| SEASON 1972-1973 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 30, 1972: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 1.80 | 36 |
| 2 | Southport | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 1.41 | 36 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 1.27 | 31 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 36 | 1.11 | 31 |
| 5 | Newport County | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 1.13 | 28 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 1.36 | 27 |
| 7 | Hereford United | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 1.14 | 27 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 1.09 | 27 |
| 9 | Workington | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 1.09 | 27 |
| 10 | Chester | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 1.30 | 26 |
| 11 | Reading | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 1.47 | 25 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 1.12 | 24 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 0.96 | 24 |
| 14 | Hartlepool | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 0.73 | 24 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 1.09 | 23 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1.04 | 23 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 1.00 | 23 |
| 18 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 0.77 | 23 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 0.83 | 22 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 0.67 | 22 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 0.84 | 19 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 0.78 | 19 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 0.59 | 16 |
| 24 | Darlington | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 0.49 | 13 |
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