1983-03-29
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Eastville | 6,595 | |
| Williams B, Platnauer | Lineups | Trusson | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | Wrexham | Leeds Road | 9,519 | |
| Lillis, Cowling, Hanvey, Stanton | Lineups | Hill | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Walsall | Deepdale | 4,013 | |
| Sayer | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Portsmouth | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 70 | W | L | D | D | D | 1983-04-01 | Brentford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newport County | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 68 | W | W | W | W | W | 1983-04-02 | Oxford United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 16 | 68 | W | L | D | D | D | 1983-04-02 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 4 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 65 | W | L | D | D | W | 1983-04-02 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 63 | W | L | D | W | W | 1983-04-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Lincoln City | 37 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 62 | L | L | W | L | D | 1983-04-02 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Oxford United | 36 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 58 | D | D | L | W | L | 1983-04-02 | Newport County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southend United | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 55 | W | D | W | D | L | 1983-04-01 | Gillingham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -1 | 54 | D | L | L | L | W | 1983-04-01 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield United | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 52 | L | L | W | W | W | 1983-04-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 11 | 0 | Brentford | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 6 | 50 | W | D | W | W | L | 1983-04-01 | Portsmouth | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 40 | -5 | 49 | L | D | W | W | L | 1983-04-02 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bradford City | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -4 | 47 | L | L | D | W | L | 1983-04-02 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 42 | -12 | 46 | L | D | W | W | W | 1983-04-02 | Orient | H |
| 15 | 0 | Gillingham | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 45 | W | W | L | L | L | 1983-04-01 | Southend United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -9 | 44 | L | L | L | D | D | 1983-04-02 | Walsall | A |
| 17 | 0 | Walsall | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 37 | -10 | 44 | L | D | W | L | W | 1983-04-02 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 53 | -17 | 44 | W | L | W | L | W | 1983-04-01 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 19 | 0 | Orient | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -26 | 43 | D | W | D | L | W | 1983-04-02 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 43 | -14 | 41 | D | L | L | D | D | 1983-04-02 | Portsmouth | A |
| 21 | 0 | Chesterfield | 37 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -12 | 36 | D | L | L | D | L | 1983-04-02 | Sheffield United | A |
| 22 | 1 | Preston North End | 36 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 47 | -18 | 35 | W | D | W | L | D | 1983-04-02 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 23 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 34 | L | W | D | L | L | 1983-04-02 | Preston North End | A |
| 24 | 0 | Millwall | 35 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 47 | -24 | 31 | W | L | L | L | L | 1983-04-02 | Southend United | H |
