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1983–84 Stoke City F.C. season

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{{Infobox Football club season

| club = Stoke City

| season = 1983–84

| manager = Ritchie Barker,
Bill Asprey

| chairman = Frank Edwards

| stadium = Victoria Ground

| league = Football League First Division

| league result = 18th (50 Points)

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Third Round

| cup2 = League Cup

| cup2 result = Fourth Round

| league topscorer = Paul Magurie
(9)

| season topscorer = Paul Magurie
(10)

| highest attendance = 24,372 vs Liverpool
(14 April 1984)

| lowest attendance = 8,435 vs Everton
(14 January 1984)

| average attendance = 13,900

| prevseason = 1982–83

| nextseason = 1984–85

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The 1983–84 season was Stoke City's 77th season in the Football League and the 51st in the First Division.

Manager Ritchie Barker decided to change his tactics prior to the start of the season which was seen a strange decision as Stoke played well in the previous season playing good football. He change to the long ball style of play and whilst it worked with other sides in the Division it didn't with Stoke and results were poor. Barker was sacked and his assistant Bill Asprey took over and he brought back club legend Alan Hudson which sparked a revival with a 4–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the final day of the season seeing Stoke stay up by two points.{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Tony|title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City|year=1994|publisher=Lion Press|isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}{{cite book|last=Lowe|first=Simon|title=Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record|year=2000|publisher=Desert Island Books|isbn=1-874287-39-2}}

Season review

=League=

It was apparent during the summer of 1983 at a coaching course at Lilleshall that manager Ritchie Barker was converted to the long ball game. In truth it was used by several sides with great success in 1983–84, but not with Stoke. Another youth team product Paul Bracewell was sold to Sunderland for £250,000 and that money was spent on Paul Dyson and Robbie James. Stoke used their new style of play in their pre-season friendlies which drew some interesting results but was quite clear that the players were unhappy at the change and once the season started they struggled desperately out on the pitch. In their first 24 matches they managed just three wins and in deep relegation trouble and it was no surprise to see Barker sacked by the board.

Bill Asprey was put in charge of the team and his task was to get Stoke out of trouble and his first move was to bring back Alan Hudson and sell Mickey Thomas. Hudson inspired a great recovery and Stoke's latter season performances were of a high standard yet the threat of relegation was still there but Stoke's fine efforts saw them take the relegation battle all the way to the final day of the season. Stoke came up against already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. It turned out to be an easy game for Stoke as they won 4–0 with Paul Magurie scoring all the goals leaving Stoke safe in 18th place with 50 points two more than Birmingham City.

=FA Cup=

No progress was made in the FA Cup, Stoke losing 2–0 at home to Everton who would go on to lift the cup.

=League Cup=

Stoke beat Peterborough United and Huddersfield Town before losing to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round.

Final league table

{{:1983–84 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=STK}}

Results

Stoke's score comes first

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"|Win

|style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"|Loss

=Football League First Division=

{{Main|1983–84 Football League}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|1

27 August 1983EvertonA0–122,658
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|2

29 August 1983West Bromwich AlbionH3–116,156Painter (2) 26', 35', Maguire 57'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|3

3 September 1983Manchester UnitedH0–123,704
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|4

6 September 1983Birmingham CityA0–113,728
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|5

10 September 1983Ipswich TownA0–516,315
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|6

17 September 1983WatfordH0–412,619
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|7

24 September 1983Leicester CityA2–210,215Painter 11', Maguire 25'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|8

1 October 1983West Ham UnitedH3–113,825McAughtrie 30', Chamberlain 70', Thomas 80'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|9

15 October 1983SunderlandA2–211,923James (2) 27', 70'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|10

22 October 1983Notts CountyA1–17,684Bould 74'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|11

29 October 1983Coventry CityH1–311,836Thomas 40'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|12

5 November 1983Tottenham HotspurH1–114,727Thomas 25'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|13

12 November 1983Aston VillaA1–119,272Chamberlain 44'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|14

19 November 1983LiverpoolA0–126,529
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|15

26 November 1983Nottingham ForestH1–111,655Chamberlain 7'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|16

3 December 1983SouthamptonA1–315,301James 13'
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|17

10 December 1983Luton TownH2–410,329James (2) 36', 65', (1 pen)
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|18

17 December 1983Wolverhampton WanderersA0–08,679
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|19

26 December 1983Norwich CityH2–012,049Maguire 23', James 82'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|20

31 December 1983Manchester UnitedA0–140,164
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|21

2 January 1984Leicester CityH0–113,728
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|22

14 January 1984EvertonH1–18,435Heath 68'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|23

17 January 1984Queens Park RangersA0–69,320
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|24

21 January 1984WatfordA0–214,076
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|25

28 January 1984ArsenalH1–012,840Maguire 75' (pen)
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|26

4 February 1984West Ham UnitedA0–318,775
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|27

11 February 1984Ipswich TownH1–010,315Painter 87'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|28

18 February 1984Coventry CityA3–27,937Hampton 41', Chamberlain 67', O'Callaghan 81'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|29

