# 1983–84 Burnley F.C. season

The 1983–84 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by John Bond in his only season in charge of the club.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Three | Division Three | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Baker | 12 | 1 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Wayne Biggins | 24 | 11 | 20+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Daley | 31 | 5 | 20+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Dixon | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Martin Dobson | 34 | 5 | 28+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Donachie | 47 | 4 | 37+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | FW | IRL | Terry Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Brian Flynn | 54 | 12 | 43+0 | 9 | 2+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Joe Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kevin Glendon | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gerry Gow | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Roger Hansbury | 57 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Billy Hamilton | 56 | 21 | 46+0 | 18 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Hutchison | 57 | 4 | 46+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Kennedy | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Phil Malley | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dave Miller | 20 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Vince Overson | 48 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mike Phelan | 54 | 2 | 44+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Reeves | 28 | 15 | 20+1 | 12 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Derek Scott | 50 | 4 | 38+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dennis Tueart | 19 | 5 | 8+7 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Malcolm Waldron | 19 | 1 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Wharton | 9 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kevin Young | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Matches
### Football League Division Three
#### Results

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 27 August 1983 | Hull City (A) | 1–4 | Reeves 19' | 8,394 |
| 3 September 1983 | Bournemouth (H) | 5–1 | Dobson 2', Reeves 20', Hamilton (3) 33', 45', 49' | 5,525 |
| 6 September 1983 | Newport County (H) | 2–0 | Reeves 75', Hamilton 89' | 6,755 |
| 10 September 1983 | Oxford United (A) | 2–2 | Hamilton 76', Flynn 89' | 5,824 |
| 24 September 1983 | Brentford (A) | 0–0 | | 8,042 |
| 27 September 1983 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–0 | | 9,709 |
| 1 October 1983 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | 2–1 | Hamilton 65', Scott 88' | 6,845 |
| 9 October 1983 | Millwall (A) | 0–2 | | 6,707 |
| 13 October 1983 | Gillingham (H) | 2–3 | Dobson 75', Hamilton 80' | 5,590 |
| 18 October 1983 | Southend United (H) | 3–0 | Hamilton 25', Miller 58', Reeves 70' | 5,307 |
| 22 October 1983 | Lincoln City (A) | 1–3 | Hamilton 20' | 3,793 |
| 29 October 1983 | Wigan Athletic (H) | 3–0 | Flynn 36', Hutchison 42', Reeves 89' | 7,458 |
| 2 November 1983 | Exeter City (A) | 1–1 | Flynn 16' | 3,714 |
| 5 November 1983 | Preston North End (H) | 2–1 | Reeves 19', Hamilton 42' | 8,095 |
| 8 November 1983 | Sheffield United (H) | 2–1 | Dobson 2', Donachie 59' | 9,574 |
| 12 November 1983 | Bristol Rovers (A) | 1–2 | Reeves 42' | 7,021 |
| 26 November 1983 | Port Vale (H) | 7–0 | Hamilton 4', Reeves (3) 13' (pen.), 45', 49', Hutchison 19', Flynn 24', Donachie 27' | 6,385 |
| 3 December 1983 | Rotherham United (A) | 1–1 | Flynn 9' | 5,544 |
| 17 December 1983 | Wimbledon (A) | 4–1 | Reeves 22', Hamilton 25', Scott (2) 43', 63' | 2,883 |
| 26 December 1983 | Bradford City (H) | 1–2 | Jackson 4' (o.g.) | 12,327 |
| 27 December 1983 | Walsall (A) | 1–1 | Hamilton 70' | 8,131 |
| 31 December 1983 | Scunthorpe United (H) | 5–0 | Flynn 5', Hutchison 22', Dobson 37', Reeves 55' (pen.), Tueart 89' | 7,668 |
| 2 January 1984 | Orient (A) | 2–1 | Flynn 34', Hamilton 75' | 4,457 |
| 21 January 1984 | Sheffield United (A) | 0–0 | | 13,892 |
| 4 February 1984 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | 1–1 | Tueart 57' | 5,104 |
| 11 February 1984 | Brentford (H) | 2–2 | Hamilton 36', Tueart 42' | 7,027 |
| 14 February 1984 | Exeter City (H) | 4–0 | Tueart 17' (pen.), Flynn 66', Phelan 80', Biggins 83' | 5,968 |
| 18 February 1984 | Wigan Athletic (A) | 0–1 | | 7,509 |
| 25 February 1984 | Lincoln City (H) | 4–0 | Biggins (3) 12', 24', 59', Flynn 62' | 6,652 |
| 2 March 1984 | Southend United (A) | 2–2 | Hutchison 20', Hamilton 90' | 2,864 |
| 6 March 1984 | Preston North End (A) | 2–4 | Donachie 40', Tueart 89' | 8,813 |
| 10 March 1984 | Bristol Rovers (H) | 0–0 | | 6,306 |
| 17 March 1984 | Millwall (H) | 1–0 | Biggins 33' | 5,088 |
| 24 March 1984 | Gillingham (A) | 1–0 | Biggins 79' | 4,319 |
| 27 March 1984 | Oxford United (H) | 1–1 | Daley 20' (pen.) | 8,058 |
| 31 March 1984 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 2–2 | Hamilton 45', Miller 89' | 8,350 |
| 7 April 1984 | Newport County (A) | 0–1 | | 2,306 |
| 9 April 1984 | Bournemouth (A) | 0–1 | | 4,113 |
| 14 April 1984 | Rotherham United (H) | 2–2 | Biggins 29', Scott 55' | 4,676 |
| 21 April 1984 | Bradford City (A) | 1–2 | Biggins 27' | 5,578 |
| 23 April 1984 | Walsall (H) | 0–2 | | 3,948 |
| 28 April 1984 | Port Vale (A) | 3–2 | Daley (3) 25', 68', 80' | 3,061 |
| 5 May 1984 | Orient (H) | 2–3 | Hamilton 1', Phelan 7' | 3,301 |
| 7 May 1984 | Scunthorpe United (A) | 0–4 | | 2,720 |
| 12 May 1984 | Wimbledon (H) | 0–2 | | 3,382 |
| 15 May 1984 | Hull City (H) | 0–2 | | 8,051 |

### Final league position

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 64 |
| 11 | Orient | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 63 |
| 12 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 62 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 62 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 61 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 19 November 1983 | Round 1 | Hyde United (A) | 2–0 | Waldron 44', Reeves 85' (pen.) | 7,723 |
| 2 December 1983 | Round 2 | Chesterfield (A) | 2–2 | Dobson 20', Reeves 43' | 5,788 |
| 19 December 1983 | Replay | Chesterfield (H) | 3–2 | Reeves 6', Hamilton (2) 14', 83' | 8,286 |
| 7 January 1984 | Round 3 | Oxford United (H) | 0–0 | | 11,672 |
| 11 January 1984 | Replay | Oxford United (A) | 1–2 | Hamilton 48' | 10,497 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 30 August 1983 | Round 1 First leg | Crewe Alexandra (A) | 0–1 | | 3,043 |
| 13 September 1983 | Round 1 Second leg | Crewe Alexandra (H) | 3–4 | Flynn (2) 11', 54' (pen.) | 5,659 |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 21 February 1984 | Round 1 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 2–1 | Donachie 7', Biggins 84' | 3,355 |
| 13 March 1984 | Round 2 | Darlington (H) | 2–1 | Biggins 50', Baker 70' | 1,978 |
| 20 March 1984 | Northern Quarter Final | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Flynn 28', Daley 101', Biggins 105' | 3,504 |
| 17 April 1984 | Northern Semi Final | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | | 3,928 |