| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
1983–84 → | |
The1982–83 season was the 84th completed season ofThe Football League.
Bob Paisley’s last season asLiverpool manager ended on a high as they topped theFirst Division with a comfortable lead. Paisley retired as Liverpool manager with a record 21 prizes in nine years.[citation needed] His successor was the club's long-serving coachJoe Fagan. Newly promotedWatford were the shock of the season, finishing in second place in their first season in the top flight.
Manchester City were relegated despite a four-year spending spree totalling around £5million.Swansea City were also relegated after only their second season as a First Division club. They had finished sixth a year earlier and at several stages had topped the league table.Brighton & Hove Albion joined them on the way down.
Queens Park Rangers,Wolverhampton Wanderers andLeicester City won promotion to the First Division.Rotherham United,Burnley andBolton Wanderers were relegated to theThird Division. It was another blow for Bolton, who had been relegated from the First Division three years earlier.
Charlton Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers both came within hours of going bankrupt but were both saved by respective new owners.
Portsmouth's revival continued as they ran away with theThird Division championship, followed closely behind by runners-upCardiff City and third-placedHuddersfield Town.Newport County finished 4th, their highest post-World War II position in the Football League. Occupying the fourrelegation places wereReading,Wrexham,Doncaster Rovers andChesterfield.
Wimbledon were crownedFourth Division champions.Hull City,Port Vale andScunthorpe United occupied the other three promotion places. The re-election system went in favour of the bottom four sides in the Fourth Division, all of whom were re-elected for the following season, but had things gone differently thenBlackpool could have gone out ofthe Football League little over a decade after they had been a First Division side.[citation needed]
At the end of the season, Fourth Division strugglersCrewe Alexandra appointed Milan-born ex-Wimbledon managerDario Gradi as their new manager.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 14thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Manchester City Swansea City Brighton & Hove Albion |
| European Cup | Liverpool |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Manchester United Swansea City |
| UEFA Cup | Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur Watford |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,264 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luther Blissett (27 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Watford 8–0Sunderland (25 September 1982) |
| Biggest away win | Notts County 0–6Ipswich Town (25 September 1982) |
| Highest scoring | Luton Town 5–3Notts County (4 September 1982) Stoke City 4–4Luton Town (25 September 1982) Watford 8–0Sunderland (25 September 1982) Watford 5–3Notts County (12 March 1983) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Liverpool |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Liverpool |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches West Bromwich Albion |
1983–84 → | |
Liverpool were dominant throughoutBob Paisley's final season as manager, retaining the league title and winning a third successive League Cup. Paisley, who had won 21 major trophies in nine seasons as manager, handed over the reins to his assistantJoe Fagan.
Second place in the league went toWatford, who took the First Division by storm in their first season at this level.Manchester United won theFA Cup inRon Atkinson's second season as manager, and also finished third in the league for the second consecutive season.Tottenham Hotspur continued to thrive, finishing fourth and qualifying for theUEFA Cup, although they failed to add any silverware to the FA Cup victories of 1981 and 1982.Nottingham Forest finished fifth and secured a place in the UEFA Cup.
Brighton & Hove Albion, who took Manchester United to a replay in the FA Cup final, went down in bottom place after four seasons in the First Division. Swansea City, who had finished sixth on their First Division debut a year earlier, were unable to maintain their fine form for a second season, and went down in second place from bottom. The final relegation place went toManchester City, whose 17-year stay in the First Division was ended in the final minutes of the final game of the season, when aRaddy Antic goal gave visitorsLuton Town a 1-0 victory and saved them from an immediate return to the Second Division.
