English Second Division 1972/1973
Historical league standings at 2nd 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 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2.75 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0.56 |
