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 |
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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. | ||
| 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 |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Blackpool had 2 Points Deducted for fielding an ineligible player |
| ▼Reading were relegated from the Third Division |
| ▼Wrexham were relegated from the Third Division |
| ▼Doncaster Rovers were relegated from the Third Division |
| ▼Chesterfield were relegated from the Third Division |
| ▲Wimbledon were promoted to the Third Division |
| ▲Hull City were promoted to the Third Division |
| ▲Port Vale were promoted to the Third Division |
| ▲Scunthorpe United were promoted to the Third Division |
| ♦ Blackpool were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hartlepool United were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Crewe Alexandra were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hereford United were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Chester renamed to Chester City for the start of the next season |