English Second Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 7th May 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 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 33 | 84 | 42 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 42 | 74 | 24 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 41 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 44 | 69 | 28 |
| 4 | Fulham | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 46 | 69 | 18 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 51 | 66 | 22 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 60 | 12 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 41 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 59 | 5 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 1 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 60 | 46 | 58 | 14 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 41 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 2 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 54 | -1 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 41 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 56 | 51 | -15 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 69 | 47 | -2 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 46 | -10 |
| 15 | Derby County | 41 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 48 | 58 | 46 | -10 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 46 | -25 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 48 | 45 | -7 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 85 | 45 | -26 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 57 | 44 | -16 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 67 | 44 | -23 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 41 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 66 | 44 | -23 |
| 22 | Burnley | 39 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 64 | 40 | -10 |
