1972-03-21

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Cup and International Matches

European UEFA Cup QF 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	UT Arad		White Hart Lane	30,253	agg 3-1
	Gilzean	Lineups		Domide

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Coventry City	1	1	West Ham United	Highfield Road	18,703
Smith W	Lineups		Best
Everton	0	0	Crystal Palace	Goodison Park	27,979
	Lineups
Huddersfield Town	0	0	Sheffield United	Leeds Road	17,729
	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Manchester City	34	14	3	1	42	12	6	6	4	24	24	1.833	49	W	W	W	W	L	1972-03-25	Newcastle United	A
2	0	Derby County	32	12	4	0	36	9	6	4	6	20	20	1.931	44	W	W	W	W	L	1972-03-22	Ipswich Town	H
3	0	Leeds United	31	13	4	0	40	8	5	3	6	12	14	2.364	43	W	W	W	D	L	1972-03-22	Leicester City	A
4	0	Liverpool	33	13	3	1	39	14	4	5	7	10	13	1.815	42	W	D	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Southampton	A
5	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	9	7	0	32	16	6	3	8	23	29	1.222	40	W	W	L	D	D	1972-03-25	Everton	A
6	0	Tottenham Hotspur	32	12	3	2	35	10	2	7	6	13	23	1.455	38	L	W	D	W	W	1972-03-25	Sheffield United	H
7	0	Manchester United	32	10	2	4	28	18	5	6	5	26	27	1.2	38	W	D	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Crystal Palace	H
8	1	Sheffield United	33	8	7	2	36	21	6	3	7	18	26	1.149	38	D	D	D	W	L	1972-03-25	Tottenham Hotspur	A
9	-1	Arsenal	31	10	1	3	25	9	6	4	7	19	22	1.419	37	L	L	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Leeds United	A
10	0	Chelsea	31	8	6	2	29	15	4	4	7	11	17	1.25	34	L	L	D	W	W	1972-03-25	West Ham United	H
11	0	Newcastle United	33	8	4	4	25	15	4	4	9	15	29	0.909	32	L	W	W	W	D	1972-03-25	Manchester City	H
12	0	West Ham United	34	8	5	4	26	15	2	5	10	13	24	1	30	D	W	L	W	L	1972-03-25	Chelsea	A
13	2	Everton	35	8	6	4	25	14	0	7	10	6	26	0.775	29	D	D	L	D	L	1972-03-25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
14	-1	Ipswich Town	33	5	7	5	14	15	2	8	6	16	29	0.682	29	D	W	L	D	L	1972-03-22	Derby County	A
15	-1	Stoke City	30	6	6	3	23	17	3	4	8	10	21	0.868	28	D	L	D	L	W	1972-03-25	Derby County	H
16	0	Leicester City	32	6	4	6	14	11	3	5	8	18	29	0.8	27	L	W	L	L	L	1972-03-22	Leeds United	H
17	0	West Bromwich Albion	33	5	4	7	16	20	5	3	9	16	24	0.727	27	W	D	W	L	W	1972-03-25	Huddersfield Town	H
18	0	Coventry City	32	5	9	2	17	15	1	5	10	15	35	0.64	26	D	L	L	D	D	1972-03-25	Nottingham Forest	A
19	1	Crystal Palace	33	3	5	7	19	24	4	5	9	12	27	0.608	24	D	L	D	W	D	1972-03-25	Manchester United	A
20	0	Southampton	32	6	3	6	26	24	3	2	12	16	45	0.609	23	D	L	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Liverpool	H
21	0	Huddersfield Town	33	4	5	7	10	16	2	4	11	13	30	0.5	21	D	L	L	L	L	1972-03-25	West Bromwich Albion	A
22	0	Nottingham Forest	34	4	3	10	19	26	1	4	12	18	42	0.544	17	L	W	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Coventry City	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Cardiff City	1	1	Oxford United	Ninian Park	14,477
Clark	Lineups		Clarke C
Carlisle United	2	2	Birmingham City	Brunton Park	12,279	Largest home gate 1971-72
Martin, Bowles	Lineups		Hatton, Latchford R

