English Second Division 1973/1974
Historical league standings at 6th October 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 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Notts. County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Orient | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Hull City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0.73 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Millwall | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0.38 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0.36 |
