# 1983–84 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1983–84 campaign was Town's first season in the second tier since the 1972–73 season under the management of Ian Greaves. They finished in 12th place.

## Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Brian Cox |
| -- | GK | ENG | Keith Mason |
| -- | DF | ENG | Kevin Bird |
| -- | DF | ENG | David Burke |
| -- | DF | WAL | Steve Doyle |
| -- | DF | ENG | Keith Hanvey |
| -- | DF | ENG | Paul Jones |
| -- | DF | ENG | Brian Laws |
| -- | DF | ENG | Steve Stoutt |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | DF | ENG | Dave Sutton |
| -- | MF | ENG | David Cowling |
| -- | MF | WAL | Daral Pugh |
| -- | MF | ENG | Brian Stanton |
| -- | MF | ENG | Phil Wilson |
| -- | FW | ENG | Roy Greenwood |
| -- | FW | ENG | Mark Lillis |
| -- | FW | ENG | Colin Russell |
| -- | FW | ENG | Kevin Stonehouse |

## Review

Following their impressive promotion campaign the previous season, many Town fans were hoping that Town would return to the promised land of the First Division and Town had a fairly good start to the season, with the exception of losing their 34 match unbeaten home record, which went back to the end of the 1981–82 season, when they lost 3–2 to Chelsea in September.
Following Christmas, Town suffered a dramatic lost in form, going on a run of 9 matches without a win, which seemed to put Town in a downward spiral right back to the Third Division. So Mick Buxton decided to bring in some more strikers on loan to help Town in their time of need.
Peter Eastoe (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) and Mel Eves (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) helped bring up a mini-revival which eventually got Town clear of the relegation mess and finished in a respectable 12th place with 57 points, the same number of points as Fulham and Charlton Athletic.

## Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Brian Cox |
| -- | GK | ENG | Keith Mason |
| -- | DF | ENG | David Burke |
| -- | DF | WAL | Steve Doyle |
| -- | DF | ENG | Keith Hanvey |
| -- | DF | ENG | Paul Jones |
| -- | DF | ENG | Brian Laws |
| -- | DF | ENG | Steve Stoutt |
| -- | DF | ENG | Dave Sutton |
| -- | MF | ENG | David Cowling |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | WAL | Daral Pugh |
| -- | MF | ENG | Brian Stanton |
| -- | MF | ENG | Phil Wilson |
| -- | FW | ENG | Graham Cooper |
| -- | FW | ENG | Peter Eastoe (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| -- | FW | ENG | Roy Greenwood |
| -- | FW | ENG | Mark Lillis |
| -- | FW | ENG | Liam Robinson |
| -- | FW | ENG | Colin Russell |

