| SEASON 1973-1974 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, October 20, 1973: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 18 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2.86 | 18 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2.00 | 17 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 16 |
| 5 | Bury | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 2.33 | 15 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1.25 | 15 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1.25 | 14 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 1.93 | 13 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1.69 | 13 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | 13 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0.92 | 13 |
| 13 | Chester | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 0.89 | 11 |
| 14 | Newport County | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 11 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 0.68 | 11 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 18 | Workington | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 9 |
| 20 | Brentford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 0.86 | 8 |
| 21 | Hartlepool | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0.58 | 8 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0.53 | 8 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 7 |
| 24 | Darlington | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 0.29 | 5 |
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