1972-05-01

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Coventry City 01 ArsenalHighfield Road23,509
Lineups McLintock    
Derby County 10 LiverpoolBaseball Ground39,159Largest home gate 1971-72
McGovern Lineups    
Leeds United 20 ChelseaElland Road46,565Largest home gate 1971-72
Bremner, Jones Lineups    
West Ham United 10 SouthamptonUpton Park18,421
Robson Lineups    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 2 Derby County 42 16 4 1 43 10 8 6 7 26 23 2.091 58 W L W W D End of Season
2 2 Leeds United 41 17 4 0 54 10 7 5 8 18 19 2.483 57 W W L W W 1972-05-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
3 -2 Manchester City 42 16 3 2 48 15 7 8 6 29 30 1.711 57 W L D W W End of Season
4 -2 Liverpool 41 17 3 1 48 16 7 5 8 16 14 2.133 56 L W W W W 1972-05-08 Arsenal A
5 0 Arsenal 40 15 1 3 36 11 7 6 8 22 27 1.526 51 W W W D W 1972-05-08 Liverpool H
6 0 Tottenham Hotspur 41 16 3 2 45 13 2 10 8 16 29 1.452 49 W D W D L 1972-05-11 Arsenal A
7 0 Chelsea 42 12 7 2 41 20 6 5 10 17 29 1.184 48 L L W D D End of Season
8 0 Manchester United 42 13 2 6 39 26 6 8 7 30 35 1.131 48 W L D W L End of Season
9 0 Sheffield United 42 10 8 3 39 26 7 4 10 22 34 1.017 46 W W L D L End of Season
10 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 9 7 4 33 22 8 4 9 30 34 1.125 45 L W W L L 1972-05-08 Leeds United H
11 0 Leicester City 42 9 6 6 18 11 4 7 10 23 35 0.891 39 L W D L W End of Season
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 1 West Ham United 42 10 6 5 31 19 2 6 13 16 32 0.9 36 W L L L D End of Season
15 -1 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
16 0 West Bromwich Albion 40 6 7 8 22 23 6 3 10 17 26 0.796 34 W L W D D 1972-05-03 Newcastle United A
17 0 Stoke City 40 6 9 5 25 24 4 4 12 13 31 0.691 33 L L L D L 1972-05-05 West Bromwich Albion H
18 0 Coventry City 42 7 10 4 27 23 2 5 14 17 44 0.657 33 L L W D W End of Season
19 0 Southampton 42 8 5 8 31 28 4 2 15 21 52 0.65 31 L D D L W End of Season
20 0 Crystal Palace 42 4 8 9 26 31 4 5 12 13 34 0.6 29 D W L D L End of Season
21 0 Huddersfield Town 42 4 7 10 12 22 2 6 13 15 37 0.458 25 D L L L L End of Season
22 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

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Preston North End22Swindon TownDeepdale9,566
Lamb, Tarbuck LineupsNoble 2   
Footnotes
Norwich City champions & promoted

 

