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 |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Manchester City were Relegated from the First Division |
| ▼Swansea City were Relegated from the First Division |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated from the First Division |
| ▲Queens Park Rangers were Promoted to the First Division |
| ▲Wolverhampton Wanderers were Promoted to the First Division |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted to the First Division |
| ▼Rotherham United were Relegated to the Third Division |
| ▼Burnley were Relegated to the Third Division |
| ▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated to the Third Division |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted from the Third Division |
| ▲Cardiff City were Promoted from the Third Division |
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted from the Third Division |