# 1983–84 Chester City F.C. season

The 1983–84 season was the 46th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
Also, it was the second season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.
Before the season started club was renamed Chester City.

## Football League

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 48 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 48 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 46 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 40 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 34 | Re-elected |
* ↑ Wrexham lost this year’s Welsh Cup final to Shrewsbury Town, but as the latter are an English side, Wrexham went on to represent Wales in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: rsssf.com

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 13 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 27 August | Northampton Town | H | D | 1–1 | M. Williams | 1,680 |
| 3 September | Swindon Town | A | L | 0–4 | | 2,891 |
| 7 September | Hereford United | A | L | 1–2 | Allen | 3,480 |
| 10 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,090 |
| 17 September | York City | A | L | 1–4 | Holden | 3,037 |
| 24 September | Reading | H | W | 2–1 | Parker, Blackwell | 1,367 |
| 28 September | Torquay United | H | L | 1–2 | Elliott | 1,356 |
| 1 October | Colchester United | A | L | 0–1 | | 1,976 |
| 8 October | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Gilbert (o.g.) | 1,117 |
| 19 October | Hartlepool United | A | D | 1–1 | Parker | 1,150 |
| 22 October | Stockport County | H | L | 2–4 | Storton, M. Williams | 1,495 |
| 29 October | Rochdale | A | D | 1–1 | Parker | 1,481 |
| 2 November | Halifax Town | H | L | 1–1 | Parker | 1,211 |
| 5 November | Chesterfield | A | D | 1–1 | Parker | 3,513 |
| 9 November | Blackpool | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,286 |
| 12 November | Aldershot | H | L | 1–2 | Holden | 975 |
| 26 November | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,967 |
| 3 December | Bury | H | W | 2–1 | Allen, Camden | 1,341 |
| 17 December | Peterborough United | H | D | 1–1 | Waddle (o.g.) | 1,191 |
| 26 December | Wrexham | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,756 |
| 27 December | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–4 | | 1,431 |
| 31 December | Bristol City | A | L | 2–4 | Camden, Brett | 7,293 |
| 2 January | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,672 |
| 14 January | Northampton Town | A | L | 1–2 | Phillips | 2,198 |
| 28 January | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | Phillips | 3,096 |
| 4 February | Colchester United | H | L | 1–4 | Blackwell | 1,179 |
| 8 February | Swindon Town | H | L | 0–3 | | 880 |
| 11 February | Reading | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,280 |
| 14 February | Halifax Town | A | D | 2–2 | Elliott, Holden | 1,500 |
| 18 February | Rochdale | H | W | 1–0 | Zelem | 1,423 |
| 24 February | Stockport County | A | L | 1–2 | Holden | 2,006 |
| 3 March | Hartlepool United | H | W | 4–1 | Wharton, Holden, Zelem (pen), Sanderson | 1,241 |
| 7 March | Chesterfield | H | L | 0–2 | | 1,334 |
| 10 March | Aldershot | A | L | 2–5 | Dixon, Holden | 2,879 |
| 17 March | Darlington | H | W | 2–1 | Zelem (2 pens.) | 981 |
| 24 March | Blackpool | A | D | 3–3 | Zelem, Wharton, Sanderson | 4,746 |
| 7 April | Hereford United | H | L | 0–1 | | 1,346 |
| 14 April | Bury | A | L | 1–2 | Holden | 1,414 |
| 18 April | York City | H | D | 1–1 | Brett | 1,750 |
| 21 April | Wrexham | H | W | 1–0 | Sanderson | 3,486 |
| 24 April | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Zelem | 2,346 |
| 28 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 1–0 | Elliott | 1,549 |
| 2 May | Torquay United | A | L | 0–1 | | 967 |
| 5 May | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Blackwell, Allen | 1,592 |
| 7 May | Bristol City | H | L | 1–2 | Zelem | 3,900 |
| 12 May | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–1 | | 1,679 |

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 19 November | Chesterfield (4) | H | L | 1–2 | Holden | 1,774 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 30 August | Bolton Wanderers (3) | A | L | 0–3 | | 2,665 |
| First round second leg | 14 September | Bolton Wanderers (3) | H | W | 3–0 | Holden, Zelem, Phillips | 1,502 |
| 1,502 |||
| Second round first leg | 5 October | Leeds United (2) | A | W | 1–0 | Elliott | 8,106 |
| Second round second leg | 26 October | Leeds United (2) | H | L | 1–4 | Zelem | 8,044 |

## Associate Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 22 February | Blackpool (4) | H | W | 2–1 | Zelem (pen), Serella (o.g.) | 1,046 |
| Second round | 12 March | Tranmere Rovers (4) | A | L | 1–4 | Holden | 2,116 |

## Season statistics

| Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AM Cup | AM Cup |
| Nat | Player | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| | Denis Burke | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Phil Harrington | 47 | – | 41 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | Billy O'Rourke | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Field players ||||||||||||
| | John Allen | 46+2 | 3 | 40+2 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| | Paul Blackwell | 41+3 | 3 | 36+3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| | David Brett | 26+7 | 2 | 24+5 | 2 | 1 | – | 0+1 | – | 1+1 | – |
| | Peter Bulmer | 13+11 | – | 10+9 | – | 1 | – | 2+2 | – | – | – |
| | John Burke | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Chris Camden | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Bobby Coy | 15 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Lee Dixon | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Peter Donnelly | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Andy Elliott | 29+9 | 4 | 24+8 | 3 | 0+1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| | David Evans | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ronnie Hildersley | 10 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Andy Holden | 51 | 10 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | Martin Lane | 45 | – | 38 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| | Paul Manns | 19 | – | 16 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Stuart Parker | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Trevor Phillips | 12+1 | 3 | 9+1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| | Paul Raynor | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | John Ryan | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Paul Sanderson | 26 | 3 | 24 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Trevor Storton | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| | Peter Sutcliffe | 11 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Dennis Wann | 3+1 | – | 2+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Andy Wharton | 17 | 2 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| | Mike Williams | 24+2 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| | Phil Williams | 6+1 | – | 5+1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | Dave Wintersgill | 6 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| | Peter Zelem | 49 | 10 | 42 | 7 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| | Total | 53 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |