1983-12-16
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 4 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | 33,616 | |
| Graham 2, Moran 2 | Lineups | Brazil, Falco | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Manchester United | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 36 | W | W | L | D | W | 1983-12-26 | Coventry City | A |
| 2 | -1 | Liverpool | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | L | W | D | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Notts County | H |
| 3 | -1 | West Ham United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 33 | W | L | D | W | W | 1983-12-17 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 4 | 0 | Coventry City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 31 | W | W | D | D | W | 1983-12-17 | Norwich City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 29 | W | W | L | W | L | 1983-12-17 | Everton | H |
| 6 | 1 | Norwich City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 29 | W | W | W | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Coventry City | H |
| 7 | 1 | Luton Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 29 | W | L | W | L | D | 1983-12-18 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 8 | -2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 29 | L | D | L | W | W | 1983-12-26 | Arsenal | H |
| 9 | 0 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 | D | W | L | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Birmingham City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 28 | D | W | L | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 27 | L | W | D | W | L | 1983-12-17 | West Ham United | H |
| 12 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 23 | L | W | L | L | L | 1983-12-18 | Luton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 22 | L | D | D | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Aston Villa | A |
| 14 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 | D | W | L | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 | L | D | W | L | W | 1983-12-18 | Leicester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Arsenal | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 21 | L | L | L | W | L | 1983-12-17 | Watford | H |
| 17 | 0 | Birmingham City | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 18 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Southampton | A |
| 18 | 0 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 17 | W | L | W | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Liverpool | A |
| 19 | 0 | Watford | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 16 | W | W | L | L | L | 1983-12-17 | Arsenal | A |
| 20 | 0 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 16 | W | L | W | W | L | 1983-12-18 | Sunderland | A |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 12 | L | L | D | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -33 | 7 | L | L | W | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Stoke City | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Edgeley Park | 1,644 | |
| Quinn, Williams | Lineups | Hilditch | ||||
| 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 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 36 | W | W | L | W | W | 1983-12-17 | Hereford United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackpool | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 | L | W | L | W | W | 1983-12-17 | Torquay United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 31 | W | D | W | W | L | 1983-12-17 | Chester City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Colchester United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 30 | W | L | D | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Halifax Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 30 | L | D | W | W | D | 1983-12-18 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 6 | 0 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 29 | W | W | W | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Aldershot | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 29 | D | L | W | W | W | 1983-12-17 | Darlington | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bristol City | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 28 | L | W | W | L | L | 1983-12-17 | Rochdale | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 27 | W | D | W | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Bury | H |
| 10 | 0 | Northampton Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 27 | W | W | D | W | L | 1983-12-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 11 | 2 | Stockport County | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 27 | W | D | W | L | W | 1983-12-26 | Bristol City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 26 | L | D | L | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Swindon Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 25 | L | D | L | D | W | 1983-12-26 | Blackpool | H |
| 14 | 0 | Torquay United | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 24 | L | W | W | W | D | 1983-12-17 | Blackpool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hereford United | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 23 | D | L | D | D | L | 1983-12-17 | York City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Darlington | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 23 | W | W | L | L | W | 1983-12-17 | Aldershot | H |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 23 | W | D | L | W | L | 1983-12-18 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Chesterfield | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 22 | D | L | L | D | D | 1983-12-17 | Wrexham | H |
| 19 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -7 | 20 | L | D | D | W | W | 1983-12-18 | Northampton Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 20 | D | L | D | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Bristol City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 20 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Colchester United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Wrexham | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 15 | L | L | L | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Chesterfield | A |
| 23 | 0 | Chester City | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 12 | W | D | L | L | D | 1983-12-17 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -25 | 8 | L | L | L | D | L | 1983-12-17 | Reading | A |
