English Fourth Division 1981/1982
Historical league standings at 30th September 1981
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Torquay United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
| 4 | Bury | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 9 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 13 | York City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | -3 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | -1 |
| 17 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | -2 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | -4 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | -5 |
| 20 | Darlington | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -8 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | -10 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | -7 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | -11 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | -17 |