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 42 13 8 0 40 16 8 7 6 20 20 1.667 57 D W W L W End of Season
2 0 Millwall 42 14 7 0 38 17 5 10 6 26 29 1.391 55 W W L W L End of Season
3 0 Birmingham City 41 15 6 0 46 14 3 12 5 13 17 1.903 54 W W D D W 1972-05-02 Orient A
4 0 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 4 1 36 9 4 10 7 18 19 1.929 52 W D W W D 1972-05-02 Cardiff City H
5 0 Sunderland 42 11 7 3 42 24 6 9 6 25 33 1.175 50 D W L W L End of Season
6 0 Blackpool 42 12 6 3 43 16 8 1 12 27 34 1.4 47 W L W W W End of Season
7 0 Burnley 42 13 4 4 43 22 7 2 12 27 33 1.273 46 W W W W W End of Season
8 0 Bristol City 42 14 3 4 43 22 4 7 10 18 27 1.245 46 W W D W L End of Season
9 0 Middlesbrough 42 16 4 1 31 11 3 4 14 19 37 1.042 46 W L D L W End of Season
10 0 Carlisle United 42 12 6 3 38 22 5 3 13 23 35 1.07 43 L L W L W End of Season
11 0 Swindon Town 42 10 6 5 29 16 5 6 10 18 31 1 42 D D W L W End of Season
12 0 Hull City 42 10 6 5 33 21 4 4 13 16 32 0.925 38 L L W L D End of Season
13 0 Luton Town 42 7 8 6 25 24 3 10 8 18 24 0.896 38 D D L W L End of Season
14 0 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 7 3 33 22 2 5 14 18 36 0.879 38 L W L W W End of Season
15 0 Oxford United 42 10 8 3 28 17 2 6 13 15 38 0.782 38 L W L D D End of Season
16 0 Portsmouth 42 9 7 5 31 26 3 6 12 28 42 0.868 37 L W D L D End of Season
17 0 Orient 41 12 4 4 32 18 2 5 14 18 42 0.833 37 D L W L L 1972-05-02 Birmingham City H
18 0 Preston North End 42 11 4 6 32 21 1 8 12 20 37 0.897 36 D L L L W End of Season
19 0 Cardiff City 41 9 7 5 37 25 1 7 12 19 41 0.848 34 D L L W W 1972-05-02 Queens Park Rangers A
20 0 Fulham 42 10 7 4 29 20 2 3 16 16 48 0.662 34 D D L D D End of Season
21 0 Charlton Athletic 42 9 7 5 33 25 3 2 16 22 52 0.714 33 L L D L L End of Season
22 0 Watford 42 5 5 11 15 25 0 4 17 9 50 0.32 19 D L L L W End of Season

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Mansfield Town11WrexhamField Mill6,678
Fairbrother LineupsEvans   
Footnotes
Torquay United relegated

 

