1971-09-03
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Spotland | 3,691 | |
| Ashworth, Cross (p) | Lineups | Beamish | ||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Halifax Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.75 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1971-09-04 | York City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.333 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Walsall | A |
| 4 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Rotherham United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Aston Villa | H |
| 9 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Chesterfield | A |
| 11 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | L | D | D | L | W | 1971-09-10 | Rotherham United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 4 | L | D | W | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | 9 | Rochdale | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1971-09-11 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 14 | -1 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1971-09-04 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 15 | -1 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.7 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Notts County | H |
| 16 | -1 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.625 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Swansea City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.625 | 3 | W | L | L | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 18 | -1 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 3 | L | L | W | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Wrexham | A |
| 19 | -1 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 20 | -1 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Port Vale | H |
| 21 | -1 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.778 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 22 | -1 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | York City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.429 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Southport | Layer Road | 5,439 | |
| Mahon | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 4 | 2 | Lincoln City | Edgeley Park | 2,399 | |
| Collier, Chapman (p), Webber, Griffiths | Lineups | Kennedy D, Gilliver | ||||
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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 | Peterborough United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Exeter City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Barrow | A |
| 3 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | W | D | D | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Hartlepool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Southport | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.25 | 6 | L | W | W | L | W | 1971-09-10 | Newport County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Darlington | H |
| 6 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.143 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Workington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.667 | 5 | D | D | W | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Chester | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chester | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | L | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Workington | A |
| 9 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.167 | 4 | W | L | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Cambridge United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.9 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Reading | H |
| 11 | 0 | Gillingham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.833 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 12 | 0 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | L | D | D | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Newport County | A |
| 14 | 9 | Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.429 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1971-09-11 | Darlington | A |
| 15 | -1 | Hartlepool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | D | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Brentford | A |
| 16 | -1 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Bury | H |
| 17 | -1 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.833 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Southend United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Aldershot | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Gillingham | A |
| 19 | 5 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.75 | 3 | W | L | L | D | L | 1971-09-10 | Northampton Town | A |
| 20 | -2 | Newport County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.667 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Northampton Town | H |
| 21 | -2 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1971-09-04 | Reading | A |
| 22 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.625 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1971-09-04 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 23 | -2 | Exeter City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.444 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1971-09-04 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | -2 | Cambridge United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.375 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1971-09-04 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
