English Fourth Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 2nd September 1972
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Southport | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Chester | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2.67 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Newport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.75 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Darlington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Hartlepool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Reading | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Workington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0.46 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0.42 |
