1983-09-19
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 3 | 2 | Millwall | Roots Hall | 4,272 | |
| Kellock, McDonough, Phillips | Lineups | Otulakowski, Chatterton (p) | ||||
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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 | Orient | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1983-09-23 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | D | W | D | W | W | 1983-09-24 | Lincoln City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | W | D | D | W | W | 1983-09-24 | Millwall | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wimbledon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1983-09-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1983-09-24 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 6 | 0 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | L | W | W | W | D | 1983-09-24 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-09-24 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-09-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | D | D | W | D | W | 1983-09-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | W | L | W | W | L | 1983-09-23 | Orient | A |
| 11 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | W | L | D | W | D | 1983-09-24 | Newport County | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | W | W | D | L | D | 1983-09-24 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | L | # | 1983-09-24 | Brentford | A |
| 14 | 6 | Southend United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 6 | W | D | D | L | L | 1983-09-24 | Walsall | H |
| 15 | -1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6 | W | L | W | L | L | 1983-09-24 | Hull City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Newport County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1983-09-24 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | -1 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1983-09-24 | Southend United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | L | W | L | D | D | 1983-09-24 | Burnley | H |
| 19 | -1 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 4 | L | W | L | L | D | 1983-09-24 | Bradford City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 | L | D | W | L | L | 1983-09-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 2 | D | L | D | L | L | 1983-09-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 22 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | L | D | L | L | D | 1983-09-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 23 | 0 | Exeter City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 | L | L | D | L | L | 1983-09-24 | Wimbledon | H |
| 24 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1983-09-24 | Gillingham | H |
