English Second 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 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2.67 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Orient | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 9 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Notts. County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.89 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0.13 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.30 |
