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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1972-73
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 25-7-10 | 60 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 23-8-11 | 57 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 21-10-11 | 53 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 17-11-14 | 48 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18-13-11 | 47 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 17-13-12 | 46 |
| 7 | Derby County | 19-15-8 | 46 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16-13-13 | 45 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 16-13-13 | 45 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 15-15-12 | 42 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 15-16-11 | 41 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 13-15-14 | 40 |
| 13 | Southampton | 11-13-18 | 40 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 14-18-10 | 38 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 10-15-17 | 37 |
| 17 | Everton | 13-18-11 | 37 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 12-17-13 | 37 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 13-20-9 | 35 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 11-21-10 | 32 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 9-21-12 | 30 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 9-23-10 | 28 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 24-4-14 | 62 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 24-5-13 | 61 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 18-10-14 | 50 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 17-12-13 | 47 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 17-13-12 | 46 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 17-13-12 | 46 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 18-14-10 | 46 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 19-16-7 | 45 |
| 9 | Fulham | 16-14-12 | 44 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17-15-10 | 44 |
| 11 | Millwall | 16-16-10 | 42 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 15-16-11 | 41 |
| 13 | Hull City | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 12-18-12 | 36 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 10-16-16 | 36 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 12-19-11 | 35 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 11-19-12 | 34 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 11-19-12 | 34 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 11-20-11 | 33 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 8-17-17 | 33 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8-21-13 | 29 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 25-10-11 | 61 |
| 2 | Notts County | 23-12-11 | 57 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 20-11-15 | 55 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 19-11-16 | 54 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 20-13-13 | 53 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21-14-11 | 53 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 17-13-16 | 50 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20-16-10 | 50 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 20-18-8 | 48 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 15-15-16 | 46 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 17-18-11 | 45 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 14-15-17 | 45 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 14-15-17 | 45 |
| 14 | Southend United | 17-19-10 | 44 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 15-17-14 | 44 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 17-20-9 | 43 |
| 17 | Walsall | 18-21-7 | 43 |
| 18 | York City | 13-18-15 | 41 |
| 19 | Watford | 12-17-17 | 41 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 13-18-15 | 41 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 17-22-7 | 41 |
| 22 | Brentford | 15-24-7 | 37 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 14-23-9 | 37 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 10-26-10 | 30 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southport | 26-10-10 | 62 |
| 2 | Hereford | 23-11-12 | 58 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 20-9-17 | 57 |
| 4 | Aldershot Town | 22-12-12 | 56 |
| 5 | Newport County | 22-12-12 | 56 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 20-12-14 | 54 |
| 7 | Reading | 17-11-18 | 52 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 18-14-14 | 50 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 19-16-11 | 49 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 16-14-16 | 48 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 18-16-12 | 48 |
| 12 | Bury | 14-14-18 | 46 |
| 13 | Workington | 17-17-12 | 46 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 14-16-16 | 44 |
| 15 | Chester City | 14-17-15 | 43 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 16-19-11 | 43 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 15-19-12 | 42 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 12-17-17 | 41 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 14-19-13 | 41 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 12-17-17 | 41 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 9-19-18 | 36 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 10-25-11 | 31 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 10-25-11 | 31 |
| 24 | Darlington | 7-24-15 | 29 |
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