| Associate Members Cup | |
| Year: | 1983–84 |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Num Teams: | 48 |
| Defending Champions: | Millwall |
| Winners: | Bournemouth |
| Second: | Hull City |
| Matches: | 49 |
| Goals: | 160 |
| Prev Season: | 1982–83 |
| Next Season: | 1984–85 |
The 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup was the third staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the first staging of Associate Members' Cup. It was a reconstitution of the Football League Group Cup. The format was changed to a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. Previously it had been an invitation 32-team tournament with a group stage and knock-out competition, with clubs from all 4 levels of the football league. The winners were Bournemouth and the runners-up were Hull City.
The competition began on 20 February 1984 and ended with the final on 24 May 1984 at Boothferry Park, the home stadium of the losing finalists.
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February | Tranmere Rovers (4) | 2–0 | Halifax Town(4) | ||
| 21 February | Burnley(3) | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers(3) | ||
| 21 February | Bury(4) | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic(3) | ||
| 21 February | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Darlington(4) | ||
| 21 February | Rotherham United(3) | 0–1 | Sheffield United(3) | ||
| 21 February | Scunthorpe United(3) | 2–1 | Chesterfield(4) | ||
| 21 February | York City(4) | 1–2 | Hull City(3) | ||
| 22 February | Bradford City(3) | 3–2 | Hartlepool United(4) | ||
| 22 February | Chester City(4) | 2 – 1[1] | Blackpool(4) | ||
| 22 February | Lincoln City(3) | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers(4) | ||
| 22 February | Rochdale(4) | 0–3 | Preston North End(3) | ||
| 22 February | Stockport County(4) | 2 – 2 | Crewe Alexandra(4) | ||
| Crewe Alexandra won 3–0 on penalties | |||||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February | Southend United(3) | 5–0 | Reading(4) | |
| 21 February | Bournemouth(3) | 4–0 | Aldershot(4) | |
| 21 February | Brentford(3) | 3–2 | Leyton Orient(3) | |
| 21 February | Colchester United(4) | 2–1 | Wimbledon(3) | |
| 21 February | Plymouth Argyle(3) | 5–1 | Torquay United(4) | |
| 21 February | Walsall(3) | 3–1 | Northampton Town(4) | |
| 21 February | Wrexham(4) | 3 – 2 | Peterborough United(4) | |
| 22 February | Exeter City(4) | 3–1 | Bristol City(4) | |
| 22 February | Hereford United(4) | 0–1 | Port Vale(4) | |
| 22 February | Oxford United(3) | 1–3 | Swindon Town(4) | |
| 28 February | Millwall(3) | 4–3 | Gillingham(3) | |
| 28 February | Newport County(4) | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers(3) |
In this round, in each section, the 6 winners and the 2 "lucky losers" progressed to the quarter-finals. Lucky losers are marked with the letters LL.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | Chester City | |
| 13 March | Burnley | 2–1 | Darlington | |
| 13 March | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Preston North EndLL | |
| 13 March | Hull City | 1–0 | Bury | |
| 13 March | Scunthorpe UnitedLL | 4 – 4 | Crewe Alexandra | |
| Crewe Alexandra won 7–6 on penalties | ||||
| 13 March | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Bradford City | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Port Vale | |
| 13 March | Colchester United | 0–2 | Southend United | |
| 13 March | MillwallLL | 2 – 2 | Bournemouth | |
| Bournemouth won 7–6 on penalties | ||||
| 13 March | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Walsall | |
| 14 March | Wrexham | 2–0 | Exeter CityLL | |
| 26 March | Plymouth Argyle | 2 – 0 | Brentford | |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | Doncaster Rovers | 1 – 3 | Burnley | ||
| 20 March | Hull City | 3–0 | Preston North End | ||
| 20 March | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Sheffield United | ||
| 20 March | Tranmere Rovers | 0 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Tranmere Rovers won 4–3 on penalties | |||||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March | Millwall | 3–1 | Swindon Town | |
| 3 April | Bournemouth | 2–0 | Wrexham | |
| 3 April | Southend United | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | |
| 24 April | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Exeter City |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April | Tranmere Rovers | 2 – 0 | Burnley | |
| 2 May | Hull City | 1–0 | Sheffield United |
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | |
| 17 May | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Millwall |
See also: 1984 Associate Members' Cup Final.
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