English Second Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 22nd September 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 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Orient | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1.43 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Millwall | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0.92 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.29 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.43 |
