English Second Division 1982/1983
Historical league standings at 1st January 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 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 46 | 23 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 43 | 15 |
| 3 | Fulham | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 12 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 1 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 12 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 6 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 8 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 5 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 31 | -3 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 31 | -8 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 5 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 1 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 0 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 0 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 28 | -1 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 26 | -4 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 26 | -15 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 25 | -14 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 24 | -7 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 21 | -11 |
| 21 | Burnley | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 18 | -11 |
| 22 | Derby County | 22 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 16 | -14 |
