1972-01-28

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Shrewsbury Town	3	4	Chesterfield	Gay Meadow	4,198
Bridgwood, Groves, Moir R	Lineups		Randall 2, Moss, Wilson
Tranmere Rovers	0	1	Aston Villa	Prenton Park	12,054	Largest home gate 1971-72
	Lineups		Aitken

				Home					Away
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	26	12	0	2	29	7	6	2	4	22	15	2.318	38	W	W	W	L	W	1972-02-05	York City	H
2	0	AFC Bournemouth	24	12	1	0	32	9	2	6	3	14	11	2.3	35	W	D	W	L	W	1972-01-29	Port Vale	A
3	0	Notts County	24	8	1	2	21	6	7	4	2	20	12	2.278	35	L	W	W	D	W	1972-01-29	Blackburn Rovers	H
4	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	25	7	3	1	17	8	6	4	4	23	19	1.481	33	D	W	W	L	W	1972-01-29	Swansea City	H
5	0	Swansea City	25	7	3	3	17	8	6	3	3	15	13	1.524	32	D	L	D	W	L	1972-01-29	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
6	0	Rotherham United	24	6	5	1	26	15	6	2	4	13	11	1.5	31	W	D	L	W	W	1972-01-29	Bristol Rovers	H
7	0	Plymouth Argyle	26	8	2	3	29	16	4	3	6	21	24	1.25	29	W	D	W	L	W	1972-01-29	Bolton Wanderers	A
8	0	Chesterfield	25	8	2	3	18	10	4	2	6	19	18	1.321	28	W	D	W	L	W	1972-02-12	Halifax Town	H
9	1	Bristol Rovers	24	8	2	2	31	15	1	6	5	10	18	1.242	26	D	W	D	W	D	1972-01-29	Rotherham United	A
10	-1	Shrewsbury Town	26	8	2	3	28	14	3	2	8	15	22	1.194	26	L	L	L	W	L	1972-02-05	Rochdale	A
11	0	Oldham Athletic	26	6	3	6	19	28	5	1	5	16	17	0.778	26	W	L	W	W	L	1972-01-29	Bradford City	A
12	0	Blackburn Rovers	26	7	2	4	18	13	2	4	7	10	23	0.778	24	W	W	D	D	W	1972-01-29	Notts County	A
13	0	Wrexham	24	6	3	3	21	15	3	2	7	13	20	0.971	23	W	D	L	D	L	1972-01-29	Walsall	A
14	0	Port Vale	24	5	5	2	16	16	3	2	7	10	18	0.765	23	L	L	W	L	W	1972-01-29	AFC Bournemouth	H
15	0	Tranmere Rovers	25	6	4	2	16	9	0	6	7	11	22	0.871	22	L	D	D	W	D	1972-02-12	Torquay United	A
16	0	Bolton Wanderers	23	3	5	3	9	8	3	4	5	12	14	0.955	21	W	L	D	D	L	1972-01-29	Plymouth Argyle	H
17	0	Rochdale	24	7	2	2	20	11	1	3	9	13	33	0.75	21	L	W	L	L	L	1972-01-29	Halifax Town	H
18	0	Bradford City	25	5	5	2	21	16	3	0	10	11	27	0.744	21	L	D	L	W	W	1972-01-29	Oldham Athletic	H
19	0	Halifax Town	24	6	3	4	18	13	1	3	7	6	16	0.828	20	L	W	L	L	L	1972-01-29	Rochdale	A
20	0	York City	26	3	6	4	16	15	2	2	9	16	30	0.711	18	D	W	L	L	D	1972-01-29	Torquay United	A
21	0	Walsall	25	4	4	3	15	10	1	4	9	15	33	0.698	18	D	L	D	W	L	1972-01-29	Wrexham	H
22	0	Barnsley	25	2	5	6	14	24	1	5	6	4	17	0.439	16	L	D	L	D	D	1972-01-29	Mansfield Town	H
23	0	Torquay United	25	4	4	5	21	22	0	3	9	4	23	0.556	15	L	L	L	L	L	1972-01-29	York City	H
24	0	Mansfield Town	25	1	5	6	5	17	2	4	7	12	21	0.447	15	D	D	L	W	L	1972-01-29	Barnsley	A

