Final Fourth Division 1973/1974 league table
Season completed Saturday, 11th May 1974 (click column headings to re-sort)
| |
Home |
Away |
Overall |
|
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
GA |
| 1 |
Peterborough United |
46 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
49 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
26 |
28 |
27 |
11 |
8 |
75 |
38 |
65 |
1.97 |
| 2 |
Gillingham |
46 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
51 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
39 |
33 |
25 |
12 |
9 |
90 |
49 |
62 |
1.84 |
| 3 |
Colchester United |
46 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
46 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
27 |
22 |
24 |
12 |
10 |
73 |
36 |
60 |
2.03 |
| 4 |
Bury |
46 |
18 |
3 |
2 |
51 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
30 |
35 |
24 |
11 |
11 |
81 |
49 |
59 |
1.65 |
| 5 |
Northampton Town |
46 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
39 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
24 |
34 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
63 |
48 |
53 |
1.31 |
| 6 |
Reading |
46 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
37 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
21 |
24 |
16 |
19 |
11 |
58 |
37 |
51 |
1.57 |
| 7 |
Chester |
46 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
31 |
19 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
23 |
36 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
54 |
55 |
49 |
0.98 |
| 8 |
Bradford City |
46 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
45 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
13 |
32 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
58 |
52 |
48 |
1.12 |
| 9 |
Newport County (-1) |
46 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
39 |
23 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
17 |
42 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
56 |
65 |
45 |
0.86 |
| 10 |
Exeter City |
45 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
37 |
20 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
21 |
35 |
18 |
8 |
19 |
58 |
55 |
44 |
1.05 |
| 11 |
Hartlepool |
46 |
11 |
4 |
8 |
29 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
19 |
31 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
48 |
47 |
44 |
1.02 |
| 12 |
Lincoln City |
46 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
40 |
30 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
23 |
37 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
63 |
67 |
44 |
0.94 |
| 13 |
Barnsley |
46 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
42 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
16 |
48 |
17 |
10 |
19 |
58 |
64 |
44 |
0.91 |
| 14 |
Swansea City |
46 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
28 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
31 |
16 |
11 |
19 |
45 |
46 |
43 |
0.98 |
| 15 |
Rotherham United |
46 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
33 |
22 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
23 |
36 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
56 |
58 |
43 |
0.97 |
| 16 |
Torquay United |
46 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
37 |
23 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
34 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
52 |
57 |
43 |
0.91 |
| 17 |
Mansfield Town |
46 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
47 |
24 |
0 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
45 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
62 |
69 |
43 |
0.90 |
| 18 |
Scunthorpe United (+2) |
45 |
12 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
17 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
14 |
47 |
14 |
12 |
19 |
47 |
64 |
42 |
0.73 |
| 19 |
Brentford |
46 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
20 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
30 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
48 |
50 |
40 |
0.96 |
| 20 |
Darlington |
46 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
29 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
38 |
13 |
13 |
20 |
40 |
62 |
39 |
0.65 |
| 21 |
Crewe Alexandra |
46 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
28 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
15 |
41 |
14 |
10 |
22 |
43 |
71 |
38 |
0.61 |
| 22 |
Doncaster Rovers |
46 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
32 |
22 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
15 |
58 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
47 |
80 |
35 |
0.59 |
| 23 |
Workington |
46 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
33 |
26 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
10 |
48 |
11 |
13 |
22 |
43 |
74 |
35 |
0.58 |
| 24 |
Stockport County |
46 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
22 |
25 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
22 |
44 |
7 |
20 |
19 |
44 |
69 |
34 |
0.64 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Points adjustments
|
| 01/01/1974 |
Newport County |
Deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player. |
| 01/01/1974 |
Scunthorpe United |
Awarded two points after Exeter City failed to turn up for a fixture. |
| Information panel
|
Newport County were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player. Scunthorpe United were awarded two points after Exeter City failed to turn up at The Old Show Ground. |