				Home					Away
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	33	10	7	0	31	13	6	5	5	15	17	1.533	44	L	W	D	L	D	1972-03-25	Blackpool	H
2	0	Millwall	33	10	7	0	31	16	4	9	3	21	22	1.368	44	D	D	D	W	W	1972-03-25	Oxford United	H
3	1	Birmingham City	32	11	5	0	39	12	1	10	5	10	16	1.75	39	D	D	W	W	D	1972-03-25	Luton Town	H
4	-1	Sunderland	32	9	6	1	32	18	4	7	5	18	27	1.111	39	D	D	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Swindon Town	A
5	0	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	2	1	30	9	2	8	7	13	17	1.654	38	W	D	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Preston North End	A
6	0	Middlesbrough	33	14	2	1	25	9	3	2	11	16	30	1.051	38	L	L	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Charlton Athletic	H
7	1	Carlisle United	34	10	5	2	29	16	4	3	10	20	26	1.167	36	D	W	L	L	W	1972-03-25	Watford	A
8	-1	Blackpool	33	8	6	2	28	11	6	1	10	17	25	1.25	35	D	W	D	L	W	1972-03-25	Norwich City	A
9	0	Burnley	33	9	3	4	33	20	5	2	10	19	24	1.182	33	L	W	L	W	L	1972-03-25	Fulham	H
10	0	Bristol City	33	10	3	4	31	18	3	4	9	12	20	1.132	33	W	W	W	L	W	1972-03-25	Hull City	A
11	2	Oxford United	34	9	6	2	25	14	2	5	10	13	30	0.864	33	D	D	L	W	L	1972-03-25	Millwall	A
12	-1	Preston North End	32	10	2	4	26	11	1	8	7	17	24	1.229	32	D	W	L	L	D	1972-03-25	Queens Park Rangers	H
13	-1	Portsmouth	33	9	6	2	27	17	2	4	10	22	35	0.942	32	W	L	W	L	W	1972-03-24	Orient	A
14	0	Swindon Town	32	7	4	4	19	10	4	5	8	14	26	0.917	31	L	D	W	L	W	1972-03-25	Sunderland	H
15	0	Luton Town	33	6	7	4	21	18	2	8	6	13	20	0.895	31	W	D	L	L	D	1972-03-25	Birmingham City	A
16	0	Sheffield Wednesday	32	8	5	2	24	16	2	5	10	17	27	0.953	30	L	W	L	W	L	1972-03-25	Cardiff City	H
17	0	Charlton Athletic	32	9	5	2	29	16	3	1	12	18	38	0.87	30	W	L	W	L	D	1972-03-25	Middlesbrough	A
18	0	Hull City	33	8	4	5	28	19	2	4	10	13	25	0.932	28	D	L	W	D	W	1972-03-25	Bristol City	H
19	0	Orient	31	9	3	3	26	14	1	4	11	13	34	0.813	27	L	D	L	W	D	1972-03-24	Portsmouth	H
20	0	Fulham	33	8	5	4	24	20	2	0	14	12	41	0.59	25	D	L	L	W	L	1972-03-25	Burnley	A
21	0	Cardiff City	31	6	5	4	25	18	1	5	10	15	34	0.769	24	D	D	W	D	D	1972-03-25	Sheffield Wednesday	A
22	0	Watford	32	4	4	9	12	20	0	2	13	7	37	0.333	14	L	D	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Carlisle United	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate
Barnsley	0	0	Port Vale	Oakwell	4,048
	Lineups
Oldham Athletic	3	1	AFC Bournemouth	Boundary Park	7,728
Bowie, Bebbington, Shaw	Lineups		Chadwick

