1983–84 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1983–84 season was Port Vale's 72nd season of football in the English Football League, and first (15th overall) back in the Third Division following their promotion from the Fourth Division.^[1] John McGrath began as manager before being replaced by John Rudge in December due to a dismal run of results.

Port Vale

1983–84 season
Chairman	Jim Lloyd
Manager	John McGrath (until 5 December) John Rudge (from 5 December)
Stadium	Vale Park
Football League Third Division	23rd (43 Points)
FA Cup	First Round (knocked out by Lincoln City)
League Cup	Second Round (knocked out by Manchester United)
Associate Members' Cup	Second Round (knocked out by Bristol Rovers)
Player of the Year	Eamonn O'Keefe
Top goalscorer	League: Eamonn O'Keefe (10) All: Eamonn O'Keefe (11)
Highest home attendance	19,855 vs. Manchester United, 3 October 1983
Lowest home attendance	2,299 vs. Millwall, 14 May 1984
Average home league attendance	4,023
Biggest win	5–1 vs. Wrexham, 13 September 1983
Biggest defeat	0–7 vs. Burnley, 26 November 1983
Home colours Away colours
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The season opened disastrously, as Vale endured an 18‑game winless streak, culminating in a humiliating 7–0 defeat at Burnley under the glare of television cameras. Rudge's appointment sparked a gradual revival — reflecting his motto "we cannot change things overnight" — but the recovery proved insufficient, and Vale were relegated, finishing 23rd, six points adrift of safety. On the field, Eamonn O'Keefe, serving as both league and season top scorer, netted 11 goals, while impressing enough to be named Player of the Year, and the emerging Mark Bright displayed early promise before departing at season's close. In cup action, Vale bowed out early, suffering a First Round exit in the FA Cup (to v) and a Second Round defeat in the League Cup, while their run in the Associate Members' Cup also ended in the Second Round. Despite the on-pitch woes, the club maintained average home attendance around 4,023, highlighting continued local support even amid adversity.

A season defined by a calamitous start and management upheaval — Rudge's mid-season appointment steadied the ship, but Vale ultimately fell back to the Fourth Division amid a determined yet insufficient recovery.

Overview

Third Division

The pre-season saw John McGrath pay Wigan Athletic £10,000 for Ireland international forward Eamonn O'Keefe.^[1] He also brought in three players on free transfers: midfielder Tommy Gore (Bury), defender Gary Pollard (Chesterfield), and goalkeeper Chris Pearce (Rochdale).^[1] The club reported record season ticket sales, however, several players refused to sign new contracts.^[1] As a result, Barry Siddall, Russell Bromage, Geoff Hunter, and Terry Armstrong remained on weekly contracts.^[1]

The season began with McGrath's new attacking tactics failing miserably, despite a 2–0 win over Bristol Rovers in the fourth game of the programme.^[1] Steve Fox asked to be dropped, and Wayne Cegielski ended up on crutches with an Achilles tendon injury. Fifteen league games without a win followed, keeping the club rooted at the foot of the table.^[1] Notable results in the sequence included a "rip-roaring" 4–2 defeat at Wimbledon, their "worst performance of the season" in a 2–0 loss at Walsall, and a "dismal 3–0 defeat at Orient. The Sentinel's Chris Harper commented that "Vale cannot go on being applauded off the park as entertaining losers."^[1] Phil Sproson noted that the ongoing contract problems caused unrest in the camp.^[1] Siddall handed in his notice, whilst Bob Newton and £8,000 were traded to Chesterfield for the services of Martin Henderson.^[1] Bromage walked out on the club after they refused to give him a contract lasting beyond two years.^[1] On 31 October, McGrath had to use 41-year-old coach Alan Oakes in a 1–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle.^[1] A first away points was gained with a 1–1 draw at Exeter City on 5 November. Chairman Jim Lloyd then blocked McGrath's attempt to sign defender Ken Fogarty, showing how little confidence the board had in their manager.^[1] McGrath complained in the media, only to be 'gagged', instructed only to speak to the media on team affairs.^[1] Supporters began organizing demonstrations against Lloyd, and in favour of McGrath.^[1]

