1982-05-19
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 0 | 1 | Carlisle United | Sealand Road | 2,682 | |
| Lineups | Robson | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Burnley champions and Carlisle United promoted | ||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 80 | D | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 80 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -1 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 78 | D | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 77 | D | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 71 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 71 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 69 | L | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 68 | L | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Millwall | 45 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 66 | L | L | W | W | D | 1982-05-21 | Portsmouth | A |
| 10 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 65 | W | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 31 | -1 | 64 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -8 | 62 | L | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -6 | 61 | L | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -7 | 61 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Portsmouth | 45 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 60 | L | W | L | D | W | 1982-05-21 | Millwall | H |
| 16 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 58 | W | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 57 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 51 | -13 | 57 | L | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 44 | -13 | 56 | D | D | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -4 | 53 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Wimbledon | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 48 | -14 | 53 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -16 | 52 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Bristol City | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -25 | 46 | D | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Chester | 46 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 48 | -42 | 32 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
