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First Division 1983/84

Liverpool won the 1983/84 First Division with 80 points, 3 points ahead of Southampton. Birmingham City, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,250 goals, 2.71 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,250

Goals

2.71

Goals a game

49%

Home wins

Final table

1LiverpoolLiverpool42221467332+4180
2SouthamptonSouthampton42221196638+2877
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest42228127645+3174
4Manchester UnitedMan United42201487141+3074
5Queens Park RangersQPR42227136737+3073
6ArsenalArsenal42189157460+1463
7EvertonEverton421614124442+262
8Tottenham HotspurTottenham421710156465-161
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham42179166055+560
10Aston VillaAston Villa42179165961-260
11WatfordWatford42169176877-957
12Ipswich TownIpswich Town42158195557-253
13SunderlandSunderland421313164253-1152
14Norwich CityNorwich421215154849-151
15Leicester CityLeicester City421312176568-351
16Luton TownLuton Town42149195366-1351
17West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom42149194862-1451
18Stoke CityStoke421311184463-1950
19Coventry CityCoventry City421311185777-2050
20Birmingham CityBirmingham421212183950-1148
21Notts CountyNotts County421011215072-2241
22Wolverhampton WanderersWolves42611252780-5329

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1983/84 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayMan United74Nott'm Forest74Southampton77Liverpool80

Points, Thu 17 May 1984

1

Liverpool

80

2

Southampton

77

3

Nott'm Forest

74

4

Man United

74

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1983/84 · Thu 17 May 1984

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The 1983/84 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1983/84 had happened before.

Biggest wins

April 28, 1984Southampton 8–2 Coventry City6-goal home win
October 29, 1983Liverpool 6–0 Luton Town6-goal home win
January 17, 1984QPR 6–0 Stoke6-goal home win
April 7, 1984Liverpool 6–0 West Ham6-goal home win
December 10, 1983Notts County 6–1 Sunderland5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

April 28, 1984Southampton 8–2 Coventry City10 goals
October 29, 1983Aston Villa 2–6 Arsenal8 goals
February 11, 1984Notts County 3–5 Watford8 goals
February 25, 1984Watford 4–4 Everton8 goals
December 10, 1983Notts County 6–1 Sunderland7 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw54 · 12%
#21–0 home win51 · 11%
#32–1 home win47 · 10%
#40–0 draw38 · 8%
#50–1 away win36 · 8%

How 1983/84 compares

At 2.71 goals a game, 1983/84 was the 26th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 49% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 26% were draws and 26% away wins.