1983-10-24
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Orient | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Brisbane Road | 4,013 | |
| Silkman | Lineups | Cascarino | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Oxford United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 26 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-10-29 | Hull City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | W | D | W | D | W | 1983-10-29 | Walsall | A |
| 3 | 0 | Hull City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | L | D | D | W | D | 1983-10-29 | Oxford United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wimbledon | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21 | W | W | L | D | D | 1983-10-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | D | L | W | L | W | 1983-10-29 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 6 | 1 | Orient | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | D | L | W | W | D | 1983-10-29 | Exeter City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Newport County | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 21 | W | W | W | D | W | 1983-10-29 | Port Vale | H |
| 8 | 1 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | D | W | W | W | W | 1983-10-29 | Millwall | H |
| 9 | -1 | Walsall | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 20 | D | W | W | W | W | 1983-10-29 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | W | D | L | D | L | 1983-10-29 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | L | D | W | W | D | 1983-10-29 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Millwall | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 17 | W | L | D | W | L | 1983-10-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 13 | 0 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 16 | W | L | D | L | W | 1983-10-29 | Preston North End | A |
| 14 | 0 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 | L | W | W | L | L | 1983-10-29 | Bradford City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1983-10-29 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 16 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 | W | D | W | L | L | 1983-10-29 | Sheffield United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 13 | W | L | L | W | D | 1983-10-29 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 11 | D | W | D | L | L | 1983-10-29 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 11 | L | D | L | D | L | 1983-10-29 | Wimbledon | H |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1983-10-29 | Lincoln City | H |
| 21 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -13 | 9 | W | L | L | W | L | 1983-10-29 | Brentford | A |
| 22 | 0 | Exeter City | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 8 | L | L | W | D | W | 1983-10-29 | Orient | A |
| 23 | 0 | Bradford City | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 7 | D | L | L | D | L | 1983-10-29 | Rotherham United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 5 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-10-29 | Newport County | A |