## Results
### Division Two

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 27 August 1983 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | Lillis, Stonehouse (pen) | 7,739 | 9th |
| 3 September 1983 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 8,113 | 16th |
| 6 September 1983 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Lillis (2) | 7,814 | 10th |
| 10 September 1983 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–0 | Stanton, Cowling, Lillis | 8,543 | 5th |
| 17 September 1983 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | Stanton | 10,116 | 3rd |
| 24 September 1983 | Carlisle United | A | 0–0 | | 5,461 | 3rd |
| 1 October 1983 | Chelsea | H | 2–3 | Stanton, Lillis | 13,280 | 7th |
| 8 October 1983 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | | 8,897 | 7th |
| 15 October 1983 | Barnsley | A | 2–2 | Lillis, Russell (pen) | 14,096 | 8th |
| 18 October 1983 | Cambridge United | A | 3–0 | Lillis, Stanton, Russell (pen) | 3,513 | 6th |
| 22 October 1983 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | Lillis, Russell, Cowling | 10,752 | 5th |
| 29 October 1983 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | | 27,824 | 5th |
| 5 November 1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | Sutton | 11,063 | 5th |
| 12 November 1983 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–0 | Wilson | 8,798 | 5th |
| 19 November 1983 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | Stanton, Russell (pen) | 8,914 | 5th |
| 26 November 1983 | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 | Russell | 6,067 | 5th |
| 3 December 1983 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | Pugh, Stonehouse | 8,724 | 5th |
| 10 December 1983 | Newcastle United | A | 2–5 | Wilson, Jones | 25,747 | 6th |
| 17 December 1983 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | Cowling, Stonehouse (pen) | 7,889 | 8th |
| 26 December 1983 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | Russell, Lillis | 23,791 | 6th |
| 27 December 1983 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | Stonehouse | 23,497 | 8th |
| 31 December 1983 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | Hanvey, Russell | 5,972 | 8th |
| 2 January 1984 | Carlisle United | H | 0–0 | | 10,621 | 9th |
| 14 January 1984 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–2 | | 8,203 | 9th |
| 18 January 1984 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | Pugh, Lillis | 4,944 | 9th |
| 4 February 1984 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | Doyle | 17,922 | 9th |
| 11 February 1984 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 8,162 | 9th |
| 25 February 1984 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | Stanton | 13,525 | 9th |
| 3 March 1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | | 6,985 | 10th |
| 10 March 1984 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | | 3,627 | 11th |
| 17 March 1984 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | | 5,003 | 12th |
| 24 March 1984 | Cambridge United | H | 3–0 | Eves (2), Jones (pen) | 6,037 | 11th |
| 31 March 1984 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–2 | Jones (pen) | 7,541 | 12th |
| 7 April 1984 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | | 9,657 | 13th |
| 14 April 1984 | Fulham | A | 2–0 | Lillis, Eves | 5,265 | 12th |
| 21 April 1984 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | Eves, Doyle | 16,270 | 13th |
| 23 April 1984 | Manchester City | A | 3–2 | Jones (pen), Pugh, Wilson | 23,247 | 10th |
| 28 April 1984 | Cardiff City | H | 4–0 | Jones (3, 2 pens), Pugh | 5,599 | 11th |
| 1 May 1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | | 18,488 | 11th |
| 5 May 1984 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | Robinson | 7,738 | 12th |
| 7 May 1984 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | Cooper, Carney (og) | 25,101 | 12th |
| 12 May 1984 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | | 5,687 | 12th |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 January 1984 | Round 3 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Lillis, Stonehouse | 11,984 |
| 1 February 1984 | Round 4 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | Stonehouse | 13,634 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 30 August 1983 | Round 1 1st Leg | Mansfield Town | A | 2–1 | Sutton, Russell | 3,734 |
| 13 September 1983 | Round 1 2nd Leg | Mansfield Town | H | 5–1 | Lillis (2), Jones, Stanton, Sutton | 5,190 Huddersfield won 7–2 on aggregate. |
| 4 October 1983 | Round 2 1st Leg | Watford | H | 2–1 | Cowling, Bolton (og) | 10,631 |
| 25 October 1983 | Round 2 2nd Leg | Watford | A | 2–2 | Sutton, Jones | 13,006 Huddersfield won 4–3 on aggregate. |
| 8 November 1983 | Round 3 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | | 14,175 |
| 22 November 1983 | Round 3 Replay | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | | 14,191 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | League Cup Apps | League Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Kevin Bird | England | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Burke | England | DF | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Graham Cooper | England | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| David Cowling | England | MF | 40 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 (1) | 4 |
| Brian Cox | England | GK | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Doyle | Wales | MF | 34 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 (2) | 2 |
| Peter Eastoe | England | FW | 8 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 |
| Mel Eves | England | FW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Roy Greenwood | England | DF | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
| Keith Hanvey | England | DF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Paul Jones | England | DF | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 9 |
| Brian Laws | England | DF | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mark Lillis | England | MF | 36 (1) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 44 (1) | 14 |
| Keith Mason | England | GK | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Daral Pugh | Wales | MF | 19 (10) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 24 (11) | 4 |
| Liam Robinson | England | FW | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 |
| Colin Russell | England | FW | 23 (2) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 (3) | 8 |
| Brian Stanton | England | MF | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 7 |
| Kevin Stonehouse | England | FW | 15 (2) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 19 (3) | 6 |
| Steve Stoutt | England | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Sutton | England | DF | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 4 |
| Phil Wilson | England | MF | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 3 |