English League Tables

1982/83 Tables 1983/84 Tables 1984/85 Tables

Football League First Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 22 14 6 73 32 +41 80 Champions EC
2nd  Southampton 42 22 11 9 66 38 +28 77 Runners Up UC
3rd  Nottingham Forest 42 22 8 12 76 45 +31 74 UC
4th  Manchester United 42 20 14 8 71 41 +30 74 UC
5th  Queens Park Rangers 42 22 7 13 67 37 +30 73 UC
6th  Arsenal 42 18 9 15 74 60 +14 63 -
7th  Everton 42 16 14 12 44 42 +2 62 ECWC
8th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 10 15 64 65 -1 61 UC
9th  West Ham United 42 17 9 16 60 55 +5 60 -
10th  Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 59 61 -2 60 -
11th  Watford 42 16 9 17 68 77 -9 57 -
12th  Ipswich Town 42 15 8 19 55 57 -2 53 -
13th  Sunderland 42 13 13 16 42 53 -11 52 -
14th  Norwich City 42 12 15 15 48 49 -1 51 -
15th  Leicester City 42 13 12 17 65 68 -3 51 -
16th  Luton Town 42 14 9 19 53 66 -13 51 -
17th  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 9 19 48 62 -14 51 -
18th  Stoke City 42 13 11 18 44 63 -19 50 -
19th  Coventry City 42 13 11 18 57 77 -20 50 -
20th  Birmingham City 42 12 12 18 39 50 -11 48 ▼Relegated
21st  Notts County 42 10 11 21 50 72 -22 41 ▼Relegated
22nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 6 11 25 27 80 -53 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Chelsea 42 25 13 4 90 40 +50 88 ▲Champions
2nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 26 10 6 72 34 +38 88 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Newcastle United 42 24 8 10 85 53 +32 80 ▲Promoted
4th  Manchester City 42 20 10 12 66 48 +18 70 -
5th  Grimsby Town 42 19 13 10 60 47 +13 70 -
6th  Blackburn Rovers 42 17 16 9 57 46 +11 67 -
7th  Carlisle United 42 16 16 10 48 41 +7 64 -
8th  Shrewsbury Town 42 17 10 15 49 53 -4 61 -
9th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 17 9 16 69 60 +9 60 -
10th  Leeds United 42 16 12 14 55 56 -1 60 -
11th  Fulham 42 15 12 15 60 53 +7 57 -
12th  Huddersfield Town 42 14 15 13 56 49 +7 57 -
13th  Charlton Athletic 42 16 9 17 53 64 -11 57 -
14th  Barnsley 42 15 7 20 57 53 +4 52 -
15th  Cardiff City 42 15 6 21 53 66 -13 51 -
16th  Portsmouth 42 14 7 21 73 64 +9 49 -
17th  Middlesbrough 42 12 13 17 41 47 -6 49 -
18th  Crystal Palace 42 12 11 19 42 52 -10 47 -
19th  Oldham Athletic 42 13 8 21 47 73 -26 47 -
20th  Derby County 42 11 9 22 36 72 -36 42 ▼Relegated
21st  Swansea City 42 7 8 27 36 85 -49 29 ▼Relegated
22nd  Cambridge United 42 4 12 26 28 77 -49 24 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Oxford United 46 28 11 7 91 50 +41 95 ▲Champions
2nd  Wimbledon 46 26 9 11 97 46 +21 87 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Sheffield United 46 24 11 11 86 53 +33 83 ▲Promoted
4th  Hull City 46 23 14 9 71 38 +33 83 -
5th  Bristol Rovers 46 22 13 11 68 54 +14 79 -
6th  Walsall 46 22 9 15 68 61 +7 75 -
7th  Bradford City 46 20 11 15 73 65 +8 71 -
8th  Gillingham 46 20 10 16 74 69 +5 70 -
9th  Millwall 46 18 13 15 71 65 +6 67 -
10th  Bolton Wanderers 46 18 10 18 56 60 -4 64 -
11th  Orient 46 18 9 19 71 81 -10 63 -
12th  Burnley 46 16 14 16 76 61 +15 62 -
13th  Newport County 46 16 14 16 58 75 -17 62 -
14th  Lincoln City 46 17 10 19 59 62 -3 61 -
15th  Wigan Athletic 46 16 13 17 46 56 -10 61 -
16th  Preston North End 46 15 11 20 66 66 0 56 -
17th  AFC Bournemouth 46 16 7 23 63 73 -10 55 -
18th  Rotherham United 46 15 9 22 57 64 -7 54 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 56 62 -6 51 -
20th  Brentford 46 11 16 19 69 79 -10 49 -
21st  Scunthorpe United 46 9 19 18 54 73 -19 46 ▼Relegated
22nd  Southend United 46 10 14 22 55 76 -21 44 ▼Relegated
23rd  Port Vale 46 11 10 25 51 83 -32 43 ▼Relegated
24th  Exeter City 46 6 15 25 50 84 -34 33 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  York City 46 31 8 7 96 39 +57 101 ▲Champions
2nd  Doncaster Rovers 46 24 13 9 82 54 +28 85 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Reading 46 22 16 8 84 56 +28 82 ▲Promoted
4th  Bristol City 46 24 10 12 70 44 +26 82 ▲Promoted
5th  Aldershot 46 22 9 15 76 69 +7 75 -
6th  Blackpool 46 21 9 16 70 52 +18 72 -
7th  Peterborough United 46 18 14 14 72 48 +24 68 -
8th  Colchester United 46 17 16 13 69 53 +16 67 -
9th  Torquay United 46 18 13 15 59 64 -5 67 -
10th  Tranmere Rovers 46 17 15 14 53 53 0 66 -
11th  Hereford United 46 16 15 15 54 53 +1 63 -
12th  Stockport County 46 17 11 18 60 64 -4 62 -
13th  Chesterfield 46 15 15 16 59 61 -2 60 -
14th  Darlington 46 17 8 21 49 50 -1 59 -
15th  Bury 46 15 14 17 61 64 -3 59 -
16th  Crewe Alexandra 46 16 11 19 56 67 -11 59 -
17th  Swindon Town 46 15 13 18 58 56 +2 58 -
18th  Northampton Town 46 13 14 19 53 78 -25 53 -
19th  Mansfield Town 46 13 13 20 66 70 -4 52 -
20th  Wrexham 46 11 15 20 59 74 -15 48 ECWC
21st  Halifax Town 46 12 12 22 55 89 -34 48 Re-Elected
22nd  Rochdale 46 11 13 22 52 80 -28 46 Re-Elected
23rd  Hartlepool United 46 10 10 26 47 85 -38 40 Re-Elected
24th  Chester City 46 7 13 26 45 82 -37 34 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Maidstone United in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
52 Chester City Re Elected to the League
52 Halifax Town Re Elected to the League
50 Rochdale Re Elected to the League
32 Hartlepool United Re Elected to the League
22 Maidstone United Not Elected to the League

Alliance Premier League  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Maidstone United 42 23 13 6 71 34 +37 70 Champions
2nd  Nuneaton Borough 42 24 11 7 70 40 +30 69 Runners Up
3rd  Altrincham 42 23 9 10 64 39 +25 65 -
4th  Wealdstone 42 21 14 7 75 36 +39 62 -
5th  Runcorn 42 20 13 9 61 45 +16 62 -
6th  Bath City 42 17 12 13 60 48 +12 53 -
7th  Northwich Victoria 42 16 14 12 54 47 +7 51 -
8th  Worcester City 42 15 13 14 64 55 +9 49 -
9th  Barnet 42 16 10 16 55 58 -3 49 -
10th  Kidderminster Harriers 42 14 14 14 54 61 -7 49 -
11th  Telford United 42 17 11 14 50 58 -8 49 -
12th  Frickley Athletic 42 17 10 15 68 56 +12 48 -
13th  Scarborough 42 14 16 12 52 55 -3 48 -
14th  Enfield 42 14 9 19 61 58 +3 43 -
15th  Weymouth 42 13 8 21 54 65 -11 42 -
16th  Gateshead 42 12 13 17 59 73 -14 42 -
17th  Boston United 42 13 12 17 68 80 -14 41 -
18th  Dagenham 42 14 8 20 57 69 -12 40 -
19th  Kettering Town 42 12 9 21 53 67 -14 37 -
20th  Yeovil Town 42 12 8 22 55 77 -22 35 -
21st  Bangor City 42 10 6 26 54 82 -28 29 ▼Relegated to NPL
22nd  Trowbridge Town 42 5 7 30 33 87 -54 19 ▼Relegated to SFL