				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	34	15	1	2	34	8	8	4	4	29	17	2.52	51	D	D	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
2	0	AFC Bournemouth	36	15	3	1	40	12	4	8	5	22	19	2	49	L	L	D	W	W	1972-03-25	Rochdale	A
3	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	34	10	3	3	24	11	9	4	5	36	25	1.667	45	L	L	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Aston Villa	H
4	0	Notts County	32	9	2	4	25	15	8	7	2	25	16	1.613	43	L	D	D	L	D	1972-03-22	Rotherham United	H
5	0	Plymouth Argyle	36	11	3	3	35	19	6	3	10	27	33	1.192	40	W	L	W	D	W	1972-03-25	Port Vale	H
6	0	Rotherham United	32	8	7	2	33	22	6	4	5	15	14	1.333	39	D	D	L	L	W	1972-03-22	Notts County	A
7	0	Bristol Rovers	34	12	2	2	43	19	2	9	7	14	24	1.326	39	W	W	W	L	D	1972-03-25	Oldham Athletic	H
8	0	Swansea City	33	10	3	4	24	13	6	4	6	16	22	1.143	39	L	W	L	L	W	1972-03-24	Mansfield Town	H
9	0	Chesterfield	33	10	4	3	24	13	5	2	9	23	23	1.306	36	L	W	D	D	L	1972-03-25	Bradford City	H
10	1	Oldham Athletic	36	8	3	8	28	32	6	4	7	22	24	0.893	35	W	L	W	D	D	1972-03-25	Bristol Rovers	A
11	-1	Bolton Wanderers	31	6	7	3	15	9	5	4	6	18	19	1.179	33	W	D	W	W	W	1972-03-22	Walsall	H
12	0	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	3	4	27	16	3	4	11	13	31	0.851	33	W	L	L	W	W	1972-03-25	Bolton Wanderers	A
13	1	Port Vale	34	9	6	2	23	17	3	3	11	13	28	0.8	33	D	W	L	L	W	1972-03-25	Plymouth Argyle	A
14	-1	Shrewsbury Town	35	9	4	4	36	23	3	4	11	18	29	1.038	32	D	L	D	W	D	1972-03-25	Notts County	H
15	0	Rochdale	34	11	4	2	30	17	1	3	13	16	45	0.742	31	L	L	W	W	W	1972-03-25	AFC Bournemouth	H
16	0	Walsall	34	7	6	3	25	12	2	6	10	18	36	0.896	30	D	D	W	W	L	1972-03-22	Bolton Wanderers	A
17	0	York City	36	6	7	4	26	17	3	3	13	22	39	0.857	28	W	D	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Wrexham	A
18	0	Wrexham	35	7	4	7	27	24	4	2	11	18	29	0.849	28	W	W	D	L	L	1972-03-25	York City	H
19	0	Tranmere Rovers	32	7	5	3	22	13	1	7	9	14	31	0.818	28	L	D	L	D	L	1972-03-25	Rotherham United	A
20	0	Halifax Town	33	8	5	5	24	20	1	4	10	12	25	0.8	27	D	D	D	L	L	1972-03-22	Torquay United	A
21	1	Barnsley	36	4	9	6	20	28	2	6	9	7	29	0.474	27	D	D	L	D	W	1972-03-25	Halifax Town	A
22	-1	Mansfield Town	35	4	7	6	14	22	2	7	9	16	27	0.612	26	D	W	D	L	L	1972-03-24	Swansea City	A
23	0	Bradford City	35	6	6	5	26	24	3	1	14	12	38	0.613	25	L	W	D	L	L	1972-03-25	Chesterfield	A
24	0	Torquay United	33	5	4	8	23	26	1	5	10	6	25	0.569	21	W	D	W	L	L	1972-03-22	Halifax Town	H

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate
Bury	5	0	Gillingham	Gigg Lane	3,276
Jones, Connelly 2, Tinsley, Murray	Lineups
Chester	2	1	Lincoln City	Sealand Road	2,372
Kennedy, Griffiths	Lineups		McNeil
Doncaster Rovers	0	3	Brentford	Belle Vue	5,256
	Lineups		Graham 2, Ross
Grimsby Town	3	0	Colchester United	Blundell Park	13,288
Gauden, Tees, Brace	Lineups

