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 |
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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 | 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 |
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