On 12 November, Vale lost 3–1 at home to third-placed Oxford United. Siddall and Bromage returned to sign new contracts.^[1] Steve Fox was suspended by the club for a fortnight after he refused to play in defence, and on 26 November Burnley thrashed Vale 7–0 at Turf Moor in front of Granada TV cameras; Kevin Reeves scored a hat-trick as Burnley led by six goals at half-time.^[1][2] Starting December nine points adrift of safety, paying the third-highest wage bill in the division (£9,000 a week), and home gate receipts down to around £3,000, McGrath was suspended on full pay.^[1] The club received a flood of letters in protest, 'some just abusive', but McGrath left permanently after being compensated financially.^[1]

John Rudge was appointed caretaker manager, and made his first signing by taking midfielder Kevin Young on loan from Burnley.^[1] His side were defeated 4–0 at Deepdale by Preston North End, and finished the game with just nine men.^[1] By now 13 points short of safety, and seven points from their nearest competitors, The Sentinel's Chris Harper believed them to be 'the poorest side in the Third Division by quite a long chalk'.^[1] The revival started the next day, with a 2–0 win over second-placed Sheffield United despite Sproson being absent through injury as John Ridley and Wayne Cegielski were excellent in central defence to keep Keith Edwards and Tony Philliskirk from scoring, whilst Geoff Hunter was man of the match in midfield.^[3] It was the first of four straight home wins that cut the gap to safety down to only four points, including a 2–0 victory over promotion-chasing Wimbledon.^[1][4][5] O'Keefe and Henderson formed a potent striking partnership, whilst Young added balance to the midfield.^[1] Jim Steel was sold off to Wrexham for £10,000.^[1] Rudge said the battle to avoid relegation was as difficult a job as 'trying to climb Everest in a pair of pumps'.^[1]

Struggling again in February, their 4–2 win over Newport County lifted them off the bottom spot following Rudge giving the team a stern talking to at half-time with the scores level; reporter Chris Harper likened Newport goalkeeper Mark Kendall to an octopus for the amount of saves he made during the match.^[6] Following a 4–3 win over Brentford on 3 March, Rudge was appointed as manager until the end of the season.^[1] He took Millwall's Andy Massey on loan, but failed to re-sign Bob Newton.^[1] On 19 March, Vale defeated fellow strugglers Southend United 2–1 at Roots Hall, their first away game of the league campaign, it took them out of the relegation zone.^[1] The team found themselves two goals up against on 2 April, only to lose 3–2 to Rotherham United. The job only got more difficult for Rudge, however, as an injury crisis developed, and the team went nine games with just one victory.^[1] Young striker Mark Bright replaced the injured Martin Henderson and scored five times in the final six games, yet relegation was all but confirmed despite a 1–0 win over promotion-chasing Hull City.^[1] Just 2,299 turned up at Vale Park for a final day 1–0 victory over Millwall, yet a pitch invasion still ensued, with the invaders chanting "We'll be back".^[1]

They finished in 23rd place, ahead only of Exeter City.^[1] Only Exeter and Wigan Athletic scored fewer, and only Exeter conceded more goals.^[1] Player of the Year Eamonn O'Keefe was top-scorer with eleven goals, yet it was Mark Bright who was a revelation.^[1]

Finances

On the financial side, a £50,601 profit was recorded with donations from the Development Fund of £146,177 and an income of £73,023 from the open market rents.^[1] Wages had been cut back to £310,542, whilst gate receipts rose to £180,504.^[1] The club's shirt sponsors were PMT. Steve Fox left for Chester City, and Gary Pollard joined Mansfield Town.^[1] However, Mark Bright signed with Leicester City against Rudge's wishes. A tribunal handed Vale £33,333 and top-up clauses.^[1] O'Keefe also requested a transfer, as he felt he would receive no further international caps playing in the fourth tier.^[1] Mick Cullerton, then Vale's commercial manager, later claimed that vast wage disparities in the squad caused discontent and reduced club morale.^[7]

