1983–84 FA Cup

April 2020 1983–84 FA Cup EnglandWales Everton (4th title) Watford Mo Johnston John Barnes (4 goals) 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 FA Cup was the 103rd season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The competition was won by Everton, who defeated first-time finalists Watford 2–0 at Wembley. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Frickley Athletic, Macclesfield Town, Whitby Town, Penrith, Bangor City, Mossley, Hyde United, AP Leamington, Kettering Town, Burton Albion, Gainsborough Trinity, Boston United, Chelmsford City, Wycombe Wanderers, Harrow Borough, Wealdstone, Dagenham, Barnet, Dartford, Barking, Maidstone United, Farnborough Town, Windsor & Eton, Yeovil Town, Worcester City, Poole Town, Waterlooville and Corinthian-Casuals. Harrow Borough was the only qualifying club appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Chelmsford City had last featured at this stage in 1974–75, Frickley Athletic had last done so in 1973–74, Bangor City had last done so in 1972–73, Whitby Town had not advanced from the qualifying rounds since 1969–70, Gainsborough Trinity and Poole Town since 1966–67, Corinthian-Casuals since 1965–66 and Hyde United since 1954–55. all qualifying round results 1983–84 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Telford United, Northwich Victoria, Enfield and Altrincham who were given byes. The round included three clubs from the various competitions at Step 8 of English football who were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw: Penrith, Whitby Town and Corinthian-Casuals. The first round matches were played over the weekend of 19–20 November 1983. Replays were played on 21–23 November, or 28 November. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester City1–2Chesterfield19 November 19832Darlington5–0Mossley (6)19 November 19833AFC Bournemouth4–0Walsall19 November 19834Barking (6)2–1Farnborough Town (7)19 November 19835Barnet (5)0–0Bristol Rovers19 November 1983ReplayBristol Rovers3–1Barnet22 November 19836Burnley2–0Hyde United (6)19 November 19837Poole Town (7)0–0Newport County20 November 1983ReplayNewport County3–1Poole Town22 November 19838Rochdale1–0Crewe Alexandra19 November 19839Yeovil Town (5)0–1Harrow Borough (6)19 November 198310Reading2–0Hereford United19 November 198311Northwich Victoria (5)1–1Bangor City (5)19 November 1983ReplayBangor City1–0Northwich Victoria22 November 198312Macclesfield Town (6)0–0York City19 November 1983ReplayYork City2–0Macclesfield Town22 November 198313Gainsborough Trinity (6)0–2Blackpool19 November 198314Wrexham1–5Sheffield United19 November 198315Tranmere Rovers2–2Bolton Wanderers19 November 1983ReplayBolton Wanderers4–1Tranmere Rovers22 November 198316Northampton Town1–1Waterlooville (7)19 November 1983ReplayWaterlooville1–1Northampton Town23 November 1983ReplayNorthampton Town2–0Waterlooville28 November 198317Bradford City0–0Wigan Athletic19 November 1983ReplayWigan Athletic4–2Bradford City28 November 198318Millwall2–1Dartford (6)19 November 198319Wimbledon2–1Orient19 November 198320Penrith (8)0–2Hull City19 November 198321Southend United0–0Plymouth Argyle19 November 1983ReplayPlymouth Argyle2–0Southend United22 November 198322Exeter City1–1Maidstone United (5)19 November 1983ReplayMaidstone United2–1Exeter City23 November 198323Scunthorpe United1–0Preston North End19 November 198324Mansfield Town3–0Doncaster Rovers19 November 198325Port Vale1–2Lincoln City19 November 198326Halifax Town2–3Whitby Town (8)19 November 198327Wealdstone (5)1–1Enfield (5)19 November 1983ReplayEnfield2–2Wealdstone22 November 1983ReplayWealdstone2–0Enfield28 November 198328Torquay United1–2Colchester United19 November 198329Kettering Town (5)0–7Swindon Town19 November 198330Rotherham United0–0Hartlepool United19 November 1983ReplayHartlepool United0–1Rotherham United23 November 198331Aldershot1–1Worcester City (5)19 November 1983ReplayWorcester City2–1Aldershot21 November 198332Boston United (5)0–3Bury19 November 198333Chelmsford City (6)0–0Wycombe Wanderers (6)19 November 1983ReplayWycombe Wanderers1–2Chelmsford City22 November 198334Burton Albion (6)1–2Windsor & Eton (7)19 November 198335Dagenham (5)2–2Brentford19 November 1983ReplayBrentford2–1Dagenham22 November 198336Oxford United2–0Peterborough United19 November 198337Corinthian-Casuals (8)0–0Bristol City19 November 1983ReplayBristol City4–0Corinthian-Casuals23 November 198338Telford United (5)3–0Stockport County19 November 198339AP Leamington (6)0–1Gillingham19 November 198340Frickley Athletic (5)0–1Altrincham (5)19 November 