Draft:1983–84 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
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1983-84 season | |
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Chairman | Derek Dougan |
Manager | Graham Hawkins (until 27 April) Jim Barron (caretaker, from 27 April) |
First Division | 22nd |
FA Cup | 3rd Round |
League Cup | 2nd Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Wayne Clark (6) All: Wayne Clark (9) |
Highest home attendance | 26,249 (vs Liverpool, 27 August 1983) |
Lowest home attendance | 6,611 (vs Ipswich Town, 21 April 1984) |
Average home league attendance | 12,478 (league only) |
The 1983-84 season was the 85th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the first tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
Season summary
[edit]Wolves had been promoted from the Second Division in the previous season under the management of former player Graham Hawkins finishing 2nd behind Queens Park Rangers.
Wolves were poorly equipped to handle the top flight after promised investment from the Bhatti brothers was not forthcoming following refusal of planning permission by the City of Wolverhampton Council
Despite drawing with Liverpool on the opening day of the season, Wolves started very poorly failing to win in their opening 14 games of the season, before beating local rivals West Bromwich Albion 3–1 away from home. Despite this Wolves sat bottom of the table in October and veteran striker Andy Gray left for Everton in November. Hawkins was eventually sacked as Wolves boss and the club were relegated following a 2–0 loss to Everton finishing 22nd with 29 points.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 50 | |
19 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 50 | |
20 | Birmingham City (R) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 48 | Relegation to the Second Division |
21 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 41 | |
22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 80 | −53 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]First Division
[edit]27 August 1983 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
Palmer pen.' | Rush | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,249 |
29 August 1983 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
Clarke | Nicholas Pen.' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,571 |
3 September 1983 3 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich |
Bertschin Deehan | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,713 |
7 September 1983 4 | Sunderland | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sunderland |
Rowell Pen.' Daniel o.g.' Atkinson | Towner Eves | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 12,961 |
10 September 1983 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Wolverhampton |
Eves | Wright | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,933 |
17 September 1983 6 | Luton Town | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Luton |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,975 |
24 September 1983 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,511 |
1 October 1983 8 | Southampton | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southampton |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,589 |
15 October 1983 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,523 |
23 October 1983 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 13,202 |
29 October 1983 11 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 41,880 |
5 November 1983 12 | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bridgford |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,855 |
12 November 1983 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–3 | West Ham United | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,062 |
19 November 1983 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Coventry City | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,419 |
26 November 1983 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 17,947 |
3 December 1983 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–5 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,905 |
10 December 1983 17 | Leicester City | 5–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,969 |
17 December 1983 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Stoke City | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 8,679 |
26 December 1983 19 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,477 |
27 December 1983 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Everton | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,761 |
31 December 1983 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Norwich City | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 10,725 |
2 January 1984 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | White City |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,875 |
14 January 1984 23 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 23,325 |
21 January 1984 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Luton Town | Wolverhampton |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,594 |
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