Season 1983/84
original illustrations of the kits worn during the season
Standard home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P31 W16 D9 L6 F55 A29
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
27/8 | QPR (h) | 29/8 | Nott'm F (h) |
10/9 | Luton T (h) | 24/9 | Liverpool (h) |
1/10 | Norwich C (a) | 3/10 | Port Vale (a) |
15/10 | West Brom (h) | 26/10 | Port Vale (h) |
29/10 | Wolves (h) | 5/11 | Aston Villa (h) |
19/11 | Watford (h) | 30/11 | Oxford U (a) |
3/12 | Everton (h) | 7/12 | Oxford U (h) |
16/12 | Spurs (h) | 19/12 | Oxford U (a) |
26/12 | Coventry C (a) | 27/12 | Notts Co (h) |
31/12 | Stoke C (h) | 21/1 | Southampton (h) |
4/2 | Norwich C (h) | 18/2 | Wolves (a) |
25/2 | Sunderland (h) | 10/3 | Leicester C (h) |
17/3 | Arsenal (h) | 7/4 | Birmingham (h) |
14/4 | Notts Co (a) | 21/4 | Coventry C (h) |
28/4 | West Ham (h) | 7/5 | Ipswich T (h) |
12/5 | Spurs (h) |
This kit was also worn in the following friendlies:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
25/1 | Algeria XI |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P6 W2 D3 L1 F11 A6
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
8/11 | Colchester U (a) | 12/11 | Leicester C (a) |
7/2 | Birmingham (a) | 12/2 | Luton T (a) |
31/3 | West Brom (a) | 5/5 | Everton (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W1 D1 L0 F3 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
10/12 | Ipswich T (a) | 13/1 | QPR (a) |
European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P5 W3 D2 L0 F10 A4
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
14/9 | Dukla Paraha (h) | 27/9 | Dukla Praha (a) |
19/10 | Spartak Varna (a) | 2/11 | Spartak Varna (h) |
21/3 | FC Barcelona (h) |
Variant European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W0 D1 L1 F2 A3
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
11/4 | Juventus (h)* | 25/4 | Juventus (a) |
* Contributor Sean Moran has discovered that Frank Stapleton wore shorts with the United crest on the right leg and the adidas logo on the left (move your cursor over the kit to reveal the variant). Evidence can be found in this video of the game
Pre-season home kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
3/8 | Liverpool (a) | 9/8 | Brighton (a) |
Variant pre-season home kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
14/8 | AFC Ajax (a) |
Kit Notes:
Two styles of shorts were worn in this match. Move your cursor over the kit to reveal the variant.
Post-season home kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
21/5 | Bulova SA (a) | 26/5 | Australia (a) |
3/6 | Nott'm F (a) | 6/6 | Juventus (a) |
Standard change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P4 W1 D1 L2 F4 A7
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
6/9 | Arsenal (a) | 2/1 | Liverpool (a)* |
7/1 | Bournemouth (a) | 16/5 | Nott'm Forest (a) |
Kit Notes:
* Two styles of short were worn in this game. Move your cursor over the kit to reveal the variant.
Variant change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W1 D1 L0 F3 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
3/3 | Aston Villa (a)* | 17/4 | Watford (a) |
Kit Notes:
* Bryan Robson and Paul McGrath, and perhaps others, wore shorts with a red background to the club badge in the game at Villa Park. Move your cursor over the image to reveal the variant.
Variant change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D1 L0 F1 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
27/11 | West Ham (a) |
Kit Notes:
Gordon McQueen wore different shorts in the game at West Ham. Move your cursor over the image to reveal the variant.
European Change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D0 L1 F0 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
7/3 | FC Barcelona |
Charity Shield kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
20/8 | Liverpool |
Kit Notes:
Gordon McQueen wore different shorts in the game at Wembley. Move your cursor over the image to reveal the variant.
Pre-season change kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
12/8 | Feyenoord (a) |
Standard third kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P3 W2 D0 L1 F2 A3
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
3/9 | Stoke C (a) | 17/9 | Southampton (a) |
22/10 | Sunderland (a) |
Home Kit
Variant
Europrean Home Kit
Variant
Charity Shield Kit
Pre-season home Kit
Variant
The Season in brief
United's season began wby beating Liverpool in the Charity Shield. Bryan Robson was in marvellous form all season, inspiring and driving United forward. He scored both goals in the Charity Shield, but perhaps his best performance was in the Cup Winners' Cup quarter final against Barcelona. Two down from the first leg, United won 3-0 at Old Trafford with Robbo scoring twice. In the semi final they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Juventus, conceding the winning goal in the last minute of the second leg.
In the League, United's 4-0 victory over Arsenal on March 17th had taken them to the top of the table with ten games to play. Crucially Robson missed four of these games and the side managed just two wins. They finished fourth, some six points (three victories) behind Champions Liverpool. Third Division sides Oxford United and Bournemouth ended United's interest in the domestic Cup competitions.
The word 'Electronics' was dropped from the Sharp sponsors logo for the new season to meet the new broadcasting size regulations. Logos had to be a maximum 16 inches square. adidas produced special "1983 FA Cup Winners" embroidered shirts for both home and change kits, as well as a special shirt for the FA Charity Shield.
The replica versions of these shirts featured the same style of printed crests and logos as previous replicas. All shirts came without sponsors logos, however, and customers had to pay an extra £1 if they wanted the logos printed on their shirts.