1983–84 York City F.C. season

Association football club season March 2015 May 2026 York City F.C. 1983–84 Michael Sinclair 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 Northern section first round(eliminated by Hull City) John Byrne (27) John Byrne (28) 11,297 vs Doncaster Rovers, Third Division, 8 April 1984 2,722 vs Hereford United, Third Division, 17 December 1983 5,008 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was the 62nd season of competitive association football and 55th 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 24-team 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division, in doing so becoming the first Football League club to reach and surpass a 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 out 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. 18 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Defender John MacPhail, midfielder Gary Ford and striker John Byrne played in all 52 first-team matches over the season. Byrne finished as leading goalscorer with 28 goals, of which 27 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 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division + Football League Fourth Division match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1983 8 275thStockport CountyAW2–0MacPhail, Byrne2,185dmy 1983 9 32ndRochdaleHW2–0Ford, Walwyn2,772dmy 1983 9 61stPeterborough UnitedHW2–0Pollard, Byrne3,709dmy 1983 9 101stChesterfieldAL1–2Walwyn4,041dmy 1983 9 171stChester CityHW4–1Byrne (3), MacPhail3,037dmy 1983 9 241stDarlingtonAD0–02,181dmy 1983 9 271stDoncaster RoversAD2–2Byrne, Walwyn4,996dmy 1983 10 11stBlackpoolHW4–0Byrne (2), Walwyn (2)4,058dmy 1983 10 71stColchester UnitedHW3–0MacPhail, Pollard pen., Walwyn6,207dmy 1983 10 151stSwindon TownAL2–3Walwyn (2)2,457dmy 1983 10 182ndBristol CityAL0–110,827dmy 1983 10 222ndReadingHD2–2Pollard, Sbragia4,315dmy 1983 10 291stNorthampton TownAW2–1Walwyn (2)2,956dmy 1983 11 11stWrexhamHW3–2Sbragia, Pollard (2, 1 pen.)5,641dmy 1983 11 51stCrewe AlexandraAW3–0Walwyn (2), Byrne2,785dmy 1983 11 121stTorquay UnitedHL2–3Hood, Ford4,609dmy 1983 11 261stHartlepool UnitedAW3–2Byrne (2), Sbragia2,022dmy 1983 12 31stAldershotHW2–0Byrne, Pearce3,951dmy 1983 12 171stHereford UnitedHW4–0Ford (2), Pearce, Byrne2,722dmy 1983 12 261stHalifax TownAW2–1Walwyn (2)2,457dmy 1983 12 271stTranmere RoversHD1–1Senior6,357dmy 1983 12 311stBuryAW3–1Walwyn, Byrne (2)3,864dmy 1984 1 21stMansfield TownHW2–1Ford, Hay5,682dmy 1984 1 141stStockport CountyHW3–1Hood pen., MacPhail, Walwyn3,570dmy 1984 1 311stChesterfieldHW1–0Byrne4,782dmy 1984 2 41stBlackpoolAL0–36,010dmy 1984 2 111stDarlingtonHW2–0MacPhail, Ford4,773dmy 1984 2 181stNorthampton TownHW3–0Walwyn, Pollard pen., Byrne3,941dmy 1984 2 251stReadingAL0–14,548dmy 1984 2 281stWrexhamAD0–01,199dmy 1984 3 31stBristol CityHD1–1Phillipson-Masters o.g.5,096dmy 1984 3 61stCrewe AlexandraHW5–2Walwyn (2), Byrne, Sbragia, Pearce4,106dmy 1984 3 101stTorquay UnitedAW3–1Ford, Walwyn, Byrne2,836dmy 1984 3 191stColchester UnitedAW3–1MacPhail, Walwyn, Pearce3,032dmy 1984 3 241stSwindon TownHW2–0Walwyn, Ford3,341dmy 1984 3 271stRochdaleAW2–0Byrne (2)1,756dmy 1984 4 11stPeterborough UnitedAW2–0MacPhail, Byrne5,216dmy 1984 4 81stDoncaster RoversHD1–1Ford11,297dmy 1984 4 141stAldershotAW4–1MacPhail, Houchen, Byrne, Pearce5,071dmy 1984 4 181stChester CityAD1–1Hood1,850dmy 1984 4 201stHalifax TownHW4–1Byrne (3), Walwyn7,120dmy 1984 4 231stTranmere RoversAW1–0Ford3,527dmy 1984 4 281stHartlepool UnitedHW2–0Walwyn (2)6,063dmy 1984 5 51stMansfield TownAW1–0MacPhail3,355dmy 1984 5 71stBuryHW3–0Byrne, Hood, Ford8,026dmy 1984 5 71stHereford UnitedAL1–2MacPhail4,333 League table (part) +Final Football League Fourth Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts1stYork City4631879639+571012ndDoncaster Rovers46241398254+28853rdReading46221688456+28824thBristol City462410127044+26825thAldershot46229157669+775KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSourcehttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1983-1984/table York City 1983–1984: Table: Final table Statto Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160912210442/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1983-1984/table 12 September 2016 FA Cup 1983–84 FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst rounddmy 1983 11 19Macclesfield TownAD0–03,407First round replaydmy 1983 11 22Macclesfield TownHW2–0Sbragia, Byrne4,963Second rounddmy 1983 12 13RochdaleHL0–25,203 League Cup 1983–84 Football League Cup + League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round first legdmy 1983 8 30Grimsby TownHW2–1Ford, Pollard3,505First round second legdmy 1983 9 13Grimsby TownAL0–2 a.e.t.3,529 Associate Members' Cup 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup + Associate Members' Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceNorthern section first rounddmy 1984 2 21Hull CityHL1–2Senior5,837 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 matchPos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAMCTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGMike Astbury5000100060GKENGRoger Jones410301010460DFWALChris Evans16 (3)00 (1)00 (1)01017 (5)0DFSCOAlan Hay421302000471DFENGDerek Hood33 (1)430101038 (1)4DFSCOJohn MacPhail46103020105210DFSCORicky Sbragia454312010515DFENGSteve Senior391302011452MFENGBrian Chippendale0 (4)00000000 (4)0MFENGMalcolm Crosby310302010370MFENGGary Ford46113021105212MFENGSean Haslegrave24 (2)0001 (1)00 (1)025 (4)0MFENGKeith Houchen1 (6)10000001 (6)1MFENGAlan Pearce17 (1)500000017 (1)5MFENGBrian Pollard29 (1)630211035 (1)7FWENGViv Busby Left club during playing season0 (3)02000002 (3)0FWENGJohn Byrne46273120105228FWSKNKeith Walwyn45251020104925 See also List of York City F.C. seasons References General David Batters York City: The Complete Record 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-633-0 Dave Windross Martin Jarred Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 1997 Citizen Publications Selby 978-0-9531005-0-7 Source for match dates, league positions and results: https://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1983-1984/results/ York City 1983–1984: Results Statto Organisation 12 April 2026 Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters York City: The Complete Record 360–361, 412–413 Source for Bristol City own goal from match played 3 March 1984: Peter Dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85 1984 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-10446-1 402 Source for player details: Jarred Windross Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 7–107 Specific 1983-84 Category:English football clubs 1983–84 season Foot