| 1983–84 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Jackson |
| Manager | John Bond |
| Division Three | 12th |
| League Cup | 1st Round |
| FA Cup | 3rd Round |
| Football League Trophy | Northern Semi Final |
| Top goalscorer | League:Billy Hamilton (18) All:Billy Hamilton (21) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,327 vBradford City (26 December 1983) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,978 vDarlington (13 March 1984) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,625[1] |
The 1983–84 season wasBurnley's first season in the third tier of English football. They were managed byJohn Bond in his only season in charge of the club.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Three | League Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF | Steve Baker | 12 | 1 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Wayne Biggins | 24 | 11 | 20+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 | ||
| MF | Steve Daley | 31 | 5 | 20+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Lee Dixon | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Martin Dobson | 34 | 5 | 28+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Willie Donachie | 47 | 4 | 37+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Terry Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brian Flynn | 54 | 12 | 43+0 | 9 | 2+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Joe Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kevin Glendon | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Gerry Gow | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Roger Hansbury | 57 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Billy Hamilton | 56 | 21 | 46+0 | 18 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Tommy Hutchison | 57 | 4 | 46+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Kennedy | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Phil Malley | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Dave Miller | 20 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Vince Overson | 48 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mike Phelan | 54 | 2 | 44+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kevin Reeves | 28 | 15 | 20+1 | 12 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Derek Scott | 50 | 4 | 38+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dennis Tueart | 19 | 5 | 8+7 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Malcolm Waldron | 19 | 1 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Andy Wharton | 9 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kevin Young | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
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| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1983 | Hull City (A) | 1–4 | Reeves 19' | 8,394 |
| 3 September 1983 | Bournemouth (H) | 5–1 | Dobson 2',Reeves 20',Hamilton (3) 33', 45', 49' | 5,525 |
| 6 September 1983 | Newport County (H) | 2–0 | Reeves 75',Hamilton 89' | 6,755 |
| 10 September 1983 | Oxford United (A) | 2–2 | Hamilton 76',Flynn 89' | 5,824 |
| 24 September 1983 | Brentford (A) | 0–0 | 8,042 | |
| 27 September 1983 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–0 | 9,709 | |
| 1 October 1983 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | 2–1 | Hamilton 65',Scott 88' | 6,845 |
| 9 October 1983 | Millwall (A) | 0–2 | 6,707 | |
| 13 October 1983 | Gillingham (H) | 2–3 | Dobson 75',Hamilton 80' | 5,590 |
| 18 October 1983 | Southend United (H) | 3–0 | Hamilton 25',Miller 58',Reeves 70' | 5,307 |
| 22 October 1983 | Lincoln City (A) | 1–3 | Hamilton 20' | 3,793 |
| 29 October 1983 | Wigan Athletic (H) | 3–0 | Flynn 36',Hutchison 42',Reeves 89' | 7,458 |
| 2 November 1983 | Exeter City (A) | 1–1 | Flynn 16' | 3,714 |
| 5 November 1983 | Preston North End (H) | 2–1 | Reeves 19',Hamilton 42' | 8,095 |
