# 1983–84 Everton F.C. season

During the 1983–84 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division and finished seventh in the table, runners-up in the League Cup and won the FA Cup for the first time in eighteen years.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 73 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 63 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 62 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 | |
* ↑ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1983–84 FA Cup winners.
* ↑ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1983–84 UEFA Cup winners.

## First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
| 27 August 1983 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | Sharp 38' | 22,658 | Report |
| 29 August 1983 | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | | 20,375 | Report |
| 3 September 1983 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | Sheedy 27' | 12,532 | Report |
| 6 September 1983 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 | | 16,543 | Report |
| 10 September 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | | 15,548 | Report |
| 17 September 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | Reid 20', Sheedy 37' | 29,125 | Report |
| 24 September 1983 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | Sharp 46' (pen.) | 15,253 | Report |
| 1 October 1983 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | Reid 33' | 7,949 | Report |
| 15 October 1983 | Luton Town | H | 0–1 | | 14,325 | Report |
| 22 October 1983 | Watford | H | 1–0 | Johnson 34' | 13,571 | Report |
| 29 October 1983 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | | 10,953 | Report |
| 6 November 1983 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | | 40,875 | Report |
| 12 November 1983 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | Heath 22' | 17,546 | Report |
| 19 November 1983 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | King 41' (pen.) | 24,330 | Report |
| 26 November 1983 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | | 14,106 | Report |
| 3 December 1983 | Manchester United | A | 1–0 | Sheedy 46' | 43,664 | Report |
| 10 December 1983 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | Gray 90' | 15,810 | Report |
| 17 December 1983 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 11,608 | Report |
| 26 December 1983 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 | | 18,683 | Report |
| 27 December 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | | 12,761 | Report |
| 31 December 1983 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | | 13,659 | Report |
| 2 January 1984 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | Stevens 48' King 88' | 10,004 | Report |
| 14 January 1984 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | Heath 46' | 7,945 | Report |
| 21 January 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | Heath 43', 78' | 18,003 | Report |
| 4 February 1984 | Notts County | H | 4–1 | Heath 26', 38', 69', Sheedy 29' (pen.) | 13,016 | Report |
| 11 February 1984 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Mountfield 47' | 10,313 | Report |
| 25 February 1984 | Watford | A | 4–4 | Sharp 52', 79', Gray 67', Heath 90+1' | 16,982 | Report |
| 3 March 1984 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | Harper 85' | 51,245 | Report |
| 14 March 1984 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | | 13,647 | Report |
| 17 March 1984 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | Mountfield 4' | 18,013 | Report |
| 20 March 1984 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Richardson 30' | 15,142 | Report |
| 31 March 1984 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Gray 39' | 20,244 | Report |
| 7 April 1984 | Luton Town | A | 3–0 | Mountfield 63', Heath 79', 89' (pen.) | 9,224 | Report |
| 9 April 1984 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | | 21,174 | Report |
| 17 April 1984 | Southampton | A | 1–3 | Richardson 58' | 16,978 | Report |
| 21 April 1984 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Heath 44' | 15,876 | Report |
| 23 April 1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | Gray 40', Steven 72' | 17,185 | Report |
| 28 April 1984 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Gray 44' | 13,624 | Report |
| 5 May 1984 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | Wakenshaw 58' | 28,817 | Report |
| 7 May 1984 | Aston Villa | A | 2–0 | Richardson 67', Sharp 72' | 16,792 | Report |
| 12 May 1984 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–1 | Heath 38' Sharp 78', 81' | 20,679 | Report |
| 14 May 1984 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | Richardson 15' | 25,452 | Report |

## FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
| 7 January 1984 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | Gray 67', Irvine 84' | 16,462 | Report |
| 28 January 1984 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | | 22,380 | Report |
| 31 January 1984 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | | 15,339 | Report |
| 6 February 1984 | Gillingham | A | 3–0 | Sheedy 27', 38', Heath 32' | 15,943 | Report |
| 18 February 1984 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–0 | Irvine 29', Reid 61', Griffin 86' (o.g.) | 27,106 | Report |
| 10 March 1984 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | Richardson 6', Gray 47' | 19,534 | Report |
| 14 April 1984 | Southampton | N | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Heath 117' | 46,587 | Report |
Final
| Everton | Watford |
Neville Southall :
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| DF | 3 | John Bailey |
| DF | 4 | Kevin Ratcliffe (c) |
| DF | 5 | Derek Mountfield |
| MF | 6 | Peter Reid |
| MF | 7 | Trevor Steven |
| FW | 8 | Adrian Heath |
| FW | 9 | Graeme Sharp |
| FW | 10 | Andy Gray |
| MF | 11 | Kevin Richardson |
| Substitute: ||||
| DF | 12 | Alan Harper |
| Manager: ||||
| Howard Kendall ||||
Steve Sherwood :
| DF | 2 | David Bardsley |
| DF | 3 | Neil Price | | 58' |
| MF | 4 | Les Taylor (c) |
| DF | 5 | Steve Terry |
| DF | 6 | Lee Sinnott |
| MF | 7 | Nigel Callaghan |
| FW | 8 | Mo Johnston |
| FW | 9 | George Reilly |
| MF | 10 | Kenny Jackett |
| MF | 11 | John Barnes |
| Substitute: ||||
| FW | 12 | Paul Atkinson | 58' |
| Manager: ||||
| Graham Taylor ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
* Replay if scores still level
* One named substitute
* Maximum of one substitution

## League Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
| 4 October 1983 | Chesterfield | A | 1–0 | Sharp 32' | 10,713 | Report |
| 26 October 1983 | Chesterfield | H | 2–2 | Heath 5', Steven 67' | 8,067 | Report |
| 9 November 1983 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Heath 79', Sharp 90' | 9,080 | Report |
| 30 November 1983 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | Reid 2', Sheedy 55' | 19,702 | Report |
| 6 December 1983 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | King 95', Sheedy 116' | 21,609 | Report |
| 18 January 1984 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | Heath 81' | 14,333 | Report |
| 24 January 1984 | Oxford United | H | 4–1 | Richardson 7', Sheedy 34', Heath 52', Sharp 90' | 31,001 | Report |
| 15 February 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | Sheedy 28', Richardson 82' | 40,006 | Report |
| 22 February 1984 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | | 42,426 | Report |
Final
LIVERPOOL: :
| GK | 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 3 | Alan Kennedy |
| CB | 4 | Mark Lawrenson |
| LM | 5 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CB | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| CF | 7 | Kenny Dalglish |
| RM | 8 | Sammy Lee |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| CM | 10 | Craig Johnston | 91' |
| CM | 11 | Graeme Souness (c) |
| Substitute: ||||
| FW | 12 | Michael Robinson | 91' |
| Manager: ||||
| Joe Fagan ||||
EVERTON: :
| GK | 1 | Neville Southall |
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| DF | 3 | John Bailey |
| DF | 4 | Kevin Ratcliffe (c) |
| DF | 5 | Derek Mountfield |
| MF | 6 | Peter Reid |
| MF | 7 | Alan Irvine |
| FW | 8 | Adrian Heath |
| FW | 9 | Graeme Sharp |
| FW | 10 | Kevin Richardson |
| MF | 11 | Kevin Sheedy |
| Substitute: ||||
| DF | 12 | Alan Harper |
| Manager: ||||
| Howard Kendall ||||
* MATCH RULES
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* One named substitute.
* Maximum of one substitution.
Replay
LIVERPOOL: :
| GK | 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar |
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 3 | Alan Kennedy |
| CB | 4 | Mark Lawrenson |
| LM | 5 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CB | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| CF | 7 | Kenny Dalglish |
| RM | 8 | Sammy Lee |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| CM | 10 | Craig Johnston |
| CM | 11 | Graeme Souness (c) |
| Substitute: ||||
| FW | 12 | Michael Robinson |
| Manager: ||||
| Joe Fagan ||||
EVERTON: :
| GK | 1 | Neville Southall |
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| DF | 3 | John Bailey |
| DF | 4 | Kevin Ratcliffe (c) |
| DF | 5 | Derek Mountfield |
| MF | 6 | Peter Reid |
| MF | 7 | Alan Irvine |
| FW | 8 | Adrian Heath |
| FW | 9 | Graeme Sharp |
| FW | 10 | Kevin Richardson |
| MF | 11 | Alan Harper |
| Substitute: ||||
| MF | 12 | Andy King |
| Manager: ||||
| Howard Kendall ||||
* MATCH RULES
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* One named substitute.
* Maximum of one substitution.