1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season explained

Club:Leicester City
Season:1983–84
Manager:Gordon Milne
Chairman:Terry Shipman
League:First Division
League Result:15th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Lineker (22)
Average Attendance:14,923
Prevseason:1982–83
Nextseason:1984–85

During the 1983–84 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1983–84 season, Leicester had a poor start with six successive league defeats which represented the Foxes' worst start to a season and labelled them as early relegation favourites. After going out of the League Cup though, their form picked up with only 2 defeats in their next 15 league games from the end of October until the end of January. Their relegation worries were formally avoided when Leicester beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Filbert Street on 5 May with 2 games to spare and the Foxes finished the season in a fairly comfortable 15th place.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1983 Notts CountyH0–414,838
31 August 1983 Luton TownH0–311,929
3 September 1983 West Bromwich AlbionA0–112,016
6 September 1983 West Ham UnitedA1–322,131Lineker
10 September 1983 Tottenham HotspurH0–315,886
17 September 1983 Coventry CityA1–212,377Lineker
24 September 1983 Stoke CityH2–210,215Jones, Lineker
1 October 1983 Birmingham CityA1–215,212Lineker
19 October 1983 Norwich CityA1–313,780Eastoe
22 October 1983 Ipswich TownA0–014,944
29 October 1983 EvertonH2–010,953A Smith, Ramsey
5 November 1983 WatfordA3–315,807Lynex (2, 1 pen), Banks
12 November 1983 Manchester UnitedH1–124,409Lynex
19 November 1983 Aston VillaA1–319,024Lynex (pen)
26 November 1983 ArsenalH3–014,777Lineker, Lynex, A Smith
30 November 1983 SouthamptonH2–114,181A Smith, Lineker
4 December 1983 Nottingham ForestA2–323,248Jones, A Smith
10 December 1983 Wolverhampton WanderersH5–110,969Lineker, A Smith (3), Lynex
18 December 1983 SunderlandA1–116,993Hazell
26 December 1983 Queens Park RangersH2–117,460Lineker, Lynex
27 December 1983 LiverpoolA2–233,664A Smith, Banks
31 December 1983 West Bromwich AlbionH1–115,128Lynex (pen)
2 January 1984 Stoke CityA1–013,728A Smith
14 January 1984 Notts CountyA5–210,607MacDonald, Lineker (3), Peake
21 January 1984 Coventry CityH1–116,262Lineker
4 February 1984 Birmingham CityH2–313,770A Smith (2)
11 February 1984 Tottenham HotspurA2–328,410Lineker (2)
25 February 1984 Ipswich TownH2–011,399A Smith, O'Neill
3 March 1984 WatfordH4–113,295Peake (2), Lineker, A Smith
10 March 1984 Manchester UnitedA0–239,473
17 March 1984 West Ham UnitedH4–113,533Hazell, Lynex (2, 1 pen), Lineker
20 March 1984 EvertonA1–115,142Lineker
24 March 1984 Luton TownA0–010,509
31 March 1984 Norwich CityH2–111,278A Smith (2)
7 April 1984 SouthamptonA2–217,455Lineker (2)
14 April 1984 Aston VillaH2–013,366O'Neill, Banks
18 April 1984 LiverpoolH3–326,553Peake, Lynex, Lineker
21 April 1984 Queens Park RangersA0–212,360
28 April 1984 ArsenalA1–224,143Lineker
5 May 1984 Nottingham ForestH2–116,600Lynex, Lineker
7 May 1984 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–17,405
12 May 1984 SunderlandH0–212,627

FA Cup

See main article: 1983–84 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R37 January 1984 Crystal PalaceA0–111,497

League Cup

See main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st leg5 October 1983 ChelseaH0–27,798
R2 2nd leg25 October 1983 ChelseaA2–0 (lost 3-4 on pens)15,666A Smith, English

Squad

http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1984

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leicester City results for the 1983-1984 season - Statto.com . 13 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127055137/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1983-1984/results . 27 November 2015 . dead . dmy-all .