1983–84 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal F.C.

1983–84 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Terry Neill (to 16 December) Don Howe (caretaker manager)
First Division	6th
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Woodcock (21) All: Tony Woodcock (22)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NIR Pat Jennings — DF  NIR Colin Hill — DF  ENG Kenny Sansom — MF  ENG Brian Talbot — DF  IRL David O'Leary — DF  ENG Tommy Caton — MF  ENG Stewart Robson — MF  ENG Paul Davis — FW  SCO Charlie Nicholas — FW  ENG Tony Woodcock — MF  ENG Graham Rix — FW  ENG Paul Mariner — DF  ENG Chris Whyte

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ENG Alan Sunderland — FW  ENG Raphael Meade — MF  ENG Ian Allinson — MF  ENG Brian McDermott — DF  ENG John Kay — FW  ENG David Cork — GK  ENG John Lukic — FW  ENG Lee Chapman — DF  ENG Tony Adams — MF  ENG Dave Madden — DF  ENG Brian Sparrow — MF  IRL Paul Gorman

Results

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Manchester United	42	20	14	8	71	41	+30	74	UEFA Cup
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	7	13	67	37	+30	73
6	Arsenal	42	18	9	15	74	60	+14	63
7	Everton	42	16	14	12	44	42	+2	62	Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1]
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	10	15	64	65	−1	61	UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 2]

Source:
Notes:

1. FA Cup winners.
2. Tottenham qualified for the 1984–85 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup.

27 August 1983 1	Arsenal	2–1	Luton Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

29 August 1983 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
				Stadium: Molineux

3 September 1983 3	Southampton	1–0	Arsenal	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell

6 September 1983 4	Arsenal	2–3	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

10 September 1983 5	Arsenal	0–2	Liverpool	London
				Stadium: Highbury

17 September 1983 6	Notts County	0–4	Arsenal	Nottingham
				Stadium: Meadow Lane

24 September 1983 7	Arsenal	3–0	Norwich City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

1 October 1983 8	Queen's Park Rangers	2–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road

15 October 1983 9	Arsenal	0–1	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

22 October 1983 10	Arsenal	4–1	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Highbury

29 October 1983 11	Aston Villa	2–6	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park

5 November 1983 12	Arsenal	1–2	Sunderland	London
				Stadium: Highbury

12 November 1983 13	Ipswich Town	1–0	Arsenal	Ipswich
				Stadium: Portman Road

19 November 1983 14	Arsenal	2–1	Everton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

26 November 1983 15	Leicester City	3–0	Arsenal	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street

3 December 1983 16	Arsenal	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
				Stadium: Highbury

10 December 1983 17	West Ham United	3–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Upton Park

17 December 1983 18	Arsenal	3–1	Watford	London
				Stadium: Highbury

26 December 1983 19	Tottenham Hotspur	2–4	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

27 December 1983 20	Arsenal	1–1	Birmingham City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

31 December 1983 21	Arsenal	2–2	Southampton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

2 January 1984 22	Norwich City	1–1	Arsenal	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road

14 January 1984 23	Luton Town	1–2	Arsenal	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

21 January 1984 24	Arsenal	1–1	Notts County	London
				Stadium: Highbury

28 January 1984 25	Stoke City	1–0	Arsenal	Stoke-on-Trent
				Stadium: Victoria Ground

4 February 1984 26	Arsenal	0–2	Queen's Park Rangers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

11 February 1984 27	Liverpool	2–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

18 February 1984 28	Arsenal	1–1	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: Highbury

25 February 1984 29	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Arsenal	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground

3 March 1984 30	Sunderland	2–2	Arsenal	Sunderland
				Stadium: Roker Park

10 March 1984 31	Arsenal	4–1	Ipswich Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

17 March 1984 32	Manchester United	4–0	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

24 March 1984 33	Arsenal	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

31 March 1984 34	Coventry City	1–4	Arsenal	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road

7 April 1984 35	Arsenal	3–1	Stoke City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

9 April 1984 36	Everton	0–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park

21 April 1984 37	Arsenal	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Highbury

23 April 1984 38	Birmingham City	1–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: St Andrews Stadium

28 April 1984 39	Arsenal	2–1	Leicester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

5 May 1984 40	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Arsenal	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

7 May 1984 41	Arsenal	3–3	West Ham United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

12 May 1984 42	Watford	2–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Vicarage Road

Football League Cup

4 October 1983 Second round (1st Leg)	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Arsenal	Plymouth
				Stadium: Home Park

25 October 1983 Second round (2nd Leg)	Arsenal	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Plymouth Argyle	London
				Stadium: Highbury

9 November 1983 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

29 November 1983 Fourth round	Arsenal	1–2	Walsall	London
				Stadium: Highbury

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Middlesbrough.

7 January 1984 Third round	Middlesbrough	3–2	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Ayresome Park

References

External links

• Arsenal 1983–84 on statto.com