25 February 1984Notts CountyH1–011,725Chamberlain 8'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|30

3 March 1984Tottenham HotspurA0–118,271
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|31

10 March 1984Aston VillaH1–013,967Painter 73'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|32

17 March 1984Birmingham CityH2–113,506Dyson 21', Bould 56'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|33

24 March 1984West Bromwich AlbionA0–313,681
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|34

31 March 1984SunderlandH2–111,047Painter 22', Dyson 28'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|35

7 April 1984ArsenalA1–321,211Chamberlain 70'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|36

14 April 1984LiverpoolH2–024,372Painter 21', Russell 50'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|37

21 April 1984Norwich CityA2–216,084McIlroy 5', Chamberlain 70'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"

|38

23 April 1984Queens Park RangersH1–213,735Russell 2'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|39

28 April 1984Nottingham ForestA0–013,625
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"

|40

5 May 1984SouthamptonH1–112,171Maguire 80'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|41

7 May 1984Luton TownA1–09,867Painter 5'
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"

|42

12 May 1984Wolverhampton WanderersH4–018,977Maguire (4) 17', 41', 49', 89' (2 pens)

=FA Cup=

{{Main|1983–84 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"R37 January 1984EvertonH0–216,462

=League Cup=

{{Main|1983–84 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"R2 1st Leg5 October 1983Peterborough UnitedH0–011,085
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"R2 2nd Leg26 October 1983Peterborough UnitedA2–19,898O'Callaghan 41', James 61'
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"R3 1st Leg8 November 1983Huddersfield TownH0–014,175
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"R3 2nd Leg22 November 1983Huddersfield TownA2–014,191Bould 8', Magurie 52'
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"R430 November 1983Sheffield WednesdayH0–118,633

=Friendlies=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result

style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|1

Parkway ClaytonA4–0
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|2

WokinghamA8–4
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|3

Oswestry TownA1–0
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|align="center"|4

Shrewsbury TownA1–1
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|5

IFK MariehamnA7–2
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|6

LydsdalA4–0
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|align="center"|7

OviksalliansenA4–4
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|8

StrömsundA10–0
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|align="center"|9

KramforsA6–1

=[[FA Youth Cup]]=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result

style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"Round 2Chester CityA2–1
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"Round 3WalsallH3–0
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"Round 4Luton TownH3–2
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"Quarter FinalChelseaA2–1
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"Semi Final 1st LegArsenalH3–2
style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"Semi Final 2nd LegArsenalA3–0
style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"Final 1st LegEvertonA2–2
style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"Final 2nd LegEvertonH0–2

Squad statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mervyn Cawston

|0

0000000
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Dawson

|0

0000000
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Fox

|42

01050480
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Bould

|38

21041433
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Dyson

|38

21050442
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Hampton

|31(1)

1105037(1)1
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Hemming

|3

0000030
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Robbie James

|40

61051467
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} David McAughtrie

|17

11050231
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Savage

|5(2)

000005(2)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} George Berry

|8

0001090
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Griffiths

|3(1)

0000(1)03(2)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Hudson

|16

00000160
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Maskery

|16(3)

00(1)02(1)018(5)0
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Sammy McIlroy

|39(1)

1103043(1)1
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Parkin

|1

0000010
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dennis Tueart

|2(1)

000103(1)0
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Chamberlain

|39(1)

7105045(1)7
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neville Chamberlain

|3

0000030
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Heath

|3(1)

100003(1)1
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Maguire

|24(9)

9103(1)128(10)10
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRE}} Brendan O'Callaghan

|37(1)

1105143(1)2
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Painter

|30(4)

8101032(4)8
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Russell

|11

20000112
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mickey Thomas

|16

30050213

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Stoke City F.C. seasons}}

{{1983–84 in English football}}

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