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 45 19 1 2 44 10 12 5 6 40 22 2.625 68 W D W W L 1972-05-05 Chesterfield H
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 45 15 4 3 38 17 12 6 5 43 29 1.761 64 W W D W W 1972-05-03 Rochdale H
3 0 AFC Bournemouth 45 16 5 1 43 13 7 10 6 30 24 1.973 61 W L W W D 1972-05-03 Tranmere Rovers H
4 0 Notts County 44 15 3 4 40 18 9 9 4 31 23 1.732 60 W W L L W 1972-05-03 Torquay United H
5 0 Bristol Rovers 45 16 2 4 51 25 4 10 9 21 30 1.309 52 W W W L L 1972-05-02 Chesterfield H
6 0 Rotherham United 43 11 8 3 44 25 7 7 7 20 21 1.391 51 D L W W D 1972-05-02 Bolton Wanderers H
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 0 Walsall 46 12 8 3 38 16 3 10 10 24 41 1.088 48 W D W D W End of Season
9 0 Bolton Wanderers 43 11 8 4 25 13 5 7 8 22 25 1.237 47 D D D W W 1972-05-02 Rotherham United A
10 0 Blackburn Rovers 45 13 4 5 37 22 5 5 13 15 35 0.912 45 W W L W D 1972-05-08 Halifax Town H
11 0 Swansea City 45 10 6 7 27 21 7 4 11 18 34 0.818 44 L L L D W 1972-05-02 Plymouth Argyle A
12 0 Oldham Athletic 45 10 4 8 32 34 6 7 10 22 28 0.871 43 L D D L W 1972-05-05 Rotherham United H
13 0 Chesterfield 43 10 5 8 25 23 7 3 10 29 29 1.038 42 L W L L L 1972-05-02 Bristol Rovers A
14 0 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 5 5 47 29 3 5 14 19 36 1.015 40 D L L W L 1972-05-03 Halifax Town H
15 1 Wrexham 46 10 5 8 33 26 6 3 14 26 37 0.937 40 D W L W D End of Season
16 -1 Port Vale 44 10 9 2 25 18 3 5 15 16 38 0.732 40 W L L L D 1972-05-08 Rotherham United H
17 0 Halifax Town 44 11 6 6 31 22 2 6 13 17 34 0.857 38 D D D W L 1972-05-03 Shrewsbury Town A
18 0 York City 46 8 8 7 32 22 4 4 15 25 44 0.864 36 L D L W D End of Season
19 2 Mansfield Town 46 5 12 6 19 26 3 8 12 22 37 0.651 36 D D D W L End of Season
20 -1 Barnsley 46 6 10 7 23 30 3 8 12 9 34 0.5 36 L D W L D End of Season
21 -1 Rochdale 44 11 7 5 35 26 1 4 16 20 55 0.679 35 L D L L D 1972-05-03 Brighton & Hove Albion A
22 0 Tranmere Rovers 42 8 7 5 31 23 1 8 13 16 41 0.734 33 L D W L L 1972-05-03 AFC Bournemouth A
23 0 Bradford City 45 6 8 8 27 29 5 2 16 18 45 0.608 32 D L L W L 1972-05-10 Bolton Wanderers H
24 0 Torquay United 44 8 5 9 30 30 2 6 14 9 36 0.591 31 L W L L D 1972-05-03 Notts County A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Darlington00GillinghamFeethams Ground2,339
Lineups   
Newport County10Scunthorpe UnitedSomerton Park3,691
Hill Lineups   
Peterborough United32ReadingLondon Road5,749
Conmy (p), Darrell, Dixon OG LineupsCumming 2 (1p)   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Grimsby Town 45 17 3 2 58 26 10 4 9 27 30 1.518 61 W L D W D 1972-05-02 Exeter City H
2 0 Brentford 46 16 2 5 52 21 8 9 6 24 23 1.727 59 L W W W W End of Season
3 0 Southend United 45 18 1 3 54 24 6 10 7 25 29 1.491 59 D D L W D 1972-05-03 Gillingham H
4 0 Scunthorpe United 46 13 8 2 34 15 9 5 9 22 22 1.514 57 L L D D D End of Season
5 0 Lincoln City 46 17 5 1 46 15 4 9 10 31 44 1.305 56 W D D D L End of Season
6 0 Workington 46 12 9 2 34 7 4 10 9 16 27 1.471 51 W W L W W End of Season
7 2 Peterborough United 46 14 6 3 51 24 3 10 10 31 40 1.281 50 W L D W W End of Season
8 -1 Bury 46 16 4 3 55 22 3 8 12 18 37 1.237 50 L D D L D End of Season
9 -1 Southport 45 14 5 3 43 19 3 9 11 18 25 1.386 48 W D D D L 1972-05-04 Reading H
10 0 Cambridge United 46 11 8 4 38 22 6 6 11 24 38 1.033 48 W W W L W End of Season
11 0 Colchester United 46 13 6 4 38 23 6 4 13 32 46 1.014 48 W L W L D End of Season
12 0 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 8 4 35 24 5 6 12 21 39 0.889 46 W W L L D End of Season
13 1 Gillingham 45 11 5 7 33 24 5 7 10 26 41 0.908 44 D D L D D 1972-05-03 Southend United A
14 -1 Exeter City 45 11 5 7 40 30 5 6 11 21 35 0.938 43 W L L W D 1972-05-02 Grimsby Town A
15 2 Newport County 45 13 5 5 34 20 4 3 15 24 51 0.817 42 W D W W W 1972-05-03 Crewe Alexandra A
16 -1 Reading 45 14 3 6 37 26 3 5 14 17 45 0.761 42 L L D L D 1972-05-04 Southport A
17 -1 Hartlepool 46 14 2 7 39 25 3 4 16 19 44 0.841 40 L W W L W End of Season
18 2 Darlington 46 9 9 5 37 24 5 2 16 27 58 0.78 39 D W L D W End of Season
19 -1Chester 46 10 11 2 34 16 0 7 16 13 40 0.839 38 L D D D D End of Season
20 -1 Aldershot 45 4 13 5 23 20 4 9 10 21 34 0.815 38 L D D D D 1972-05-03 Stockport County H
21 0 Northampton Town 46 8 9 6 43 27 4 4 15 23 52 0.835 37 L D L L D End of Season
22 0 Barrow 46 8 8 7 23 26 5 3 15 17 45 0.563 37 L L W L L End of Season
23 0 Stockport County 45 7 10 6 33 32 2 4 16 22 51 0.663 32 D D L D D 1972-05-03 Aldershot A
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 45 9 4 9 26 23 1 5 17 16 44 0.627 29 W D D L L 1972-05-03 Newport County H
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