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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1973-74
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 | Leeds United | 24-4-14 | 62 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 22-7-13 | 57 |
| 3 | Derby County | 17-11-14 | 48 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 18-13-11 | 47 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 15-11-16 | 46 |
| 6 | Burnley | 16-12-14 | 46 |
| 7 | Everton | 16-14-12 | 44 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 13-12-17 | 43 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 13-13-16 | 42 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 14-14-14 | 42 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14-14-14 | 42 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13-14-15 | 41 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 13-17-12 | 38 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 14-18-10 | 38 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 12-17-13 | 37 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 11-16-15 | 37 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 12-17-13 | 37 |
| 20 | Southampton | 11-17-14 | 36 |
| 21 | Manchester United | 10-20-12 | 32 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 7-20-15 | 29 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 27-4-11 | 65 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 19-11-12 | 50 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 20-13-9 | 49 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 15-9-18 | 48 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 17-12-13 | 47 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 19-14-9 | 47 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 15-12-15 | 45 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 14-12-16 | 44 |
| 9 | Hull City | 13-12-17 | 43 |
| 10 | Notts County | 15-14-13 | 43 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 15-15-12 | 42 |
| 12 | Millwall | 14-14-14 | 42 |
| 13 | Fulham | 16-16-10 | 42 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 13-14-15 | 41 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 14-18-10 | 38 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 10-16-16 | 36 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 10-16-16 | 36 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12-19-11 | 35 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 11-19-12 | 34 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 9-19-14 | 31 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 7-24-11 | 25 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 25-9-12 | 62 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 22-7-17 | 61 |
| 3 | York City | 21-6-19 | 61 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 22-12-12 | 56 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 21-11-14 | 56 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 18-13-15 | 51 |
| 7 | Watford | 19-15-12 | 50 |
| 8 | Aldershot Town | 19-16-11 | 49 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 14-11-21 | 49 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 17-16-13 | 47 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 16-15-15 | 47 |
| 12 | Southend United | 16-16-14 | 46 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 18-18-10 | 46 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19-19-8 | 46 |
| 15 | Walsall | 16-17-13 | 45 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 15-16-15 | 45 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 17-19-10 | 44 |
| 18 | Hereford | 14-17-15 | 43 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16-19-11 | 43 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 14-18-14 | 42 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 13-24-9 | 35 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 10-25-11 | 31 |
| 23 | Southport | 6-24-16 | 28 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 2-27-17 | 21 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough United | 27-8-11 | 65 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 25-9-12 | 62 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 24-10-12 | 60 |
| 4 | Bury | 24-11-11 | 59 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 20-13-13 | 53 |
| 6 | Reading | 16-11-19 | 51 |
| 7 | Chester City | 17-14-15 | 49 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 17-15-14 | 48 |
| 9 | Newport County | 16-16-14 | 45 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 18-19-8 | 44 |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 16-18-12 | 44 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 16-18-12 | 44 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 17-19-10 | 44 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 16-19-11 | 43 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 15-18-13 | 43 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 13-16-17 | 43 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 13-16-17 | 43 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 14-19-12 | 42 |
| 19 | Brentford | 12-18-16 | 40 |
| 20 | Darlington | 13-20-13 | 39 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 14-22-10 | 38 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 12-23-11 | 35 |
| 23 | Workington | 11-22-13 | 35 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 7-19-20 | 34 |
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