1972-04-26

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Cup and International Matches
Texaco Cup Final 2nd Leg VenueGateNotes
D 1 Derby County 2 1 Airdrieonians Baseball Ground 25,102 agg 2-1
             

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Crystal Palace 20 Stoke CitySelhurst Park24,550
Kellard (p), Queen Lineups    
Footnotes
Huddersfield Town & Nottingham Forest relegated

 

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 42 16 3 2 48 15 7 8 6 29 30 1.711 57 W L D W W End of Season
2 0 Liverpool 40 17 3 1 48 16 7 5 7 16 13 2.207 56 W W W W W 1972-05-01 Derby County A
3 0 Derby County 41 15 4 1 42 10 8 6 7 26 23 2.061 56 L W W D L 1972-05-01 Liverpool H
4 0 Leeds United 40 16 4 0 52 10 7 5 8 18 19 2.414 55 W L W W L 1972-05-01 Chelsea H
5 2 Arsenal 39 15 1 3 36 11 6 6 8 21 27 1.5 49 W W D W D 1972-05-01 Coventry City A
6 -1 Chelsea 40 12 7 2 41 20 6 5 8 17 23 1.349 48 W D D L W 1972-04-27 West Bromwich Albion A
7 -1 Tottenham Hotspur 40 15 3 2 41 10 2 10 8 16 29 1.462 47 D W D L L 1972-04-29 Leicester City H
8 0 Manchester United 41 12 2 6 36 26 6 8 7 30 35 1.082 46 L D W L L 1972-04-29 Stoke City H
9 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 9 7 3 32 20 8 4 9 30 34 1.148 45 W W L L L 1972-04-28 Sheffield United H
10 -1 Sheffield United 41 10 8 3 39 26 6 4 10 20 33 1 44 W L D L D 1972-04-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
11 0 Leicester City 41 9 6 6 18 11 4 7 9 20 31 0.905 39 W D L W D 1972-04-29 Tottenham Hotspur A
12 0 Newcastle United 40 9 5 5 26 16 5 5 11 19 34 0.9 38 D W L L W 1972-05-03 West Bromwich Albion H
13 0 Ipswich Town 42 7 8 6 19 19 4 8 9 20 34 0.736 38 L W D W W End of Season
14 0 Everton 41 8 8 4 27 16 1 9 11 9 31 0.766 35 D D W L D 1972-05-02 Nottingham Forest H
15 0 West Ham United 41 9 6 5 30 19 2 6 13 16 32 0.9 34 L L L D W 1972-05-01 Southampton H
16 0 Stoke City 38 6 9 5 25 24 4 4 10 13 26 0.76 33 L D L L D 1972-04-26 Crystal Palace A
17 0 Coventry City 41 7 10 3 27 22 2 5 14 17 44 0.667 33 L W D W L 1972-05-01 Arsenal H
18 0 West Bromwich Albion 39 5 7 8 18 23 6 3 10 17 26 0.714 32 L W D D L 1972-04-27 Chelsea H
19 0 Southampton 41 8 5 8 31 28 4 2 14 21 51 0.658 31 D D L W L 1972-05-01 West Ham United A
20 0 Crystal Palace 41 4 7 9 26 31 4 5 12 13 34 0.6 28 L D L D L 1972-04-26 Stoke City H
21 0 Nottingham Forest 41 6 4 11 25 29 2 4 14 21 51 0.575 24 L D W W L 1972-05-02 Everton A
22 0 Huddersfield Town 41 4 7 10 12 22 2 5 13 15 37 0.458 24 L L L L L 1972-04-29 Crystal Palace A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Cardiff City23Bristol CityNinian Park17,227
Warboys, Woodruff LineupsSpiring 2, Gow (p)   
Sheffield Wednesday10MiddlesbroughHillsborough13,936
Craig (p) Lineups   

 

