League Level IV

History

The Football League Division 4 (D4) was founded in 1958 with the reorganisation of the old Division 3 South (D3S) and Division 3 North (D3N). Division 4 was renumbered as Division 3 (D3*) in 1992 with the breakaway of the Premier League. It was then rebranded as League Two (FL2) in 2004.

The list of champions is as follows: Chesterfield (4), Brentford (3), Doncaster Rovers (3), Notts County (3), Swindon Town (3), Brighton & Hove A (2), Carlisle United (2), Gillingham (2), Lincoln City (2), Northampton Town (2), Peterborough Utd (2), Walsall (2), Accrington Stanley (1), Burnley (1), Burton Albion (1), Cambridge United (1), Cardiff City (1), Cheltenham Town (1), Darlington (1), Exeter City (1), Forest Green Rovers (1), Grimsby Town (1), Huddersfield Town (1), Leyton Orient (1), Luton Town (1), Mansfield Town (1), Millwall (1), Milton Keynes Dons (1), Plymouth Argyle (1), Port Vale (1), Portsmouth (1), Preston North End (1), Reading (1), Rotherham United (1), Rushden & Diamonds (1), Sheffield United (1), Shrewsbury Town (1), Southend United (1), Southport (1), Stockport County (1), Swansea City (1), Watford (1), Wigan Athletic (1), Wimbledon (1), Wolverhampton W (1), Yeovil Town (1), York City (1).

All-time Table

There is an all-time Level IV table, covering completed seasons from 1958.

Summary of Results

PL W D L GF GA GD P3/PL
TOTAL 368 161 110 97 513 392 +121 1.611
HOME 184 119 44 21 320 120 +200 2.179
AWAY 184 42 66 76 193 272 −79 1.043

Results by Opponent

PL W D L GF GA GD P3
1 Darlington 16 12 1 3 24 9 +15 37
2 Doncaster Rovers 16 9 6 1 32 13 +19 33
3 Hartlepool United1 16 9 4 3 32 20 +12 31
4 Northampton Town 16 8 5 3 32 23 +9 29
5 Crewe Alexandra 16 7 6 3 26 13 +13 27
6 Newport County 14 6 5 3 23 12 +11 23
7 Exeter City 10 7 2 1 20 9 +11 23
8 Scunthorpe United 12 6 3 3 12 6 +6 21
9 Brentford 10 6 3 1 11 6 +5 21
10 Torquay United 14 4 8 2 21 16 +5 20
11 Stockport County 16 4 8 4 24 21 +3 20
12 Bradford City 10 5 4 1 19 11 +8 19
13 Aldershot Town2 10 5 4 1 13 5 +8 19
14 Workington 10 5 3 2 11 7 +4 18
15 Rochdale 10 5 2 3 13 10 +3 17
16 Halifax Town 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16
17 Chester City3 10 5 1 4 10 10 0 16
18 Southport 10 4 3 3 16 17 −1 15
19 Mansfield Town 8 3 4 1 13 6 +7 13
20 York City 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13
21 Cambridge United 8 4 1 3 8 8 0 13
22 Lincoln City 10 2 6 2 7 7 0 12
23 Huddersfield Town 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
24 AFC Bournemouth 6 3 2 1 4 2 +2 11
25 Grimsby Town 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
26 Barnsley 12 2 4 6 8 19 −11 10
27 Tranmere Rovers 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9
28 Peterborough Utd 8 2 3 3 13 15 −2 9
29 Hereford United 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
30 Wrexham 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
31 Gillingham 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 6
32 Colchester United 8 1 3 4 7 13 −6 6
33 Bury 8 1 3 4 7 14 −7 6
34 Swansea City 8 2 0 6 9 18 −9 6
35 Rotherham United 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
= Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
37 Port Vale 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
38 Barrow 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
39 Blackpool 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
40 Bristol City 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
41 Watford 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1 3
42 Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
43 Portsmouth 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
44 Southend United 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
45 Swindon Town 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
46 Chesterfield 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
47 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
1 includes Hartlepool
2 includes Aldershot
3 includes Chester

Summary of Seasons

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
16 1971-72 (D4) 46 17 8 21 56 76 −20 42
7 1972-73 (D4) 46 17 18 11 51 38 +13 52
6 1973-74 (D4) 46 16 19 11 58 37 +21 51
7 1974-75 (D4) 46 21 10 15 63 47 +16 52
3 1975-76 (D4) 46 24 12 10 70 51 +19 60
8 1977-78 (D4) 46 18 14 14 55 52 +3 50
1 1978-79 (D4) 46 26 13 7 76 35 +41 65
3 1983-84 (D4) 46 22 16 8 84 56 +28 82