1971-10-06
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| League Cup Round 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Arsenal | 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | Highbury | 34,071 | |
| Radford 2, Kennedy, Graham | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | Grimsby Town | D 4 | Priestfield Stadium | 9,038 | |
| Yeo | Lineups | Brace | ||||||
| D 1 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Burnley | D 2 | Old Trafford | 44,400 | |
| Charlton | Lineups | James | ||||||
| D 2 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | Carlisle United | D 2 | Carrow Road | 17,726 | |
| Howard 2, Paddon, Payne | Lineups | Winstanley | ||||||
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | D 1 | City Ground | 16,811 | |
| McKenzie | Lineups | Webb | ||||||
| D 2 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | Stoke City | D 1 | Manor Ground | 15,024 | |
| Evanson | Lineups | Greenhoff | ||||||
| D 3 | Torquay United | 1 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | Plainmoor | 20,100 | |
| Stuckey | Lineups | Peters (p), Chivers 2, Pearce | ||||||
| D 2 | Watford | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | D 2 | Vicarage Road | 8,853 | |
| Lindsay | Lineups | Spavin | ||||||
| D 1 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | D 1 | Upton Park | 35,890 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Wrexham | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 7,254 | |
| Archer (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3.2 | 15 | W | W | W | L | W | 1971-10-09 | Rotherham United | H |
| 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.429 | 15 | D | D | W | W | W | 1971-10-09 | Swansea City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.8 | 13 | D | D | L | D | W | 1971-10-09 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 4 | 0 | Swansea City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.571 | 13 | D | L | W | D | W | 1971-10-09 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.214 | 13 | D | L | W | D | W | 1971-10-09 | Notts County | A |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.4 | 12 | W | D | D | L | W | 1971-10-09 | Port Vale | A |
| 7 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.417 | 12 | D | W | D | D | L | 1971-10-08 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.143 | 12 | W | W | L | D | W | 1971-10-09 | Halifax Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.571 | 11 | W | W | L | D | L | 1971-10-09 | York City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Rotherham United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.417 | 11 | D | W | W | W | D | 1971-10-09 | Aston Villa | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0.947 | 11 | W | W | D | D | D | 1971-10-09 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.357 | 10 | L | L | W | W | L | 1971-10-09 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 13 | 4 | Chesterfield | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.3 | 10 | W | L | D | L | W | 1971-10-09 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | -1 | Halifax Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.222 | 10 | W | D | L | L | W | 1971-10-09 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -1 | Torquay United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.65 | 10 | L | L | D | D | D | 1971-10-09 | Wrexham | H |
| 16 | -1 | Port Vale | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.556 | 10 | L | D | W | D | D | 1971-10-09 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | -1 | York City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.917 | 9 | D | L | W | W | D | 1971-10-09 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.833 | 8 | L | D | D | D | D | 1971-10-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 19 | 0 | Walsall | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0.75 | 8 | W | D | L | D | L | 1971-10-09 | Bradford City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.565 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1971-10-09 | Walsall | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.333 | 6 | L | D | L | D | L | 1971-10-09 | Rochdale | H |
| 22 | 0 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0.647 | 5 | L | W | L | L | L | 1971-10-09 | Torquay United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.409 | 5 | D | L | D | L | L | 1971-10-09 | Chesterfield | H |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.294 | 4 | L | D | L | W | L | 1971-10-09 | Bristol Rovers | H |
