Final Second Division 1982/1983 league table
Season completed Tuesday, 17th May 1983 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | 85 | +41 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | 75 | +24 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | 70 | +28 |
| 4 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 69 | +17 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 67 | +22 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 63 | +13 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 61 | +17 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 60 | +5 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 0 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 | 57 | +2 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 0 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | 51 | -18 |
| 13 | Derby County | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 49 | -9 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 70 | 48 | -2 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 52 | 48 | -9 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | 48 | -21 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 | 48 | -23 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 47 | -10 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | 47 | -25 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 45 | -23 |
| 21 | Burnley | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 66 | 44 | -10 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 44 | -19 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
