League:
Level
Canon League Division 2
Position:
Champions
FA Cup:
Fourth Round
League Cup:
Fourth Round
Chairman:
Robert Maxwell
Manager:
Jim Smith
Top Scorer:
John Aldridge (34)
Notable Players:
John Aldridge, Gary Briggs, Kevin Brock, Billy Hamilton, Steve Hardwick, Trevor Hebberd, David Langan, Bobby MacDonald, Peter Rhoades-Brown, Malcolm Shotton.
The shirt crest was wrapped in text commemorating the Division 3 championship.
The sponsor's logo was now in blue lettering and applied using crude sewn on characters. These particular shirts were to feature for just two months.
Other shirt and sponsor variations were to feature more regularly, details are outlined below.
Long
sleeves
Newly promoted Oxford United made light work of Division 2, and also made history, becoming the first English club to win promotion as champions in successive seasons.
Apart from the new style of BPCC lettering, the kits remained unchained from the previous two seasons, but there were subtle differences.
The shirt crest was wrapped in text commemorating the Division 3 championship, plus there were no longer the small Spall motifs that had previously featured on the sleeves.
The block numbers that had featured over the previous two seasons were replaced with a more traditional sans style.
1982 & 1983
Shirts
1984
BPCC Shirt
The blue shorts now featured pinstripes and a small white Spall motif.
Long
sleeves
The third choice kit from the 83/84 season was the template for a new all-white away kit.
This particular variation featured only once, away at Wimbledon.
Long
sleeves
From the middle of October, another Robert Maxwell business, the Sunday People newspaper became the primary shirt sponsor.
These shirt numbers differed to the short-lived '84 BPCC shirts. The sewn sans numbers were replaced with a screen-printed ‘block-shadow’ style.
1984
BPCC Shirt
Sunday People
Shirt
Long
sleeves
When the TV cameras were present, BPCC sponsored shirts had to be worn, as only one sponsor was permitted to feature on TV during each season.
Interestingly, the newer BPCC shirts (with blue lettering) were never worn for the TV matches. Instead, the older 1983/84 shirts with black lettering were preferred.
It seems that for the TV games, a plain goalkeeper jersey was worn.
Huddersfield
Away
Hereford
Away
Portsmouth
Home
Hereford
Home
Wimbledon
Away
Fulham
Home
Wolves
Home
Grimsby
Away
Blackburn
Away
Carlisle
Home
Man City
Away
Blackburn
Home
Brighton
Home
Sheffield U
Home
Birmingham Away
Arsenal
Home
Blackburn
Home
Shrewsbury
Away
Oldham
Away
Ipswich
Away
Leeds
Home
Notts C
Away
Charlton
Home
Portsmouth
Away
Cardiff
Home
C Palace
Home
Middlesboro'
Away
Shrewsbury
Away
Blackburn
Home
Carlisle
Away
C Palace
Away
Fulham
Away
Blackburn
Away
Birmingham
Home
Sheffield U
Away
Wimbledon
Home
Brighton
Away
Man City
Home
Grimsby
Home
Barnsley
Away
Cardiff
Away
Middlesboro'
Home
Wolves
Away
Huddersfield
Home
Oldham
Home
Shrewsbury
Home
Leeds
Away
Notts C
Home
Charlton
Away
Barnsley
Home