English Third Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 11th 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 | Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2.75 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Halifax Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.82 |
| 17 | York City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0.41 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
