English League Tables
1981/82 Tables◄ 1982/83 Tables ►1983/84 Tables
Football League First Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 82 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Watford | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 71 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 70 | ♦ECWC |
| 4th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 69 | ♦UC |
| 5th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 69 | ♦UC |
| 6th | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 68 | ♦UC- |
| 7th | Everton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | - |
| 8th | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 58 | - |
| 10th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | - |
| 11th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 57 | - |
| 12th | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 57 | - |
| 14th | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 54 | - |
| 15th | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 50 | - |
| 17th | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 84 | -19 | 49 | - |
| 19th | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 48 | - |
| 20th | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 47 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Swansea City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 68 | -30 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 85 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 75 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | - |
| 5th | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 67 | - |
| 6th | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 63 | - |
| 7th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 61 | - |
| 8th | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 60 | - |
| 9th | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 59 | - |
| 10th | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 57 | - |
| 11th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 | - |
| 12th | Cambridge United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 51 | - |
| 13th | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 49 | - |
| 14th | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 48 | - |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 48 | - |
| 16th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 48 | - |
| 17th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 86 | -23 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | -25 | 47 | - |
| 20th | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 68 | -23 | 45 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Third Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Portsmouth | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 91 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Cardiff City | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 86 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 82 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Newport County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 78 | - |
| 5th | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 78 | - |
| 6th | Lincoln City | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 76 | - |
| 7th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 75 | - |
| 8th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | +11 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 64 | - |
| 12th | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | -1 | 61 | - |
| 13th | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 61 | - |
| 14th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 61 | - |
| 15th | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 59 | - |
| 16th | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 58 | - |
| 17th | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | -13 | 55 | - |
| 18th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 19th | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | -23 | 54 | - |
| 20th | Orient | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | -24 | 54 | - |
| 21st | Reading | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | -15 | 53 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | -20 | 51 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | -40 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Chesterfield | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Fourth Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wimbledon | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 96 | 45 | +51 | 98 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 90 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 88 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 83 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Bury | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 81 | - |
| 6th | Colchester United | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 81 | - |
| 7th | York City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 58 | +30 | 79 | - |
| 8th | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 68 | - |
| 9th | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 70 | -9 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Chester | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 56 | - |
| 14th | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 15th | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 54 | - |
| 16th | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | -19 | 54 | - |
| 17th | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 52 | - |
| 18th | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | -21 | 51 | - |
| 19th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 50 | - |
| 20th | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 73 | -18 | 49 | - |
| 21st | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 74 | -19 | 49* | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 76 | -30 | 48 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 41 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Hereford United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 79 | -37 | 41 | Re-Elected |
* Blackpool were Deducted 2 Points for fielding an ineligible player
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Maidstone United in the vote for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 52 | Blackpool | Re Elected to the League |
| 49 | Crewe Alexandra | Re Elected to the League |
| 49 | Hereford United | Re Elected to the League |
| 36 | Hartlepool United | Re Elected to the League |
| 26 | Maidstone United | Not Elected to the League |
Alliance Premier League 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Enfield | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 95 | 48 | +47 | 84 | Champions |
| 2nd | Maidstone United | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 83 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Wealdstone | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 79 | - |
| 4th | Runcorn | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 74 | - |
| 5th | Boston United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 72 | - |
| 6th | Telford United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 71 | - |
| 7th | Weymouth | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 70 | - |
| 8th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Scarborough | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Bath City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 65 | +3 | 60 | - |
| 11th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Altrincham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Bangor City | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 77 | -6 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Dagenham | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 51 | - |
| 15th | Barnet | 42 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 55 | 78 | -23 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 77 | -11 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Worcester City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 58 | 87 | -29 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 56 | 88 | -23 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Kettering Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 69 | 99 | -30 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 99 | -36 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Barrow | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 74 | -26 | 36 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
| 22nd | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 75 | -35 | 29 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
Northern Premier League 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Gateshead | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 114 | 43 | +71 | 100 | ▲Promoted to APL |
| 2nd | Mossley | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 84 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Burton Albion | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 81 | - |
| 4th | Chorley | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 80 | - |
| 5th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | - |
| 6th | Marine | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 68 | - |
| 7th | Workington | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 67 | - |
| 8th | Hyde United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 63 | +28 | 66 | - |
| 9th | King's Lynn | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 64 | Transferred to SFL |
| 10th | Matlock Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Witton Albion | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Buxton | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 60 | - |
| 13th | Morecambe | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 59 | - |
| 14th | Grantham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 58 | - |
| 15th | Southport | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 46 | - |
| 17th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Oswestry Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 99 | -43 | 38 | - |
| 19th | South Liverpool | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 91 | -34 | 36 | - |
| 20th | Tamworth | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 97 | -53 | 29 | ▼Relegated to SFLM |
| 21st | Worksop Town | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 98 | -48 | 25 | - |
| 22nd | Netherfield | 42 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 129 | -101 | 15 | ▼Relegated to NWCL |
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| ▲Rhyl were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Horwich RMI were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
Southern Football League Premier Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | AP Leamington | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | Champions |
| 2nd | Kidderminster Harriers | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 76 | ▲Promoted to APL |
| 3rd | Welling United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 69 | - |
| 4th | Chelmsford City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 59 | - |
| 5th | Bedworth United | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 59 | - |
| 6th | Dartford | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 56 | - |
| 7th | Gosport Borough | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 55 | - |
| 8th | Fareham Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 82 | -9 | 55 | - |
| 9th | Dorchester Town | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 54 | - |
| 10th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 54 | - |
| 11th | Gloucester City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 51 | - |
| 12th | Witney Town | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 47* | - |
| 13th | Alvechurch | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 47 | - |
| 14th | Stourbridge | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 47 | - |
| 15th | Corby Town | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Hastings United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Enderby Town | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 42 | ▼Relegated |
| 18th | Waterlooville | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 83 | -21 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 19th | Poole Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 73 | -16 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 62 | -38 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
* Witney Town were Deducted 2 Points
| ▲Cheltenham Town were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division |
| ▲Sutton Coldfield Town were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division |
| ▲Fisher Athletic were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division |
| ▲Foikestone were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division |
Isthmian League Premier Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 85 | Champions |
| 2nd | Leytonstone & Ilford | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 81 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Harrow Borough | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 58 | +33 | 79 | - |
| 4th | Hayes | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 78 | - |
| 5th | Sutton United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 96 | 71 | +25 | 68 | - |
| 6th | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 68 | - |
| 7th | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 67 | - |
| 8th | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Billericay Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Croydon | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Hendon | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 60 | - |
| 13th | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 60 | - |
| 14th | Barking | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 56 | - |
| 15th | Bromley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | - |
| 16th | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 54 | - |
| 17th | Wokingham Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Staines Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 79 | -17 | 47 | - |
| 20th | Hitchin Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 77 | -28 | 42 | - |
| 21st | Woking | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 79 | -49 | 24 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Leatherhead | 42 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 121 | -85 | 17 | ▼Relegated |
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| ▲Worthing were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 |
| ▲Harlow Town were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 |
1981/82 Tables◄ 1982/83 Tables ►1983/84 Tables
