English Third Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 23rd March 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 | Portsmouth | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 67 | 20 |
| 2 | Newport County | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 42 | 65 | 23 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 46 | 65 | 15 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 39 | 62 | 28 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 36 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 42 | 62 | 24 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 43 | 60 | 31 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 35 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 57 | 15 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 53 | -1 |
| 9 | Southend United | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 52 | 8 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 52 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 48 | -2 |
| 12 | Brentford | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 61 | 47 | 5 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 55 | 47 | -3 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 36 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 56 | 46 | -11 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 57 | 44 | -7 |
| 16 | Walsall | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 52 | 43 | -9 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 42 | -8 |
| 18 | Orient | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 70 | 42 | -26 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 84 | 41 | -18 |
| 20 | Reading | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 66 | 40 | -14 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 36 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 35 | -12 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 71 | 34 | -20 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 34 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 60 | 31 | -19 |
| 24 | Millwall | 34 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 28 | -26 |



