1983–84 Watford F.C. season

English football team season Watford 1983–84 Elton John Graham Taylorhttps://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2741&teamTabs=managers Watford manager history Soccerbase Centurycomm 28 January 2026 Vicarage Road First Division 11th FA Cup Runners-up League Cup Second round 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was Watford's 103rd season in existence, and their second season in the First Division, following promotion in the 1981–82 season. Along with the First Division, in which Watford finished 11th, they competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. Watford were eliminated in the second round of the League Cup, the first round in which they took part, whilst they were runners-up in the FA Cup after losing 2–0 to Everton in the 1984 FA Cup final. Competitions First Division 1983–84 Football League First Division League table First Division WAT Matches +First Division match resultsPeter Dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85 1984 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-10446-1 374DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1983 8 27Coventry CityH2-3Barnes, Jobson15,533dmy 1983 8 30Ipswich TownH2–2Lohman, Callaghan15,388dmy 1983 9 3Birmingham CityA0–211,931dmy 1983 9 6Queens Park RangersA1–1Barnes17,111dmy 1983 9 10Notts CountyH3–1Reilly, Palmer, Barnes12,763dmy 1983 9 17Stoke CityA4–0Lohman, Barnes (2), Jobson12,691dmy 1983 9 24Tottenham HotspurH2–3Rostron, Callaghan (pen.)21,056dmy 1983 10 1West Bromwich AlbionA0–214,456dmy 1983 10 15Norwich CityH1–3Terry12,745dmy 1983 10 22EvertonA0–113,571dmy 1983 10 28West Ham UnitedH0–014,559dmy 1983 11 5Leicester CityH3–3Callaghan, Richardson (2)15,807dmy 1983 11 12SunderlandA0–315,407dmy 1983 11 19Manchester UnitedA1–4Callaghan43,111dmy 1983 11 26Luton TownH1–2Callaghan17,791dmy 1983 12 3Wolverhampton WanderersA5–0Johnston (3), Reilly (2)11,905dmy 1983 12 10Nottingham ForestH3–2Johnston, Reilly, Callaghan14,047dmy 1983 12 17ArsenalA1–3Johnston25,104dmy 1983 12 26Aston VillaH3–2Gilligan (2), Barnes18,226dmy 1983 12 27SouthamptonA0–120,659dmy 1983 12 31Birmingham CityH1–0Johnston14,359dmy 1984 1 2Tottenham HotspurA3–2Johnston (2), Barnes32,495dmy 1984 1 14Coventry CityA2–1Sherwood, Reilly13,307dmy 1984 1 21Stoke CityH2–0Reilly, Johnston14,076dmy 1984 2 1LiverpoolA0–320,746dmy 1984 2 4West Bromwich AlbionH3–1Johnston, Gilligan (2)14,240dmy 1984 2 11Notts CountyA5–3Jackett, Callaghan (2), Reilly, Johnston8,078dmy 1984 2 21West Ham UnitedA4–2Johnston, Barnes (2), Callaghan19,241dmy 1984 2 25EvertonH4–4Barnes (2), Johnston, Rostron16,982dmy 1984 3 3Leicester CityA1–4Rostron13,295dmy 1984 3 17Queens Park RangersH1–0Rostron18,645dmy 1984 3 20SunderlandH2–1Johnston (2)16,231dmy 1984 3 24Ipswich TownA0–014,956dmy 1984 3 31LiverpoolH0–221,293dmy 1984 4 7Norwich CityA1–6Johnston14,451dmy 1984 4 17Manchester UnitedH0–020,764dmy 1984 4 21Aston VillaA1–2Sterling16,110dmy 1984 4 24SouthamptonH1–1Johnston16,744dmy 1984 4 28Luton TownA2–1Callaghan, Johnston12,594dmy 1984 5 5Wolverhampton WanderersH0–013,534dmy 1984 5 7Nottingham ForestA1–5Johnston13,732dmy 1984 5 12ArsenalH2–1Johnston, Reilly22,007 FA Cup + FA Cup match resultsPeter Dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85 1984 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-10446-1 469–473RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1984 1 7Luton TownA2–2Barnes, Johnston (pen.)15,007Third round replaydmy 1984 1 19Luton TownH4–2 Callaghan, Reilly, Barnes, Johnston20,586Fourth rounddmy 1984 1 28Charlton AthleticA2–0Johnston, Reilly22,392Fifth rounddmy 1984 2 18Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–1Reilly, Johnston, Jackett28,000Sixth rounddmy 1984 3 10Birmingham CityA3–1Barnes (2), Taylor40,220Semi-finaldmy 1984 4 14Plymouth ArgyleN1–0Reilly43,858Finaldmy 1984 5 19EvertonN0–2100,000 League Cup + League Cup match resultsPeter Dunk Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85 1984 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-10446-1 440–442RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round, first legdmy 1983 10 4Huddersfield TownA1–2Barnes10,631Second round, second legdmy 1983 10 25Huddersfield TownH2–2Gilligan, Sims13,006 References Category:Watford F.C. seasons Watford