| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, September 25, 1971: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1.82 | 12 |
| 2 | Brentford | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | 11 |
| 3 | Southport | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2.63 | 11 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 11 |
| 5 | Workington | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 6 | Southend United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 9 |
| 7 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 9 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 9 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 9 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 9 |
| 11 | Chester | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 | 8 |
| 12 | Bury | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | 8 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 8 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 8 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 8 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 7 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 7 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 6 |
| 19 | Barrow | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.50 | 6 |
| 20 | Darlington | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | 6 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 5 |
| 22 | Newport County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0.65 | 5 |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0.60 | 5 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0.55 | 3 |
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