Cup competitions

In the FA Cup, Vale were eliminated in the first round by Lincoln City with a 2–1 home defeat.^[1]

In the League Cup, Vale 'ran riot' over Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground to go through to the second round 8–2 on aggregate.^[1] Coming up against Ron Atkinson's Manchester United, they were defeated 1–0 at home despite 'a workmanlike performance', and beaten 2–0 at Old Trafford in a 'credible' game.^[1] The home leg in Burslem saw a crowd of 19,855 – the highest crowd since the visit of West Ham United in 1973.^[1] This raised £45,873 in gate receipts for the club.^[1] However, a fifty-strong gang of Manchester thugs caused chaos in Burslem town centre, stabbing a man from Brown Edge.^[1]

In the Associate Members' Cup, Vale beat Fourth Division side Hereford United 1–0 at Edgar Street. They were then beaten 2–0 at the Memorial Stadium by Bristol Rovers.^[1]

League table

Main article: 1983–84 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Brentford	46	11	16	19	69	79	−10	49
21	Scunthorpe United (R)	46	9	19	18	54	73	−19	46	Relegation to the Fourth Division
22	Southend United (R)	46	10	14	22	55	76	−21	44
23	Port Vale (R)	46	11	10	25	51	83	−32	43
24	Exeter City (R)	46	6	15	25	50	84	−34	33

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(R) Relegated

Results

Football League Third Division

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	W
Position	13	17	18	16	18	21	19	21	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Points	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	9	12	15	16	19	19	20	20	23	23	26	27	27	30	30	30	33	34	35	36	36	36	37	40	40	43

Source: Statto^[8]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Port Vale v Scunthorpe United

27 August 1983 1	Port Vale	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,565

Rotherham United v Port Vale

3 September 1983 2	Rotherham United	2–1	Port Vale	Rotherham
			O'Keefe	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,847

Millwall v Port Vale

6 September 1983 3	Millwall	3–2	Port Vale	New Cross, Lewisham
			Steel	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 4,061

Port Vale v Bristol Rovers

10 September 1983 4	Port Vale	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Burslem
	Sproson Steel			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,308

Wimbledon v Port Vale

17 September 1983 5	Wimbledon	4–2	Port Vale	Wimbledon, London
			Newton	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 2,690

Port Vale v Bradford City

24 September 1983 6	Port Vale	1–2	Bradford City	Burslem
	Fox			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,879

Port Vale v Wigan Athletic

26 September 1983 7	Port Vale	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Burslem
	Bromage			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,655

Walsall v Port Vale

1 October 1983 8	Walsall	2–0	Port Vale	Walsall
				Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 3,757

Orient v Port Vale

14 October 1983 9	Orient	3–0	Port Vale	Leyton, East London
				Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,207

Brentford v Port Vale

18 October 1983 10	Brentford	3–1	Port Vale	Brentford, West London
			Henderson	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 3,903

Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers

22 October 1983 11	Port Vale	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Burslem
	Tartt			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,269

Newport County v Port Vale

29 October 1983 12	Newport County	2–1	Port Vale	Newport, Wales
			Ridley	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 3,829

Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle

31 October 1983 13	Port Vale	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,466

Exeter City v Port Vale

5 November 1983 14	Exeter City	1–1	Port Vale	Exeter
			Armstrong	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,301

Port Vale v Oxford United

12 November 1983 15	Port Vale	1–3	Oxford United	Burslem
	O'Keefe			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,927

Burnley v Port Vale

26 November 1983 16	Burnley	7–0	Port Vale	Burnley
				Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,385

Port Vale v Gillingham

3 December 1983 17	Port Vale	0–1	Gillingham	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,086

Port Vale v Lincoln City

17 December 1983 18	Port Vale	0–1	Lincoln City	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,861

Preston North End v Port Vale

26 December 1983 19	Preston North End	4–0	Port Vale	Preston, Lancashire
				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,617

Port Vale v Sheffield United

27 December 1983 20	Port Vale	2–0	Sheffield United	Burslem
	O'Keefe Young			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,034

