Football League Third Division 1983/84
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Oxford United | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 95 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Wimbledon | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 97 | 46 | +21 | 87 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Sheffield United | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 53 | +33 | 83 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Hull City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 83 | - |
| 5th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 79 | - |
| 6th | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 75 | - |
| 7th | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 71 | - |
| 8th | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | +5 | 70 | - |
| 9th | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 67 | - |
| 10th | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Orient | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | -10 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 62 | - |
| 13th | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 75 | -17 | 62 | - |
| 14th | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 62 | -3 | 61 | - |
| 15th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 61 | - |
| 16th | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 56 | - |
| 17th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 63 | 73 | -10 | 55 | - |
| 18th | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 54 | - |
| 19th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 51 | - |
| 20th | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 69 | 79 | -10 | 49 | - |
| 21st | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 73 | -19 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 55 | 76 | -21 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 51 | 83 | -32 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Exeter City | 46 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 84 | -34 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Derby County were Relegated from the Second Division |
| ▼Swansea City were Relegated from the Second Division |
| ▼Cambridge United were Relegated from the Second Division |
| ▲Oxford United were Promoted to the Second Division |
| ▲Wimbledon were Promoted to the Second Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Second Division |
| ▼Scunthorpe United were Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▼Southend United were Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▼Port Vale were Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▼Exeter City Relegated to the Fourth Division |
| ▲York City were Promoted from the Fourth Division |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted from the Fourth Division |
| ▲Reading were Promoted from the Fourth Division |
| ▲Bristol City were Promoted from the Fourth Division |