1983-10-02
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | White Hart Lane | 30,596 | * |
| Stevens, Archibald | Lineups | Walsh | ||||
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| *First fully televised league match | ||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-10-15 | Liverpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | W | L | W | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Luton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | W | L | L | W | W | 1983-10-15 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 | D | W | L | W | W | 1983-10-15 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | W | W | W | L | D | 1983-10-15 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | L | L | W | W | D | 1983-10-15 | West Ham United | A |
| 7 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 14 | W | W | W | D | D | 1983-10-15 | Manchester United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 | W | D | W | D | W | 1983-10-15 | Aston Villa | A |
| 9 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | W | L | W | L | D | 1983-10-15 | Everton | A |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | L | W | W | W | D | 1983-10-16 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | 0 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | L | W | L | W | D | 1983-10-15 | Birmingham City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | L | W | W | L | L | 1983-10-15 | Coventry City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Everton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 | W | D | W | D | L | 1983-10-15 | Luton Town | H |
| 14 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 11 | W | W | L | W | D | 1983-10-15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | -1 | Coventry City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 11 | L | L | W | L | W | 1983-10-15 | Arsenal | A |
| 16 | -1 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 10 | W | W | L | L | W | 1983-10-15 | Stoke City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Watford | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | L | L | W | W | D | 1983-10-15 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 7 | W | D | L | L | L | 1983-10-15 | Sunderland | A |
| 19 | 0 | Norwich City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 6 | D | L | L | L | D | 1983-10-15 | Watford | A |
| 20 | 0 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1983-10-16 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 2 | L | L | L | D | L | 1983-10-15 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 22 | 0 | Leicester City | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1983-10-19 | Norwich City | A |
