League Fourth Division

1972/73

Game Week 38Fri, 4 May 1973

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	SouthportSouthport	46	46	26	10	10	71	48	+23	1.48	62	62
2	Hereford..Hereford United	46	46	23	12	11	56	38	+18	1.47	58	58
3	Cambridg..Cambridge United	46	46	20	17	9	67	57	+10	1.18	57	57
4	Aldersho..Aldershot Town	46	46	22	12	12	60	38	+22	1.58	56	56
5	Newport ..Newport County	46	46	22	12	12	64	44	+20	1.45	56	56
6	Mansfiel..Mansfield Town	46	46	20	14	12	78	51	+27	1.53	54	54
7	ReadingReading	46	46	17	18	11	51	38	+13	1.34	52	52
8	Exeter C..Exeter City	46	46	18	14	14	57	51	+6	1.12	50	50
9	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	19	11	16	63	58	+5	1.09	49	49
10	Lincoln ..Lincoln City	46	46	16	16	14	64	57	+7	1.12	48	48
11	Stockpor..Stockport County	46	46	18	12	16	53	53	0	1.00	48	48
12	BuryBury	46	46	14	18	14	58	51	+7	1.14	46	46
13	WorkingtonWorkington	46	46	17	12	17	59	61	-2	0.97	46	46
14	BarnsleyBarnsley	46	46	14	16	16	58	60	-2	0.97	44	44
15	ChesterChester	46	46	14	15	17	61	52	+9	1.17	43	43
16	Bradford..Bradford City	46	46	16	11	19	61	65	-4	0.94	43	43
17	Doncaste..Doncaster Rovers	46	46	15	12	19	49	58	-9	0.84	42	42
18	Torquay ..Torquay United	46	46	12	17	17	44	47	-3	0.94	41	41
19	Peterbor..Peterborough United	46	46	14	13	19	71	76	-5	0.93	41	41
20	Hartlepo..Hartlepool United	46	46	12	17	17	34	49	-15	0.69	41	41
21	Crewe Al..Crewe Alexandra	46	46	9	18	19	38	61	-23	0.62	36	36
22	Colchest..Colchester United	46	46	10	11	25	48	76	-28	0.63	31	31
23	Northamp..Northampton Town	46	46	10	11	25	40	73	-33	0.55	31	31
24	DarlingtonDarlington	46	46	7	15	24	42	85	-43	0.49	29	29

Qualification

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

League table