Hull City v Port Vale

31 December 1983 21	Hull City	1–0	Port Vale	Kingston upon Hull
				Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 8,736

Port Vale v AFC Bournemouth

2 January 1984 22	Port Vale	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	Burslem
	O'Keefe Henderson			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,008

Port Vale v Wimbledon

21 January 1984 23	Port Vale	2–0	Wimbledon	Burslem
	O'Keefe Bright			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,627

Bristol Rovers v Port Vale

28 January 1984 24	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Port Vale	Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 6,142

Port Vale v Southend United

30 January 1984 25	Port Vale	2–1	Southend United	Burslem
	Henderson Ridley			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,636

Port Vale v Walsall

4 February 1984 26	Port Vale	0–2	Walsall	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,966

Bradford City v Port Vale

11 February 1984 27	Bradford City	2–2	Port Vale	Bradford
			Henderson Gore pen'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 5,435

Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale

14 February 1984 28	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Port Vale	Plymouth
				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 3,552

Port Vale v Newport County

18 February 1984 29	Port Vale	4–2	Newport County	Burslem
	Henderson Tartt Young Bright			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,437

Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale

25 February 1984 30	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Port Vale	Bolton
				Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 5,818

Port Vale v Brentford

3 March 1984 31	Port Vale	4–3	Brentford	Burslem
	O'Keefe Gore pen' Fox			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,704

Port Vale v Exeter City

5 March 1984 32	Port Vale	2–2	Exeter City	Burslem
	Henderson Young			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,338

Oxford United v Port Vale

10 March 1984 33	Oxford United	2–0	Port Vale	Oxford
				Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,858

Southend United v Port Vale

19 March 1984 34	Southend United	1–2	Port Vale	Southend-on-Sea
			Bright O'Keefe	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,596

Wigan Athletic v Port Vale

31 March 1984 35	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Port Vale	Wigan
				Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 3,163

Port Vale v Rotherham United

2 April 1984 36	Port Vale	2–3	Rotherham United	Burslem
	O'Keefe Massey pen'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,705

Port Vale v Orient

9 April 1984 37	Port Vale	2–0	Orient	Burslem
	Henderson Hunter			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,169

Gillingham v Port Vale

14 April 1984 38	Gillingham	1–1	Port Vale	Gillingham, Kent
			Bright	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,323

Scunthorpe United v Port Vale

17 April 1984 39	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Port Vale	Scunthorpe
			Sproson	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2,952

Port Vale v Preston North End

21 April 1984 40	Port Vale	1–1	Preston North End	Burslem
	O'Keefe pen'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,574

Sheffield United v Port Vale

24 April 1984 41	Sheffield United	3–1	Port Vale	Sheffield
			Bright	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 14,385

Port Vale v Burnley

28 April 1984 42	Port Vale	2–3	Burnley	Burslem
	Bright Young			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,061

AFC Bournemouth v Port Vale

5 May 1984 43	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Port Vale	Bournemouth
			Bright	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 3,305

Port Vale v Hull City

7 May 1984 44	Port Vale	1–0	Hull City	Burslem
	Bright			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,958

Lincoln City v Port Vale

12 May 1984 45	Lincoln City	3–2	Port Vale	Lincoln
			Bright Armstrong	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,372

Port Vale v Millwall

14 May 1984 46	Port Vale	1–0	Millwall	Burslem
	Fox			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,299

FA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup

Port Vale v Lincoln City

19 November 1983 R1	Port Vale	1–2	Lincoln City	Burslem
	Bright			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,647

League Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup

Port Vale v Wrexham

31 August 1983 R1 1st Leg	Port Vale	3–1	Wrexham	Burslem
	Sproson O'Keefe pen'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,916

Wrexham v Port Vale

13 September 1983 R1 2nd Leg	Wrexham	1–5	Port Vale	Wrexham
			Newton Hunter Gore Steel	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,903

Port Vale v Manchester United

3 October 1983 R2 1st Leg	Port Vale	0–1	Manchester United	Burslem
				Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 19,855

Manchester United v Port Vale

26 October 1983 R2 2nd Leg	Manchester United	2–0	Port Vale	Old Trafford
				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 23,589

Associate Members' Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup

Hereford United v Port Vale

22 February 1984 R1	Hereford United	0–1	Port Vale	Hereford
			Tartt	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,605

Bristol Rovers v Port Vale

13 March 1984 R2	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Port Vale	Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 2,597

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Pos.	Name	Football League		FA Cup		League Cup		Associate Members' Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Barry Siddall	39	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	45	0
GK	Chris Pearce	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
DF	Phil Sproson	38	2	0	0	4	2	2	0	44	4
DF	Wayne Cegielski	39	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	43	0
DF	Max Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF	Gary Pollard	18	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	22	0
DF	Russell Bromage	38	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	42	1
MF	Terry Armstrong	19	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	2
MF	Colin Tartt	22	2	1	0	4	0	2	1	29	3
MF	Geoff Hunter	42	1	1	0	4	1	2	0	49	2
MF	John Ridley	30	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	35	2
MF	Robbie Earle	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	0
MF	Steve Fox	40	3	1	0	4	0	2	0	47	3
MF	Winston White	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Kevin Young	28	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	30	4
MF	Andy Massey	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
MF	Alan Oakes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Tommy Gore	36	2	1	0	4	1	2	0	43	3
FW	Andy Shankland	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
FW	Mark Bright	26	9	1	1	2	0	2	0	31	10
FW	Jim Steel	15	3	1	0	3	1	0	0	19	4
FW	Bob Newton	7	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	9	4
FW	Eamonn O'Keefe	37	10	1	0	4	1	1	0	43	11
FW	Martin Henderson	27	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	7

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Associate Members' Cup	Total
1	FW	Ireland	Eamonn O'Keefe	10	0	1	0	11
2	FW	England	Mark Bright	9	1	0	0	10
3	FW	Scotland	Martin Henderson	7	0	0	0	7
4	MF	England	Kevin Young	4	0	0	0	4
–	DF	England	Phil Sproson	2	0	2	0	4
–	FW	Scotland	Jim Steel	3	0	1	0	4
–	FW	England	Bob Newton	2	0	2	0	4
8	MF	England	Steve Fox	3	0	0	0	3
–	MF	England	Tommy Gore	2	0	1	0	3
–	MF	England	Colin Tartt	2	0	0	1	3
1	MF	England	John Ridley	2	0	0	0	2
–	MF	England	Geoff Hunter	1	0	1	0	2
–	MF	England	Terry Armstrong	2	0	0	0	2
14	MF	England	Andy Massey	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	England	Russell Bromage	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	51	1	8	1	61

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1983	MF		Alan Oakes	Northwich Victoria	Free transfer	[9]
June 1983	GK		Chris Pearce	Rochdale	Free transfer	[9]
June 1983	DF		Gary Pollard	Chesterfield	Free transfer	[9]
July 1983	MF		Tommy Gore	Bury	Free transfer	[9]
July 1983	MF		Eamonn O'Keefe	Wigan Athletic	£10,000	[9]
October 1983	FW		Martin Henderson	Chesterfield	Exchange	[9]
October 1983	MF		Winston White	Chesterfield	Trial	[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1983	FW		Bob Newton	Chesterfield	Free transfer	[9]
October 1983	MF		Winston White	Stockport County	Trial ended	[9]
December 1983	MF		Alan Oakes	Sacked		[9]
January 1984	FW		Jim Steel	Wrexham	£10,000	[9]
1984	MF		Steve Fox	Chester City	Free transfer	[9]
June 1984	FW		Mark Bright	Leicester City	£33,333	[9]
July 1984	DF		Gary Pollard	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[9]
Summer 1984	FW		Martin Henderson	Spalding United	Sacked	[9]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
November 1983	DF		Max Thompson	Bournemouth	November 1983	[9]
December 1983	MF		Kevin Young	Burnley	End of season	[9]
March 1984	MF		Andy Massey	Millwall	April 1984	[9]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
October 1983	DF		Russell Bromage	Oldham Athletic	October 1983	[9]
October 1983	GK		Barry Siddall	Blackpool	October 1983	[9]