English Third Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 1st January 1983
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 46 | 29 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 43 | 11 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 42 | 22 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 42 | 7 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 39 | 14 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 38 | 21 |
| 7 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 38 | 10 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 34 | -3 |
| 9 | Brentford | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 33 | 12 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 1 |
| 11 | Southend United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 1 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 28 | -9 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 49 | 28 | -12 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 27 | -17 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 26 | -2 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 26 | -2 |
| 18 | Orient | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 24 | -22 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 22 | -5 |
| 20 | Reading | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 48 | 22 | -12 |
| 21 | Walsall | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 22 | -13 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 21 | -9 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 47 | 19 | -12 |
| 24 | Millwall | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 18 | -13 |
