English Second Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 16th September 1972
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1.45 |
| 3 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2.17 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1.63 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1.57 |
| 13 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Orient | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.60 |
