1983–84 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton enjoyed their best season ever, achieving their highest-ever finish in the Football League of second, three points behind champions Liverpool. They also reached the FA Cup semifinal, only to be beaten by Everton.

First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Peter Shilton
		GK	Alistair Sperring
		DF	Reuben Agboola
		DF	Ken Armstrong
		DF	Steve Baker
		DF	Mark Dennis
		DF	Mick Mills
		DF	Dennis Rofe
		DF	Mark Whitlock
		DF	Mark Wright
		DF	Ivan Golac

No.		Position	Player
		MF	David Armstrong
		MF	Eamonn Collins
		MF	Nick Holmes
		MF	Steve Williams
		FW	Ian Baird
		FW	Martin Foyle
		FW	Ian Juryeff
		FW	Steve Moran
		FW	David Puckett
		FW	Danny Wallace
		FW	Frank Worthington
		FW	Alan Curtis

Transfers

In

Out

Chris Nicholl - Grimsby Town, August 1983
Malcolm Waldron - Burnley, £90,000, September 1983

Results

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1st Division

26 August 1983 1	Nottingham Forest	0−1	Southampton	Nottingham
		Report	Wallace	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,626

29 August 1983 2	Southampton	0−0	Queens Park Rangers	Southampton
		Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,522

3 September 1983 3	Southampton	1−0	Arsenal	Southampton
	Baird	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,522

5 September 1983 4	Liverpool	1−1	Southampton	Liverpool
	Rush 60'	Report	Mills 84'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 26,331

15 March 1984 32	Southampton	2−0	Liverpool	Southampton
	Wallace 44', 85'	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,698

References

External links

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Queens Park Rangers Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Derby County Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Swansea City

Third Division	Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol Rovers Burnley Exeter City Gillingham Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Southend United Walsall Wigan Athletic Wimbledon

Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bristol City Bury Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rochdale Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wrexham York City

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