English League Tables

1972/73 Tables◄ 1973/74 Tables ►1974/75 Tables

Football League First Division  1973/74

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Leeds United 42 24 14 4 66 31 2.129 62 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Liverpool 42 22 13 7 52 31 1.677 57 Runners Up ♦ECWC
3rd  Derby County 42 17 14 11 52 42 1.238 48 ♦UC
4th  Ipswich Town 42 18 11 13 67 58 1.155 47 ♦UC
5th  Stoke City 42 15 16 11 54 42 1.286 46 ♦UC
6th  Burnley 42 16 14 12 56 53 1.057 46 -
7th  Everton 42 16 12 14 50 48 1.042 44 -
8th  Queens Park Rangers 42 13 17 12 56 52 1.077 43 -
9th  Leicester City 42 13 16 13 51 41 1.244 42 -
10th  Arsenal 42 14 14 14 49 51 0.961 42 -
11th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 14 14 45 50 0.900 42 -
12th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 15 14 49 49 1.000 41 ♦UC
13th  Sheffield United 42 14 12 16 44 49 0.898 40 -
14th  Manchester City 42 14 12 16 39 46 0.848 40 -
15th  Newcastle United 42 13 12 17 49 48 1.021 38 -
16th  Coventry City 42 14 10 18 43 54 0.796 38 -
17th  Chelsea 42 12 13 17 56 60 0.933 37 -
18th  West Ham United 42 11 15 16 55 60 0.917 37 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 64 0.813 37 -
20th  Southampton 42 11 14 17 47 68 0.691 36 ▼Relegated
21st  Manchester United 42 10 12 20 38 48 0.792 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Norwich City 42 7 15 20 37 62 0.597 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1973/74

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Middlesbrough 42 27 11 4 77 30 2.567 65 ▲Champions
2nd  Luton Town 42 19 12 11 64 51 1.255 50 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Carlisle United 42 20 9 13 61 48 1.271 49 ▲Promoted
4th  Orient 42 15 18 9 55 42 1.310 48 -
5th  Blackpool 42 17 13 12 57 40 1.425 47 -
6th  Sunderland 42 19 9 14 58 44 1.318 47 -
7th  Nottingham Forest 42 15 15 12 57 43 1.326 45 -
8th  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 16 12 48 45 1.067 44 -
9th  Hull City 42 13 17 12 46 47 0.979 43 -
10th  Notts County 42 15 13 14 55 60 0.917 43 -
11th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 12 15 44 40 1.100 42 -
12th  Millwall 42 14 14 14 51 51 1.000 42 -
13th  Fulham 42 16 10 16 39 43 0.907 42 -
14th  Aston Villa 42 13 15 14 48 45 1.067 41 -
15th  Portsmouth 42 14 12 16 45 62 0.726 40 -
16th  Bristol City 42 14 10 18 47 54 0.870 38 -
17th  Cardiff City 42 10 16 16 49 62 0.790 36 -
18th  Oxford United 42 10 16 16 35 46 0.761 36 -
19th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 11 19 51 63 0.810 35 -
20th  Crystal Palace 42 11 12 19 43 56 0.768 34 ▼Relegated
21st  Preston North End 42 9 14 19 40 62 0.645  31* ▼Relegated
22nd  Swindon Town 42 7 11 24 36 72 0.500 25 ▼Relegated

* Preston North End were Deducted 1 Point for fielding an ineligible player

Football League Third Division  1973/74

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Oldham Athletic 46 25 12 9 83 47 1.766 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Bristol Rovers 46 22 17 7 65 33 1.970 61 ▲Runners Up
3rd  York City 46 21 19 6 67 38 1.763 61 ▲Promoted
4th  Wrexham 46 22 12 12 63 43 1.465 56 -
5th  Chesterfield 46 21 14 11 55 42 1.310 56 -
6th  Grimsby Town 46 18 15 13 67 50 1.340 51 -
7th  Watford 46 19 12 15 64 56 1.143 50 -
8th  Aldershot 46 19 11 16 65 52 1.250 49 -
9th  Halifax Town 46 14 21 11 48 51 0.941 49 -
10th  Huddersfield Town 46 17 13 16 56 55 1.018 47 -
11th  AFC Bournemouth 46 16 15 15 54 58 0.931 47 -
12th  Southend United 46 16 14 16 62 62 1.000 46 -
13th  Blackburn Rovers 46 18 10 18 62 64 0.969 46 -
14th  Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 66 73 0.904 46 -
15th  Walsall 46 16 13 17 57 48 1.188 45 -
16th  Tranmere Rovers 46 15 15 16 50 44 1.136 45 -
17th  Plymouth Argyle 46 17 10 19 59 54 1.093 44 -
18th  Hereford United 46 14 15 17 53 57 0.930 43 -
19th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 11 19 52 58 0.897 43 -
20th  Port Vale 46 14 14 18 52 58 0.897 42 -
21st  Cambridge United 46 13 9 24 48 81 0.593 35 ▼Relegated
22nd  Shrewsbury Town 46 10 11 25 41 62 0.661 31 ▼Relegated
23rd  Southport 46 6 16 24 35 82 0.427 28 ▼Relegated
24th  Rochdale 46 2 17 27 38 94 0.404 21 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1973/74

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Peterborough United 46 27 11 8 75 38 1.974 65 ▲Champions
2nd  Gillingham 46 25 12 9 90 49 1.837 62 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Colchester United 46 24 12 10 73 36 2.028 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Bury 46 24 11 11 81 49 1.653 59 ▲Promoted
5th  Northampton Town 46 20 13 13 63 48 1.313 53 -
6th  Reading 46 16 19 11 58 37 1.568 51 -
7th  Chester 46 17 15 14 54 55 0.982 49 -
8th  Bradford City 46 17 14 15 58 52 1.115 48 -
9th  Newport County 46 16 14 16 56 65 0.862  45* -
10th  Exeter City 45 18 8 19 58 55 1.055  44** -
11th  Hartlepool 46 16 12 18 48 47 1.021 44 -
12th  Lincoln City 46 16 12 18 63 67 0.940 44 -
13th  Barnsley 46 17 10 19 58 64 0.906 44 -
14th  Swansea City 46 16 11 19 45 46 0.978 43 -
15th  Rotherham United 46 15 13 18 56 58 0.966 43 -
16th  Torquay United 46 13 17 16 52 57 0.912 43 -
17th  Mansfield Town 46 13 17 16 62 69 0.899 43 -
18th  Scunthorpe United 45 14 12 19 47 64 0.734  42** -
19th  Brentford 46 12 16 18 48 50 0.960 40 -
20th  Darlington 46 13 13 20 40 62 0.645 39 -
21st  Crewe Alexandra 46 14 10 22 43 71 0.606 38 Re-Elected
22nd  Doncaster Rovers 46 12 11 23 47 80 0.588 35 Re-Elected
23rd  Workington 46 11 13 22 43 74 0.581 35 Re-Elected
24th  Stockport County 46 7 20 19 44 69 0.638 34 Re-Elected

* Newport County were Deducted 1 Point for fielding an ineligible player

** Scunthorpe United were awarded 2 Points as opponents Exeter City failed to fulfil a fixture due to 9 players suffering from injury and illness, match was never replayed 

Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 7 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
46 Doncaster Rovers Re Elected to the League
38 Stockport County Re Elected to the League
37 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the League
21 Workington Re Elected to the League
16 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
14 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
10 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
8 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
1 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the League
1 Telford United Not Elected to the League
0 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League

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