English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 29th September 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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 4.20 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Southport | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 2.44 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Southend United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Workington | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Chester | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Aldershot | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Hartlepool | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Barrow | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Darlington | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 0.87 |
| 23 | Newport County | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0.50 |
