1971-12-03
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Colchester United | Edgeley Park | 2,043 | |
| Lawther (p), Garvey OG | Lineups | Mahon 2 | ||||
| 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 | Southend United | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.632 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Cambridge United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Workington | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2.417 | 23 | W | L | W | D | W | 1971-12-04 | Barrow | H |
| 3 | 0 | Brentford | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.4 | 22 | L | D | W | D | L | 1971-12-04 | Exeter City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Southport | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1.8 | 22 | L | D | L | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Darlington | H |
| 5 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.313 | 21 | D | W | L | D | W | 1971-12-04 | Gillingham | A |
| 6 | 0 | Gillingham | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1.227 | 21 | W | W | W | D | L | 1971-12-04 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1.222 | 21 | D | D | W | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.167 | 21 | D | L | W | L | L | 1971-12-04 | Bury | H |
| 9 | 0 | Colchester United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 1.074 | 21 | D | W | D | D | D | 1971-12-18 | Southport | A |
| 10 | 0 | Cambridge United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 1.077 | 19 | D | L | W | L | W | 1971-12-04 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.048 | 19 | D | D | W | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Peterborough United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Aldershot | 18 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0.875 | 19 | D | L | D | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Peterborough United | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 1.222 | 18 | W | W | D | W | L | 1971-12-04 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 1.036 | 18 | L | W | L | W | D | 1971-12-04 | Hartlepool | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chester | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1.222 | 17 | D | L | W | D | W | 1971-12-04 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1.045 | 17 | W | W | L | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Reading | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0.633 | 17 | D | L | L | W | L | 1971-12-04 | Newport County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newport County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 0.8 | 15 | L | W | L | W | W | 1971-12-04 | Reading | A |
| 19 | 0 | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 0.639 | 14 | L | L | W | L | W | 1971-12-04 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | 1 | Stockport County | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 0.725 | 13 | D | L | W | L | D | 1971-12-18 | Lincoln City | A |
| 21 | -1 | Darlington | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 0.528 | 13 | D | W | L | D | L | 1971-12-04 | Southport | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 0.677 | 12 | L | L | W | L | D | 1971-12-04 | Chester | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0.484 | 12 | D | L | D | L | L | 1971-12-04 | Workington | A |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0.514 | 11 | W | D | L | L | L | 1971-12-04 | Northampton Town | A |
