1983–84 York City F.C. season

York City F.C.
1983–84 season
Chairman Michael Sinclair
Manager Denis Smith
Ground Bootham Crescent
Football League Fourth Division 1st (promoted)
FA Cup Second round
(eliminated by Rochdale)
League Cup First round
(eliminated by Grimsby Town)
Associate Members' Cup First round
(eliminated by Hull City)
Top goalscorer League: John Byrne (27)
All: John Byrne (28)
Highest home attendance 11,297 vs Doncaster Rovers, Third Division, 8 April 1984
Lowest home attendance 2,722 vs Hereford United, Third Division, 17 December 1983
Average home league attendance 5,008
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 season was the sixty-second season of competitive association football and fifty-fifth season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in first position in the 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division, in doing so becoming the first Football League club to reach one hundred points in a season. By winning the Fourth Division championship, York earned the first major honour in the club's history.

They entered the 1983–84 FA Cup in the first round, beating Macclesfield Town in a replay before losing at home to Rochdale in the second round. They were knocked in the first round of both the 1983–84 Football League Cup and 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup, being beaten by Grimsby Town and Hull City respectively.

Eighteen players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Defender John MacPhail, midfielder Gary Ford and striker John Byrne played in all fifty-two first-team matches over the season. Byrne finished as leading goalscorer with twenty-eight goals, of which twenty-seven came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was MacPhail.

Match details

Football League Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division match details
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
27 August 1983 5thStockport CountyA W2–0MacPhail, Byrne 2,185
3 September 1983 2ndRochdaleH W2–0Ford, Walwyn 2,772
6 September 1983 1stPeterborough UnitedH W2–0Pollard, Byrne 3,709
10 September 1983 1stChesterfieldA L1–2Walwyn 4,041
17 September 1983 1stChester CityH W4–1Byrne (3), MacPhail 3,037
24 September 1983 1stDarlingtonA D0–0 2,181
27 September 1983 1stDoncaster RoversA D2–2Byrne, Walwyn 4,996
1 October 1983 1stBlackpoolH W4–0Byrne (2), Walwyn (2) 4,058
7 October 1983 1stColchester UnitedH W3–0MacPhail, Pollard pen., Walwyn 6,207
15 October 1983 1stSwindon TownA L2–3Walwyn (2) 2,457
18 October 1983 2ndBristol CityA L0–1 10,827
22 October 1983 2ndReadingH D2–2Pollard, Sbragia 4,315
29 October 1983 1stNorthampton TownA W2–1Walwyn (2) 2,956
1 November 1983 1stWrexhamH W3–2Sbragia, Pollard (2, 1 pen.) 5,641
5 November 1983 1stCrewe AlexandraA W3–0Walwyn (2), Byrne 2,785
12 November 1983 1stTorquay UnitedH L2–3Hood, Ford 4,609
26 November 1983 1stHartlepool UnitedA W3–2Byrne (2), Sbragia 2,022
3 December 1983 1stAldershotH W2–0Byrne, Pearce 3,951
17 December 1983 1stHereford UnitedH W4–0Ford (2), Pearce, Byrne 2,722
26 December 1983 1stHalifax TownA W2–1Walwyn (2) 2,457
27 December 1983 1stTranmere RoversH D1–1Senior 6,357
31 December 1983 1stBuryA W3–1Walwyn, Byrne (2) 3,864
2 January 1984 1stMansfield TownH W2–1Ford, Hay 5,682
14 January 1984 1stStockport CountyH W3–1Hood pen., MacPhail, Walwyn 3,570
31 January 1984 1stChesterfieldH W1–0Byrne 4,782
4 February 1984 1stBlackpoolA L0–3 6,010
11 February 1984 1stDarlingtonH W2–0MacPhail, Ford 4,773
18 February 1984 1stNorthampton TownH W3–0Walwyn, Pollard pen., Byrne 3,941
25 February 1984 1stReadingA L0–1 4,548
28 February 1984 1stWrexhamA D0–0 1,199
3 March 1984 1stBristol CityH D1–1Phillipson-Masters o.g. 5,096
6 March 1984 1stCrewe AlexandraH W5–2Walwyn (2), Byrne, Sbragia, Pearce 4,106
10 March 1984 1stTorquay UnitedA W3–1Ford, Walwyn, Byrne 2,836
19 March 1984 1stColchester UnitedA W3–1MacPhail, Walwyn, Pearce 3,032
24 March 1984 1stSwindon TownH W2–0Walwyn, Ford 3,341
27 March 1984 1stRochdaleA W2–0Byrne (2) 1,756
1 April 1984 1stPeterborough UnitedA W2–0MacPhail, Byrne 5,216
8 April 1984 1stDoncaster RoversH D1–1Ford 11,297
14 April 1984 1stAldershotA W4–1MacPhail, Houchen, Byrne, Pearce 5,071
18 April 1984 1stChester CityA D1–1Hood 1,850
20 April 1984 1stHalifax TownH W4–1Byrne (3), Walwyn 7,120
23 April 1984 1stTranmere RoversA W1–0Ford 3,527
28 April 1984 1stHartlepool UnitedH W2–0Walwyn (2) 6,063
5 May 1984 1stMansfield TownA W1–0MacPhail 3,355
7 May 1984 1stBuryH W3–0Byrne, Hood, Ford 8,026
7 May 1984 1stHereford UnitedA L1–2MacPhail 4,333

League table (part)

Final Football League Fourth Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1st York City4631879639+57101
2nd Doncaster Rovers46241398254+2885
3rd Reading46221688456+2882
4th Bristol City462410127044+2682
5th Aldershot46229157669+775
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [1]

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
First round 19 November 1983 Macclesfield TownA D0–0 3,407
First round replay 22 November 1983 Macclesfield TownH W2–0Sbragia, Byrne 4,963
Second round 13 December 1983 Rochdale H L0–2 5,203

League Cup

League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 30 August 1983 Grimsby TownH W2–1Ford, Pollard 3,505
First round second leg 13 September 1983 Grimsby TownA L0–2 a.e.t. 3,529

Associate Members' Cup

Associate Members' Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
First round 21 February 1984 Hull CityH L1–2Senior 5,837

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with York.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup AMC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK ENG Mike Astbury 5000100060
GK ENG Roger Jones 410301010460
DF WAL Chris Evans 16 (3)00 (1)00 (1)01017 (5)0
DF SCO Alan Hay 421302000471
DF ENG Derek Hood 33 (1)430101038 (1)4
DF SCO John MacPhail 46103020105210
DF SCO Ricky Sbragia 454312010515
DF ENG Steve Senior 391302011452
MF ENG Brian Chippendale 0 (4)00000000 (4)0
MF ENG Malcolm Crosby 310302010370
MF ENG Gary Ford 46113021105212
MF ENG Sean Haslegrave 24 (2)0001 (1)00 (1)025 (4)0
MF ENG Keith Houchen 1 (6)10000001 (6)1
MF ENG Alan Pearce 17 (1)500000017 (1)5
MF ENG Brian Pollard 29 (1)630211035 (1)7
FW ENG Viv Busby Left club during playing season 0 (3)02000002 (3)0
FW ENG John Byrne 46273120105228
FW SKN Keith Walwyn 45251020104925

See also

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "York City 1983–1984: Table: Final Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
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