1971-08-21
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Manchester City | Stamford Bridge | 38,425 | |
| Baldwin, Weller | Lineups | Lee 2 | ||||
| Everton | 0 | 1 | Sheffield United | Goodison Park | 41,727 | |
| Lineups | Woodward | |||||
| Leeds United | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds Road, Huddersfield | 20,686 | Played at Leeds Road. Due to ground suspensions |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Derby County | Filbert Street | 35,640 | |
| Lineups | Hector, Hinton (p) | |||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | Liverpool | St James' Park | 39,869 | |
| Macdonald 3 | Lineups | Hughes, Keegan | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | West Ham United | City Ground | 17,185 | |
| Storey-Moore (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Southampton | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | The Dell | 17,931 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stoke City | 3 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Victoria Ground | 18,756 | |
| Ritchie (p), Mahoney, Greenhoff | Lineups | Tambling | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | White Hart Lane | 33,260 | |
| Chivers 2, Gilzean 2 | Lineups | Lawson J | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Coventry City | The Hawthorns | 24,692 | |
| Brown T | Lineups | Hunt | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-23 | Manchester United | A |
| 3 | 4 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Coventry City | A |
| 4 | -3 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.6 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1971-08-23 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1971-08-23 | West Ham United | A |
| 6 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | -2 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 8 | -4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 9 | 0 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 7 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Leicester City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 12 | -4 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Stoke City | A |
| 13 | 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 15 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Southampton | H |
| 18 | -6 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 19 | 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Everton | A |
| 20 | -5 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-25 | Newcastle United | A |
| 21 | -3 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-24 | Chelsea | H |
| 22 | 0 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1971-08-23 | Ipswich Town | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | Carlisle United | St Andrew's | 26,254 | |
| Summerill, Bowker, Campbell | Lineups | Webb, Hatton | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Luton Town | Turf Moor | 13,365 | |
| Casper, Kindon | Lineups | Busby | ||||
| Hull City | 1 | 0 | Oxford United | Boothferry Park | 14,304 | |
| Butler | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | Ayresome Park | 20,547 | |
| Hickton, Mills, Vincent | Lineups | McCulloch, Marsh | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 0 | Blackpool | The Den, New Cross | 12,058 | |
| Bolland | Lineups | |||||
| Norwich City | 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | Carrow Road | 13,080 | |
| Darling, Silvester, Foggo | Lineups | Reynolds | ||||
| Orient | 4 | 1 | Cardiff City | Brisbane Road | 7,824 | |
| Bowyer 3, Mancini | Lineups | Mancini OG | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Fulham | Deepdale | 16,425 | |
| McIlmoyle 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 5 | Bristol City | Hillsborough | 12,738 | |
| Prendergast | Lineups | Galley J 3, Emanuel, Garland | ||||
| Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | County Ground | 15,624 | |
| Horsfield, Butler | Lineups | Treacy | ||||
| Watford | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | Vicarage Road | 11,283 | |
| Wigg | Lineups | Porterfield | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 10 | Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Sunderland | A |
| 3 | 3 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 4 | 7 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | 12 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Luton Town | A |
| 6 | 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Portsmouth | A |
| 7 | 1 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 9 | -6 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Millwall | H |
| 10 | -8 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Norwich City | H |
| 11 | 7 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Bristol City | A |
| 12 | -7 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Watford | H |
| 13 | 1 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Orient | H |
| 14 | 6 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 15 | -11 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Birmingham City | H |
| 16 | 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Carlisle United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Swindon Town | H |
| 18 | -8 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Preston North End | H |
| 19 | -6 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Burnley | H |
| 20 | -5 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Hull City | H |
| 21 | 1 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 22 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Blackpool | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Burnden Park | 9,276 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | Bradford City | Goldstone Ground | 10,350 | |
| Irvine, Napier K, Turner | Lineups | Middleton | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Eastville | 10,258 | |
| Allan 2 (2p) | Lineups | Mathias | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 2 | Notts County | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 12,276 | |
| Wilson | Lineups | Bradd, Hateley | ||||
| Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | York City | The Shay | 4,930 | |
| Lennard 2, Atkins | Lineups | McMahon | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Home Park | 10,280 | |
| Hutchins | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Spotland | 3,554 | |
| Cross, Jenkins | Lineups | Ryder OG | ||||
| Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | Barnsley | Millmoor | 10,280 | |
| Hague 2, Phillips | Lineups | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Torquay United | Gay Meadow | 4,341 | |
| Andrews, Groves | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 1 | Port Vale | Vetch Field | 6,457 | |
| Lineups | Morris | |||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | Fellows Park | 13,051 | Largest home gate 1971-72 |
| Manning | Lineups | Vowden | ||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Racecourse Ground | 7,664 | |
| May, Moir, Tinnion | Lineups | Davis OG | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Rotherham United | H |
| 3 | 11 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | -1 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Rochdale | H |
| 5 | 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 6 | 7 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Torquay United | A |
| 7 | 5 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Chesterfield | H |
| 8 | 11 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 9 | -3 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-27 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 10 | 10 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 11 | 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | -5 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-27 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | -8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | -5 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Notts County | A |
| 15 | -11 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 16 | -8 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | York City | A |
| 18 | 6 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Aston Villa | A |
| 19 | -9 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Walsall | H |
| 20 | -2 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 21 | -6 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 22 | -6 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 23 | -6 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Port Vale | A |
| 24 | -1 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Halifax Town | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Holker Street | 2,387 | |
| Irvine, Rowlands | Lineups | Bowles | ||||
| Brentford | 1 | 1 | Aldershot | Griffin Park | 8,920 | |
| Turner | Lineups | Grummett | ||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | Abbey Stadium | 5,638 | |
| Foote | Lineups | Hold | ||||
| Exeter City | 3 | 4 | Grimsby Town | St James Park | 4,052 | |
| Wingate 2, Morrin | Lineups | Stacey OG, Brace, Tees, Crawford OG | ||||
| Gillingham | 2 | 1 | Southport | Priestfield Stadium | 6,421 | |
| Yeo 2 | Lineups | Field | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 1 | Peterborough United | Somerton Park | 3,963 | |
| Jones R | Lineups | Hall | ||||
| Reading | 1 | 0 | Chester | Elm Park | 4,157 | |
| Bell | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | Old Showground | 5,155 | |
| Heath, Jackson | Lineups | Trevis | ||||
| Workington | 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Borough Park | 2,394 | |
| Tyrer, Spratt (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Workington | H |
| 2 | 3 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Darlington | A |
| 3 | 4 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | 9 | Workington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 5 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Exeter City | H |
| 6 | -4 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-27 | Cambridge United | H |
| 7 | 14 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Chester | A |
| 8 | 0 | Hartlepool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Southend United | H |
| 9 | -3 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Newport County | H |
| 10 | -1 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 11 | -8 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 12 | -8 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Barrow | H |
| 13 | -1 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Reading | H |
| 14 | 8 | Barrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 15 | -1 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-27 | Southport | A |
| 16 | 3 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Aldershot | A |
| 17 | 3 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 18 | -7 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Bury | A |
| 19 | -1 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 20 | -4 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Peterborough United | A |
| 21 | -4 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | -7 | Chester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Gillingham | H |
| 23 | 1 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Northampton Town | A |
| 24 | -1 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-28 | Brentford | H |
