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
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Election for League Membership |
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| 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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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Cambridge United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Shrewsbury Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Southport were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Rochdale were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Gillingham were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Colchester United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Bury were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Crewe Alexandra were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Doncaster Rovers were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Workington were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Stockport County were Re-Elected to the League |