1983–84 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 1983–84 football season

Blackpool F.C.

1983–84 season

Manager

Sam Ellis

Division Four

6th

FA Cup

Fourth round

League Cup

First round

Top goalscorer

League: Paul Stewart (10)
All: Paul Stewart &
Keith Mercer (12)

Home colours

← 1982–83

1984–85 →

The 1983–84 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 76th season (73rd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing sixth.

Paul Stewart and Keith Mercer were the club's joint-top goalscorers, with twelve goals apiece.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
4	Bristol City	46	24	10	12	70	44	+26	82	Promoted
5	Aldershot	46	22	9	15	76	69	+7	75
6	Blackpool	46	21	9	16	70	52	+18	72
7	Peterborough United	46	18	14	14	72	48	+24	68
8	Colchester United	46	17	16	13	69	53	+16	67

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

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1983–84 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Level 5	Alliance Premier League
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 8 only) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One South) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
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 Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Orient 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 City 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