English Fourth Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 30th August 1971
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Southport | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4.33 |
| 4 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Workington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Chester | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Hartlepool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.44 |
