English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 25th 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 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 1.82 |
| 2 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3.80 |
| 3 | Southport | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2.63 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Workington | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Aldershot | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Chester | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0.93 |
| 19 | Barrow | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Newport County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 0.55 |