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate
Barrow	3	2	Stockport County	Holker Street	1,987
Garbett, Hollis 2	Lineups		McMillan 2
Southend United	1	4	Colchester United	Roots Hall	8,971
Taylor	Lineups		Foley, Mahon, Leslie 2

				Home					Away
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	26	10	1	2	39	11	4	6	3	12	13	2.125	35	W	L	W	D	W	1972-01-29	Reading	H
2	0	Scunthorpe United	25	6	5	1	17	7	7	3	3	17	13	1.7	34	D	D	W	W	D	1972-01-29	Newport County	H
3	0	Southport	26	9	5	0	33	11	3	3	6	11	13	1.833	32	D	D	D	W	D	1972-01-29	Chester	A
4	0	Grimsby Town	25	10	2	2	38	18	3	3	5	14	21	1.333	31	D	W	D	W	L	1972-01-29	Crewe Alexandra	A
5	0	Southend United	26	10	1	2	29	15	3	4	6	12	20	1.171	31	L	L	W	W	L	1972-02-12	Brentford	H
6	0	Lincoln City	25	10	2	0	29	9	1	5	7	16	28	1.216	29	D	W	W	L	W	1972-01-29	Doncaster Rovers	H
7	0	Workington	25	5	6	2	20	5	3	6	3	13	13	1.833	28	D	W	D	L	D	1972-02-05	Colchester United	H
8	0	Gillingham	23	8	1	3	20	10	4	3	4	16	18	1.286	28	D	W	L	W	W	1972-01-29	Exeter City	H
9	0	Cambridge United	25	6	4	1	25	10	4	4	6	15	25	1.143	28	W	W	D	L	W	1972-02-05	Brentford	H
10	1	Colchester United	26	7	5	0	21	9	3	3	8	18	28	1.054	28	W	D	L	D	W	1972-02-05	Workington	A
11	-1	Doncaster Rovers	25	6	4	3	21	14	4	3	5	11	17	1.032	27	D	W	W	D	L	1972-01-29	Lincoln City	A
12	0	Bury	24	8	1	3	25	15	1	6	5	7	15	1.067	25	W	D	W	D	W	1972-01-29	Hartlepool	A
13	0	Northampton Town	25	7	3	3	28	14	2	4	6	13	27	1	25	W	L	W	L	L	1972-01-29	Aldershot	A
14	0	Reading	24	9	0	3	23	12	2	3	7	7	24	0.833	25	W	W	L	W	L	1972-01-29	Brentford	A
15	0	Aldershot	25	2	8	3	14	13	4	4	4	13	19	0.844	24	D	D	L	W	L	1972-01-29	Northampton Town	H
16	0	Peterborough United	24	8	3	2	31	14	0	4	7	12	24	1.132	23	D	D	D	D	D	1972-01-29	Darlington	A
17	0	Newport County	24	7	2	3	19	12	2	2	8	15	30	0.81	22	W	L	L	W	D	1972-01-29	Scunthorpe United	A
18	0	Chester	26	5	6	1	20	9	0	4	10	8	23	0.875	20	L	D	L	L	L	1972-01-29	Southport	H
19	0	Darlington	24	5	5	1	15	10	2	1	10	14	39	0.592	20	L	W	L	W	D	1972-01-29	Peterborough United	H
20	0	Exeter City	25	5	2	5	20	20	2	3	8	14	30	0.68	19	L	L	L	W	W	1972-01-29	Gillingham	A
21	2	Barrow	26	2	6	4	12	15	3	2	9	10	26	0.537	18	W	L	D	L	L	1972-02-05	Gillingham	A
22	-1	Stockport County	26	4	5	4	20	17	1	2	10	15	32	0.714	17	L	L	D	D	D	1972-02-05	Scunthorpe United	H
23	-1	Crewe Alexandra	25	5	3	5	17	15	1	1	10	11	27	0.667	16	D	L	L	L	L	1972-01-29	Grimsby Town	H
24	0	Hartlepool	25	5	2	6	19	19	0	3	9	10	30	0.592	15	D	L	L	W	D	1972-01-29	Bury	H