Football League Fourth Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  York City 46 31 8 7 96 39 +57 101 ▲Champions
2nd  Doncaster Rovers 46 24 13 9 82 54 +28 85 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Reading 46 22 16 8 84 56 +28 82 ▲Promoted
4th  Bristol City 46 24 10 12 70 44 +26 82 ▲Promoted
5th  Aldershot 46 22 9 15 76 69 +7 75 -
6th  Blackpool 46 21 9 16 70 52 +18 72 -
7th  Peterborough United 46 18 14 14 72 48 +24 68 -
8th  Colchester United 46 17 16 13 69 53 +16 67 -
9th  Torquay United 46 18 13 15 59 64 -5 67 -
10th  Tranmere Rovers 46 17 15 14 53 53 0 66 -
11th  Hereford United 46 16 15 15 54 53 +1 63 -
12th  Stockport County 46 17 11 18 60 64 -4 62 -
13th  Chesterfield 46 15 15 16 59 61 -2 60 -
14th  Darlington 46 17 8 21 49 50 -1 59 -
15th  Bury 46 15 14 17 61 64 -3 59 -
16th  Crewe Alexandra 46 16 11 19 56 67 -11 59 -
17th  Swindon Town 46 15 13 18 58 56 +2 58 -
18th  Northampton Town 46 13 14 19 53 78 -25 53 -
19th  Mansfield Town 46 13 13 20 66 70 -4 52 -
20th  Wrexham 46 11 15 20 59 74 -15 48 ECWC
21st  Halifax Town 46 12 12 22 55 89 -34 48 Re-Elected
22nd  Rochdale 46 11 13 22 52 80 -28 46 Re-Elected
23rd  Hartlepool United 46 10 10 26 47 85 -38 40 Re-Elected
24th  Chester City 46 7 13 26 45 82 -37 34 Re-Elected

 

Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Maidstone United.
Votes Club End Result
52 Chester City Re Elected to the league
52 Halifax Town Re Elected to the league
50 Rochdale Re Elected to the league
32 Hartlepool United Re Elected to the league
22 Maidstone United Not Elected to the league

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Scunthorpe United were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Southend United were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Port Vale were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Exeter City were relegated from the Third Division
 ▲York City were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Doncaster Rovers were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Reading were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Bristol City were promoted to the Third Division
  ♦ Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Rochdale were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Hartlepool United were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Chester City were Re-Elected to the League