1983–84 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1983–84 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

Bournemouth

1983–84 season
Manager	Don Megson/Harry Redknapp
Stadium	Dean Court
Third Division	17th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	First Round
Associate Members Cup	Champions

Final league table

Main article: 1983–84 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Wigan Athletic	46	16	13	17	46	56	−10	61
16	Preston North End	46	15	11	20	66	66	0	56
17	Bournemouth	46	16	7	23	63	73	−10	55
18	Rotherham United	46	15	9	22	57	64	−7	54
19	Plymouth Argyle	46	13	12	21	56	62	−6	51

Source:

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Third Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
27 August 1983	Preston North End	H	0–1	4,163
3 September 1983	Burnley	A	1–5	5,512
6 September 1983	Wimbledon	A	2–3	2,345
10 September 1983	Wigan Athletic	A	0–1	3,161
17 September 1983	Millwall	A	1–3	4,774
24 September 1983	Gillingham	H	2–0	3,045
27 September 1983	Bristol Rovers	H	0–1	3,328
1 October 1983	Lincoln City	A	0–3	3,586
8 October 1983	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–1	3,759
15 October 1983	Sheffield United	A	0–2	8,984
18 October 1983	Walsall	A	1–3	3,782
22 October 1983	Oxford United	H	2–1	4,758
29 October 1983	Brentford	A	1–1	4,630
1 November 1983	Rotherham United	H	4–2	3,495
5 November 1983	Hull City	H	2–3	4,644
11 November 1983	Southend United	A	0–0	3,277
26 November 1983	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	3,941
3 December 1983	Scunthorpe United	A	2–1	2,344
17 December 1983	Bradford City	A	2–5	2,802
26 December 1983	Newport County	H	1–1	7,220
27 December 1983	Orient	A	0–2	4,077
31 December 1983	Exeter City	H	3–1	5,133
2 January 1984	Port Vale	A	1–2	4,008
14 January 1984	Preston North End	A	0–2	3,476
21 January 1984	Millwall	H	1–1	4,242
4 February 1984	Lincoln City	H	3–0	3,597
18 February 1984	Brentford	H	0–3	4,308
25 February 1984	Oxford United	A	2–3	6,535
3 March 1984	Walsall	H	3–0	3,913
6 March 1984	Hull City	A	1–3	8,047
10 March 1984	Southend United	H	1–0	3,615
17 March 1984	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–1	7,325
20 March 1984	Wigan Athletic	A	3–1	2,910
24 March 1984	Sheffield United	H	0–1	4,767
31 March 1984	Wimbledon	H	2–3	3,538
7 April 1984	Bristol Rovers	H	3–1	5,032
9 April 1984	Burnley	A	1–0	4,113
14 April 1984	Scunthorpe United	H	1–1	3,501
17 April 1984	Rotherham United	H	0–1	3,937
21 April 1984	Newport County	A	1–2	2,356
24 April 1984	Orient	H	3–2	3,736
28 April 1984	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0	3,045
5 May 1984	Port Vale	H	1–1	3,305
4 May 1984	Bristol City	A	0–2	7,083
7 May 1984	Exeter City	A	2–0	2,790
12 May 1984	Bradford City	H	4–1	3,608

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	19 November 1983	Walsall	H	4–0
R2	13 December 1983	Windsor & Eton	H	0–0
R2R	19 December 1983	Windsor & Eton	A	2–0
R3	7 January 1984	Manchester United	H	2–0
R4	31 January 1984	Middlesbrough	A	0–2

League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes
R1 1st Leg	30 August 1983	Bristol Rovers	H	1–2
R1 2nd Leg	13 September 1983	Bristol Rovers	A	2–2	Bristol Rovers won 4–3 on aggregate

Associate Members Cup

Main article: 1983-84 Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Notes
SR1	21 February 1984	Aldershot	H	4–0	1,706
SR2	13 March 1984	Millwall	A	2–2	2,099	Bournemouth won 4–2 on penalties
SQF	3 April 1984	Wrexham	H	2–0	1,909
SSF	14 May 1984	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	2,810
SFinal	21 May 1984	Millwall	H	2–1	4,058
Final	24 May 1984	Hull City	A	2–1	6,544

Squad

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	Ian Leigh
—	GK	ENG	Neil Ramsbottom
—	GK	ENG	John Smeulders
—	DF	ENG	Phil Brignull
—	DF	ENG	Roger Brown
—	DF	ENG	Max Thompson
—	DF	ENG	Mark Nightingale
—	DF	ENG	Paul Morrell
—	DF	ENG	Chris Sulley
—	DF	ENG	Everald La Ronde
—	MF	ENG	Mark Schiavi
—	MF	ENG	John Beck
—	MF	ENG	Keith Williams

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Milton Graham
—	MF	ENG	Morgan Lewis
—	MF	ENG	Robbie Savage
—	MF	ENG	Chris Shaw
—	MF	ENG	Steve Carter
—	MF	ENG	Kevin Dawtry
—	MF	ENG	Martin Duffield
—	MF	IRL	Sean O'Driscoll
—	MF	ENG	Ray Train
—	FW	ENG	Trevor Lee
—	FW	ENG	Trevor Morgan
—	FW	SCO	Billy Rafferty
—	FW	ENG	Ian Thompson