English Second Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 23rd April 1983
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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 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 30 | 78 | 40 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 61 | 37 | 70 | 24 |
| 3 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 41 | 66 | 19 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 41 | 64 | 27 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 60 | 17 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 37 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 56 | 6 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 57 | 44 | 55 | 13 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 55 | 1 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 49 | 54 | 7 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 41 | 53 | 11 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 50 | -1 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 44 | -17 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 66 | 44 | -23 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 38 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 65 | 43 | -1 |
| 15 | Derby County | 38 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 52 | 43 | -7 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 65 | 43 | -22 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 81 | 43 | -25 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 46 | 42 | -9 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 42 | -15 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 41 | -11 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 39 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 64 | 40 | -25 |
| 22 | Burnley | 36 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 60 | 36 | -9 |



