English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 2nd October 1971
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Brentford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 1.53 |
| 4 | Workington | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Southend United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 1.70 |
| 6 | Southport | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2.09 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Aldershot | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Chester | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Bury | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Barrow | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Newport County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Hartlepool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Darlington | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 0.78 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0.57 |
