1971-11-05
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | Swansea City | Gay Meadow | 5,417 | |
| Wood, Andrews 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | York City | Prenton Park | 2,953 | |
| Russell, King | 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 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2.462 | 23 | W | W | W | L | W | 1971-11-06 | Torquay United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2.364 | 22 | W | W | W | D | W | 1971-11-06 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.308 | 20 | L | W | D | W | W | 1971-11-13 | Walsall | H |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.786 | 19 | W | L | W | L | L | 1971-11-06 | Port Vale | A |
| 5 | 0 | Rotherham United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.533 | 18 | D | W | W | W | D | 1971-11-06 | Halifax Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Chesterfield | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1.5 | 17 | W | L | D | W | W | 1971-11-06 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.45 | 17 | W | L | L | D | W | 1971-11-13 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.294 | 17 | W | W | L | D | L | 1971-11-06 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 9 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.143 | 17 | L | L | W | W | L | 1971-11-06 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.364 | 16 | L | D | W | L | D | 1971-11-06 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.286 | 15 | W | L | W | D | L | 1971-11-06 | Walsall | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1.143 | 15 | W | W | W | W | W | 1971-11-06 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Halifax Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.143 | 15 | L | W | D | D | D | 1971-11-06 | Rotherham United | H |
| 14 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0.944 | 15 | W | D | W | L | L | 1971-11-13 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0.9 | 15 | W | L | L | L | D | 1971-11-06 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | -1 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0.889 | 15 | L | W | D | D | L | 1971-11-06 | Chesterfield | H |
| 17 | -1 | Bradford City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0.808 | 14 | D | W | W | L | W | 1971-11-06 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 18 | -1 | Port Vale | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.722 | 14 | L | W | L | D | D | 1971-11-06 | Aston Villa | H |
| 19 | 0 | York City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.815 | 12 | L | L | L | W | L | 1971-11-13 | Barnsley | H |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 0.621 | 10 | D | L | L | D | L | 1971-11-06 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Torquay United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0.531 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1971-11-06 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 22 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0.444 | 9 | L | D | L | L | W | 1971-11-06 | Bradford City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.433 | 9 | W | L | D | D | L | 1971-11-06 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.292 | 8 | L | D | D | D | D | 1971-11-06 | Notts County | A |
