English Fourth Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 22nd October 1973
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 3.25 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 2.86 |
| 4 | Bury | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Torquay United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 1.93 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 1.69 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Chester | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Newport County | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Workington | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0.53 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Hartlepool | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Darlington | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0.33 |
