Final Third Division 1982/1983 league table
Season completed Saturday, 14th May 1983 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | 91 | +33 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 86 | +26 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | 82 | +35 |
| 4 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | 78 | +22 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | 78 | +18 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | 76 | +26 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | 75 | +26 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | 65 | -5 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | 64 | +11 |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | 64 | +1 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 64 | -2 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | 61 | -1 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | -1 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | 61 | -9 |
| 15 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 59 | +1 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 58 | -9 |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | 55 | -13 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | 54 | -12 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 61 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | 54 | -23 |
| 20 | Orient | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | 54 | -24 |
| 21 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 51 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | 53 | -15 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | 51 | -20 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | 38 | -40 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 37 | -25 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
