1971-09-17
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 4 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | Layer Road | 6,133 | |
| Burgess, Lewis, Mahon, Leslie | Lineups | East, Morrissey | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Old Showground | 5,440 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Southend United | 3 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Roots Hall | 6,310 | |
| Best 3 | Lineups | Hickman | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Edgeley Park | 2,894 | |
| Ryden | Lineups | Briggs, McMillan OG | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.6 | 10 | L | W | D | W | D | 1971-09-25 | Stockport County | H |
| 2 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.286 | 10 | D | W | D | W | W | 1971-09-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.75 | 9 | D | W | W | W | W | 1971-09-18 | Bury | H |
| 4 | 0 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | L | W | W | D | D | 1971-09-18 | Peterborough United | H |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | Workington | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | W | D | D | D | W | 1971-09-18 | Lincoln City | H |
| 7 | 1 | Northampton Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.857 | 8 | D | W | D | L | D | 1971-09-25 | Colchester United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Peterborough United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.571 | 7 | L | L | W | W | D | 1971-09-18 | Brentford | A |
| 9 | 5 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.25 | 7 | W | D | D | L | D | 1971-09-25 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 10 | 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1971-09-25 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | -2 | Chester | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | D | D | D | W | L | 1971-09-18 | Exeter City | A |
| 12 | -2 | Aldershot | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | L | D | 1971-09-18 | Newport County | A |
| 13 | -2 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.857 | 6 | W | L | W | L | W | 1971-09-18 | Hartlepool | H |
| 14 | -2 | Cambridge United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | W | W | L | L | D | 1971-09-18 | Darlington | H |
| 15 | 7 | Colchester United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.636 | 6 | W | L | W | L | L | 1971-09-25 | Northampton Town | A |
| 16 | -3 | Barrow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 6 | D | D | L | W | W | 1971-09-18 | Southport | H |
| 17 | -2 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.9 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1971-09-18 | Workington | A |
| 18 | -1 | Darlington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.714 | 5 | W | L | W | D | L | 1971-09-18 | Cambridge United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.786 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1971-09-25 | Reading | H |
| 20 | -1 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.714 | 4 | L | D | L | W | D | 1971-09-18 | Reading | A |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | -1 | Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.615 | 4 | L | W | D | D | L | 1971-09-18 | Chester | H |
| 23 | 0 | Stockport County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.625 | 3 | L | L | W | L | L | 1971-09-25 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1971-09-18 | Gillingham | A |
