1971-12-01
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| European Championship Qualifiers Group 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Greece | 0 | 2 | England |  | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | 34,014 | |
| Lineups | Hurst, Chivers | |||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | Portsmouth | Ninian Park | 10,143 | |
| Gibson (p), Clark, Woodruff | Lineups | Trebilcock, Hiron | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Norwich City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2.143 | 29 | W | D | D | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1.65 | 28 | D | W | W | W | D | 1971-12-04 | Burnley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1.786 | 23 | L | W | W | D | D | 1971-12-04 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1.042 | 23 | L | W | L | L | W | 1971-12-04 | Birmingham City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sunderland | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1.04 | 22 | D | W | D | D | D | 1971-12-04 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Burnley | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1.458 | 21 | L | L | W | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Millwall | A |
| 7 | 0 | Birmingham City | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.3 | 21 | W | L | D | W | D | 1971-12-04 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1.217 | 21 | W | D | W | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Blackpool | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1.214 | 20 | D | L | L | L | L | 1971-12-04 | Luton Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Carlisle United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 1.167 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1971-12-04 | Fulham | A |
| 11 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1.042 | 18 | W | D | L | W | D | 1971-12-04 | Hull City | H |
| 12 | -1 | Portsmouth | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1.033 | 18 | L | L | W | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 13 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 0.857 | 18 | W | L | W | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Portsmouth | A |
| 14 | 0 | Fulham | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 0.611 | 18 | L | W | W | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Carlisle United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Oxford United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0.909 | 17 | W | L | L | D | L | 1971-12-11 | Bristol City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.87 | 17 | W | W | L | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Swindon Town | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.824 | 17 | W | D | L | D | L | 1971-12-04 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Blackpool | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 15 | L | L | D | W | L | 1971-12-04 | Preston North End | H |
| 19 | 0 | Orient | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 0.658 | 15 | L | L | W | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Watford | A |
| 20 | 0 | Hull City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0.615 | 13 | D | L | L | L | L | 1971-12-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 21 | 1 | Cardiff City | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 0.73 | 12 | W | L | L | L | D | 1971-12-11 | Luton Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Watford | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 0.515 | 12 | L | W | W | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Orient | H |
