1983–84 Celtic F.C. season
# 1983–84 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1983–84 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

## Competitions

### Scottish Premier Division

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aberdeen (C) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 50 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Rangers | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |

## Staff

Board of Directors :

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Chairman | Desmond White |
| Vice-Chairman | Thomas Devlin |
| Secretary | Desmond White |
| Directors | James Farrell Kevin Kelly Jack McGinn Christopher White |

Football Staff :

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Manager | Davie Hay |
| Assistant Manager | Frank Connor |
| Coach | Bobby Lennox |
| Physio | Brian Scott |
| Masseur | Jimmy Steele |
| Kitman | Neil Mochan |

## Transfers

Transfers In :

| Date | Name | From | Transfer Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| May 1983 | Brian McClair | Motherwell F.C. | £70,000 |
| August 1983 | Brian Whitakker | Partick Thistle F.C. | £50,000 |
| August 1983 | Jim Melrose | Coventry City F.C. | £100,000 |
| November 1983 | John Colquhoun | Stirling Albion F.C. | £60,000 |
| | | Total Transfer Fees | £280,000 |

Transfers Out :

| Date | Name | To | Transfer Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| May 1983 | John Sludden | St Johnstone F.C. | Free Transfer |
| June 1983 | Charlie Nicholas | Arsenal F.C. | £750,000 |
| June 1983 | Dom Sullivan | Greenock Morton F.C. | Free Transfer |
| July 1983 | George McCluskey | Leeds United F.C. | £140,000 |
| August 1983 | John Buckley | Partick Thistle F.C. | Free Transfer |
| October 1983 | David Moyes | Cambridge United F.C. | £20,000 |
| November 1983 | Danny Crainie | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | £20,000 |
| March 1984 | Jim Dobbin (footballer) | Doncaster Rovers F.C. | £25,000 |
| | | Total Transfer Fees | £955,000 |
