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 out 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
+ Football League Fourth Division match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance5thStockport CountyAW2–0MacPhail, Byrne2,1852ndRochdaleHW2–0Ford, Walwyn2,7721stPeterborough UnitedHW2–0Pollard, Byrne3,7091stChesterfieldAL1–2Walwyn4,0411stChester CityHW4–1Byrne (3), MacPhail3,0371stDarlingtonAD0–02,1811stDoncaster RoversAD2–2Byrne, Walwyn4,9961stBlackpoolHW4–0Byrne (2), Walwyn (2)4,0581stColchester UnitedHW3–0MacPhail, Pollard pen., Walwyn6,2071stSwindon TownAL2–3Walwyn (2)2,4572ndBristol CityAL0–110,8272ndReadingHD2–2Pollard, Sbragia4,3151stNorthampton TownAW2–1Walwyn (2)2,9561stWrexhamHW3–2Sbragia, Pollard (2, 1 pen.)5,6411stCrewe AlexandraAW3–0Walwyn (2), Byrne2,7851stTorquay UnitedHL2–3Hood, Ford4,6091stHartlepool UnitedAW3–2Byrne (2), Sbragia2,0221stAldershotHW2–0Byrne, Pearce3,9511stHereford UnitedHW4–0Ford (2), Pearce, Byrne2,7221stHalifax TownAW2–1Walwyn (2)2,4571stTranmere RoversHD1–1Senior6,3571stBuryAW3–1Walwyn, Byrne (2)3,8641stMansfield TownHW2–1Ford, Hay5,6821stStockport CountyHW3–1Hood pen., MacPhail, Walwyn3,5701stChesterfieldHW1–0Byrne4,7821stBlackpoolAL0–36,0101stDarlingtonHW2–0MacPhail, Ford4,7731stNorthampton TownHW3–0Walwyn, Pollard pen., Byrne3,9411stReadingAL0–14,5481stWrexhamAD0–01,1991stBristol CityHD1–1Phillipson-Masters o.g.5,0961stCrewe AlexandraHW5–2Walwyn (2), Byrne, Sbragia, Pearce4,1061stTorquay UnitedAW3–1Ford, Walwyn, Byrne2,8361stColchester UnitedAW3–1MacPhail, Walwyn, Pearce3,0321stSwindon TownHW2–0Walwyn, Ford3,3411stRochdaleAW2–0Byrne (2)1,7561stPeterborough UnitedAW2–0MacPhail, Byrne5,2161stDoncaster RoversHD1–1Ford11,2971stAldershotAW4–1MacPhail, Houchen, Byrne, Pearce5,0711stChester CityAD1–1Hood1,8501stHalifax TownHW4–1Byrne (3), Walwyn7,1201stTranmere RoversAW1–0Ford3,5271stHartlepool UnitedHW2–0Walwyn (2)6,0631stMansfield TownAW1–0MacPhail3,3551stBuryHW3–0Byrne, Hood, Ford8,0261stHereford UnitedAL1–2MacPhail4,333
League table (part) +Final Football League Fourth Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts1stYork City4631879639+571012ndDoncaster Rovers46241398254+28853rdReading46221688456+28824thBristol City462410127044+26825thAldershot46229157669+775KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSource
FA Cup
+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundMacclesfield TownAD0–03,407First round replayMacclesfield TownHW2–0Sbragia, Byrne4,963Second roundRochdaleHL0–25,203
League Cup
+ League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round first legGrimsby TownHW2–1Ford, Pollard3,505First round second legGrimsby TownAL0–2 a.e.t.3,529
Associate Members' Cup
+ Associate Members' Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceNorthern section first roundHull CityHL1–2Senior5,837
Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with York. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
+ Players having played at least one first-team matchPos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAMCTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKMike Astbury5000100060GKRoger Jones410301010460DFChris Evans16 (3)00 (1)00 (1)01017 (5)0DFAlan Hay421302000471DFDerek Hood33 (1)430101038 (1)4DFJohn MacPhail46103020105210DFRicky Sbragia454312010515DFSteve Senior391302011452MFBrian Chippendale0 (4)00000000 (4)0MFMalcolm Crosby310302010370MFGary Ford46113021105212MFSean Haslegrave24 (2)0001 (1)00 (1)025 (4)0MFKeith Houchen1 (6)10000001 (6)1MFAlan Pearce17 (1)500000017 (1)5MFBrian Pollard29 (1)630211035 (1)7FWViv Busby 0 (3)02000002 (3)0FWJohn Byrne46273120105228FWKeith Walwyn45251020104925
See also List of York City F.C. seasons
References General
Source for match dates, league positions and results: Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Source for Bristol City own goal from match played 3 March 1984: Source for player details:
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