1983–84 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 May 2013 Arsenal F.C. 1983–84 Peter Hill-Wood Terry Neill (to 16 December) Don Howe (caretaker manager) First Division 6th Tony Woodcock (21) Tony Woodcock (22) FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round _redborder _redborder _arsenal8283h _arsenal8283h _arsenal8384hl FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384al FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was Arsenal Football Club's 58th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- All-time Arsenal James Josh 18 June 2013 Arsenal F.C. 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622042610/https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- 22 June 2023https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016 Ross James Heneghan Michael Orford Stuart Culliton Eoin 25 August 2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041929/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html 22 June 2023 Arsenal finished sixth in the Football League First Division. Charlie Nicholas was brought to Arsenal from Celtic. However, he did not immediately perform. Paul Mariner was also bought to bolster the club in the latter half of the season. Tony Woodcock remained Arsenal's top scorer. Graham Rix assumed the captaincy from David O'Leary.Kelly Andy 17 November 2014 Arsenal's captains from day one http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=8955 https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232605/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=8955 10 August 2023 27 October 2023 The Arsenal History Arsenal were knocked out of the League Cup at home by Walsall. After a run of dismal league results including five losses in six games, manager Terry Neill was sacked on 16 December 1983. He was succeeded by his assistant Don Howe. Season summary The 1983-84 season was Terry Neill’s final season as the Gunners manager. Neill had persuaded Scottish starlet Charlie Nicholas to spurn the advances of Liverpool and move to London in time for the 1983-84 season in a club-record signing from Celtic. Nicholas cost £650,000 and was reportedly the highest paid footballer in Britain.Soar Phil Arsenal 1886-1986: the official centenary history of Arsenal Football Club Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1986 9780600358718 Twickenham 244–248 en The move wasn’t an immediate success, however, and by December Nicholas had only scored twice.2022-04-01 terry-neill-managing-enigma https://taleoftwohalves.uk/featured/terry-neill-managing-enigma Arsenal were knocked out of the League Cup at home by Walsall, a repeat of Wallsall's giant-killing act of 1933. Terry Neill, already under pressure due to early losses to Manchester United and Liverpool at home, had overseen a series of inconsistent results in the league. With Arsenal 16th in the table, a 1-0 loss at home to West Bromwich Albion led to "Neill Out" demonstrations by the supporters outside the ground. After Arsenal lost 3-1 away at West Ham, on 16 December 1983 the club did the inevitable and sacked Neill.Gunnerstown 2016. Don Howe first became caretaker-manager, and became permanent manager after the game against Leicester on 28 April 1984, following a run of five wins and two draws in the last seven games. Arsenal were 6th – the highest position they had held that season after the second match of the season.Spurling Jon All Guns Blazing: Arsenal in the 1980's Aureus Publishing 2001 Howe also brought Paul Mariner to Highbury in February 1984 for £150,000. Mariner scored seven times in the final fifteen games of the season. Squad yes yes NIR GK Pat Jennings yes NIR DF Colin Hill yes ENG DF Kenny Sansom yes ENG MF Brian Talbot yes IRL DF David O'Leary yes ENG DF Tommy Caton yes ENG MF Stewart Robson yes ENG MF Paul Davis yes SCO FW Charlie Nicholas yes ENG FW Tony Woodcock yes ENG MF Graham Rix yes yes ENG FW Paul Mariner yes ENG DF Chris Whyte yes ENG FW Alan Sunderland yes ENG FW Raphael Meade yes ENG MF Ian Allinson yes ENG MF Brian McDermott yes ENG DF John Kay yes ENG FW David Cork yes ENG GK John Lukic yes ENG FW Lee Chapman yes ENG DF Tony Adams yes ENG MF Dave Madden yes ENG DF Brian Sparrow yes IRL MF Paul Gorman Top scorers First Division ENG Tony Woodcock 21 SCO Charlie Nicholas 11 ENG Paul Mariner 7 ENG Brian Talbot 6 ENG Stewart Robson 6 Results First Division 1983–84 Football League#First Division First Division y ARS 1 27 August 1983 Arsenal 2–1 Luton Town WoodcockMcDermott Robson (o.g.) London Highbury W 2 29 August 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Arsenal Clarke 3' Nicholas (2) 25', pen 81' Wolverhampton Molineux W 3 3 September 1983 Southampton 1–0 Arsenal Baird Southampton The Dell L 4 6 September 1983 Arsenal 2–3 Manchester United Woodcock 3', Talbot 