				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	Scunthorpe United	34	11	5	1	27	8	8	4	5	21	16	2	47	L	W	W	L	W	1972-03-25	Peterborough United	H
2	1	Grimsby Town	34	14	2	2	48	20	6	3	7	18	24	1.5	45	W	L	W	W	W	1972-03-25	Brentford	A
3	7	Lincoln City	36	15	3	0	39	12	3	6	9	26	39	1.275	45	L	W	L	W	D	1972-03-25	Reading	A
4	1	Brentford	35	11	1	5	42	18	6	8	4	19	18	1.694	43	W	W	W	L	D	1972-03-25	Grimsby Town	H
5	-1	Southend United	33	14	1	2	42	19	4	5	7	16	24	1.349	42	W	W	W	D	W	1972-03-22	Reading	A
6	0	Workington	35	9	7	2	27	7	3	9	5	13	17	1.667	40	D	D	W	W	L	1972-03-25	Hartlepool	H
7	0	Southport	34	12	5	1	39	14	3	4	9	14	19	1.606	39	W	L	L	W	L	1972-03-24	Newport County	A
8	3	Bury	35	13	1	3	41	16	2	7	9	11	27	1.209	38	W	W	L	L	W	1972-03-25	Cambridge United	A
9	-1	Cambridge United	35	8	7	2	31	14	5	5	8	18	30	1.114	38	D	W	W	D	L	1972-03-25	Bury	H
10	-1	Doncaster Rovers	35	9	5	4	27	20	5	5	7	16	26	0.935	38	L	D	W	D	W	1972-03-25	Exeter City	A
11	-1	Gillingham	34	10	2	6	27	18	5	4	7	20	28	1.022	36	L	L	W	L	D	1972-03-25	Crewe Alexandra	H
12	0	Colchester United	35	8	6	2	24	13	5	3	11	24	35	1	35	L	L	L	W	W	1972-03-24	Darlington	H
13	0	Reading	32	12	1	3	28	14	3	4	9	11	31	0.867	35	L	W	W	L	W	1972-03-22	Southend United	H
14	0	Peterborough United	34	10	5	2	40	19	1	7	9	18	31	1.16	34	W	L	W	W	D	1972-03-25	Scunthorpe United	A
15	0	Northampton Town	35	7	5	5	33	21	4	4	10	21	40	0.885	31	L	L	L	L	W	1972-03-24	Stockport County	A
16	0	Exeter City	34	7	4	6	25	22	4	4	9	20	33	0.818	30	D	W	L	D	L	1972-03-25	Doncaster Rovers	H
17	2	Chester	36	8	8	1	28	13	0	5	14	12	33	0.87	29	W	W	D	L	D	1972-03-25	Barrow	A
18	-1	Aldershot	34	3	9	5	19	19	4	6	7	17	27	0.783	29	L	D	L	D	D	1972-03-24	Southend United	A
19	-1	Darlington	34	8	6	2	31	19	2	2	14	17	49	0.706	28	W	L	L	L	L	1972-03-24	Colchester United	A
20	0	Newport County	33	8	3	5	22	17	3	2	12	17	36	0.736	27	L	W	L	L	D	1972-03-24	Southport	H
21	0	Barrow	35	4	8	5	16	19	4	3	11	13	30	0.592	27	D	L	D	L	W	1972-03-25	Chester	H
22	0	Stockport County	34	6	7	5	24	23	1	3	12	16	39	0.645	24	L	D	W	L	W	1972-03-24	Northampton Town	H
23	0	Hartlepool	34	8	2	7	27	24	1	3	13	15	38	0.677	23	W	L	W	L	L	1972-03-25	Workington	A
24	0	Crewe Alexandra	34	7	4	7	21	18	1	1	14	14	38	0.625	21	W	L	L	L	L	1972-03-25	Gillingham	A