1982-12-17
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Abbey Stadium | 2,533 | |
| Fallon, Mayo | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 40 | W | W | W | W | D | 1982-12-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Fulham | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 36 | W | L | W | W | W | 1982-12-18 | Carlisle United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | D | W | W | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 31 | L | D | L | D | L | 1982-12-18 | Newcastle United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 29 | W | D | D | D | W | 1982-12-18 | Leicester City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 28 | W | L | L | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 28 | D | W | D | W | W | 1982-12-18 | Leeds United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -2 | 27 | L | W | D | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 26 | W | W | L | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 10 | 0 | Barnsley | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | D | D | W | W | D | 1982-12-18 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 24 | W | L | L | W | D | 1982-12-18 | Derby County | A |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 23 | D | L | W | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 13 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 23 | D | D | W | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Rotherham United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 22 | D | L | L | W | D | 1982-12-18 | Fulham | H |
| 15 | 0 | Rotherham United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 22 | L | L | W | W | D | 1982-12-18 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Chelsea | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 21 | L | W | L | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 21 | L | W | D | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Barnsley | H |
| 18 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 21 | L | W | L | L | D | 1982-12-27 | Leicester City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 17 | W | D | W | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Chelsea | A |
| 20 | 2 | Cambridge United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 17 | W | L | D | L | L | 1982-12-27 | Fulham | A |
| 21 | -1 | Burnley | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 15 | L | L | D | D | W | 1982-12-18 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Derby County | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 14 | L | W | D | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Crystal Palace | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orient | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Brisbane Road | 1,668 | |
| Peach (p), Kitchen | Lineups | Coleman | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 2 | Cardiff City | Roots Hall | 3,743 | |
| Mercer | Lineups | Hatton, Gibbins | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Lincoln City | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 39 | W | W | W | L | W | 1982-12-18 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 2 | 2 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 36 | W | D | D | L | W | 1982-12-27 | Newport County | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 34 | W | D | L | W | L | 1982-12-18 | Wrexham | H |
| 4 | -1 | Newport County | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 34 | W | L | W | L | W | 1982-12-18 | Walsall | H |
| 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | L | W | W | W | W | 1982-12-18 | Reading | A |
| 6 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 31 | D | W | L | W | W | 1982-12-18 | Chesterfield | A |
| 7 | 0 | Brentford | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 29 | W | W | L | L | W | 1982-12-18 | Exeter City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southend United | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 29 | L | L | W | W | W | 1982-12-27 | Gillingham | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bradford City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 29 | D | D | D | W | W | 1982-12-27 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 28 | W | D | W | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Gillingham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Oxford United | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 27 | W | L | D | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 12 | 0 | Gillingham | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 26 | L | L | D | L | W | 1982-12-18 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 25 | W | W | W | D | L | 1982-12-18 | Oxford United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Exeter City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 24 | D | L | W | D | W | 1982-12-18 | Brentford | A |
| 15 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 23 | D | D | D | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Lincoln City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 23 | L | W | W | D | W | 1982-12-18 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 20 | L | L | L | D | L | 1982-12-27 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Reading | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -7 | 20 | D | W | D | L | W | 1982-12-18 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Chesterfield | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 18 | D | D | D | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Portsmouth | H |
| 20 | 2 | Orient | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | -25 | 18 | W | L | L | L | D | 1982-12-26 | Millwall | A |
| 21 | -1 | Preston North End | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -10 | 17 | L | W | D | D | L | 1982-12-27 | Bradford City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Millwall | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 16 | L | D | L | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Walsall | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 14 | L | L | W | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Newport County | A |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -12 | 13 | D | L | D | D | L | 1982-12-18 | Millwall | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 0 | Stockport County | Layer Road | 1,625 | |
| Allinson 2, McDonough | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 3 | Hull City | Gresty Road | 1,404 | |
| Lineups | Marwood 2, Mutrie | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | The Shay | 912 | |
| Hamilton OG | Lineups | Ferguson 2 | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | Torquay United | Field Mill | 1,293 | |
| Dungworth, Caldwell | Lineups | Gallagher | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bury | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 41 | W | W | W | W | L | 1982-12-18 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | 2 | Hull City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 39 | W | W | D | W | L | 1982-12-27 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 38 | W | L | W | W | W | 1982-12-18 | Blackpool | A |
| 4 | -1 | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | W | W | W | L | W | 1982-12-18 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 5 | 2 | Colchester United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | W | L | D | W | W | 1982-12-27 | Peterborough United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 34 | W | W | L | L | L | 1982-12-18 | Port Vale | A |
| 7 | -1 | Port Vale | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 | L | D | W | D | L | 1982-12-18 | Wimbledon | H |
| 8 | 0 | Torquay United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 32 | L | D | W | L | W | 1982-12-27 | Hereford United | H |
| 9 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 27 | W | W | L | D | L | 1982-12-27 | Wimbledon | A |
| 10 | -1 | Chester | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | W | W | L | W | L | 1982-12-18 | York City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Blackpool | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 24 | D | L | L | W | W | 1982-12-18 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 12 | 0 | York City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 23 | D | W | L | W | L | 1982-12-18 | Chester | A |
| 13 | 0 | Aldershot | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 23 | L | W | L | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Rochdale | A |
| 14 | 1 | Northampton Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -7 | 21 | D | W | L | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Hereford United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Stockport County | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 21 | L | W | L | L | W | 1982-12-27 | Blackpool | H |
| 16 | 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 20 | W | W | W | L | L | 1982-12-27 | Chester | H |
| 17 | -1 | Darlington | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 19 | L | D | L | W | D | 1982-12-27 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Peterborough United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 19 | L | D | W | L | W | 1982-12-27 | Colchester United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1982-12-18 | Swindon Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Halifax Town | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 18 | L | W | W | D | L | 1982-12-27 | Hull City | A |
| 21 | -1 | Rochdale | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 18 | L | W | L | L | D | 1982-12-18 | Aldershot | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 15 | L | L | W | D | L | 1982-12-18 | Northampton Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 14 | L | L | D | L | L | 1982-12-27 | Northampton Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bristol City | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -18 | 14 | L | L | L | D | D | 1982-12-18 | Bury | A |
