1983–84 Gillingham F.C. season
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During the 1983–84 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 52nd season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League and the 34th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. The team started the season poorly and were near the bottom of the league table after six games, but won five times in October to move into the top half, where they remained at the end of 1983. After only playing one league match in January, Gillingham were 10th in the 24-team table at the end of February but were in the advantageous position of having up to four games more to play than the teams above them. During March and April, however, they played 15 games and only won three times to fall out of contention for promotion to the Second Division. After winning three out of four games in May, the team finished the season 8th in the table, missing out on promotion by five places.
1983–84 season | |||
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Chairman | Clifford Grossmark (until 12 November) Charles Cox (from no later than early December)[1] | ||
Manager | Keith Peacock | ||
Third Division | 8th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | First round | ||
Associate Members' Cup | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Dave Mehmet (16) All: Dave Mehmet (17) | ||
Highest home attendance | 17,817 vs Everton (6 February 1984) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,019 vs Hull City (3 September 1983) | ||
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Gillingham also competed in three knock-out competitions. They lost in the first round of both the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup but reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, at which stage they held Everton of the First Division, the highest level of English football, to two goalless draws before losing a second replay. The team played 55 competitive matches, winning 23, drawing 12, and losing 20. Dave Mehmet was the club's leading goalscorer, with 17 goals in all competitions. John Leslie made the most appearances, missing only one game. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 17,817 for the second of the two replays against Everton.