English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 9th October 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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Workington | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Southend United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Southport | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 2.09 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Chester | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aldershot | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Newport County | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Barrow | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 0.38 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 0.63 |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Darlington | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0.39 |
