1971-10-01
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Chester | Layer Road | 6,048 | |
| Leslie | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Southport | Roots Hall | 10,316 | |
| Garner, Albeson | Lineups | Field | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Hartlepool | Edgeley Park | 2,573 | |
| McMillan, Webber | Lineups | Ashurst | ||||
| 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 | Brentford | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4.2 | 13 | W | D | W | L | W | 1971-10-02 | Northampton Town | H |
| 2 | 3 | Southend United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1971-10-09 | Chester | A |
| 3 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.5 | 13 | W | D | D | W | D | 1971-10-02 | Darlington | H |
| 4 | -1 | Southport | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2.091 | 12 | L | D | D | W | W | 1971-10-08 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.429 | 12 | L | W | L | W | D | 1971-10-02 | Reading | A |
| 6 | 0 | Workington | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.667 | 11 | D | D | D | W | D | 1971-10-02 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Chester | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.429 | 10 | L | W | D | D | D | 1971-10-09 | Southend United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.364 | 10 | W | W | D | D | L | 1971-10-02 | Barrow | A |
| 9 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.111 | 10 | D | D | W | D | W | 1971-10-02 | Cambridge United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.875 | 10 | D | L | L | D | W | 1971-10-02 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.1 | 9 | D | W | W | L | D | 1971-10-02 | Newport County | A |
| 12 | 0 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1971-10-02 | Workington | A |
| 13 | 0 | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.889 | 9 | D | L | W | W | L | 1971-10-02 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.833 | 9 | W | L | W | W | D | 1971-10-02 | Gillingham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.818 | 9 | L | D | D | W | D | 1971-10-02 | Brentford | A |
| 16 | 3 | Colchester United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.643 | 9 | W | L | D | W | L | 1971-10-09 | Aldershot | A |
| 17 | -1 | Cambridge United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | L | L | W | W | W | 1971-10-02 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | -1 | Exeter City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.722 | 7 | W | L | D | L | W | 1971-10-02 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 19 | -1 | Hartlepool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.636 | 7 | L | W | W | L | L | 1971-10-09 | Newport County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Barrow | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 7 | D | L | L | D | D | 1971-10-02 | Lincoln City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.385 | 7 | D | D | L | W | L | 1971-10-02 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.867 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1971-10-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Newport County | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.6 | 5 | L | D | L | L | D | 1971-10-02 | Bury | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.565 | 5 | W | L | L | L | L | 1971-10-09 | Darlington | A |
