English Second Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 13th October 1973
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1.88 |
| 7 | Fulham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1.78 |
| 9 | Orient | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Hull City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0.93 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Millwall | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0.39 |