| 8 November 1983 | Sheffield United (H) | 2–1 | Dobson 2',Donachie 59' | 9,574 |
| 12 November 1983 | Bristol Rovers (A) | 1–2 | Reeves 42' | 7,021 |
| 26 November 1983 | Port Vale (H) | 7–0 | Hamilton 4',Reeves (3) 13' (pen.), 45', 49',Hutchison 19',Flynn 24',Donachie 27' | 6,385 |
| 3 December 1983 | Rotherham United (A) | 1–1 | Flynn 9' | 5,544 |
| 17 December 1983 | Wimbledon (A) | 4–1 | Reeves 22',Hamilton 25',Scott (2) 43', 63' | 2,883 |
| 26 December 1983 | Bradford City (H) | 1–2 | Jackson 4' (o.g.) | 12,327 |
| 27 December 1983 | Walsall (A) | 1–1 | Hamilton 70' | 8,131 |
| 31 December 1983 | Scunthorpe United (H) | 5–0 | Flynn 5',Hutchison 22',Dobson 37',Reeves 55' (pen.),Tueart 89' | 7,668 |
| 2 January 1984 | Orient (A) | 2–1 | Flynn 34',Hamilton 75' | 4,457 |
| 21 January 1984 | Sheffield United (A) | 0–0 | 13,892 | |
| 4 February 1984 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | 1–1 | Tueart 57' | 5,104 |
| 11 February 1984 | Brentford (H) | 2–2 | Hamilton 36',Tueart 42' | 7,027 |
| 14 February 1984 | Exeter City (H) | 4–0 | Tueart 17' (pen.),Flynn 66',Phelan 80',Biggins 83' | 5,968 |
| 18 February 1984 | Wigan Athletic (A) | 0–1 | 7,509 | |
| 25 February 1984 | Lincoln City (H) | 4–0 | Biggins (3) 12', 24', 59',Flynn 62' | 6,652 |
| 2 March 1984 | Southend United (A) | 2–2 | Hutchison 20',Hamilton 90' | 2,864 |
| 6 March 1984 | Preston North End (A) | 2–4 | Donachie 40',Tueart 89' | 8,813 |
| 10 March 1984 | Bristol Rovers (H) | 0–0 | 6,306 | |
| 17 March 1984 | Millwall (H) | 1–0 | Biggins 33' | 5,088 |
| 24 March 1984 | Gillingham (A) | 1–0 | Biggins 79' | 4,319 |
| 27 March 1984 | Oxford United (H) | 1–1 | Daley 20' (pen.) | 8,058 |
| 31 March 1984 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 2–2 | Hamilton 45',Miller 89' | 8,350 |
| 7 April 1984 | Newport County (A) | 0–1 | 2,306 | |
| 9 April 1984 | Bournemouth (A) | 0–1 | 4,113 | |
| 14 April 1984 | Rotherham United (H) | 2–2 | Biggins 29',Scott 55' | 4,676 |
| 21 April 1984 | Bradford City (A) | 1–2 | Biggins 27' | 5,578 |
| 23 April 1984 | Walsall (H) | 0–2 | 3,948 | |
| 28 April 1984 | Port Vale (A) | 3–2 | Daley (3) 25', 68', 80' | 3,061 |
| 5 May 1984 | Orient (H) | 2–3 | Hamilton 1',Phelan 7' | 3,301 |
| 7 May 1984 | Scunthorpe United (A) | 0–4 | 2,720 | |
| 12 May 1984 | Wimbledon (H) | 0–2 | 3,382 | |
| 15 May 1984 | Hull City (H) | 0–2 | 8,051 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 64 |
| 11 | Orient | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 63 |
| 12 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 62 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 62 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 61 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 1983 | Round 1 | Hyde United (A) | 2–0 | Waldron 44',Reeves 85' (pen.) | 7,723 |
| 2 December 1983 | Round 2 | Chesterfield (A) | 2–2 | Dobson 20',Reeves 43' | 5,788 |
| 19 December 1983 | Replay | Chesterfield (H) | 3–2 | Reeves 6',Hamilton (2) 14', 83' | 8,286 |
| 7 January 1984 | Round 3 | Oxford United (H) | 0–0 | 11,672 | |
| 11 January 1984 | Replay | Oxford United (A) | 1–2 | Hamilton 48' | 10,497 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1983 | Round 1 First leg | Crewe Alexandra (A) | 0–1 | 3,043 | |
| 13 September 1983 | Round 1 Second leg | Crewe Alexandra (H) | 3–4 | Flynn (2) 11', 54' (pen.) | 5,659 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 February 1984 | Round 1 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 2–1 | Donachie 7',Biggins 84' | 3,355 |
| 13 March 1984 | Round 2 | Darlington (H) | 2–1 | Biggins 50',Baker 70' | 1,978 |
| 20 March 1984 | Northern Quarter Final | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Flynn 28',Daley 101',Biggins 105' | 3,504 |
| 17 April 1984 | Northern Semi Final | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | 3,928 |