1983-10-18
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 0 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | Abbey Stadium | 3,513 | |
| Lineups | Lillis, Stanton, Russell (p) | |||||
| 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | W | W | W | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | L | W | W | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 20 | W | W | W | D | L | 1983-10-22 | Carlisle United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | W | W | W | D | W | 1983-10-19 | Cardiff City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | D | W | W | L | W | 1983-10-22 | Fulham | H |
| 6 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 17 | W | D | D | L | D | 1983-10-22 | Derby County | H |
| 7 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 16 | W | L | L | D | W | 1983-10-22 | Swansea City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 14 | D | W | W | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Leeds United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | W | D | L | L | W | 1983-10-22 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 10 | 0 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1983-10-29 | Leeds United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 13 | D | W | L | D | L | 1983-10-22 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Carlisle United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | W | L | W | D | D | 1983-10-22 | Chelsea | H |
| 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 12 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-10-22 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 11 | L | L | W | D | D | 1983-10-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 11 | L | W | W | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 11 | L | L | W | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 10 | L | W | L | D | L | 1983-10-19 | Newcastle United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 10 | W | L | L | L | L | 1983-10-22 | Barnsley | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 9 | W | L | L | D | L | 1983-10-22 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 8 | L | L | L | W | L | 1983-10-29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 8 | W | L | L | L | D | 1983-10-22 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Swansea City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Hull City | Burnden Park | 6,397 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Brentford | 3 | 1 | Port Vale | Griffin Park | 3,903 | |
| McNichol, Bullivant, Roberts G | Lineups | Henderson | ||||
| Burnley | 3 | 0 | Southend United | Turf Moor | 5,307 | |
| Reeves, Hamilton, Miller | Lineups | |||||
| Gillingham | 3 | 1 | Exeter City | Priestfield Stadium | 3,943 | |
| Bruce, Weatherly 2 | Lineups | Rogers | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | Somerton Park | 3,450 | |
| Aldridge | Lineups | |||||
| Orient | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | Brisbane Road | 3,839 | |
| Godfrey, Houchen | Lineups | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Home Park | 4,896 | |
| Phillips | Lineups | Williams G | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 3 | Wimbledon | Deepdale | 3,517 | |
| Elliott 2 | Lineups | Smith, Downes, Ketteridge | ||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | Millwall | Millmoor | 3,461 | |
| Stone | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Old Showground | 2,345 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Walsall | 3 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Fellows Park | 3,782 | |
| Brown (p), O'Kelly 2 | Lineups | Morgan | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Hull City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | D | D | W | D | W | 1983-10-22 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 2 | -1 | Oxford United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 23 | L | W | W | W | W | 1983-10-19 | Bradford City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | D | W | D | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | 0 | Orient | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | W | W | D | D | L | 1983-10-21 | Southend United | A |
| 6 | 1 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 19 | W | W | W | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 1 | Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 18 | W | L | D | D | L | 1983-10-22 | Rotherham United | H |
| 8 | -2 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | D | W | W | D | D | 1983-10-22 | Gillingham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Newport County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 18 | W | W | D | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Exeter City | A |
| 10 | 3 | Gillingham | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | W | W | W | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 11 | 1 | Rotherham United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | W | W | L | L | L | 1983-10-22 | Wimbledon | A |
| 12 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | D | L | D | L | D | 1983-10-22 | Port Vale | A |
| 13 | 2 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | W | L | L | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | -3 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 14 | L | D | W | L | L | 1983-10-21 | Preston North End | H |
| 15 | -1 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 13 | L | D | L | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 12 | D | W | L | L | W | 1983-10-22 | Hull City | A |
| 17 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 11 | D | L | D | L | L | 1983-10-22 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 18 | 3 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 10 | W | D | L | L | D | 1983-10-22 | Sheffield United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-10-21 | Millwall | A |
| 20 | -3 | Southend United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 10 | L | L | W | D | W | 1983-10-21 | Orient | H |
| 21 | -1 | Exeter City | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 8 | L | W | D | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Newport County | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford City | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 6 | L | D | L | L | W | 1983-10-19 | Oxford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1983-10-22 | Oxford United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Port Vale | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 5 | L | L | L | D | L | 1983-10-22 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 1 | 0 | York City | Ashton Gate | 10,827 | |
| Stevens | Lineups | |||||
| Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 6,488 | Largest home gate 1983-84 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Bury | Layer Road | 1,969 | |
| Adcock | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | The Shay | 1,352 | |
| Ward | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | Torquay United | County Ground | 2,573 | |
| Hayes, Tucker | Lineups | Sims | ||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | Spotland | 1,299 | |
| Higgins, Doyle | Lineups | Hankin | ||||
| Wrexham | 0 | 1 | Blackpool | Racecourse Ground | 2,005 | |
| Lineups | Deary (p) | |||||
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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 | 1 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | W | L | W | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Aldershot | A |
| 2 | -1 | York City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | L | L | W | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Reading | H |
| 3 | 3 | Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | W | D | L | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Swindon Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | W | W | D | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 18 | D | W | D | L | D | 1983-10-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 | D | W | W | D | D | 1983-10-22 | Blackpool | A |
| 7 | 5 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | W | D | D | D | D | 1983-10-22 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 7 | Halifax Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 16 | W | W | L | L | D | 1983-10-21 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 9 | 7 | Rochdale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1983-10-22 | Darlington | A |
| 10 | -3 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | L | D | W | L | W | 1983-10-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | -3 | Hereford United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | D | L | D | W | W | 1983-10-19 | Darlington | H |
| 12 | -3 | Peterborough United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 14 | L | L | D | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 13 | -3 | Reading | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 14 | W | D | W | L | L | 1983-10-19 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 14 | -3 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | L | D | D | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Bury | A |
| 15 | 5 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 14 | W | L | L | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Chesterfield | H |
| 16 | -3 | Swindon Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | L | W | L | W | L | 1983-10-22 | Colchester United | H |
| 17 | -3 | Stockport County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 13 | D | W | L | W | D | 1983-10-22 | Chester City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Aldershot | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 13 | D | L | D | L | W | 1983-10-22 | Bristol City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 13 | L | L | W | L | L | 1983-10-22 | Northampton Town | H |
| 20 | -1 | Torquay United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 12 | L | W | D | W | W | 1983-10-22 | Hereford United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 10 | L | W | L | L | D | 1983-10-19 | Hereford United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 8 | L | D | W | L | L | 1983-10-19 | Reading | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 6 | D | D | L | L | L | 1983-10-19 | Chester City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Chester City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1983-10-19 | Hartlepool United | A |
