| Monday 29th August 1983 | |||
| 1st Leg | |||
| Bradford City | 0-1 | Sheffield United | |
| Millwall | 3-0 | Northampton Town | |
| Southend United | 1-0 | Wimbledon | |
| Tuesday 30th August 1983 | |||
| 1st Leg | |||
| Aldershot | 3-1 | Leyton Orient | |
| Blackpool | 2-1 | Walsall | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Chester City | |
| Bournemouth | 1-2 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Brentford | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Colchester United | 3-2 | Reading | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Burnley | |
| Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Peterborough United | |
| Gillingham | 1-2 | Chelsea | |
| Halifax Town | 0-1 | Darlington | |
| Hull City | 0-0 | Lincoln City | |
| Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Chesterfield | |
| Newport County | 2-3 | Torquay United | |
| Preston North End | 1-0 | Tranmere Rovers | |
| Rochdale | 0-3 | Stockport County | |
| Rotherham United | 0-0 | Hartlepool United | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| Swindon Town | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1-2 | Bury | |
| York City | 2-1 | Grimsby Town | |
| Wednesday 31st August 1983 | |||
| 1st Leg | |||
| Exeter City | 2-3 | Cardiff City | |
| Hereford United | 3-2 | Portsmouth | |
| Oxford United | 1-1 | Bristol City | |
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Wrexham | |
| Monday 12th September 1983 | |||
| 2nd Leg | |||
| Bristol City | 0-1 | Oxford United | (1-2) |
| Stockport County | 2-2 | Rochdale | (5-2) |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0-0 | Preston North End | (0-1) |
| Tuesday 13th September 1983 | |||
| 2nd Leg | |||
| Bristol Rovers | 2-2 | Bournemouth | (4-3) |
| Burnley | 3-4 | Crewe Alexandra | (3-5) |
| Bury | 2-0 | Wigan Athletic | (4-1) |
| Cardiff City | 2-1 | Exeter City | (5-3) |
| Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Brentford | (2-4) |
| Chelsea | 4-0 | Gillingham | (6-1) |
| Chesterfield | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | aet (1-1) |
| (Chesterfield won on penalties) | |||
| Darlington | 3-2 | Halifax Town | (4-2) |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-0 | Scunthorpe United | (4-1) |
| Grimsby Town | 2-0 | York City | aet (3-2) |
| Huddersfield Town | 5-1 | Mansfield Town | (7-2) |
| Leyton Orient | 3-3 | Aldershot | (4-6) |
| Northampton Town | 1-2 | Millwall | (1-5) |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4-1 | Swindon Town | (4-2) |
| Portsmouth | 3-1 | Hereford United | (5-4) |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Bradford City | (2-1) |
| Walsall | 3-1 | Blackpool | (4-3) |
| Wimbledon | 6-4 | Southend United | aet (6-5) |
| Wrexham | 1-5 | Port Vale | (2-8) |
| Wednesday 14th September 1983 | |||
| 2nd Leg | |||
| Chester City | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | aet (3-3) |
| (Chester City won on penalties) | |||
| Hartlepool United | 0-1 | Rotherham United | (0-1) |
| Lincoln City | 3-1 | Hull City | aet (3-1) |
| Peterborough United | 3-0 | Crystal Palace | aet (3-3) |
| (Peterborough United won on penalties) | |||
| Reading | 4-3 | Colchester United | aet (6-6) |
| (Colchester United won on away goals) | |||
| Torquay United | 1-0 | Newport County | (4-2) |
