English League Tables

1971/72 Tables◄ 1972/73 Tables ►1973/74 Tables

Football League First Division  1972/73

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 25 10 7 72 42 1.714 60 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Arsenal 42 23 11 8 57 43 1.326 57 Runners Up
3rd  Leeds United 42 21 11 10 71 45 1.578 53 ♦UC
4th  Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 55 45 1.222 48 ♦UC
5th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 11 13 66 54 1.222 47 ♦UC
6th  West Ham United 42 17 12 13 67 53 1.264 46 -
7th  Derby County 42 19 8 15 56 54 1.037 46 -
8th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 13 13 58 45 1.208 45 ♦UC-
9th  Newcastle United 42 16 13 13 60 51 1.176 45 -
10th  Birmingham City 42 15 12 15 53 54 0.981 42 -
11th  Manchester City 42 15 11 16 57 60 0.950 41 -
12th  Chelsea 42 13 14 15 49 51 0.961 40 -
13th  Southampton 42 11 18 13 47 52 0.904 40 -
14th  Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 51 59 0.864 40 -
15th  Stoke City 42 14 10 18 61 56 1.089 38 -
16th  Leicester City 42 10 17 15 40 46 0.870 37 -
17th  Everton 42 13 11 18 41 49 0.837 37 -
18th  Manchester United 42 12 13 17 44 60 0.733 37 -
19th  Coventry City 42 13 9 20 40 55 0.727 35 -
20th  Norwich City 42 11 10 21 36 63 0.571 32 -
21st  Crystal Palace 42 9 12 21 41 58 0.707 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  West Bromwich Albion 42 9 10 23 38 62 0.613 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1972/73

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Burnley 42 24 14 4 72 35 2.057 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Queens Park Rangers 42 24 13 5 81 37 2.189 61 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Aston Villa 42 18 14 10 51 47 1.085 50 -
4th  Middlesbrough 42 17 13 12 46 43 1.070 47 -
5th  Bristol City 42 17 12 13 63 51 1.235 46 -
6th  Sunderland 42 17 12 13 59 49 1.204 46 ♦ECWC
7th  Blackpool 42 18 10 14 56 51 1.098 46 -
8th  Oxford United 42 19 7 16 52 43 1.209 45 -
9th  Fulham 42 16 12 14 58 49 1.184 44 -
10th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 17 10 15 59 55 1.073 44 -
11th  Millwall 42 16 10 16 55 47 1.170 42 -
12th  Luton Town 42 15 11 16 44 53 0.830 41 -
13th  Hull City 42 14 12 16 64 59 1.085 40 -
14th  Nottingham Forest 42 14 12 16 47 52 0.904 40 -
15th  Orient 42 12 12 18 49 53 0.925 36 -
16th  Swindon Town 42 10 16 16 46 60 0.767 36 -
17th  Portsmouth 42 12 11 19 42 59 0.712 35 -
18th  Carlisle United 42 11 12 19 50 52 0.962 34 -
19th  Preston North End 42 11 12 19 37 64 0.578 34 -
20th  Cardiff City 42 11 11 20 43 58 0.741 33 ♦ECWC
21st  Huddersfield Town 42 8 17 17 36 56 0.643 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 8 13 21 46 83 0.554 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1972/73

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bolton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 73 39 1.872 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Notts County 46 23 11 12 67 47 1.426 57 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Blackburn Rovers 46 20 15 11 57 47 1.213 55 -
4th  Oldham Athletic 46 19 16 11 72 54 1.333 54 -
5th  Bristol Rovers 46 20 13 13 77 56 1.375 53 -
6th  Port Vale 46 21 11 14 56 69 0.812 53 -
7th  AFC Bournemouth 46 17 16 13 66 44 1.500 50 -
8th  Plymouth Argyle 46 20 10 16 74 66 1.121 50 -
9th  Grimsby Town 46 20 8 18 67 61 1.098 48 -
10th  Tranmere Rovers 46 15 16 15 56 52 1.077 46 -
11th  Charlton Athletic 46 17 11 18 69 67 1.030 45 -
12th  Wrexham 46 14 17 15 55 54 1.019 45 -
13th  Rochdale 46 14 17 15 48 54 0.889 45 -
14th  Southend United 46 17 10 19 61 54 1.130 44 -
15th  Shrewsbury Town 46 15 14 17 46 54 0.852 44 -
16th  Chesterfield 46 17 9 20 57 61 0.934 43 -
17th  Walsall 46 18 7 21 56 66 0.848 43 -
18th  York City 46 13 15 18 42 46 0.913 41 -
19th  Watford 46 12 17 17 43 48 0.896 41 -
20th  Halifax Town 46 13 15 18 43 53 0.811 41 -
21st  Rotherham United 46 17 7 22 51 65 0.785 41 ▼Relegated
22nd  Brentford 46 15 7 24 51 69 0.739 37 ▼Relegated
23rd  Swansea City 46 14 9 23 51 73 0.699 37 ▼Relegated
24th  Scunthorpe United 46 10 10 26 33 72 0.458 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1972/73

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Southport 46 26 10 10 71 48 1.479 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Hereford United 46 23 12 11 56 38 1.474 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Cambridge United 46 20 17 9 67 57 1.175 57 ▲Promoted
4th  Aldershot 46 22 12 12 60 38 1.579 56 ▲Promoted
5th  Newport County 46 22 12 12 64 44 1.455 56 -
6th  Mansfield Town 46 20 14 12 78 51 1.529 54 -
7th  Reading 46 17 18 11 51 38 1.342 52 -
8th  Exeter City 46 18 14 14 57 51 1.118 50 -
9th  Gillingham 46 19 11 16 63 58 1.086 49 -
10th  Lincoln City 46 16 16 14 64 57 1.123 48 -
11th  Stockport County 46 18 12 16 53 53 1.000 48 -
12th  Bury 46 14 18 14 58 51 1.137 46 -
13th  Workington 46 17 12 17 59 61 0.967 46 -
14th  Barnsley 46 14 16 16 58 60 0.967 44 -
15th  Chester 46 14 15 17 61 52 1.173 43 -
16th  Bradford City 46 16 11 19 61 65 0.938 43 -
17th  Doncaster Rovers 46 15 12 19 49 58 0.845 42 -
18th  Torquay United 46 12 17 17 44 47 0.936 41 -
19th  Peterborough United 46 14 13 19 71 76 0.934 41 -
20th  Hartlepool 46 12 17 17 34 49 0.694 41 -
21st  Crewe Alexandra 46 9 18 19 38 61 0.623 36 Re-Elected
22nd  Colchester United 46 10 11 25 48 76 0.632 31 Re-Elected
23rd  Northampton Town 46 10 11 25 40 73 0.548 31 Re-Elected
24th  Darlington 46 7 15 24 42 85 0.494 29 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 12 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
48 Colchester United Re Elected to the League
43 Northampton Town Re Elected to the League
36 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the League
26 Darlington Re Elected to the League
14 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
12 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
10 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
4 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
1 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
1 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the League
1 Telford United Not Elected to the League
0 Barrow Not Elected to the League
0 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
0 Boston United Not Elected to the League
0 Bradford Park Avenue Not Elected to the League
0 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League

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