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 41 13 8 0 40 16 8 6 6 19 19 1.686 56 W W L W D 1972-04-29 Watford A
2 0 Millwall 41 13 7 0 36 17 5 10 6 26 29 1.348 53 W L W L D 1972-04-29 Preston North End H
3 0 Birmingham City 40 15 6 0 46 14 2 12 5 11 16 1.9 52 W D D W W 1972-04-29 Sheffield Wednesday A
4 0 Queens Park Rangers 40 14 4 1 33 9 4 10 7 18 19 1.821 50 D W W D D 1972-04-29 Carlisle United H
5 0 Sunderland 41 11 7 3 42 24 6 8 6 25 33 1.175 49 W L W L D 1972-04-29 Fulham A
6 0 Blackpool 41 11 6 3 38 16 8 1 12 27 34 1.3 45 L W W W L 1972-04-29 Charlton Athletic H
7 2 Burnley 41 13 4 4 43 22 6 2 12 25 32 1.259 44 W W W W W 1972-04-29 Portsmouth A
8 -1 Middlesbrough 40 15 4 1 28 11 3 4 13 19 36 1 44 D L W D L 1972-04-26 Sheffield Wednesday A
9 -1 Carlisle United 41 12 6 3 38 22 5 3 12 23 32 1.13 43 L W L W D 1972-04-29 Queens Park Rangers A
10 0 Bristol City 40 13 3 4 39 20 3 7 10 15 25 1.2 42 D W L D W 1972-04-26 Cardiff City A
11 1 Swindon Town 40 10 5 5 27 14 5 5 10 16 29 1 40 W L W L W 1972-04-29 Orient H
12 -1 Hull City 41 10 6 5 33 21 4 4 12 16 29 0.98 38 L W L D W 1972-04-29 Middlesbrough A
13 0 Oxford United 41 10 8 3 28 17 2 6 12 13 34 0.804 38 W L D D D 1972-04-29 Bristol City A
14 0 Luton Town 41 7 8 6 25 24 3 9 8 17 23 0.894 37 D L W L L 1972-04-29 Cardiff City A
15 0 Portsmouth 41 9 7 4 30 24 3 6 12 28 42 0.879 37 W D L D D 1972-04-29 Burnley H
16 0 Sheffield Wednesday 40 10 7 2 31 20 2 5 14 18 36 0.875 36 L W W L D 1972-04-26 Middlesbrough H
17 0 Orient 40 12 4 4 32 18 2 4 14 16 40 0.828 36 L W L L D 1972-04-29 Swindon Town A
18 0 Preston North End 40 11 3 6 30 19 1 8 11 20 35 0.926 35 L L W L L 1972-04-29 Millwall A
19 0 Cardiff City 39 9 6 4 34 21 1 7 12 19 41 0.855 33 L W W D L 1972-04-26 Bristol City H
20 0 Charlton Athletic 41 9 7 5 33 25 3 2 15 22 47 0.764 33 L D L L D 1972-04-29 Blackpool A
21 0 Fulham 41 10 6 4 29 20 2 3 16 16 48 0.662 33 D L D D L 1972-04-29 Sunderland H
22 0 Watford 41 5 4 11 14 24 0 4 17 9 50 0.311 18 L L L W L 1972-04-29 Norwich City H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers21AFC BournemouthEwood Park8,941
Field (p), Bradford LineupsMacDougall   
Bradford City01Torquay UnitedValley Parade2,964
LineupsStuckey   
Brighton & Hove Albion21Rotherham UnitedGoldstone Ground27,928
Irvine, Beamish LineupsHam   
Notts County21Port ValeMeadow Lane9,033
Masson (p), Carter LineupsMorgan   

 

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 44 18 1 2 39 9 12 5 6 40 22 2.548 66 D W W L W 1972-04-29 Torquay United H
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 43 14 4 3 36 16 11 6 5 41 28 1.75 60 D W W D W 1972-04-26 Rotherham United H
3 0 AFC Bournemouth 43 15 5 1 41 13 7 10 5 29 22 2 59 W W D W D 1972-04-26 Blackburn Rovers A
4 0 Notts County 42 13 3 4 37 17 9 9 4 31 23 1.7 56 L L W W D 1972-04-26 Port Vale H
5 0 Rotherham United 41 11 8 3 44 25 7 6 6 17 17 1.452 50 W W D W L 1972-04-26 Brighton & Hove Albion A
6 0 Bristol Rovers 44 16 2 4 51 25 3 10 9 18 29 1.278 50 W W L L W 1972-04-29 Chesterfield A
7 0 Plymouth Argyle 45 12 6 4 39 25 7 4 12 31 38 1.111 48 D W L W L 1972-05-02 Swansea City H
8 1 Walsall 46 12 8 3 38 16 3 10 10 24 41 1.088 48 W D W D W End of Season
9 -1 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 7 4 23 11 5 7 8 22 25 1.25 46 D D W W W 1972-04-29 Rotherham United H
10 0 Swansea City 44 10 6 7 27 21 7 4 10 18 32 0.849 44 L L D W L 1972-04-29 Wrexham A
11 0 Oldham Athletic 44 10 4 8 32 34 6 7 9 22 26 0.9 43 D D L W D 1972-04-29 AFC Bournemouth A
12 0 Chesterfield 42 10 5 7 24 20 7 3 10 29 29 1.082 42 W L L L W 1972-04-29 Bristol Rovers H
13 0 Blackburn Rovers 43 12 4 5 35 21 4 5 13 14 35 0.875 41 L W D D W 1972-04-26 AFC Bournemouth H
14 0 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 5 5 47 29 3 4 14 19 36 1.015 39 L L W L W 1972-04-29 Halifax Town A
15 0 Port Vale 42 9 9 2 24 18 3 5 14 15 36 0.722 38 L L D D L 1972-04-26 Notts County A
16 0 Wrexham 44 9 5 8 31 26 6 2 14 25 36 0.903 37 L W D W L 1972-04-29 Swansea City H
17 1 Halifax Town 43 11 5 6 31 22 2 6 13 17 34 0.857 37 D D W L L 1972-04-29 Shrewsbury Town H
18 -1 York City 45 8 8 6 32 21 4 4 15 25 44 0.877 36 D L W D L 1972-04-29 Blackburn Rovers H
19 0 Barnsley 45 6 10 7 23 30 3 8 11 9 33 0.508 36 D W L D D 1972-04-29 Port Vale A
20 0 Rochdale 43 11 7 4 34 24 1 4 16 20 55 0.684 35 D L L D L 1972-04-29 Brighton & Hove Albion H
21 0 Mansfield Town 44 5 10 6 17 24 3 8 12 22 37 0.639 34 D W L D L 1972-04-29 Bradford City H
22 0 Tranmere Rovers 41 8 7 5 31 23 1 8 12 16 40 0.746 33 D W L L L 1972-04-29 Notts County A
23 0 Bradford City 43 6 8 7 27 28 5 1 16 17 44 0.611 31 L W L D L 1972-04-26 Torquay United H
24 0 Torquay United 42 8 5 9 30 30 1 6 13 7 31 0.607 29 L L D W D 1972-04-26 Bradford City A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Cambridge United21GillinghamAbbey Stadium3,220
Collins, Greenhalgh LineupsWilks   
Chester00AldershotSealand Road1,979
Lineups   
Exeter City02WorkingtonSt James Park3,564
LineupsTyrer, Spratt   
Lincoln City00Crewe AlexandraSincil Bank4,064
Lineups   
Reading22Stockport CountyElm Park3,136
Harman 2 LineupsGriffiths, Webber   
Footnotes
Scunthorpe United promoted