1983 Second round proper The second round matches were played mainly on 10 December 1983, with a couple of ties and replays being played on 13–14 December, or 19 December. Whitby Town, from the Northern League (Step 8) was the lowest-ranked team in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chesterfield2–2Burnley10 December 1983ReplayBurnley3–2Chesterfield19 December 19832Darlington0–0Altrincham (5)10 December 1983ReplayAltrincham0–2Darlington14 December 19833Reading1–1Oxford United10 December 1983ReplayOxford United3–0Reading14 December 19834Gillingham6–1Chelmsford City (6)10 December 19835Bolton Wanderers2–0Mansfield Town10 December 19836Lincoln City0–0Sheffield United10 December 1983ReplaySheffield United1–0Lincoln City19 December 19837Windsor & Eton (7)0–0AFC Bournemouth13 December 1983ReplayAFC Bournemouth2–0Windsor & Eton19 December 19838Bangor City (5)1–1Blackpool10 December 1983ReplayBlackpool2–1Bangor City13 December 19839Brentford3–2Wimbledon10 December 198310Bristol Rovers1–2Bristol City10 December 198311Maidstone United (5)3–2Worcester City (5)10 December 198312Northampton Town1–1Telford United (5)10 December 1983ReplayTelford United3–2Northampton Town14 December 198313Plymouth Argyle2–1Barking (6)10 December 198314Millwall2–3Swindon Town10 December 198315Scunthorpe United2–0Bury10 December 198316York City0–2Rochdale13 December 198317Rotherham United2–1Hull City10 December 198318Wigan Athletic1–0Whitby Town (8)10 December 198319Colchester United4–0Wealdstone (5)10 December 198320Harrow Borough (6)1–3Newport County10 December 1983 Third round proper Teams from the Football League First and Second Divisions entered in this round. The third round matches were played over the weekend 6–8 January 1984. Replays took place on 10–11 January, with second replays on 16 January. Holders Manchester United were eliminated by third-tier AFC Bournemouth. Maidstone United and Telford United, from the Alliance Premier League (Step 5) were the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool (4)2–1Manchester City (2)7 January 19842Darlington (4)4–1Maidstone United (5)7 January 19843AFC Bournemouth (3)2–0Manchester United (1)7 January 19844Burnley (3)0–0Oxford United (3)7 January 1984ReplayOxford United2–1Burnley11 January 19845Liverpool (1)4–0Newcastle United (2)6 January 19846Rochdale (4)1–4Telford United (5)7 January 19847Gillingham (3)5–3Brentford (3)7 January 19848Notts County (1)2–2Bristol City (4)8 January 1984ReplayBristol City0–2Notts County10 January 19849Nottingham Forest (1)1–2Southampton (1)7 January 198410Blackburn Rovers (2)1–0Chelsea (2)7 January 198411Aston Villa (1)1–1Norwich City (1)7 January 1984ReplayNorwich City3–0Aston Villa11 January 198412Sheffield Wednesday (2)1–0Barnsley (2)7 January 198413Bolton Wanderers (3)0–3Sunderland (1)7 January 198414Middlesbrough (2)3–2Arsenal (1)7 January 198415Luton Town (1)2–2Watford (1)7 January 1984ReplayWatford4–3Luton Town10 January 198416Shrewsbury Town (2)3–0Oldham Athletic (2)7 January 198417Sheffield United (3)1–1Birmingham City (1)7 January 1984ReplayBirmingham City2–0Sheffield United10 January 198418Fulham (2)0–0Tottenham Hotspur (1)7 January 1984ReplayTottenham Hotspur2–0Fulham11 January 198419Coventry City (1)1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)7 January 1984ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers1–1Coventry City10 January 1984ReplayCoventry City3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers16 January 198420Portsmouth (2)2–1Grimsby Town (2)7 January 198421West Ham United (1)1–0Wigan Athletic (3)7 January 198422Brighton & Hove Albion (2)2–0Swansea City (2)7 January 198423Plymouth Argyle (3)2–2Newport County (3)7 January 1984ReplayNewport County0–1Plymouth Argyle10 January 198424Carlisle United (2)1–1Swindon Town (4)7 January 1984ReplaySwindon Town3–1Carlisle United10 January 198425Crystal Palace (2)1–0Leicester City (1)7 January 198426Huddersfield Town (2)2–1Queens Park Rangers (1)7 January 198427Cardiff City (2)0–3Ipswich Town (1)7 January 198428Leeds United (2)1–1Scunthorpe United (3)7 January 1984ReplayScunthorpe United1–1Leeds United10 January 1984ReplayScunthorpe United4–2Leeds United16 January 198429Stoke City (1)0–2Everton (1)7 January 198430Rotherham United (3)0–0West Bromwich Albion (1)7 January 1984ReplayWest Bromwich Albion3–0Rotherham United11 January 198431Colchester United (4)0–1Charlton Athletic (2)7 January 198432Cambridge United (2)0–3Derby County (2)7 January 1984 Fourth round proper The fourth round matches were mainly played over the weekend of 28–29 January 1984. Some games were