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1983–84 Associate Members' Cup

FieldValue
titleAssociate Members Cup
year1983–84
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams48
defending_championsMillwall
winnersBournemouth
secondHull City
matches49
goals160
prev_season[1982–83](1982-83-football-league-trophy)
next_season[1984–85](1984-85-associate-members-cup)

Wales 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

DateHome teamScoreAway teamCrewe Alexandra won 3–0 on penalties
20 February**Tranmere Rovers (4)**2–0Halifax Town(4)
21 February**Burnley(3)**2–1Bolton Wanderers(3)
21 February**Bury(4)**1–0Wigan Athletic(3)
21 FebruaryMansfield Town1–3**Darlington(4)**
21 FebruaryRotherham United(3)0–1**Sheffield United(3)**
21 February**Scunthorpe United(3)**2–1Chesterfield(4)
21 FebruaryYork City(4)1–2**Hull City(3)**
22 February**Bradford City(3)**3–2Hartlepool United(4)
22 February**Chester City(4)**2 – 1Blackpool(4)
22 FebruaryLincoln City(3)0–2**Doncaster Rovers(4)**
22 FebruaryRochdale(4)0–3**Preston North End(3)**
22 FebruaryStockport County(4)2 – 2**Crewe Alexandra(4)**

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
20 FebruarySouthend United(3)5–0**Reading(4)**
21 February**Bournemouth(3)**4–0Aldershot(4)
21 February**Brentford(3)**3–2Leyton Orient(3)
21 February**Colchester United(4)**2–1Wimbledon(3)
21 February**Plymouth Argyle(3)**5–1Torquay United(4)
21 February**Walsall(3)**3–1Northampton Town(4)
21 February**Wrexham(4)**3 – 2Peterborough United(4)
22 February**Exeter City(4)**3–1Bristol City(4)
22 FebruaryHereford United(4)0–1**Port Vale(4)**
22 FebruaryOxford United(3)1–3**Swindon Town(4)**
28 February**Millwall(3)**4–3Gillingham(3)
28 FebruaryNewport 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

DateHome teamScoreAway teamCrewe Alexandra won 7–6 on penalties
12 March**Tranmere Rovers**4–1Chester City
13 March**Burnley**2–1Darlington
13 March**Doncaster Rovers**2–1**Preston North End**LL
13 March**Hull City**1–0Bury
13 March**Scunthorpe United**LL4 – 4**Crewe Alexandra**
13 March**Sheffield United**2–1Bradford City

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamBournemouth won 7–6 on penalties
13 March**Bristol Rovers**2–0Port Vale
13 MarchColchester United0–2**Southend United**
13 March**Millwall**LL2 – 2**Bournemouth**
13 March**Swindon Town**3–0Walsall
14 March**Wrexham**2–0**Exeter City**LL
26 March**Plymouth Argyle**2 – 0Brentford

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamTranmere Rovers won 4–3 on penalties
20 MarchDoncaster Rovers1 – 3**Burnley**
20 March**Hull City**3–0Preston North End
20 MarchScunthorpe United2–3**Sheffield United**
20 March**Tranmere Rovers**0 – 0Crewe Alexandra

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
27 March**Millwall**3–1Swindon Town
3 April**Bournemouth**2–0Wrexham
3 AprilSouthend United1–2**Bristol Rovers**
24 April**Plymouth Argyle**2–1Exeter City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
17 April**Tranmere Rovers**2 – 0Burnley
2 May**Hull City**1–0Sheffield United

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 May**Bournemouth**1–0Bristol Rovers
17 MayPlymouth Argyle0–1**Millwall**

Area finals

Northern Area final

Southern Area final

Final

Morrell

Notes

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References

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