1971-09-10
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | Prenton Park | 2,822 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | W | W | L | W | W | 1971-09-11 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W | W | D | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.333 | 7 | L | W | W | D | W | 1971-09-11 | Rochdale | H |
| 4 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1.833 | 7 | L | W | W | W | D | 1971-09-11 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | D | W | D | 1971-09-11 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1971-09-11 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.333 | 6 | L | W | W | W | L | 1971-09-11 | Notts County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.333 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1971-09-11 | Port Vale | A |
| 9 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Walsall | H |
| 10 | 0 | Halifax Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.667 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1971-09-11 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | 0 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | L | W | D | W | # | 1971-09-11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 12 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.9 | 5 | W | W | L | L | D | 1971-09-11 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 13 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 5 | D | L | D | D | L | 1971-09-18 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 14 | -1 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.571 | 5 | W | L | L | W | D | 1971-09-11 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 15 | -1 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1971-09-11 | Bradford City | A |
| 16 | 2 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.818 | 4 | D | D | L | L | W | 1971-09-18 | Bradford City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.667 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | York City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.714 | 3 | W | L | L | L | D | 1971-09-11 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 3 | L | L | W | D | L | 1971-09-11 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | L | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.857 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1971-09-11 | York City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1971-09-11 | Chesterfield | H |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.25 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1971-09-11 | Swansea City | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Stockport County | County Ground | 5,851 | |
| McNeil 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Southport | 4 | 2 | Newport County | Haig Avenue | 4,206 | |
| Sibbald, Lee, Lloyd, Field | Lineups | Young, Brown | ||||
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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 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | W | W | D | D | W | 1971-09-11 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 2 | 4 | Southport | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.833 | 8 | W | L | W | W | L | 1971-09-18 | Barrow | A |
| 3 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | D | W | D | W | W | 1971-09-11 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | -1 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.75 | 8 | W | W | W | W | L | 1971-09-11 | Lincoln City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Peterborough United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.833 | 7 | L | W | W | D | W | 1971-09-11 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.143 | 7 | D | W | W | W | L | 1971-09-11 | Peterborough United | A |
| 7 | 3 | Northampton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.857 | 7 | W | D | L | D | D | 1971-09-17 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Workington | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.667 | 6 | D | D | D | W | D | 1971-09-11 | Hartlepool | A |
| 9 | -1 | Chester | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | L | D | 1971-09-11 | Barrow | H |
| 10 | -1 | Aldershot | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | L | D | D | 1971-09-11 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Barrow | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | D | L | W | W | L | 1971-09-11 | Chester | A |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | L | W | L | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Gillingham | H |
| 13 | 0 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | D | L | D | W | L | 1971-09-11 | Aldershot | A |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.833 | 4 | D | L | W | D | L | 1971-09-11 | Cambridge United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Gillingham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.714 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1971-09-11 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 17 | 0 | Newport County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.643 | 4 | L | D | W | L | D | 1971-09-18 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.636 | 4 | W | D | D | L | L | 1971-09-11 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 19 | 0 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.6 | 4 | W | L | L | D | D | 1971-09-11 | Bury | A |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.643 | 3 | L | W | L | L | D | 1971-09-17 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.625 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Exeter City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.538 | 3 | L | L | D | L | W | 1971-09-11 | Workington | H |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1971-09-11 | Colchester United | H |
