| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 28 aug | b | Cambridge | 1-0 |
Robson | |
| 31 | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 0-0 |
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| 4 sep | H | LEICESTER | 1-1 |
Droy | |
| 8 | b | Derby | 0-1 |
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| 11 | b | Newcastle | 1-1 |
Lee | |
| 18 | H | OLDHAM | 2-0 | Speedie 2 | |
| 25 | b | Sheffield W | 2-3 |
Fillery str, Lee | |
| 2 okt | H | GRIMSBY | 5-2 | Fillery, Speedie 2, Droy, Bumstead | |
| 9 | H | LEEDS | 0-0 |
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| 16 | b | Blackburn | 0-3 |
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| 23 | H | CHARLTON | 3-1 | Bumstead, Pates, Robson | |
| 30 | b | Carlisle | 1-2 |
Lee | |
| 6 nov | H | CRYSTAL PALACE | 0-0 |
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| 13 | b | Barnsley | 1-1 |
Fillery | |
| 20 | H | SHREWSBURY | 1-2 |
Lee | |
| 27 | b | rotherham | 0-1 |
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| 4 dec | H | BURNLEY | 2-1 | Speedie, Droy | |
| 11 | b | Middlesbrough | 1-3 |
Fillery str | |
| 18 | H | BOLTON | 2-1 | självmål, Pates | |
| 27 | b | Queens Park | 2-1 | Walker, Speedie | |
| 28 | H | FULHAM | 0-0 |
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| 1983 1 jan |
b | Shrewsbury | 0-2 |
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| 15 | H | CAMBRIDGE | 6-0 | Jones, Fillery 2, Bumstead, självmål, Mayes | |
| 22 | b | Wolverhampton | 1-2 |
Pates | |
| 5 feb | H | DERBY | 1-3 |
Pates | |
| 12 | b | Grimsby | 1-2 |
Mayes | |
| 19 | b | Leeds | 3-3 |
Walker, Fillery str, självmål | |
| 26 | H | BLACKBURN | 2-0 | Walker, Rhoades-Brown | |
| 5 mars | b | Charlton | 2-5 |
Robson, Lee | |
| 12 | H | CARLISLE | 4-2 | Walker, Bumstead, Canoville 2 | |
| 19 | b | Crystal Palace | 0-0 |
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| 26 | H | BARNSLEY | 0-3 |
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| 2 apr | b | Fulham | 1-1 |
Canoville | |
| 4 | H | QUEENS PARK | 0-2 |
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| 9 | b | Oldham | 2-2 |
Filley 2 (1 str) | |
| 16 | H | NEWCASTLE | 0-2 |
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| 23 | b | Burnley | 0-3 |
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| 30 | H | ROTHERHAM | 1-1 |
Walker | |
| 2 maj | H | SHEFFIELD W | 1-1 |
Speedie | |
| 7 | b | Bolton | 1-0 | Walker | |
| 14 | H | MIDDLESBROUGH | 0-0 |
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