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| 1983–84 season | |
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| Chairman | Keith Longbottom |
| Manager | Mick Buxton |
| Stadium | Leeds Road |
| Second Division | 12th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round (knocked out byNotts County) |
| League Cup | Third round (knocked out byStoke City) |
| Top goalscorer | League:Mark Lillis (11) All: Mark Lillis (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,101 vsNewcastle United (7 May 1984) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,190 vsMansfield Town (13 September 1983) |
| Biggest win | 5–1 vsMansfield Town (13 September 1983) 4–0 vsCardiff City (28 April 1984) |
| Biggest defeat | 2–5 vsNewcastle United (10 December 1983) |
Huddersfield Town's 1983–84 campaign was Town's first season in the second tier since the1972–73 season under the management ofIan Greaves. They finished in 12th place.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Following their impressive promotion campaignthe previous season, many Town fans were hoping that Town would return to the promised land of theFirst Division and Town had a fairly good start to the season, with the exception of losing their 34 match unbeaten home record, which went back to the end of the1981–82 season, when they lost 3–2 toChelsea in September.
FollowingChristmas, Town suffered a dramatic lost in form, going on a run of 9 matches without a win, which seemed to put Town in a downward spiral right back to theThird Division. SoMick Buxton decided to bring in some morestrikers on loan to help Town in their time of need.
Peter Eastoe (on loan fromWest Bromwich Albion) andMel Eves (on loan fromWolverhampton Wanderers) helped bring up a mini-revival which eventually got Town clear of the relegation mess and finished in a respectable 12th place with 57 points, the same number of points asFulham andCharlton Athletic.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1983 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | Lillis, Stonehouse (pen) | 7,739 | 9th |
| 3 September 1983 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 8,113 | 16th | |
| 6 September 1983 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Lillis (2) | 7,814 | 10th |
| 10 September 1983 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–0 | Stanton, Cowling, Lillis | 8,543 | 5th |
| 17 September 1983 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | Stanton | 10,116 | 3rd |
| 24 September 1983 | Carlisle United | A | 0–0 | 5,461 | 3rd | |
| 1 October 1983 | Chelsea | H | 2–3 | Stanton, Lillis | 13,280 | 7th |
| 8 October 1983 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 8,897 | 7th | |
| 15 October 1983 | Barnsley | A | 2–2 | Lillis, Russell (pen) | 14,096 | 8th |
| 18 October 1983 | Cambridge United | A | 3–0 | Lillis, Stanton, Russell (pen) | 3,513 | 6th |
| 22 October 1983 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | Lillis, Russell, Cowling | 10,752 | 5th |
| 29 October 1983 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | 27,824 | 5th | |
| 5 November 1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | Sutton | 11,063 | 5th |
| 12 November 1983 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–0 | Wilson | 8,798 | 5th |
| 19 November 1983 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | Stanton, Russell (pen) | 8,914 | 5th |
| 26 November 1983 | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 | Russell | 6,067 | 5th |
| 3 December 1983 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | Pugh, Stonehouse | 8,724 | 5th |
| 10 December 1983 | Newcastle United | A | 2–5 | Wilson, Jones | 25,747 | 6th |
| 17 December 1983 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | Cowling, Stonehouse (pen) | 7,889 | 8th |
| 26 December 1983 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | Russell, Lillis | 23,791 | 6th |
| 27 December 1983 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | Stonehouse | 23,497 | 8th |
| 31 December 1983 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | Hanvey, Russell | 5,972 | 8th |
| 2 January 1984 | Carlisle United | H | 0–0 | 10,621 | 9th | |
| 14 January 1984 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–2 | 8,203 | 9th | |
| 18 January 1984 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | Pugh, Lillis | 4,944 | 9th |
| 4 February 1984 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | Doyle | 17,922 | 9th |
| 11 February 1984 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–1 | 8,162 | 9th | |
| 25 February 1984 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | Stanton | 13,525 | 9th |
| 3 March 1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | 6,985 | 10th | |
| 10 March 1984 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | 3,627 | 11th | |
| 17 March 1984 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 5,003 | 12th | |
| 24 March 1984 | Cambridge United | H | 3–0 | Eves (2), Jones (pen) | 6,037 | 11th |
| 31 March 1984 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–2 | Jones (pen) | 7,541 | 12th |
| 7 April 1984 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 9,657 | 13th | |
| 14 April 1984 | Fulham | A | 2–0 | Lillis, Eves | 5,265 | 12th |
| 21 April 1984 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | Eves, Doyle | 16,270 | 13th |
| 23 April 1984 | Manchester City | A | 3–2 | Jones (pen), Pugh, Wilson | 23,247 | 10th |
| 28 April 1984 | Cardiff City | H | 4–0 | Jones (3, 2 pens), Pugh | 5,599 | 11th |
| 1 May 1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 18,488 | 11th | |
| 5 May 1984 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | Robinson | 7,738 | 12th |
| 7 May 1984 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | Cooper,Carney (og) | 25,101 | 12th |
| 12 May 1984 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 5,687 | 12th |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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| 7 January 1984 | Round 3 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Lillis, Stonehouse | 11,984 |
| 1 February 1984 | Round 4 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | Stonehouse | 13,634 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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| 30 August 1983 | Round 1 1st Leg | Mansfield Town | A | 2–1 | Sutton, Russell | 3,734 |
| 13 September 1983 | Round 1 2nd Leg | Mansfield Town | H | 5–1 | Lillis (2), Jones, Stanton, Sutton | 5,190
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| 4 October 1983 | Round 2 1st Leg | Watford | H | 2–1 | Cowling,Bolton (og) | 10,631 |
| 25 October 1983 | Round 2 2nd Leg | Watford | A | 2–2 | Sutton, Jones | 13,006
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| 8 November 1983 | Round 3 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 14,175 | |
| 22 November 1983 | Round 3 Replay | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | 14,191 |
| Name | Nationality | Position | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kevin Bird |  England | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Burke | England | DF | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Graham Cooper | England | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| David Cowling | England | MF | 40 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 (1) | 4 |
| Brian Cox | England | GK | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Doyle |  Wales | MF | 34 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 (2) | 2 |
| Peter Eastoe | England | FW | 8 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 |
| Mel Eves | England | FW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Roy Greenwood | England | DF | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
| Keith Hanvey | England | DF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Paul Jones | England | DF | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 9 |
| Brian Laws | England | DF | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mark Lillis | England | MF | 36 (1) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 44 (1) | 14 |
| Keith Mason | England | GK | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Daral Pugh | Wales | MF | 19 (10) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 24 (11) | 4 |
| Liam Robinson | England | FW | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 |
| Colin Russell | England | FW | 23 (2) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 (3) | 8 |
| Brian Stanton | England | MF | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 7 |
| Kevin Stonehouse | England | FW | 15 (2) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 19 (3) | 6 |
| Steve Stoutt | England | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Sutton | England | DF | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 4 |
| Phil Wilson | England | MF | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 3 |