88' Moran 8', Stapleton 14', B. Robson 40' London Highbury L 5 10 September 1983 Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool Johnston 17'Dalglish 67' London Highbury L 6 17 September 1983 Notts County 0–4 Arsenal Rix 1'Hunt (o.g.) 42'Talbot 48'Woodcock 83' Nottingham Meadow Lane W 7 24 September 1983 Arsenal 3–0 Norwich City ChapmanSunderland (2) London Highbury W 8 1 October 1983 Queen's Park Rangers 2–0 Arsenal GregoryNeill London Loftus Road L 9 15 October 1983 Arsenal 0–1 Coventry City Bamber London Highbury L 10 22 October 1983 Arsenal 4–1 Nottingham Forest Sunderland 7'Hill 23'Woodcock (2) 66', 76' Davenport pen 64' London Highbury W 11 29 October 1983 Aston Villa 2–6 Arsenal MorleyEvans pen Woodcock (5)McDermott Birmingham Villa Park W 12 5 November 1983 Arsenal 1–2 Sunderland Woodcock 59' West 3'Atkins 56' London Highbury L 13 12 November 1983 Ipswich Town 1–0 Arsenal Gates Ipswich Portman Road L 14 19 November 1983 Arsenal 2–1 Everton Sunderland 29'Robson 35' King pen 41' London Highbury W 15 26 November 1983 Leicester City 3–0 Arsenal LinekerLynexA. Smith Leicester Filbert Street L 16 3 December 1983 Arsenal 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Monaghan London Highbury L 17 10 December 1983 West Ham United 3–1 Arsenal BrookingWhyte (o.g.)Pike Whyte London Upton Park L 18 17 December 1983 Arsenal 3–1 Watford Meade (3) Johnston London Highbury W 19 26 December 1983 Tottenham Hotspur 2–4 Arsenal Roberts 37'Archibald 50' Nicholas (2) 26', 49'Meade (2) 74', 86' London White Hart Lane W 20 27 December 1983 Arsenal 1–1 Birmingham City Nicholas (pen) Hopkins London Highbury D 21 31 December 1983 Arsenal 2–2 Southampton CorkNicholas pen Moran (2) London Highbury D 22 2 January 1984 Norwich City 1–1 Arsenal Deehan Woodcock Norwich Carrow Road D 23 14 January 1984 Luton Town 1–2 Arsenal Kay (o.g.) SansomWoodcock Luton Kenilworth Road W 24 21 January 1984 Arsenal 1–1 Notts County Nicholas 16' Chiedozie 57' London Highbury D 25 28 January 1984 Stoke City 1–0 Arsenal Maguire (pen) 75' Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground L 26 4 February 1984 Arsenal 0–2 Queen's Park Rangers StewartFenwick London Highbury L 27 11 February 1984 Liverpool 2–1 Arsenal Kennedy 12'Neal 78' Rix 45' Liverpool Anfield L 28 18 February 1984 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa Rix Evans pen London Highbury D 29 25 February 1984 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal Mariner 88' Nottingham City Ground W 30 3 March 1984 Sunderland 2–2 Arsenal Proctor 7'Rowell pen 89' Nicholas pen 11'Woodcock 46' Sunderland Roker Park D 31 10 March 1984 Arsenal 4–1 Ipswich Town Mariner (2)TalbotWoodcock Gates London Highbury W 32 17 March 1984 Manchester United 4–0 Arsenal Mühren (2) pen 10', 44'Stapleton 63'B. Robson 89' Manchester Old Trafford L 33 24 March 1984 Arsenal 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Woodcock 26'Rix 34'Nicholas pen 60'Robson 84' McGarvey 71' London Highbury W 34 31 March 1984 Coventry City 1–4 Arsenal Bennett WhyteRobsonTalbotMariner Coventry Highfield Road W 35 7 April 1984 Arsenal 3–1 Stoke City NicholasMarinerWoodcock Chamberlain 70' London Highbury W 36 9 April 1984 Everton 0–0 Arsenal Liverpool Goodison Park D 37 21 April 1984 Arsenal 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur RobsonNicholasWoodcock Archibald (2) London Highbury W 38 23 April 1984 Birmingham City 1–1 Arsenal Kuhl Woodcock Birmingham St Andrew's D 39 28 April 1984 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City WoodcockDavis Lineker London Highbury W 40 5 May 1984 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Arsenal Thompson TalbotMarinerRobson West Bromwich The Hawthorns W 41 7 May 1984 Arsenal 3–3 West Ham United TalbotWoodcockMariner Whitton (2)Hilton London Highbury D 42 12 May 1984 Watford 2–1 Arsenal JohnstonReilly Robson London Vicarage Road L Football League Cup 1983–84 Football League Cup Second round (1st Leg) 4 October 1983 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Arsenal Plymouth Home Park D Second round (2nd Leg) 25 October 1983 Arsenal 1–0 2–1 Plymouth Argyle London Highbury W Third round 9 November 1983 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal London White Hart Lane W Fourth round 29 November 1983 Arsenal 1–2 Walsall London Highbury L FA Cup 1983–84 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Middlesbrough. Third round 7 January 1984 Middlesbrough 3–2 Arsenal MacDonald 5Sugrue 60Baxter 70 Woodcock 13Nicholas 64 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 17,813 L References External links Arsenal 1983–84 on statto.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221817/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1983-1984 8 March 2016 Arsenal Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons