English League Tables
1981/82 Tables◄ 1982/83 Tables ►1983/84 Tables
Football League First Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 82 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Watford | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 71 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 | ♦ECWC |
| 4th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 69 | ♦UC |
| 5th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 69 | ♦UC |
| 6th | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | ♦UC- |
| 7th | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | - |
| 8th | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 58 | - |
| 10th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | - |
| 11th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 57 | - |
| 12th | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 57 | - |
| 14th | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 54 | - |
| 15th | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 50 | - |
| 17th | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 84 | -19 | 49 | - |
| 19th | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 48 | - |
| 20th | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 47 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Swansea City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 85 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 75 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | - |
| 5th | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 67 | - |
| 6th | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 63 | - |
| 7th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 61 | - |
| 8th | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 60 | - |
| 9th | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 59 | - |
| 10th | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 57 | - |
| 11th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 | - |
| 12th | Cambridge United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 51 | - |
| 13th | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 49 | - |
| 14th | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 48 | - |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 48 | - |
| 16th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 48 | - |
| 17th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 | -23 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | -25 | 47 | - |
| 20th | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 | -23 | 45 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Third Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Portsmouth | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 91 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Cardiff City | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 86 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 82 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Newport County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 78 | - |
| 5th | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 78 | - |
| 6th | Lincoln City | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 76 | - |
| 7th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 75 | - |
| 8th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | +11 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 64 | - |
| 12th | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | -1 | 61 | - |
| 13th | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 61 | - |
| 14th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 61 | - |
| 15th | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 59 | - |
| 16th | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 58 | - |
| 17th | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | -13 | 55 | - |
| 18th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 19th | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | -23 | 54 | - |
| 20th | Orient | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | -24 | 54 | - |
| 21st | Reading | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | -15 | 53 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | -20 | 51 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | -40 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Chesterfield | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Fourth Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wimbledon | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 45 | +51 | 98 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 90 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 88 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 83 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Bury | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 81 | - |
| 6th | Colchester United | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 81 | - |
| 7th | York City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 58 | +30 | 79 | - |
| 8th | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 68 | - |
| 9th | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 70 | -9 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Chester | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 56 | - |
| 14th | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 15th | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 54 | - |
| 16th | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | -19 | 54 | - |
| 17th | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 52 | - |
| 18th | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | -21 | 51 | - |
| 19th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 50 | - |
| 20th | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 73 | -18 | 49 | - |
| 21st | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 74 | -19 | 49* | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 76 | -30 | 48 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 41 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 79 | -37 | 41 | Re-Elected |
* Blackpool were Deducted 2 Points for fielding an ineligible player
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Election for League Membership |
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| 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 | Blackpool | Re Elected to the League |
| 49 | Crewe Alexandra | Re Elected to the League |
| 49 | Hereford United | Re Elected to the League |
| 36 | Hartlepool United | Re Elected to the League |
| 26 | Maidstone United | Not Elected to the League |
1981/82 Tables◄ 1982/83 Tables ►1983/84 Tables
