1983-09-30
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 6 | Southend United | Old Showground | 3,335 | |
| Holden (p) | Lineups | Phillips 3, Stead, Pennyfather, Shepherd | ||||
| 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 | Hull City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | W | W | D | W | D | 1983-10-01 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | W | W | W | D | D | 1983-10-01 | Preston North End | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | W | W | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | W | D | D | W | W | 1983-10-01 | Millwall | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | D | W | L | W | L | 1983-10-01 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | L | W | W | D | W | 1983-10-01 | Orient | H |
| 7 | 0 | Orient | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Wimbledon | A |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | D | L | D | D | W | 1983-10-01 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | 8 | Southend United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | W | D | W | D | D | 1983-10-15 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | L | L | W | W | W | 1983-10-01 | Newport County | H |
| 11 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | D | D | W | W | D | 1983-10-01 | Hull City | H |
| 12 | -1 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Sheffield United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | D | D | D | W | W | 1983-10-01 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 15 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 9 | L | L | D | W | L | 1983-10-08 | Bradford City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | W | W | L | D | L | 1983-10-01 | Burnley | A |
| 17 | -1 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 8 | D | D | L | W | L | 1983-10-01 | Rotherham United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 7 | L | D | W | L | L | 1983-10-01 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | 0 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | D | L | W | L | D | 1983-10-01 | Gillingham | A |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1983-10-01 | Walsall | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 5 | L | W | D | L | D | 1983-10-01 | Exeter City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 | L | L | D | W | L | 1983-10-01 | Brentford | H |
| 23 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1983-10-01 | Lincoln City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Exeter City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-10-01 | Bradford City | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 3 | Stockport County | Gresty Road | 2,965 | |
| Lineups | Quinn 3 | |||||
| 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 | York City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | D | D | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Blackpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | W | L | W | W | D | 1983-10-08 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Hereford United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | D | W | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Bristol City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | W | W | L | W | D | 1983-10-01 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | W | W | L | W | L | 1983-10-08 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | D | W | L | W | L | 1983-10-01 | Torquay United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | L | D | W | D | D | 1983-10-01 | Chester City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Blackpool | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | W | W | D | L | D | 1983-10-01 | York City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | D | D | D | W | D | 1983-10-01 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 0 | Aldershot | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11 | W | D | W | L | D | 1983-10-01 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | D | D | D | W | D | 1983-10-01 | Northampton Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Halifax Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 | D | W | L | D | W | 1983-10-01 | Wrexham | A |
| 13 | 1 | Rochdale | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -4 | 10 | W | D | L | W | L | 1983-10-01 | Swindon Town | A |
| 14 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 | L | L | L | W | W | 1983-10-08 | Swindon Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wrexham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | D | D | W | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Halifax Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | W | L | L | W | D | 1983-10-01 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 17 | 3 | Stockport County | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 9 | W | D | L | D | D | 1983-10-08 | Chesterfield | A |
| 18 | -1 | Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | L | W | D | L | L | 1983-10-01 | Rochdale | H |
| 19 | -1 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 7 | L | L | D | L | W | 1983-10-01 | Darlington | H |
| 20 | -1 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 | L | D | L | W | W | 1983-10-01 | Reading | A |
| 21 | 0 | Torquay United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 5 | W | L | L | L | L | 1983-10-01 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1983-10-01 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Chester City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1983-10-01 | Colchester United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -10 | 4 | L | L | W | D | L | 1983-10-01 | Aldershot | H |
