The 1983–84 season was the 104th season of competitive football in England.

Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history. They overcame strong competition from Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United to lift the championship trophy.

Southampton finished second in the league to record their highest-ever final position and achieve a UEFA Cup place, claiming six points from the last two games (both away) to climb up from fifth place.

The First Division relegation places were occupied by Birmingham City, Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The £1 rescue deal of Chelsea by chairman Ken Bates paid off as they won the Second Division title and were promoted to the First Division along with Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United.

A terrible season saw Cambridge United finish bottom of the Second Division and go down to the Third Division. They did not win a single game between October 1, 1983, when they beat Oldham Athletic 2–1 at the Abbey Stadium and April 28, 1984, when they beat Newcastle United 1–0. They were joined by two clubs who had been enjoying better fortunes only a short time ago – Swansea City, who had finished sixth in the First Division just two years earlier but entered and exited administration without arrangements, and Derby County, who had been league champions just nine years earlier. Derby's Peter Taylor, who almost guided the club to the semi-finals in the FA Cup that season, resigned as manager and his successor was Arthur Cox, who had just taken Newcastle into the First Division.