| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 61 | +34 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 39 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 46 | 57 | +20 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 47 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 55 | +10 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 47 |
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 54 | +18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 54 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 53 | +21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 56 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 46 | 53 | -13 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 69 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 50 | +22 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 44 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 50 | +8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 66 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 48 | +6 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 61 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 46 | +4 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 56 | 52 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 45 | +2 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 67 |
| 12 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 54 | |
| 13 | Rochdale | 46 | 45 | -6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 54 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 44 | +7 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 54 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 44 | -8 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 54 |
| 16 | 46 | 43 | -4 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 61 | |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | 43 | -10 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 66 |
| 18 | 46 | 41 | -4 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 46 | |
| 19 | Watford | 46 | 41 | -5 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 48 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 41 | -10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 53 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 41 | -14 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 65 |
| 22 | Brentford | 46 | 37 | -18 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 69 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 46 | 37 | -22 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 51 | 73 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 30 | -39 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 72 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1972_1973/league_one/index.shtml.
