1983–84 in English football

The 1983–84 season was the 104th season of competitive football in England.

Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history. They overcame strong competition from Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United to lift the championship trophy. Southampton's second place was their highest ever final position. The relegation places were occupied by Birmingham City, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers, the last-named being in their first season after promotion.

The £1 rescue deal of Chelsea by chairman Ken Bates paid off as they won the Second Division title and were promoted to the First Division along with Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United.

A terrible season saw Cambridge United finish bottom of the Second Division and go down to the Third Division. They did not win a single game between 1 October 1983, when they beat Oldham Athletic 2–1 at the Abbey Stadium and 28 April 1984, when they beat Newcastle United 1–0. They were joined by two clubs who had been enjoying better fortunes only a short time ago – Swansea City, who had finished sixth in the First Division just two years earlier but entered and exited administration without arrangements, and Derby County, who had been league champions just nine years earlier. Derby’s Peter Taylor, who almost guided the club to the semi-finals in the FA Cup that season, resigned as manager and his successor was Arthur Cox, who had just taken Newcastle into the First Division.

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