title: 1983–84 Celtic F.C. season
text: # 1983–84 Celtic F.C. season
  
  During the 1983–84 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Scottish Premier Division
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aberdeen (C) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
  | 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 50 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
  | 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Rangers | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  | 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
  
  ## Staff
  
  Board of Directors :
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Chairman | Desmond White |
  | Vice-Chairman | Thomas Devlin |
  | Secretary | Desmond White |
  | Directors | James Farrell Kevin Kelly Jack McGinn Christopher White |
  
  Football Staff :
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Davie Hay |
  | Assistant Manager | Frank Connor |
  | Coach | Bobby Lennox |
  | Physio | Brian Scott |
  | Masseur | Jimmy Steele |
  | Kitman | Neil Mochan |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  Transfers In :
  
  | Date | Name | From | Transfer Fee |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | May 1983 | Brian McClair | Motherwell F.C. | £70,000 |
  | August 1983 | Brian Whitakker | Partick Thistle F.C. | £50,000 |
  | August 1983 | Jim Melrose | Coventry City F.C. | £100,000 |
  | November 1983 | John Colquhoun | Stirling Albion F.C. | £60,000 |
  | | | Total Transfer Fees | £280,000 |
  
  Transfers Out :
  
  | Date | Name | To | Transfer Fee |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | May 1983 | John Sludden | St Johnstone F.C. | Free Transfer |
  | June 1983 | Charlie Nicholas | Arsenal F.C. | £750,000 |
  | June 1983 | Dom Sullivan | Greenock Morton F.C. | Free Transfer |
  | July 1983 | George McCluskey | Leeds United F.C. | £140,000 |
  | August 1983 | John Buckley | Partick Thistle F.C. | Free Transfer |
  | October 1983 | David Moyes | Cambridge United F.C. | £20,000 |
  | November 1983 | Danny Crainie | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | £20,000 |
  | March 1984 | Jim Dobbin (footballer) | Doncaster Rovers F.C. | £25,000 |
  | | | Total Transfer Fees | £955,000 |
  