1983-4

United Counties League Premier Division

Most Appearances: Mick Adamson - 57

Top Goalscorer: Paddy Butcher - 14

Last Updated: 22 June 2022

1983-4

The 1983-4 season turned out to be our last time in the United Counties League, but we couldn’t end it with our first Premier Division title. We had to settle for sixth place come the end of the season; Boro’ recording five successive away defeats between October and December. It could, of course, have been worse. There are some mountains that you just can’t conquer. It seems the United Counties League Premier Division will forever be one of them. Well, never say never – but it’s a long way down from where we’ve got ourselves to.

Paddy Butcher finished top of the pile as far as goalscoring was concerned, with Ricky Marshall and Trevor Metcalfe also breaking into double figures for the season. Elsewhere, Boro’ were beaten finalists in the Herts Charity Shield in their only significant cup run of the season; the FA Cup and FA Vase both proving to be disappointments with early exits.

Full 1983-4 Details:

Saturday 13 August 1983

Saturday 27 August 1983

Tuesday 30 August 1983

Saturday 03 September 1983

Monday 05 September 1983

Saturday 10 September 1983

Saturday 17 September 1983

Tuesday 20 September 1983

Saturday 24 September 1983

Saturday 01 October 1983

Monday 03 October 1983

Saturday 08 October 1983

Monday 10 October 1983

Thursday 13 October 1983

Saturday 15 October 1983

Tuesday 18 October 1983

Saturday 22 October 1983

Tuesday 25 October 1983

Saturday 29 October 1983

Monday 31 October 1983

Saturday 05 November 1983

Tuesday 08 November 1983

Saturday 12 November 1983

Saturday 19 November 1983

Saturday 26 November 1983

Monday 28 November 1983

Saturday 03 December 1983

Tuesday 06 December 1983

Saturday 10 December 1983

Saturday 17 December 1983

Monday 19 December 1983

Saturday 24 December 1983

Monday 26 December 1983

Saturday 31 December 1983

Monday 02 January 1984

Saturday 07 January 1984

Saturday 14 January 1984

Tuesday 17 January 1984

Saturday 28 January 1984

Saturday 04 February 1984

Saturday 11 February 1984

Tuesday 14 February 1984

Saturday 18 February 1984

Saturday 25 February 1984

Tuesday 28 February 1984

Saturday 03 March 1984

Monday 05 March 1984

Saturday 10 March 1984

Tuesday 13 March 1984

Saturday 17 March 1984

Saturday 24 March 1984

Saturday 31 March 1984

Saturday 07 April 1984

Tuesday 10 April 1984

Monday 16 April 1984

Saturday 21 April 1984

Monday 23 April 1984

Tuesday 01 May 1984

Tuesday 08 May 1984

1983-4 Boro' Rollcall

Name Pld Gls YC RC US
Mick Adamson 57 (0) 0 1 0 1
Peter Adnams 46 (0) 0 0 0 0
Wes Atwell 47 (2) 5 0 0 0
Martin Bradshaw 12 (0) 0 0 0 1
Paddy Butcher 42 (3) 14 0 0 0
Colin Cardines 6 (1) 2 0 0 0
Frank Cornwell 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
Graham Cox 51 (1) 5 1 0 0
Jan Czarnecki 8 (2) 0 0 0 0
Mitch Dee 12 (0) 0 0 0 0
Tony Ewins 21 (7) 1 0 0 5
Barry Farmer 0 (1) 0 0 0 2
Ricky Flood 20 (0) 0 0 0 0
Martin Gittings 35 (0) 9 1 1 2
Steve Grys 25 (0) 2 0 0 0
Paul Hoeness 1 (0) 0 0 0 0
Andy Hughes 41 (0) 2 0 0 5
Lee Jacobs 5 (0) 1 0 0 0
Paul Johnson 5 (0) 1 0 0 1
Joe Josiah 4 (0) 0 0 0 0
Ronnie Lear 10 (4) 6 0 0 2
Alan Loffler 5 (2) 1 0 0 3
Ricky Marshall 49 (0) 13 0 0 0
Brendan McElroy 1 (4) 0 0 0 3
Trevor Metcalfe 34 (3) 12 0 0 2
Terry O'Neill 2 (0) 0 0 0 0
Jimmy O'Neill 1 (0) 0 0 0 0
Graham Pearce 4 (1) 0 0 0 0
Paul Peterson 1 (0) 0 0 0 0
Doug Pirie 22 (1) 2 0 0 0
Mark Powell 31 (0) 2 0 0 1
Derrick Remington 11 (0) 0 0 0 2
Tom Sims 6 (0) 0 0 0 2
Denny Tyler 24 (0) 0 0 0 0
Frank Tyler 1 (0) 0 0 0 0
Mark Vooght 7 (0) 1 0 0 0
Mick Westley 1 (0) 0 0 0 0

 

Key:

  • Apps = Appearances (Substitute Appearances)
  • Gls = Goals Scored
  • YC = Yellow Cards
  • RC = Red Cards
  • US = Unused Subs

1983-4 United Counties League Premier Division Table

Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1Buckingham Town36266477245358
2Baldock Town36218775423350
3Stamford361811775423347
4Bourne Town36198966491746
5Potton United361316750391142
6Stevenage Borough36169115246641
7Irthlingborough Diamonds3615101159401940
8Long Buckby361313105548739
9Wootton Blue Cross361311125649737
10Ampthill Town361310135654236
11Arlesey Town361212124556-1136
12Newport Pagnell Town361111144050-1033
13Rothwell Town361110155258-632
14Raunds Town361010165668-1230
15Holbeach United36126184468-2430
16Eynesbury Rovers36109175174-2329
17S&L Corby3677223463-2921
18Desborough Town36510213262-3020
19St Neots Town36311222874-4617