 

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 45 16 2 5 52 21 8 9 5 24 20 1.854 59 W W W W W 1972-04-29 Workington A
2 0 Grimsby Town 44 16 3 2 55 24 10 4 9 27 30 1.519 59 L D W D W 1972-04-29 Peterborough United H
3 0 Southend United 44 18 1 3 54 24 6 9 7 25 29 1.491 58 D L W D D 1972-04-29 Gillingham A
4 0 Scunthorpe United 44 13 8 2 34 15 9 5 7 22 19 1.647 57 D D D L W 1972-04-29 Cambridge United A
5 0 Lincoln City 44 16 4 1 42 15 4 9 10 31 44 1.237 53 D D L W L 1972-04-26 Crewe Alexandra H
6 0 Bury 45 16 4 3 55 22 3 8 11 17 33 1.309 50 D D L D D 1972-04-29 Doncaster Rovers A
7 1 Peterborough United 44 13 6 3 48 22 3 10 9 29 37 1.305 48 D W W W W 1972-04-29 Grimsby Town A
8 -1 Workington 44 11 9 2 31 7 3 10 9 14 27 1.324 47 L W W L D 1972-04-26 Exeter City A
9 1 Southport 44 13 5 3 42 19 3 9 11 18 25 1.364 46 D D D L L 1972-04-28 Hartlepool H
10 -1 Colchester United 45 13 6 4 38 23 5 4 13 28 44 0.985 46 L W L D W 1972-04-29 Reading A
11 0 Cambridge United 44 9 8 4 34 21 6 6 11 24 38 0.983 44 W L W L L 1972-04-26 Gillingham H
12 1 Doncaster Rovers 45 10 8 4 31 23 5 6 12 21 39 0.839 44 W L L D D 1972-04-29 Bury H
13 -1 Gillingham 42 11 4 7 33 24 5 6 9 25 39 0.921 42 D D L L D 1972-04-26 Cambridge United A
14 0 Exeter City 43 10 5 6 33 27 5 6 11 21 35 0.871 41 L W D D W 1972-04-26 Workington H
15 0 Reading 42 14 2 5 33 20 3 5 13 15 42 0.774 41 L D W L L 1972-04-26 Stockport County H
16 0 Hartlepool 45 14 2 7 39 25 3 4 15 19 43 0.853 40 W W L W W 1972-04-28 Southport A
17 0 Newport County 43 12 5 5 33 20 4 2 15 20 47 0.791 39 W W W L W 1972-04-28 Stockport County A
18 0Chester 44 10 10 2 34 16 0 7 15 13 36 0.904 37 D D D L W 1972-04-26 Aldershot H
19 2 Northampton Town 45 8 9 5 42 25 4 4 15 23 52 0.844 37 D L L D D 1972-04-29 Darlington H
20 -1 Aldershot 43 4 13 5 23 20 4 8 9 20 32 0.827 37 D D D D W 1972-04-26Chester A
21 -1 Barrow 45 8 8 7 23 26 5 3 14 16 38 0.609 37 L W L L L 1972-04-29 Exeter City A
22 0 Darlington 44 9 8 5 37 24 4 2 16 25 57 0.765 36 L D W W D 1972-04-29 Northampton Town A
23 0 Stockport County 43 7 9 6 29 28 2 3 16 20 49 0.636 30 L D D L W 1972-04-26 Reading A
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 43 8 4 9 24 22 1 4 17 16 44 0.606 26 D L L D D 1972-04-26 Lincoln City A