English Fourth Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 25th August 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 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Hartlepool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Workington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
