Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus Enfield, Altrincham, Barnet and Wycombe Wanderers were given byes.
Holders Tottenham Hotspur were eliminated by Everton – their first defeat in the competition since March 1980.
However because both Everton and Liverpool were drawn to play at home in this round there was one game played on Sunday 20th February Liverpool v Brighton with Everton v Tottenham on the same day as the other R5 ties The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 12 March 1983 with a replay on the 15th.
[1] The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network.
For the first time since the 1970–71 season, an ITV Region (TVS) showed highlights of one Second Round tie, Portsmouth v Aldershot.