English Third Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 27th January 1973
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 1.58 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 1.39 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 31 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 0.81 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Watford | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Walsall | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 26 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 16 | York City | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 26 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 0.87 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 24 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Brentford | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Southend United | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 22 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 0.53 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 26 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 0.76 |
| 24 | Swansea City | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 19 | 0.67 |



