English Second Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 30th 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 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Orient | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 |
