1983–84 Southampton F.C. season

League Cup
	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Steve Moran (21); All: ; Steve Moran (25)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1982–83 1984–85 →

During the 1983–84 English football season, Southampton competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Southampton enjoyed their best season ever, achieving their highest-ever finish in the Football League of second, three points behind champions Liverpool. They also reached the FA Cup semifinal, only to be beaten by Everton.

First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Peter Shilton
—	GK	ENG	Alistair Sperring
—	DF	NGA	Reuben Agboola
—	DF	ENG	Ken Armstrong
—	DF	ENG	Steve Baker
—	DF	ENG	Mick Mills
—	DF	ENG	Mark Whitlock
—	DF	ENG	Mark Wright
—	DF	ENG	Mark Dennis
—	DF	YUG	Ivan Golac
—	DF	ENG	Dennis Rofe


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	David Armstrong
—	MF	IRL	Eamonn Collins
—	MF	ENG	Nick Holmes
—	MF	ENG	Steve Williams
—	FW	ENG	Ian Baird
—	FW	ENG	Martin Foyle
—	FW	ENG	Ian Juryeff
—	FW	ENG	Steve Moran
—	FW	ENG	David Puckett
—	FW	ENG	Danny Wallace
—	FW	ENG	Frank Worthington
—	FW	WAL	Alan Curtis

Transfers

In

Out

Chris Nicholl - Grimsby Town, August 1983
Malcolm Waldron - Burnley, £90,000, September 1983

Results

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1st Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool (C)	42	22	14	6	73	32	+41	80	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Southampton	42	22	11	9	66	38	+28	77	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Nottingham Forest	42	22	8	12	76	45	+31	74
4	Manchester United	42	20	14	8	71	41	+30	74
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	7	13	67	37	+30	73

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

27 August 1983 1	Nottingham Forest	0−1	Southampton	Nottingham
		Report	Wallace	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,626

29 August 1983 2	Southampton	0−0	Queens Park Rangers	Southampton
		Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,522

3 September 1983 3	Southampton	1−0	Arsenal	Southampton
	Baird	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,522

5 September 1983 4	Liverpool	1−1	Southampton	Liverpool
	Rush 60'	Report	Mills 84'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 26,331

10 September 1983 5	Sunderland	0−2	Southampton	Sunderland
			Wallace	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 12,716

17 September 1983 6	Southampton	3−0	Manchester United	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,674

24 September 1983 7	Aston Villa	1−0	Southampton	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 21,209

1 October 1983 8	Southampton	1−0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,589

22 October 1983 9	Luton Town	3−1	Southampton	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 12,389

29 October 1983 10	Southampton	3−2	Ipswich Town	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 18,515

5 November 1983 9	Norwich City	1−0	Southampton	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,303

15 March 1984 32	Southampton	2−0	Liverpool	Southampton
	Wallace 44', 85'	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,698

References

[1] "All Southampton players: 1984".

[2] "Southampton FC - Squad 1983/1984".

[3] "Southampton FC - Fixtures & Results 1983/1984".

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