1983–84 Associate Members' Cup

Football tournament season
1983–84 Associate Members Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams48
Defending championsMillwall
Final positions
ChampionsBournemouth
Runner-upHull City
Tournament statistics
Matches played49
Goals scored160 (3.27 per match)

The 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup was the third staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the first staging of Associate Members' Cup. It was a reconstitution of the Football League Group Cup. The format was changed to a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. Previously it had been an invitation 32-team tournament with a group stage and knock-out competition, with clubs from all 4 levels of the football league. The winners were Bournemouth and the runners-up were Hull City.

The competition began on 20 February 1984 and ended with the final on 24 May 1984 at Boothferry Park, the home stadium of the losing finalists.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
20 February Tranmere Rovers (4) 2–0 Halifax Town(4)
21 February Burnley(3) 2–1 Bolton Wanderers(3)
21 February Bury(4) 1–0 Wigan Athletic(3)
21 February Mansfield Town 1–3 Darlington(4)
21 February Rotherham United(3) 0–1 Sheffield United(3)
21 February Scunthorpe United(3) 2–1 Chesterfield(4)
21 February York City(4) 1–2 Hull City(3)
22 February Bradford City(3) 3–2 Hartlepool United(4)
22 February Chester City(4) 2 – 1[1] Blackpool(4)
22 February Lincoln City(3) 0–2 Doncaster Rovers(4)
22 February Rochdale(4) 0–3 Preston North End(3)
22 February Stockport County(4) 2 – 2[1] Crewe Alexandra(4)
Crewe Alexandra won 3–0 on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
20 February Southend United(3) 5–0 Reading(4)
21 February Bournemouth(3) 4–0 Aldershot(4)
21 February Brentford(3) 3–2 Leyton Orient(3)
21 February Colchester United(4) 2–1 Wimbledon(3)
21 February Plymouth Argyle(3) 5–1 Torquay United(4)
21 February Walsall(3) 3–1 Northampton Town(4)
21 February Wrexham(4) 3 – 2[1] Peterborough United(4)
22 February Exeter City(4) 3–1 Bristol City(4)
22 February Hereford United(4) 0–1 Port Vale(4)
22 February Oxford United(3) 1–3 Swindon Town(4)
28 February Millwall(3) 4–3 Gillingham(3)
28 February Newport County(4) 0–1 Bristol Rovers(3)

Second round

In this round, in each section, the 6 winners and the 2 "lucky losers" progressed to the quarter-finals. Lucky losers are marked with the letters LL.

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
12 March Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Chester City
13 March Burnley 2–1 Darlington
13 March Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Preston North EndLL
13 March Hull City 1–0 Bury
13 March Scunthorpe UnitedLL 4 – 4[1] Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra won 7–6 on penalties
13 March Sheffield United 2–1 Bradford City

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
13 March Bristol Rovers 2–0 Port Vale
13 March Colchester United 0–2 Southend United
13 March MillwallLL 2 – 2[1] Bournemouth
Bournemouth won 7–6 on penalties
13 March Swindon Town 3–0 Walsall
14 March Wrexham 2–0 Exeter CityLL
26 March Plymouth Argyle 2 – 0[1] Brentford

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
20 March Doncaster Rovers 1 – 3[1] Burnley
20 March Hull City 3–0 Preston North End
20 March Scunthorpe United 2–3 Sheffield United
20 March Tranmere Rovers 0 – 0[1] Crewe Alexandra
Tranmere Rovers won 4–3 on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
27 March Millwall 3–1 Swindon Town
3 April Bournemouth 2–0 Wrexham
3 April Southend United 1–2 Bristol Rovers
24 April Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Exeter City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
17 April Tranmere Rovers 2 – 0[1] Burnley
2 May Hull City 1–0 Sheffield United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
14 May Bournemouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers
17 May Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Millwall

Area finals

Northern Area final

Southern Area final

Final

Hull City1–2Bournemouth
McNeil 12' Graham 27'
Morrell 73'
Attendance: 6,544

Notes

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