1983–84 York City F.C. season


The 1983–84 season was the 62nd season of competitive association football and 55th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. They finished in first position in the 24-team 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division, in doing so becoming the first Football League club to reach and surpass a hundred points in a season. By winning the Fourth Division championship, York earned the first major honour in the club's history.
They entered the 1983–84 FA Cup in the first round, beating Macclesfield Town in a replay before losing at home to Rochdale in the second round. They were knocked in the first round of both the 1983–84 Football League Cup and 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup, being beaten by Grimsby Town and Hull City respectively.
18 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 11 different goalscorers. Defender John MacPhail, midfielder Gary Ford and striker John Byrne played in all 52 first-team matches over the season. Byrne finished as leading goalscorer with 28 goals, of which 27 came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award was MacPhail.

Match details

Football League Fourth Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
27 8 19835thStockport CountyAW2–0MacPhail, Byrne2,185
3 9 19832ndRochdaleHW2–0Ford, Walwyn2,772
6 9 19831stPeterborough UnitedHW2–0Pollard, Byrne3,709
10 9 19831stChesterfieldAL1–2Walwyn4,041
17 9 19831stChester CityHW4–1Byrne, MacPhail3,037
24 9 19831stDarlingtonAD0–02,181
27 9 19831stDoncaster RoversAD2–2Byrne, Walwyn4,996
1 10 19831stBlackpoolHW4–0Byrne, Walwyn 4,058
7 10 19831stColchester UnitedHW3–0MacPhail, Pollard pen., Walwyn6,207
15 10 19831stSwindon TownAL2–3Walwyn 2,457
18 10 19832ndBristol CityAL0–110,827
22 10 19832ndReadingHD2–2Pollard, Sbragia4,315
29 10 19831stNorthampton TownAW2–1Walwyn 2,956
1 11 19831stWrexhamHW3–2Sbragia, Pollard 5,641
5 11 19831stCrewe AlexandraAW3–0Walwyn, Byrne2,785
12 11 19831stTorquay UnitedHL2–3Hood, Ford4,609
26 11 19831stHartlepool UnitedAW3–2Byrne, Sbragia2,022
3 12 19831stAldershotHW2–0Byrne, Pearce3,951
17 12 19831stHereford UnitedHW4–0Ford, Pearce, Byrne2,722
26 12 19831stHalifax TownAW2–1Walwyn 2,457
27 12 19831stTranmere RoversHD1–1Senior6,357
31 12 19831stBuryAW3–1Walwyn, Byrne 3,864
2 1 19841stMansfield TownHW2–1Ford, Hay5,682
14 1 19841stStockport CountyHW3–1Hood pen., MacPhail, Walwyn3,570
31 1 19841stChesterfieldHW1–0Byrne4,782
4 2 19841stBlackpoolAL0–36,010
11 2 19841stDarlingtonHW2–0MacPhail, Ford4,773
18 2 19841stNorthampton TownHW3–0Walwyn, Pollard pen., Byrne3,941
25 2 19841stReadingAL0–14,548
28 2 19841stWrexhamAD0–01,199
3 3 19841stBristol CityHD1–1Phillipson-Masters o.g.5,096
6 3 19841stCrewe AlexandraHW5–2Walwyn, Byrne, Sbragia, Pearce4,106
10 3 19841stTorquay UnitedAW3–1Ford, Walwyn, Byrne2,836
19 3 19841stColchester UnitedAW3–1MacPhail, Walwyn, Pearce3,032
24 3 19841stSwindon TownHW2–0Walwyn, Ford3,341
27 3 19841stRochdaleAW2–0Byrne 1,756
1 4 19841stPeterborough UnitedAW2–0MacPhail, Byrne5,216
8 4 19841stDoncaster RoversHD1–1Ford11,297
14 4 19841stAldershotAW4–1MacPhail, Houchen, Byrne, Pearce5,071
18 4 19841stChester CityAD1–1Hood1,850
20 4 19841stHalifax TownHW4–1Byrne, Walwyn7,120
23 4 19841stTranmere RoversAW1–0Ford3,527
28 4 19841stHartlepool UnitedHW2–0Walwyn 6,063
5 5 19841stMansfield TownAW1–0MacPhail3,355
7 5 19841stBuryHW3–0Byrne, Hood, Ford8,026
7 5 19841stHereford UnitedAL1–2MacPhail4,333

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round19 11 1983Macclesfield TownAD0–03,407
First round replay22 11 1983Macclesfield TownHW2–0Sbragia, Byrne4,963
Second round13 12 1983Rochdale HL0–25,203

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round first leg30 8 1983Grimsby TownHW2–1Ford, Pollard3,505
First round second leg13 9 1983Grimsby TownAL0–2 a.e.t.3,529

Associate Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round21 2 1984Hull CityHL1–2Senior5,837

Appearances and goals