1984 Associate Members' Cup final

The 1984 Associate Members' Cup final was the final of the inaugural Associate Members' Cup. The match was held at Boothferry Park in Hull on 24 May 1984 and had an attendance of 6,544. It was contested by Hull City and Bournemouth.

Bournemouth won the match 2–1, with Paul Morrell scoring the winning goal.

After the Anglo-Scottish Cup was discontinued in 1981, the Football League created the Group Cup for the 1981–82 season to help fill the void left in the calendar. It was renamed the Football League Trophy for the following campaign, before a full rebrand and restructuring led to the Associate Members' Cup being introduced for the 1983–84 season. The format had been changed to a knock-out competition solely for clubs from the Third Division and Fourth Division. Previously, it had been an invitation 32-team tournament with a group stage and knock-out competition, with clubs from all four divisions competing.

When it came to the debut of the 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup, Hull City and Bournemouth were its eventual finalists. Hull had beaten York City, Bury, Preston North End, Sheffield United, and Tranmere Rovers en route to the final two. Meanwhile, Bournemouth had faced Aldershot, Millwall, Wrexham, Bristol Rovers, and Millwall again prior to their meeting with Hull.

As with nearly all Football League competitions, Wembley Stadium was originally meant to stage the final. However, due to the recent Horse of the Year Show the pitch had become unplayable. Instead, it was moved to Boothferry Park, the home of Hull City.^[1]

• Official website
• Associate Members' Cup – 1983/84