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 |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Birmingham City were Relegated from the First Division |
| ▼Notts County were Relegated from the First Division |
| ▼Wolverhampton Wanderers were Relegated from the First Division |
| ▲Chelsea were Promoted to the First Division |
| ▲Sheffield Wednesday were Promoted to the First Division |
| ▲Newcastle United were Promoted to the First Division |
| ▼Derby County were Relegated to the Third Division |
| ▼Swansea City were Relegated to the Third Division |
| ▼Cambridge United were Relegated to the Third Division |
| ▲Oxford United were Promoted from the Third Division |
| ▲Wimbledon were Promoted from the Third Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted from the Third Division |