1983–84 Football League Trophy

The 1983–84 Football League Trophy, known as the 1983–84 Associate Members Cup, was the first staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. 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 face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
20 FebruaryTranmere Rovers2 – 0Halifax Town
21 FebruaryBurnley2 – 1Bolton Wanderers
21 FebruaryBury1 – 0Wigan Athletic
21 FebruaryMansfield Town1 – 3Darlington
21 FebruaryRotherham United0 – 1Sheffield United
21 FebruaryScunthorpe United2 – 1Chesterfield
21 FebruaryYork City1 – 2Hull City
22 FebruaryBradford City3 – 2Hartlepool United
22 FebruaryChester City2 – 1[1]Blackpool
22 FebruaryLincoln City0 – 2Doncaster Rovers
22 FebruaryRochdale0 – 3Preston North End
22 FebruaryStockport County2 – 2[1]Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra won on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
20 FebruarySouthend United5 – 0Reading
21 FebruaryBournemouth4 – 0Aldershot
21 FebruaryBrentford3 – 2Leyton Orient
21 FebruaryColchester United2 – 1Wimbledon
21 FebruaryPlymouth Argyle5 – 1Torquay United
21 FebruaryWalsall3 – 1Northampton Town
21 FebruaryWrexham3 – 2[1]Peterborough United
22 FebruaryExeter City3 – 1Bristol City
22 FebruaryHereford United0 – 1Port Vale
22 FebruaryOxford United1 – 3Swindon Town
28 FebruaryMillwall4 – 3Gillingham
28 FebruaryNewport County0 – 1Bristol Rovers

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
12 MarchTranmere Rovers4 – 1Chester City
13 MarchBurnley2 – 1Darlington
13 MarchDoncaster Rovers2 – 1Preston North End
13 MarchHull City1 – 0Bury
13 MarchScunthorpe United4 – 4[1]Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra won on penalties
13 MarchSheffield United2 – 1Bradford City

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
13 MarchBristol Rovers2 – 0Port Vale
13 MarchColchester United0 – 2Southend United
13 MarchMillwall2 – 2[1]Bournemouth
Bournemouth won on penalties
13 MarchSwindon Town3 – 0Walsall
14 MarchWrexham2 – 0Exeter City
26 MarchPlymouth Argyle2 – 0[1]Brentford

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
20 MarchDoncaster Rovers1 – 3[1]Burnley
20 MarchHull City3 – 0Preston North End
20 MarchScunthorpe United2 – 3Sheffield United
20 MarchTranmere Rovers0 – 0[1]Crewe Alexandra
Tranmere Rovers won on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
27 MarchMillwall3 – 1Swindon Town
3 AprilBournemouth2 – 0Wrexham
3 AprilSouthend United1 – 2Bristol Rovers
24 AprilPlymouth Argyle2 – 1Exeter City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
17 AprilTranmere Rovers2 – 0[1]Burnley
2 MayHull City1 – 0Sheffield United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
14 MayBournemouth1 – 0Bristol Rovers
17 MayPlymouth Argyle0 – 1Millwall

Area finals

Northern Area final

Southern Area final

Final

24 May 1984
Hull City 1–2 Bournemouth
McNeil  12' Report Graham  27'
Morrell  73'
Boothferry Park, Hull
Attendance: 6,544

Notes

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