| SEASON 1972-1973 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Tuesday, September 19, 1972: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | 15 |
| 2 | Southport | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1.67 | 11 |
| 3 | Aldershot | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | 9 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 9 |
| 5 | Hartlepool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.14 | 9 |
| 6 | Chester | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2.43 | 8 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 8 | Torquay United | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 8 |
| 10 | Newport County | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | 7 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 7 |
| 13 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 7 |
| 15 | Darlington | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 7 |
| 17 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 | 7 |
| 18 | Workington | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 5 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.64 | 5 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0.56 | 4 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | 3 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0.47 | 3 |
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