1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season
# 1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1983–84 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

In the 1983–84 season, Leicester had a poor start with six successive league defeats which represented the Foxes' worst start to a season and labelled them as early relegation favourites. After going out of the League Cup though, their form picked up with only 2 defeats in their next 15 league games from the end of October until the end of January. Their relegation worries were formally avoided when Leicester beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Filbert Street on 5 May with 2 games to spare and the Foxes finished the season in a fairly comfortable 15th place.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 52 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 51 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 51 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 51 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 51 |

## Results

Leicester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 August 1983 | Notts County | H | 0–4 | 14,838 | |
| 31 August 1983 | Luton Town | H | 0–3 | 11,929 | |
| 3 September 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 12,016 | |
| 6 September 1983 | West Ham United | A | 1–3 | 22,131 | Lineker |
| 10 September 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–3 | 15,886 | |
| 17 September 1983 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 12,377 | Lineker |
| 24 September 1983 | Stoke City | H | 2–2 | 10,215 | Jones, Lineker |
| 1 October 1983 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 15,212 | Lineker |
| 19 October 1983 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | 13,780 | Eastoe |
| 22 October 1983 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 14,944 | |
| 29 October 1983 | Everton | H | 2–0 | 10,953 | A Smith, Ramsey |
| 5 November 1983 | Watford | A | 3–3 | 15,807 | Lynex (2, 1 pen), Banks |
| 12 November 1983 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 24,409 | Lynex |
| 19 November 1983 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 19,024 | Lynex (pen) |
| 26 November 1983 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | 14,777 | Lineker, Lynex, A Smith |
| 30 November 1983 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 14,181 | A Smith, Lineker |
| 4 December 1983 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | 23,248 | Jones, A Smith |
| 10 December 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 5–1 | 10,969 | Lineker, A Smith (3), Lynex |
| 18 December 1983 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 16,993 | Hazell |
| 26 December 1983 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 17,460 | Lineker, Lynex |
| 27 December 1983 | Liverpool | A | 2–2 | 33,664 | A Smith, Banks |
| 31 December 1983 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 15,128 | Lynex (pen) |
| 2 January 1984 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 13,728 | A Smith |
| 14 January 1984 | Notts County | A | 5–2 | 10,607 | MacDonald, Lineker (3), Peake |
| 21 January 1984 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 16,262 | Lineker |
| 4 February 1984 | Birmingham City | H | 2–3 | 13,770 | A Smith (2) |
| 11 February 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 28,410 | Lineker (2) |
| 25 February 1984 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 11,399 | A Smith, O'Neill |
| 3 March 1984 | Watford | H | 4–1 | 13,295 | Peake (2), Lineker, A Smith |
| 10 March 1984 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 39,473 | |
| 17 March 1984 | West Ham United | H | 4–1 | 13,533 | Hazell, Lynex (2, 1 pen), Lineker |
| 20 March 1984 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 15,142 | Lineker |
| 24 March 1984 | Luton Town | A | 0–0 | 10,509 | |
| 31 March 1984 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 11,278 | A Smith (2) |
| 7 April 1984 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 17,455 | Lineker (2) |
| 14 April 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 13,366 | O'Neill, Banks |
| 18 April 1984 | Liverpool | H | 3–3 | 26,553 | Peake, Lynex, Lineker |
| 21 April 1984 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 12,360 | |
| 28 April 1984 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 24,143 | Lineker |
| 5 May 1984 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 16,600 | Lynex, Lineker |
| 7 May 1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 7,405 | |
| 12 May 1984 | Sunderland | H | 0–2 | 12,627 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 1984 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 11,497 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 1st leg | 5 October 1983 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 7,798 | |
| R2 2nd leg | 25 October 1983 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 (lost 3-4 on pens) | 15,666 | A Smith, English |

## Squad

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 | Mark Wallington |
| - | MF | NIR | Paul Ramsey |
| - | DF | SCO | Bobby Smith |
| - | MF | SCO | Kevin MacDonald |
| - | MF | ENG | Ian Banks |
| - | DF | ENG | Larry May |
| - | DF | NIR | John O'Neill |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Lynex |
| - | FW | ENG | Gary Lineker |
| - | FW | ENG | Alan Smith |
| - | FW | ENG | Robbie Jones |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | SCO | Ian Wilson |
| - | MF | ENG | Andy Peake |
| - | DF | SCO | David Rennie |
| - | FW | ENG | Tommy English |
| - | GK | ENG | Mark Grew |
| - | DF | SCO | Tommy Williams |
| - | DF | ENG | Bob Hazell |
| - | FW | ENG | Peter Eastoe (on loan from West Brom) |
| - | DF | ENG | Andy Feeley |
| - | GK | ENG | Ian Andrews |
| - | MF | ENG | Rob Kelly |
