1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season

1983–84 season of Leicester City

Leicester City 1983–84 football season

Leicester City

1983–84 season

Chairman

Terry Shipman

Manager

Second round

Top goalscorer

Lineker (22)

Average home league attendance

14,923

Home colours

Away colours

← 1982–83 1984–85 →

During the 1983–84 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1983–84 season, Leicester had a poor start with six successive league defeats which represented the Foxes' worst start to a season and labelled them as early relegation favourites. After going out of the League Cup though, their form picked up with only 2 defeats in their next 15 league games from the end of October until the end of January. Their relegation worries were formally avoided when Leicester beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Filbert Street on 5 May with 2 games to spare and the Foxes finished the season in a fairly comfortable 15th place.

Final league table

Main article: 1983–84 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Sunderland	42	13	13	16	42	53	−11	52
14	Norwich City	42	12	15	15	48	49	−1	51
15	Leicester City	42	13	12	17	65	68	−3	51
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	53	66	−13	51
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	9	19	48	62	−14	51

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Leicester City v Notts County

27 August 1983 1	Leicester City	0–4	Notts County	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,838

Leicester City v Luton Town

31 August 1983 2	Leicester City	0–3	Luton Town	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 11,929

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

3 September 1983 3	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Leicester City	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,016

West Ham United v Leicester City

6 September 1983 4	West Ham United	3–1	Leicester City	Upton Park
			Lineker	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 22,131

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

10 September 1983 5	Leicester City	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,886

Coventry City v Leicester City

17 September 1983 6	Coventry City	2–1	Leicester City	Coventry
			Lineker	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,377

Leicester City v Stoke City

24 September 1983 7	Leicester City	2–2	Stoke City	Leicester
	Jones, Lineker			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,215

Birmingham City v Leicester City

1 October 1983 8	Birmingham City	2–1	Leicester City	Birmingham
			Lineker	Attendance: 15,212

Norwich City v Leicester City

19 October 1983 9	Norwich City	3–1	Leicester City	Norwich
			Eastoe	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,780

Ipswich Town v Leicester City

22 October 1983 10	Ipswich Town	0–0	Leicester City	Ipswich Town
				Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,944

Leicester City v Everton

29 October 1983 11	Leicester City	2–0	Everton	Leicester
	A Smith, Ramsey			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,953

Watford v Leicester City

5 November 1983 12	Watford	3–3	Leicester City	Watford
			Lynex (2, 1 pen), Banks	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,807

Leicester City v Manchester United

12 November 1983 13	Leicester City	1–1	Manchester United	Leicester
	Lynex			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 24,409

Aston Villa v Leicester City

19 November 1983 14	Aston Villa	3–1	Leicester City	Birmingham
			Lynex (pen)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 19,024

Leicester City v Arsenal

26 November 1983 15	Leicester City	3–0	Arsenal	Leicester
	Lineker, Lynex, A Smith			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,777

Leicester City v Southampton

30 November 1983 16	Leicester City	2–1	Southampton	Leicester
	A Smith, Lineker			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,181

Nottingham Forest v Leicester City

4 December 1983 17	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Leicester City	Nottingham
			Jones, A Smith	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,248

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

10 December 1983 18	Leicester City	5–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
	Lineker, A Smith (3), Lynex			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,969

Sunderland v Leicester City

18 December 1983 19	Sunderland	1–1	Leicester City	Sunderland
			Hazell	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 16,993

Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers

26 December 1983 20	Leicester City	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Leicester
	Lineker, Lynex			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 17,460

Liverpool v Leicester City

27 December 1983 21	Liverpool	2–2	Leicester City	Liverpool
			A Smith, Banks	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,664

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

31 December 1983 22	Leicester City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
	Lynex (pen)			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,128

Stoke City v Leicester City

2 January 1984 23	Stoke City	0–1	Leicester City	Stoke-on-Trent]
			A Smith	Attendance: 13,728

Notts County v Leicester City

14 January 1984 24	Notts County	2–5	Leicester City	Nottingham
			MacDonald, Lineker (3), Peake	Attendance: 10,607

Leicester City v Coventry City

21 January 1984 25	Leicester City	1–1	Coventry City	Leicester
	Lineker			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,262

Leicester City v Birmingham City

4 February 1984 26	Leicester City	2–3	Birmingham City
	A Smith (2)

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

11 February 1984 27	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Leicester City	Tottenham
			Lineker (2)	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,410

Leicester City v Ipswich Town

25 February 1984 28	Leicester City	2–0	Ipswich Town	Leicester
	A Smith, O'Neill			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 11,399

Leicester City v Watford

3 March 1984 29	Leicester City	4–1	Watford	Leicester
	Peake (2), Lineker, A Smith			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,295

Manchester United v Leicester City

10 March 1984 30	Manchester United	2–0	Leicester City	Greater Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 39,473

Leicester City v West Ham United

17 March 1984 31	Leicester City	4–1	West Ham United	Leicester
	Hazell, Lynex (2, 1 pen), Lineker			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,533

Everton v Leicester City

20 March 1984 32	Everton	1–1	Leicester City	Walton
			Lineker	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 15,142

Luton Town v Leicester City

24 March 1984 33	Luton Town	0–0	Leicester City	Luton
				Attendance: 10,509

Leicester City v Norwich City

31 March 1984 34	Leicester City	2–1	Norwich City	Leicester
	A Smith (2)			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 11,278

Southampton v Leicester City

7 April 1984 35	Southampton	2–2	Leicester City	Southampton
			Lineker (2)	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,455

Leicester City v Aston Villa

14 April 1984 36	Leicester City	2–0	Aston Villa	Leicester
	O'Neill, Banks			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,366

Leicester City v Liverpool

18 April 1984 37	Leicester City	3–3	Liverpool	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 26,553

Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City

21 April 1984 38	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Leicester City	Shepherd's Bush
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,360

Arsenal v Leicester City

28 April 1984 39	Arsenal	2–1	Leicester City	Islington
			Lineker	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,143

Leicester City v Nottingham Forest

5 May 1984 40	Leicester City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Leicester
	Lynex, Lineker			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,600

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

7 May 1984 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Leicester City
				Attendance: 7,405

Leicester City v Sunderland

12 May 1984 42	Leicester City	0–2	Sunderland	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,627

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1984	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	11,497

League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	5 October 1983	Chelsea	H	0–2	7,798
R2 2nd leg	25 October 1983	Chelsea	A	2–0 (lost 3-4 on pens)	15,666	A Smith, English

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Mark Wallington
-	MF	NIR	Paul Ramsey
-	DF	SCO	Bobby Smith
-	MF	SCO	Kevin MacDonald
-	MF	ENG	Ian Banks
-	DF	ENG	Larry May
-	DF	NIR	John O'Neill
-	MF	ENG	Steve Lynex
-	FW	ENG	Gary Lineker
-	FW	ENG	Alan Smith
-	FW	ENG	Robbie Jones


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	SCO	Ian Wilson
-	MF	ENG	Andy Peake
-	DF	SCO	David Rennie
-	FW	ENG	Tommy English
-	GK	ENG	Mark Grew
-	DF	SCO	Tommy Williams
-	DF	ENG	Bob Hazell
-	FW	ENG	Peter Eastoe (on loan from West Brom)
-	DF	ENG	Andy Feeley
-	GK	ENG	Ian Andrews
-	MF	ENG	Rob Kelly

References

"Leicester City results for the 1983-1984 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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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
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