For the first time in eight years, there were no English clubs winning European trophies this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 82 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Watford | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 71 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 69 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 69 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 64 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 58 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 57 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 57 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 57 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 54 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 52 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 50 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 50 | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 84 | −19 | 49 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 48 | |
| 20 | Manchester City(R) | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 47 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 21 | Swansea City(R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 41 | Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and relegation to theSecond Division[b] |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion(R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BHA | COV | EVE | IPS | LIV | LUT | MCI | MUN | NWC | NOT | NTC | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Coventry City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | |
| Everton | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | |
| Liverpool | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Luton Town | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Notts County | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Southampton | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | |
| Sunderland | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Swansea City | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Watford | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| West Ham United | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | Signed by England | 30 May 1982 | Pre-season | 1 June 1982 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | Became general manager | 1 June 1982 | 1 June 1982 | |||
| Notts County | 8 June 1982 | 8 June 1982 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Sacked | 6 December 1982 | 18th | 6 December 1982 | ||
| Manchester City | 3 February 1983 | 9th | 3 February 1983 |
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Queens Park Rangers |
| Promoted | Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester City |
| Relegated | Rotherham United Burnley Bolton Wanderers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,244 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Lineker (26 goals)[3] |
1983–84 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 85 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 75 | |
| 3 | Leicester City(P) | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | |
| 4 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 67 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 63 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 61 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 60 | |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 59 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 57 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 | |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 51 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 49 | |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 48 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 48 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 48 | |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 | −23 | 48 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 47 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 47 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United(R) | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 45 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 21 | Burnley(R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 44 | |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers(R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 44 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLB | BOL | BUR | CAM | CRL | CHA | CHE | CRY | DER | FUL | GRI | LEE | LEI | MID | NEW | OLD | QPR | ROT | SHW | SHR | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Cambridge United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Chelsea | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| Derby County | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Fulham | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Leeds United | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Leicester City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portsmouth (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Cardiff City Huddersfield Town |
| Relegated | Reading Wrexham Doncaster Rovers Chesterfield |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,617 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kerry Dixon(Reading), 26[3] |
1983–84 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 91 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 86 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town(P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 82 | |
| 4 | Newport County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 78 | |
| 5 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 78 | |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 76 | |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 75 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 65 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | +11 | 64 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 64 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 64 | |
| 12 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 61 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 61 | |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 61 | |
| 15 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 59 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 58 | |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 55 | |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | −23 | 54 | |
| 20 | Orient | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | −24 | 54 | |
| 21 | Reading(R) | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | −15 | 53 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Wrexham(R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 51 | |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers(R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | −40 | 38 | |
| 24 | Chesterfield(R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 |
| Home \ Away | BOU | BRA | BRE | BRR | CAR | CHF | DON | EXE | GIL | HUD | LIN | MIL | NPC | ORI | OXF | PLY | POR | PNE | REA | SHU | STD | WAL | WIG | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Bradford City | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 7–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 1–1 | |
| Exeter City | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Gillingham | 2–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 9–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Millwall | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Newport County | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Orient | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Oxford United | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Preston North End | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Reading | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southend United | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Walsall | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wimbledon (1st title) |
| Promoted | Hull City Port Vale Scunthorpe United |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,502 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Cammack(Scunthorpe United), 25[3] |
1983–84 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon(C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 45 | +51 | 98 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Hull City(P) | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 90 | |
| 3 | Port Vale(P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 88 | |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United(P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 83 | |
| 5 | Bury | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 81 | |
| 6 | Colchester United | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 81 | |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 58 | +30 | 79 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 68 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 64 | |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 61 | |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 60 | |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 56 | |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 56 | |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 75 | −10 | 54 | |
| 16 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 54 | |
| 17 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 52 | |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 51 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 50 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 49 | |
| 21 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 49[a] | Re-elected |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 48 | |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 41 | |
| 24 | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 41 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | BLP | BRI | BRY | CHE | COL | CRE | DAR | HAL | HAR | HER | HUL | MAN | NOR | PET | PTV | ROC | SCU | STP | SWI | TOR | TRA | WDN | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Blackpool | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bury | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Chester City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Colchester United | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Darlington | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hartlepool United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hereford United | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Hull City | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Peterborough United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Stockport County | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Torquay United | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Wimbledon | 6–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | |
| York City | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
This yearEnfield, the winners of theAlliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements, so second-placedMaidstone United won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1982–83Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 21st (Fourth Division) | 52 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 49 |
| Hereford United | 24th (Fourth Division) | 49 |
| Hartlepool United | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 36 |
| Maidstone United | 2nd (Alliance Premier League) | 26 |
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Maidstone United were denied membership of the League.
Source:[4]
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 41,555 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 34,758 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 30,581 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 26,789 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 24,153 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 21 | 23,748 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 21 | 22,822 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 21 | 20,277 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 19,646 |
| 10 | Watford FC | 21 | 19,488 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 21 | 18,779 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 17,851 |
| 13 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 17,370 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 21 | 16,862 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 21 | 16,622 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 21 | 15,638 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 15,200 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 14,662 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 21 | 13,452 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 21 | 11,704 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 21 | 10,552 |
| 22 | Notts County | 21 | 10,266 |
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 21 | 24,166 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 16,835 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 21 | 15,994 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 15,667 |
| 5 | Derby County | 21 | 13,601 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 12,807 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 21 | 12,672 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 21 | 12,380 |
| 9 | Barnsley FC | 21 | 12,341 |
| 10 | Fulham | 21 | 10,826 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 10,018 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 9,887 |
| 13 | Burnley FC | 21 | 9,085 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 21 | 8,317 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 7,741 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7,552 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 7,213 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 7,103 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 6,962 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5,944 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5,277 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 21 | 4,513 |