1974-09-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | Haig Avenue | 2,246 | |
| Jones | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Edgeley Park | 2,512 | |
| Gilliver, Griffiths, Crowther (p) | Lineups | Matthews, Lathan | ||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.333 | 10 | D | D | W | L | W | 1974-09-21 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 2 | 5 | Southport | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.667 | 10 | W | D | W | D | D | 1974-09-25 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | W | W | W | L | W | 1974-09-21 | Northampton Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 9 | D | W | W | W | L | 1974-09-21 | Exeter City | A |
| 5 | -3 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | L | D | W | W | W | 1974-09-24 | Cambridge United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.667 | 9 | W | L | D | W | W | 1974-09-21 | Darlington | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 8 | L | W | W | L | W | 1974-09-21 | Swansea City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 | 8 | L | D | W | L | D | 1974-09-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 9 | 0 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | W | L | L | W | W | 1974-09-21 | Brentford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.889 | 8 | D | D | D | W | W | 1974-09-21 | Chester | A |
| 11 | 0 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.714 | 7 | D | D | D | W | L | 1974-09-21 | Cambridge United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.1 | 6 | D | W | D | L | L | 1974-09-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.8 | 6 | W | L | W | L | D | 1974-09-21 | Workington | H |
| 14 | 0 | Chester | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0.778 | 6 | L | L | W | L | W | 1974-09-21 | Torquay United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Brentford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.667 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1974-09-21 | Newport County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Cambridge United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.167 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1974-09-21 | Lincoln City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 | 5 | W | L | D | L | W | 1974-09-21 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Workington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 5 | W | L | W | L | L | 1974-09-21 | Rochdale | A |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.643 | 5 | L | W | L | D | L | 1974-09-21 | Rotherham United | A |
| 20 | 2 | Stockport County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.643 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1974-09-28 | Bradford City | A |
| 21 | -1 | Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.5 | 5 | D | L | W | L | W | 1974-09-21 | Reading | H |
| 22 | -1 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | L | L | 1974-09-21 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.417 | 3 | D | L | L | D | L | 1974-09-21 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0.353 | 3 | L | L | D | L | L | 1974-09-21 | Bradford City | H |