Northern Premier League  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Barrow 42 29 10 3 92 38 +54 97 ▲Promoted to APL
2nd  Matlock Town 42 23 8 11 72 48 +24 77 Runners Up
3rd  South Liverpool 42 22 11 9 55 44 +11 77 -
4th  Grantham 42 20 8 14 64 51 +13 68 -
5th  Burton Albion 42 17 13 12 61 47 +14 64 -
6th  Macclesfield Town 42 18 10 14 65 55 +10 64 -
7th  Rhyl 42 19 6 17 64 55 +9 63 -
8th  Horwich RMI 42 18 9 15 64 59 +5 63 -
9th  Gainsborough Trinity 42 17 11 14 82 66 +16 62 -
10th  Stafford Rangers 42 15 17 10 65 52 +13 62 -
11th  Hyde United 42 17 8 17 61 63 -2 59 -
12th  Marine 42 16 10 16 63 68 -5 58 -
13th  Witton Albion 42 14 14 14 64 57 +7 56 -
14th  Chorley 42 14 11 17 68 65 +3 53 -
15th  Workington 42 14 9 19 53 57 -4 51 -
16th  Southport 42 14 8 20 57 74 -17 50 -
17th  Worksop Town 42 13 8 21 57 74 -17 47 -
18th  Goole Town 42 12 10 20 59 80 -21 46 -
19th  Morecambe 42 11 12 19 59 75 -16 45 -
20th  Oswestry Town 42 11 8 23 66 97 -31 41 -
21st  Buxton 42 11 6 25 52 91 -39 39 -
22nd  Mossley 42 9 9 24 47 74 -27  33* -

* Mossley were Deducted 3 Points

Southern Football League Premier Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Dartford 38 23 9 6 67 32 +35 78 Promoted to APL
2nd  Fisher Athletic 38 22 9 7 80 42 +38 75 Runners Up
3rd  Chelmsford City 38 19 9 10 67 45 +22 66 -
4th  Gravesend & Northfleet 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 63 -
5th  Witney Town 38 18 6 14 75 50 +25 60 -
6th  King's Lynn 38 18 6 14 42 45 -3 60 -
7th  Folkestone 38 16 9 13 60 56 +4 57 -
8th  Cheltenham Town 38 16 7 15 63 56 +7 55 -
9th  Gloucester City 38 13 15 10 55 50 +5 54 -
10th  Hastings United 38 15 9 14 55 57 -2 54 -
11th  Bedworth United 38 15 9 14 51 55 -4 54 -
12th  Welling United 38 15 7 16 61 61 0 52 -
13th  AP Leamington 38 14 9 15 73 83 -10 51 -
14th  Corby Town 38 12 14 12 55 54 +1 50 -
15th  Fareham Town 38 13 11 14 65 70 -5 50 -
16th  Alvechurch 38 12 12 14 56 63 -7 48 -
17th  Sutton Coldfield Town 38 10 14 14 49 53 -4 44 ▼Relegated
18th  Gosport Borough 38 6 15 17 31 64 -33 33 ▼Relegated
19th  Dorchester Town 38 4 8 26 40 69 -29 20 ▼Relegated
20th  Stourbridge 38 4 7 27 30 82 -52 19 ▼Relegated

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 Willenhall Town were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division
 Shepshed Charterhouse were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division
 Road-Sea Southampton were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division
 Crawley Town were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division

Isthmian League Premier Division  1983/84

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Harrow Borough 42 25 13 4 73 42 +31 88 Champions
2nd  Worthing 42 20 11 11 89 72 +17 71 Runners Up
3rd  Slough Town 42 20 9 13 73 56 +17 69 -
4th  Sutton United 42 18 12 12 67 45 +22 66 -
5th  Hayes 42 17 13 12 56 41 +15 64 -
6th  Hitchin Town 42 16 15 11 58 57 +1 63 -
7th  Wycombe Wanderers 42 16 14 12 63 52 +11 62 -
8th  Wokingham Town 42 18 10 14 78 55 +23  61* -
9th  Hendon 42 17 10 15 62 51 +11 61 -
10th  Dulwich Hamlet 42 16 11 15 61 64 -3 59 -
11th  Bishop's Stortford 42 15 13 14 56 57 -1 58 -
12th  Harlow Town 42 15 11 16 64 70 -6 56 -
13th  Bognor Regis Town 42 14 13 15 62 69 -7 56 -
14th  Staines Town 42 15 9 18 63 72 -9 54 ▼Demoted
15th  Billericay Town 42 15 8 19 53 73 -20 53 -
16th  Barking 42 13 13 16 60 64 -4 52 -
17th  Croydon 42 14 10 18 52 58 -6 52 -
18th  Walthamstow Avenue 42 13 10 19 53 67 -14 49 -
19th  Leytonstone/Ilford 42 13 9 20 54 67 -13 48 -
20th  Carshalton Athletic 42 11 10 21 59 72 -13 43 -
21st  Tooting & Mitcham United 42 10 13 19 50 63 -13 43 -
22nd  Bromley 42 7 11 24 33 72 -39 32 ▼Relegated

* Wokingham Town were Deducted 3 Points

Staines Town were Demoted due to ground grading

 Windsor & Eton were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1
 Epsom & Ewell were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1

1982/83 Tables 1983/84 Tables 1984/85 Tables