| SEASON 1972-1973 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Wednesday, September 20, 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 13 |
| 3 | Torquay United | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1.88 | 9 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 9 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1.40 | 9 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 9 |
| 8 | Hartlepool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.14 | 9 |
| 9 | Chester | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2.43 | 8 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 8 |
| 11 | Newport County | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 12 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 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 | Cambridge United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | 7 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 7 |
| 18 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 | 7 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 6 |
| 20 | Workington | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 6 |
| 21 | Hereford United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 5 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.53 | 5 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0.53 | 4 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | 3 |
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