| SEASON 1972-1973 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Wednesday, September 27, 1972: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 | 17 |
| 2 | Southport | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2.17 | 16 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2.00 | 13 |
| 4 | Aldershot | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1.88 | 13 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1.60 | 12 |
| 6 | Chester | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2.38 | 11 |
| 7 | Reading | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.71 | 11 |
| 8 | Hartlepool | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 11 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0.94 | 11 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 13 | Newport County | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 9 |
| 15 | Workington | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 16 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 9 |
| 17 | Darlington | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 8 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0.59 | 8 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 7 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0.65 | 7 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0.58 | 6 |
| 22 | Hereford United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 6 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0.53 | 6 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0.50 | 4 |
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