English Third Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 22 | 52 | 32 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 49 | 11 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 46 | 21 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 46 | 10 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 44 | 23 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 43 | 16 |
| 7 | Newport County | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 42 | 11 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 4 |
| 9 | Brentford | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 9 |
| 10 | Southend United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 5 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 1 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 34 | -7 |
| 13 | Orient | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 55 | 33 | -21 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 32 | -2 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 60 | 31 | -13 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 30 | -1 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 30 | -13 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 30 | -17 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 26 | -3 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 51 | 26 | -11 |
| 21 | Reading | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 52 | 26 | -14 |
| 22 | Walsall | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 25 | -13 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 22 | -13 |
| 24 | Millwall | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 22 | -15 |
