Season 1982-83
Division 3 1982-83 (21st)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | PortsmouthP | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 91 |
| 2 | Cardiff CityP | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 86 |
| 3 | Huddersfield TownP | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 49 | +35 | 82 |
| 4 | Newport County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 78 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 78 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 76 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 75 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 65 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 77 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 64 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 61 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 61 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 61 |
| 15 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 59 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 58 |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 55 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 104 | −23 | 54 |
| 20 | Orient | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 88 | −24 | 54 |
| 21 | READINGR | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | −15 | 53 |
| 22 | WrexhamR | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 51 |
| 23 | Doncaster RoversR | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 97 | −40 | 38 |
| 24 | ChesterfieldR | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 |
Division 3 1982-83
| 28 Aug | Bradford City | A | 2-3 |
| 4 Sep | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3-2 |
| 8 Sep | Brentford | H | 1-1 |
| 11 Sep | Lincoln City | A | 0-4 |
| 18 Sep | Chesterfield | H | 0-0 |
| 25 Sep | Doncaster Rovers | A | 5-7 |
| 28 Sep | Gillingham | A | 0-1 |
| 2 Oct | Preston North End | H | 2-3 |
| 9 Oct | Orient | H | 3-0 |
| 15 Oct | Southend United | A | 2-4 |
| 19 Oct | Sheffield United | A | 1-1 |
| 23 Oct | Wigan Athletic | H | 2-1 |
| 30 Oct | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-3 |
| 3 Nov | Cardiff City | H | 1-2 |
| 6 Nov | Newport County | H | 4-2 |
| 13 Nov | Walsall | A | 1-2 |
| 28 Nov | Millwall | A | 1-1 |
| 4 Dec | Exeter City | H | 3-1 |
| 11 Dec | Exeter City | A | 2-2 |
| 18 Dec | Huddersfield Town | H | 1-1 |
| 27 Dec | AFC Bournemouth | A | 1-1 |
| 28 Dec | Portsmouth | H | 1-2 |
| 1 Jan | Wrexham | A | 0-4 |
| 3 Jan | Oxford United | H | 0-3 |
| 15 Jan | Bradford City | H | 2-1 |
| 22 Jan | Chesterfield | A | 0-0 |
| 29 Jan | Lincoln City | H | 1-1 |
| 1 Feb | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-3 |
| 5 Feb | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2-0 |
| 12 Feb | Brentford | A | 2-1 |
| 20 Feb | Orient | A | 3-3 |
| 23 Feb | Sheffield United | H | 2-0 |
| 26 Feb | Southend United | H | 1-1 |
| 1 Mar | Cardiff City | A | 0-0 |
| 5 Mar | Wigan Athletic | A | 2-2 |
| 12 Mar | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-2 |
| 19 Mar | Newport County | A | 0-1 |
| 25 Mar | Walsall | H | 1-1 |
| 2 Apr | Portsmouth | A | 2-2 |
| 4 Apr | AFC Bournemouth | H | 2-1 |
| 16 Apr | Gillingham | H | 0-0 |
| 23 Apr | Huddersfield Town | A | 1-3 |
| 30 Apr | Millwall | H | 3-3 |
| 2 May | Oxford United | A | 2-1 |
| 7 May | Preston North End | A | 0-2 |
| 14 May | Wrexham | H | 1-0 |
FA Cup 1982-83
| 20 Nov | R1 | Bishop's Stortford | H | 1-2 |
League Cup 1982-83
| 1 Sep | R1 | Oxford United | H | 0-2 |
| 15 Sep | (2) | Oxford United | A | 0-21 |
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1 lost 0-4 on aggregate |
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Football League Trophy 1982-83
| 14 Aug | R1 | Oxford United | H | 2-1 |
| 18 Aug | R1 | AFC Bournemouth | H | 4-2 |
| 21 Aug | R1 | Aldershot | A | 3-3 |
| 8 Dec | R2 | Watford | H | 5-31 |
| 26 Jan | SF | Millwall | H | 1-3 |
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1 after extra time |
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Football League Trophy (R1) 1982-83 (1st)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | READINGQ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |