1983-12-11
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 2 | Carlisle United | Selhurst Park | 6,460 | |
| Stebbing | Lineups | Shoulder, O'Riordan | ||||
| 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 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | W | D | L | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Cardiff City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 38 | D | W | L | D | W | 1983-12-17 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 35 | W | L | W | L | L | 1983-12-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 35 | L | W | D | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Cambridge United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 31 | W | W | D | W | D | 1983-12-15 | Leeds United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 30 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-12-17 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 7 | 2 | Carlisle United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 28 | W | W | D | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Barnsley | H |
| 8 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 27 | D | D | W | W | L | 1983-12-13 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 9 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -2 | 27 | L | D | W | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 25 | W | D | D | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Derby County | A |
| 11 | 0 | Barnsley | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 24 | D | L | W | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Carlisle United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 23 | W | L | L | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Swansea City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | D | L | W | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 22 | D | W | L | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Newcastle United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -2 | 22 | W | L | W | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 22 | L | L | W | D | W | 1983-12-17 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 20 | L | D | D | D | D | 1983-12-15 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 18 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 | W | W | W | L | D | 1983-12-13 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Derby County | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -18 | 19 | L | W | D | D | W | 1983-12-17 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Fulham | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 14 | L | D | L | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 21 | 0 | Cambridge United | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -21 | 10 | L | D | L | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Manchester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Swansea City | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -21 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1983-12-17 | Portsmouth | H |
