English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 18th December 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 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 28 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Southport | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 26 | 1.86 |
| 4 | Southend United | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 1.16 |
| 7 | Workington | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 23 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 1.07 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 0.97 |
| 13 | Aldershot | 20 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 1.15 |
| 15 | Chester | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 1.04 |
| 16 | Bury | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Newport County | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Darlington | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Barrow | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 14 | 0.48 |
| 23 | Stockport County | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Hartlepool | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 0.51 |
