English Fourth Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 29th 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 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2.60 |
| 2 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Bury | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4.33 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1.86 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Chester | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1.13 |
| 14 | Newport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Workington | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0.59 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Darlington | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0.30 |
