1971-10-15
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Gay Meadow | 6,181 | |
| Andrews, Wood, Holton | Lineups | MacDougall 2 | ||||
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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 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.909 | 17 | L | W | D | D | W | 1971-10-19 | Port Vale | H |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.429 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1971-10-16 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.9 | 15 | W | D | D | L | D | 1971-10-16 | Rochdale | A |
| 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.267 | 15 | W | L | D | L | W | 1971-10-16 | Aston Villa | H |
| 5 | 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.529 | 14 | W | D | W | W | L | 1971-10-20 | Chesterfield | A |
| 6 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.625 | 13 | L | D | W | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 7 | -1 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.462 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1971-10-16 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 8 | -1 | Swansea City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.333 | 13 | L | D | L | W | D | 1971-10-16 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.143 | 13 | D | W | W | L | D | 1971-10-16 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | -1 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.545 | 12 | W | W | L | D | L | 1971-10-16 | Torquay United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.214 | 12 | L | D | W | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Port Vale | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.357 | 11 | D | L | L | W | W | 1971-10-16 | York City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.222 | 11 | D | W | D | L | L | 1971-10-16 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0.818 | 11 | L | W | W | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Notts County | H |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 11 | D | L | D | W | D | 1971-10-16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | W | L | D | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Wrexham | A |
| 17 | 0 | York City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.923 | 10 | D | D | L | W | W | 1971-10-16 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.652 | 10 | L | L | L | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Chesterfield | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.696 | 9 | W | L | W | W | L | 1971-10-16 | Swansea City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.652 | 8 | L | W | D | L | D | 1971-10-16 | Barnsley | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.5 | 8 | W | L | D | L | D | 1971-10-16 | Rotherham United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Wrexham | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.737 | 7 | W | L | W | L | L | 1971-10-16 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.385 | 5 | L | D | L | D | L | 1971-10-16 | Walsall | A |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.294 | 5 | D | L | D | L | W | 1971-10-16 | Halifax Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 5 | 2 | Lincoln City | Layer Road | 5,834 | |
| Lewis 3, Bloss, Hall | Lineups | Freeman 2 | ||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Barrow | County Ground | 6,182 | |
| Buchanan, McNeil | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | Roots Hall | 10,695 | |
| Garner 2 | Lineups | Price | ||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgeley Park | 2,236 | |
| Lawther 3 | Lineups | East | ||||
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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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 | 16 | D | W | W | D | W | 1971-10-16 | Bury | H |
| 2 | 3 | Southend United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.667 | 16 | W | D | W | W | W | 1971-10-18 | Colchester United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.563 | 16 | W | W | L | W | L | 1971-10-16 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.333 | 15 | L | W | W | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 5 | -1 | Workington | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | D | W | D | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Aldershot | H |
| 6 | 0 | Southport | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2.091 | 13 | D | L | D | D | W | 1971-10-16 | Exeter City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.211 | 13 | L | W | D | W | W | 1971-10-19 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 8 | 5 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | W | W | L | L | D | 1971-10-19 | Aldershot | H |
| 9 | 5 | Colchester United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | W | W | W | L | D | 1971-10-18 | Southend United | H |
| 10 | -2 | Chester | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.375 | 11 | D | L | W | D | D | 1971-10-16 | Cambridge United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.154 | 11 | W | L | D | W | W | 1971-10-16 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | -3 | Peterborough United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1.15 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1971-10-18 | Darlington | H |
| 13 | -2 | Gillingham | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11 | L | W | D | L | W | 1971-10-16 | Darlington | H |
| 14 | -2 | Aldershot | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.917 | 11 | L | D | D | D | W | 1971-10-16 | Workington | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | D | D | L | L | W | 1971-10-16 | Chester | H |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.733 | 10 | D | L | W | L | W | 1971-10-16 | Newport County | A |
| 17 | 0 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | L | L | D | L | L | 1971-10-16 | Hartlepool | H |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.739 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1971-10-16 | Southport | H |
| 19 | 3 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0.72 | 9 | W | W | W | L | L | 1971-10-18 | Barrow | H |
| 20 | -1 | Newport County | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.714 | 9 | W | W | L | D | L | 1971-10-16 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 21 | -1 | Barrow | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0.348 | 8 | L | L | D | D | L | 1971-10-18 | Stockport County | A |
| 22 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0.714 | 7 | L | D | L | L | W | 1971-10-19 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.609 | 7 | L | L | W | W | L | 1971-10-16 | Reading | A |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0.389 | 7 | L | L | D | D | L | 1971-10-16 | Gillingham | A |
