English Second Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 27th October 1973
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Orient | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Hull City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 0.95 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Fulham | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0.62 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Millwall | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0.38 |
