English Fourth Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 28th 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 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Southport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Hartlepool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Chester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2.40 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Workington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.17 |
