| SEASON 1972-1973 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 2, 1972: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 1.73 | 30 |
| 2 | Southport | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 1.29 | 29 |
| 3 | Chester | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 1.55 | 25 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 1.44 | 25 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 1.07 | 25 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 1.47 | 23 |
| 7 | Newport County | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 1.08 | 23 |
| 8 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1.62 | 22 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 1.15 | 21 |
| 10 | Hereford United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1.05 | 21 |
| 11 | Workington | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 1.00 | 21 |
| 12 | Bury | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 0.83 | 21 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1.03 | 20 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 0.84 | 20 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 0.83 | 20 |
| 16 | Hartlepool | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 0.76 | 20 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 0.92 | 19 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 0.90 | 18 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 0.81 | 18 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 0.92 | 17 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 0.80 | 16 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | 16 |
| 23 | Darlington | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 0.64 | 13 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 0.62 | 13 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |