English Third Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 16th April 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 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 78 | 43 | 75 | 35 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 39 | 75 | 23 |
| 3 | Newport County | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 47 | 74 | 23 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 41 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 73 | 18 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 81 | 54 | 70 | 27 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 41 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 72 | 47 | 69 | 25 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 40 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 49 | 65 | 14 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 0 |
| 9 | Southend United | 41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 52 | 58 | 8 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 58 | 3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 70 | 55 | 6 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 0 |
| 13 | Walsall | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 58 | 53 | -3 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 53 | -10 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 41 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 53 | 51 | -4 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 68 | 49 | -14 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 64 | 48 | -11 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 55 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 88 | 47 | -17 |
| 19 | Orient | 41 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 80 | 47 | -28 |
| 20 | Reading | 41 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 70 | 46 | -13 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 41 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 67 | 45 | -14 |
| 22 | Millwall | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 73 | 42 | -20 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 84 | 37 | -30 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 61 | 36 | -18 |
