English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 15th March 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 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 47 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 49 | 43 | 1.29 |
| 4 | Southend United | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 1.34 |
| 5 | Brentford | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 35 | 39 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Workington | 33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 38 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Southport | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 33 | 37 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 36 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Reading | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Bury | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 32 | 1.12 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 33 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 54 | 31 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 55 | 29 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Aldershot | 33 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Newport County | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 50 | 27 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Darlington | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 63 | 26 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Barrow | 33 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 48 | 26 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Chester | 34 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 33 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 58 | 24 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 33 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 21 | 0.65 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 56 | 19 | 0.61 |



