1983–84 Everton F.C. season

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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Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 22 7 13 67 37 +30 73 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Arsenal 42 18 9 15 74 60 +14 63
7 Everton 42 16 14 12 44 42 +2 62 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 10 15 64 65 −1 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
9 West Ham United 42 17 9 16 60 55 +5 60
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1983–84 FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1983–84 UEFA Cup winners.

First Division

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Main article: 1983–84 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
27 August 1983 Stoke City H 1–0 Sharp 38' 22,658 Report
29 August 1983 West Ham United H 0–1 20,375 Report
3 September 1983 Coventry City A 1–1 Sheedy 27' 12,532 Report
6 September 1983 Ipswich Town A 0–3 16,543 Report
10 September 1983 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 15,548 Report
17 September 1983 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 Reid 20', Sheedy 37' 29,125 Report
24 September 1983 Birmingham City H 1–1 Sharp 46' (pen.) 15,253 Report
1 October 1983 Notts County A 1–0 Reid 33' 7,949 Report
15 October 1983 Luton Town H 0–1 14,325 Report
22 October 1983 Watford H 1–0 Johnson 34' 13,571 Report
29 October 1983 Leicester City A 0–2 10,953 Report
6 November 1983 Liverpool A 0–3 40,875 Report
12 November 1983 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 Heath 22' 17,546 Report
19 November 1983 Arsenal A 1–2 King 41' (pen.) 24,330 Report
26 November 1983 Norwich City H 0–2 14,106 Report
3 December 1983 Manchester United A 1–0 Sheedy 46' 43,664 Report
10 December 1983 Aston Villa H 1–1 Gray 90' 15,810 Report
17 December 1983 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 11,608 Report
26 December 1983 Sunderland H 0–0 18,683 Report
27 December 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 12,761 Report
31 December 1983 Coventry City H 0–0 13,659 Report
2 January 1984 Birmingham City A 2–0 Stevens 48' King 88' 10,004 Report
14 January 1984 Stoke City A 1–1 Heath 46' 7,945 Report
21 January 1984 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Heath 43', 78' 18,003 Report
4 February 1984 Notts County H 4–1 Heath 26', 38', 69', Sheedy 29' (pen.) 13,016 Report
11 February 1984 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Mountfield 47' 10,313 Report
25 February 1984 Watford A 4–4 Sharp 52', 79', Gray 67', Heath 90+1' 16,982 Report
3 March 1984 Liverpool H 1–1 Harper 85' 51,245 Report
14 March 1984 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 13,647 Report
17 March 1984 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Mountfield 4' 18,013 Report
20 March 1984 Leicester City H 1–1 Richardson 30' 15,142 Report
31 March 1984 Southampton H 1–0 Gray 39' 20,244 Report
7 April 1984 Luton Town A 3–0 Mountfield 63', Heath 79', 89' (pen.) 9,224 Report
9 April 1984 Arsenal H 0–0 21,174 Report
17 April 1984 Southampton A 1–3 Richardson 58' 16,978 Report
21 April 1984 Sunderland A 1–2 Heath 44' 15,876 Report
23 April 1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Gray 40', Steven 72' 17,185 Report
28 April 1984 Norwich City A 1–1 Gray 44' 13,624 Report
5 May 1984 Manchester United H 1–1 Wakenshaw 58' 28,817 Report
7 May 1984 Aston Villa A 2–0 Richardson 67', Sharp 72' 16,792 Report
12 May 1984 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 Heath 38' Sharp 78', 81' 20,679 Report
14 May 1984 West Ham United A 1–0 Richardson 15' 25,452 Report

FA Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
7 January 1984 Stoke City A 2–0 Gray 67', Irvine 84' 16,462 Report
28 January 1984 Gillingham H 0–0 22,380 Report
31 January 1984 Gillingham A 0–0 15,339 Report
6 February 1984 Gillingham A 3–0 Sheedy 27', 38', Heath 32' 15,943 Report
18 February 1984 Shrewsbury Town H 3–0 Irvine 29', Reid 61', Griffin 86' (o.g.) 27,106 Report
10 March 1984 Notts County A 2–1 Richardson 6', Gray 47' 19,534 Report
14 April 1984 Southampton N 1–0 (a.e.t.) Heath 117' 46,587 Report

Final

Main article: 1984 FA Cup Final
Everton2–0Watford
  • Sharp 38'
  • Gray 51'
 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

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Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
4 October 1983 Chesterfield A 1–0 Sharp 32' 10,713 Report
26 October 1983 Chesterfield H 2–2 Heath 5', Steven 67' 8,067 Report
9 November 1983 Coventry City H 2–1 Heath 79', Sharp 90' 9,080 Report
30 November 1983 West Ham United A 2–2 Reid 2', Sheedy 55' 19,702 Report
6 December 1983 West Ham United H 2–0 (a.e.t.) King 95', Sheedy 116' 21,609 Report
18 January 1984 Oxford United A 1–1 Heath 81' 14,333 Report
24 January 1984 Oxford United H 4–1 Richardson 7', Sheedy 34', Heath 52', Sharp 90' 31,001 Report
15 February 1984 Aston Villa H 2–0 Sheedy 28', Richardson 82' 40,006 Report
22 February 1984 Aston Villa A 0–1 42,426 Report

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
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

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  1. ^ 1983-1984 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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