English Fourth Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 22nd September 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 | Bury | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Reading | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2.67 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2.40 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Chester | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0.45 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1.63 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Hartlepool | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Workington | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0.44 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Darlington | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0.33 |
