Season 1973-74
Division 4 1973-74 (6th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | Peterborough UnitedP | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 38 | 1.974 | 65 |
| 2 | GillinghamP | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 1.837 | 62 |
| 3 | Colchester UnitedP | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 36 | 2.028 | 60 |
| 4 | BuryP | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 49 | 1.653 | 59 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 48 | 1.312 | 53 |
| 6 | READING | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | 51 |
| 7 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 49 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 48 |
| 9 | Newport County1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 45 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 45 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 55 | 1.054 | 44 |
| 11 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 47 | 1.021 | 44 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 67 | 0.940 | 44 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 44 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 46 | 0.978 | 43 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 43 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 57 | 0.912 | 43 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 69 | 0.899 | 43 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United2 | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 64 | 0.734 | 42 |
| 19 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 50 | 0.960 | 40 |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | 39 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 38 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 80 | 0.588 | 35 |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 74 | 0.581 | 35 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 34 |
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1 Newport deducted one point (ineligible player) 2 Scunthorpe v Exeter not played, ruled as home win |
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Division 4 1973-74
| 25 Aug | Newport County | A | 0-0 |
| 1 Sep | Darlington | H | 2-0 |
| 8 Sep | Hartlepool | A | 2-1 |
| 11 Sep | Colchester United | A | 0-0 |
| 15 Sep | Bury | H | 2-2 |
| 17 Sep | Brentford | A | 1-0 |
| 22 Sep | Exeter City | A | 1-0 |
| 29 Sep | Peterborough United | H | 1-1 |
| 3 Oct | Brentford | H | 1-0 |
| 6 Oct | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-0 |
| 13 Oct | Lincoln City | H | 0-0 |
| 20 Oct | Mansfield Town | H | 3-0 |
| 24 Oct | Colchester United | H | 1-1 |
| 27 Oct | Workington | A | 0-0 |
| 3 Nov | Gillingham | H | 0-1 |
| 10 Nov | Bradford City | A | 3-4 |
| 13 Nov | Scunthorpe United | A | 0-1 |
| 17 Nov | Rotherham United | H | 1-0 |
| 8 Dec | Stockport County | A | 0-0 |
| 22 Dec | Peterborough United | A | 0-2 |
| 26 Dec | Swansea City | H | 1-2 |
| 29 Dec | Hartlepool | H | 1-1 |
| 1 Jan | Darlington | A | 1-2 |
| 5 Jan | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2-0 |
| 12 Jan | Bury | A | 0-1 |
| 19 Jan | Newport County | H | 1-1 |
| 27 Jan | Northampton Town | A | 3-3 |
| 3 Feb | Barnsley | A | 2-3 |
| 10 Feb | Exeter City | H | 4-1 |
| 17 Feb | Lincoln City | A | 2-0 |
| 24 Feb | Doncaster Rovers | H | 5-0 |
| 3 Mar | Swansea City | A | 1-2 |
| 10 Mar | Workington | H | 2-0 |
| 16 Mar | Mansfield Town | A | 1-1 |
| 20 Mar | Barnsley | H | 1-0 |
| 24 Mar | Bradford City | H | 0-0 |
| 27 Mar | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-2 |
| 30 Mar | Gillingham | A | 1-0 |
| 3 Apr | Northampton Town | H | 1-2 |
| 6 Apr | Scunthorpe United | H | 0-0 |
| 12 Apr | Torquay United | H | 4-0 |
| 13 Apr | Rotherham United | A | 1-1 |
| 15 Apr | Torquay United | A | 1-1 |
| 20 Apr | Stockport County | H | 1-1 |
| 22 Apr | Chester | H | 3-0 |
| 27 Apr | Chester | A | 0-0 |
FA Cup 1973-74
| 24 Nov | R1 | Slough Town | H | 3-0 |
| 15 Dec | R2 | Southend United | A | 0-2 |
League Cup 1973-74
| 29 Aug | R1 | Watford | H | 2-2 |
| 5 Sep | (R) | Watford | A | 3-2 |
| 8 Oct | R2 | Everton | A | 0-1 |