English Third Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 15th September 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 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1.10 |
| 12 | York City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1.40 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Southport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.29 |
| 21 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Walsall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.11 |
