League Fourth Division

1971/72

Game Week 37Fri, 28 Apr 1972

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Grimsby ..Grimsby Town	46	46	28	7	11	88	56	+32	1.57	63	63
2	Southend..Southend United	46	46	24	12	10	81	55	+26	1.47	60	60
3	BrentfordBrentford	46	46	24	11	11	76	44	+32	1.73	59	59
4	Scunthor..Scunthorpe United	46	46	22	13	11	56	37	+19	1.51	57	57
5	Lincoln ..Lincoln City	46	46	21	14	11	77	59	+18	1.31	56	56
6	WorkingtonWorkington	46	46	16	19	11	50	34	+16	1.47	51	51
7	SouthportSouthport	46	46	18	14	14	66	46	+20	1.43	50	50
8	Peterbor..Peterborough United	46	46	17	16	13	82	64	+18	1.28	50	50
9	BuryBury	46	46	19	12	15	73	59	+14	1.24	50	50
10	Cambridg..Cambridge United	46	46	17	14	15	62	60	+2	1.03	48	48
11	Colchest..Colchester United	46	46	19	10	17	70	69	+1	1.01	48	48
12	Doncaste..Doncaster Rovers	46	46	16	14	16	56	63	-7	0.89	46	46
13	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	16	13	17	61	67	-6	0.91	45	45
14	Newport ..Newport County	46	46	18	8	20	60	72	-12	0.83	44	44
15	Exeter C..Exeter City	46	46	16	11	19	61	68	-7	0.90	43	43
16	ReadingReading	46	46	17	8	21	56	76	-20	0.74	42	42
17	Aldersho..Aldershot Town	46	46	9	22	15	48	54	-6	0.89	40	40
18	Hartlepo..Hartlepool United	46	46	17	6	23	58	69	-11	0.84	40	40
19	DarlingtonDarlington	46	46	14	11	21	64	82	-18	0.78	39	39
20	ChesterChester	46	46	10	18	18	47	56	-9	0.84	38	38
21	Northamp..Northampton Town	46	46	12	13	21	66	79	-13	0.84	37	37
22	BarrowBarrow	46	46	13	11	22	40	71	-31	0.56	37	37
23	Stockpor..Stockport County	46	46	9	14	23	55	87	-32	0.63	32	32
24	Crewe Al..Crewe Alexandra	46	46	10	9	27	43	69	-26	0.62	29	29

Qualification

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.

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