1984
21 West Ham United 1–0 Wigan Athletic 7 January 1984
22 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Swansea City 7 January 1984
23 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Newport County 7 January 1984
Replay Newport County 0–1 Plymouth Argyle 10 January 1984
24 Carlisle United 1–1 Swindon Town 7 January 1984
Replay Swindon Town 3–1 Carlisle United 10 January 1984
25 Crystal Palace 1–0 Leicester City 7 January 1984
26 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Queens Park Rangers 7 January 1984
27 Cardiff City 0–3 Ipswich Town 7 January 1984
28 Leeds United 1–1 Scunthorpe United 7 January 1984
Replay Scunthorpe United 1–1 Leeds United 10 January 1984
Replay Scunthorpe United 4–2 Leeds United 16 January 1984
29 Stoke City 0–2 Everton 7 January 1984
30 Rotherham United 0–0 West Bromwich Albion 7 January 1984
Replay West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Rotherham United 11 January 1984
31 Colchester United 0–1 Charlton Athletic 7 January 1984
32 Cambridge United 0–3 Derby County 7 January 1984

Fourth round proper[edit]

The fourth round matches were mainly played over the weekend of 28–29 January 1984. Some games were instead played or replayed on 30 January–1 February.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Coventry City 30 January 1984
2 Middlesbrough 2–0 Bournemouth 31 January 1984
3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Scunthorpe United 1 February 1984
4 Sunderland 1–2 Birmingham City 28 January 1984
5 Derby County 3–2 Telford United 1 February 1984
6 Everton 0–0 Gillingham 28 January 1984
Replay Gillingham 0–0 Everton 31 January 1984
Replay Gillingham 0–3 Everton 6 February 1984
7 Swindon Town 1–2 Blackburn Rovers 28 January 1984
8 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Ipswich Town 28 January 1984
9 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Norwich City 28 January 1984
Replay Norwich City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 February 1984
10 Portsmouth 0–1 Southampton 28 January 1984
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Liverpool 29 January 1984
12 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Darlington 28 January 1984
13 Crystal Palace 1–1 West Ham United 28 January 1984
Replay West Ham United 2–0 Crystal Palace 31 January 1984
14 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Notts County 1 February 1984
15 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Watford 28 January 1984
16 Oxford United 2–1 Blackpool 28 January 1984

Fifth round proper[edit]

The fifth round matches were all played on 17–18 February 1984, with no replays required.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Watford 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 February 1984
2 Notts County 1–0 Middlesbrough 18 February 1984
3 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Southampton 17 February 1984
4 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Plymouth Argyle 18 February 1984
5 Derby County 2–1 Norwich City 18 February 1984
6 Everton 3–0 Shrewsbury Town 18 February 1984
7 Birmingham City 3–0 West Ham United 18 February 1984
8 Oxford United 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday 18 February 1984

Sixth round proper[edit]

The sixth round matches were played on the weekend of 10–11 March 1984 with replays on 14 and 20 March.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Notts County 1–2 Everton 10 March 1984
2 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Southampton 11 March 1984
Replay Southampton 5–1 Sheffield Wednesday 20 March 1984
3 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Derby County 10 March 1984
Replay Derby County 0–1 Plymouth Argyle 14 March 1984
4 Birmingham City 1–3 Watford 10 March 1984

Semi-finals[edit]

Everton1–0
(a.e.t)
Southampton
Heath 117'

Referee:- George Courtney (Spennymoor)


Referee:- Joe Worrall (Warrington)

Final[edit]

Everton2 – 0Watford
Sharp 38'
Gray 51'
(Report)
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: John Hunting
Everton
Watford

TV Coverage[edit]

The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. For the first time, four games were allowed to be screened Live from the Third round to the sixth and shared between the two companies, as well as the Final. An attempt by the broadcasters to show the Semi-Finals live on consecutive Sunday afternoons was rejected by the FA in November 1983. Other games were shown in a highlights format. ITV coverage was now nationalized for the first time, although a strike prevented ITV coverage of the Third round. No highlights or live games were screened from Rounds One and Two. Third Round BBC Liverpool v Newcastle United (LIVE-Friday Evening), Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City v Aston Villa (Midweek replay), Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham (Midweek replay) ITV No games broadcast due to strike. Fourth Round BBC Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City, Portsmouth v Southampton ITV Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (LIVE-Sunday Afternoon), Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur (Midweek replay) Fifth Round BBC Blackburn Rovers v Southampton (LIVE-Friday Evening) ITV Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion, Derby County v Norwich City, Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday Sixth Round BBC Birmingham City v Watford, Plymouth Argyle v Derby County, Notts County v Everton, Derby County v Plymouth Argyle (Midweek replay) ITV Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton (LIVE-Sunday Afternoon) Semi-Finals BBC Plymouth Argyle v Watford ITV Everton v Southampton Final Everton v Watford, shown Live by both the BBC & ITV.

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