| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 65 | +37 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 38 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 46 | 62 | +41 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 60 | +37 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 36 |
| 4 | 46 | 59 | +32 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 49 | |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 53 | +15 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 48 |
| 6 | Reading | 46 | 51 | +21 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 37 |
| 7 | 46 | 49 | -1 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 55 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 48 | +6 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 52 |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 45 | -9 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 45 | 44 | +3 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 55 |
| 11 | Hartlepool | 46 | 44 | +1 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 47 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 46 | 44 | -4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 67 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 44 | -6 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 64 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 46 | 43 | -1 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 46 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 43 | -2 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 58 |
| 16 | 46 | 43 | -5 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 57 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 43 | -7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 69 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 42 | -17 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 64 |
| 19 | Brentford | 46 | 40 | -2 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 50 |
| 20 | 46 | 39 | -22 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 62 | |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 38 | -28 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 35 | -33 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 80 |
| 23 | 46 | 35 | -31 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 74 | |
| 24 | 46 | 34 | -25 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 69 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1973_1974/league_two/index.shtml.