instead played or replayed on 30 January–1 February. Telford United was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Sheffield Wednesday3–2Coventry City30 January 19842Middlesbrough2–0AFC Bournemouth31 January 19843West Bromwich Albion1–0Scunthorpe United1 February 19844Sunderland1–2Birmingham City28 January 19845Derby County3–2Telford United (5)1 February 19846Everton0–0Gillingham28 January 1984ReplayGillingham0–0Everton31 January 1984ReplayGillingham0–3Everton6 February 19847Swindon Town1–2Blackburn Rovers28 January 19848Shrewsbury Town2–0Ipswich Town28 January 19849Tottenham Hotspur0–0Norwich City28 January 1984ReplayNorwich City2–1Tottenham Hotspur1 February 198410Portsmouth0–1Southampton28 January 198411Brighton & Hove Albion2–0Liverpool29 January 198412Plymouth Argyle2–1Darlington28 January 198413Crystal Palace1–1West Ham United28 January 1984ReplayWest Ham United2–0Crystal Palace31 January 198414Huddersfield Town1–2Notts County1 February 198415Charlton Athletic0–2Watford28 January 198416Oxford United2–1Blackpool28 January 1984 Fifth round proper The fifth round matches were all played on 17–18 February 1984, with no replays required. Third Division sides Plymouth Argyle and Oxford United were the lowest-ranked teams in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Watford3–1Brighton & Hove Albion18 February 19842Notts County1–0Middlesbrough18 February 19843Blackburn Rovers0–1Southampton17 February 19844West Bromwich Albion0–1Plymouth Argyle18 February 19845Derby County2–1Norwich City18 February 19846Everton3–0Shrewsbury Town18 February 19847Birmingham City3–0West Ham United18 February 19848Oxford United0–3Sheffield Wednesday18 February 1984 Sixth round proper The sixth round matches were played on the weekend of 10–11 March 1984 with replays on 14 and 20 March. Plymouth Argyle, from the Third Division, was again the lowest-ranked team in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Notts County1–2Everton10 March 19842Sheffield Wednesday0–0Southampton11 March 1984ReplaySouthampton5–1Sheffield Wednesday20 March 19843Plymouth Argyle0–0Derby County10 March 1984ReplayDerby County0–1Plymouth Argyle14 March 19844Birmingham City1–3Watford10 March 1984 Semi-finals 14 April 1984 Everton 1–0 (a.e.t) Southampton Heath 117 Highbury, LondonReferee:- George Courtney (Spennymoor) 14 April 1984 Watford 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Reilly 13 Villa Park, BirminghamReferee:- Joe Worrall (Warrington) Final 1984 FA Cup final 19 May 198415:00 BST Everton 2–0 Watford (Report) Sharp 38Gray 51 Wembley, London 100,000 John Hunting _whiteborder _everton0910h _whiteborder _bluebottom _2stripesblue 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Everton _redborder _shoulderstripes_redvneck _redborder _yellowsides _blacktop_yellowstripes FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FF0000 FF0000 Watford Television coverage May 2026 The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. For the first time, four games were allowed to be screened Live from the Third round to the Sixth round and shared between the two companies, as well as the Final. Other games were shown in a highlights format. ITV coverage was now nationalised for the first time, although a strike prevented ITV coverage of the Third round. No highlights or live games were screened from Rounds One and Two. Third Round BBC Liverpool v Newcastle United (Live–Friday Evening), Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City v Aston Villa (Midweek replay), Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham (Midweek replay) ITV. No games were broadcast due to strike action. Fourth Round BBC Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City, Portsmouth v Southampton ITV Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (Live–Sunday Afternoon), Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur (Midweek replay) Fifth Round BBC Blackburn Rovers v Southampton (Live–Friday Evening) ITV Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion, Derby County v Norwich City, Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday Sixth Round BBC Birmingham City v Watford, Plymouth Argyle v Derby County, Notts County v Everton, Derby County v Plymouth Argyle (Midweek replay) ITV Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton (Live–Sunday Afternoon) Semi-Finals BBC Plymouth Argyle v Watford ITV Everton v Southampton Final Everton v Watford, shown Live by both the BBC and ITV. References FA Cup Results Archive 1983–84 Rothmans Football Yearbook Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup