English Second Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 9th September 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2.40 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Millwall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Orient | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
