1972-05-03

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Cup and International Matches
European UEFA Cup Final 1st Leg VenueGateNotes
D 1Wolverhampton Wanderers12Tottenham HotspurD 1Molineux 38,362  
McCalliog Lineups Chivers 2     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Newcastle United 42 West Bromwich AlbionSt James' Park18,927
Macdonald 2 (1p), Green, OG Lineups Gould 2    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 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 0 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 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
4 0 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 1 Newcastle United 41 10 5 5 30 18 5 5 11 19 34 0.942 40 W D W L L 1972-05-08 Stoke City H
12 -1 Leicester City 42 9 6 6 18 11 4 7 10 23 35 0.891 39 L W D L W End of Season
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 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 0 Everton 42 8 9 4 28 17 1 9 11 9 31 0.771 36 D D D W L End of Season
16 0 West Bromwich Albion 41 6 7 8 22 23 6 3 11 19 30 0.774 34 L W L W D 1972-05-05 Stoke City 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 Nottingham Forest 42 6 4 11 25 29 2 5 14 22 52 0.58 25 D L D W W End of Season
22 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

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth00Tranmere RoversDean Court11,260
Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion11RochdaleGoldstone Ground34,644Largest home gate 1971-72
Templeman LineupsGowans   
Notts County21Torquay UnitedMeadow Lane8,921
Bradd, Masson LineupsTearse   
Shrewsbury Town30Halifax TownGay Meadow2,329
Wood 3 (1p) Lineups   
Footnotes
Brighton & Hove Albion promoted & Barnsley 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 46 15 5 3 39 18 12 6 5 43 29 1.745 65 D W W D W End of Season
3 0 AFC Bournemouth 46 16 6 1 43 13 7 10 6 30 24 1.973 62 D W L W W End of Season
4 0 Notts County 45 16 3 4 42 19 9 9 4 31 23 1.738 62 W W W L L 1972-05-08 Tranmere Rovers A
5 0 Bristol Rovers 46 17 2 4 54 26 4 10 9 21 30 1.339 54 W W W W L End of Season
6 0 Rotherham United 44 12 8 3 46 25 7 7 7 20 21 1.435 53 W D L W W 1972-05-05 Oldham Athletic A
7 0 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 6 4 43 26 7 4 12 31 38 1.156 50 W D W L W End of Season
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 44 11 8 4 25 13 5 7 9 22 27 1.175 47 L D D D W 1972-05-05 Torquay 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 46 10 6 7 27 21 7 4 12 19 38 0.78 44 L L L L D End of Season
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 1 Shrewsbury Town 45 13 5 5 50 29 3 5 14 19 36 1.062 42 W D L L W 1972-05-10 Tranmere Rovers A
14 -1 Chesterfield 44 10 5 8 25 23 7 3 11 30 32 1 42 L L W L L 1972-05-05 Aston Villa A
15 0 Wrexham 46 10 5 8 33 26 6 3 14 26 37 0.937 40 D W L W D End of Season
16 0 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 45 11 6 6 31 22 2 6 14 17 37 0.814 38 L D D D W 1972-05-08 Blackburn Rovers 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 Rochdale 45 11 7 5 35 26 1 5 16 21 56 0.683 36 D L D L L 1972-05-12 Port Vale A
20 -1 Mansfield Town 46 5 12 6 19 26 3 8 12 22 37 0.651 36 D D D W L End of Season
21 -1 Barnsley 46 6 10 7 23 30 3 8 12 9 34 0.5 36 L D W L D End of Season
22 0 Tranmere Rovers 43 8 7 5 31 23 1 9 13 16 41 0.734 34 D L D W L 1972-05-08 Notts County H
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 45 8 5 9 30 30 2 6 15 10 38 0.588 31 L L W L L 1972-05-05 Bolton Wanderers H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Aldershot40Stockport CountyRecreation Ground2,179
Walker (p), Pearce, Melledew, Sydenham Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra12Newport CountyGresty Road1,028
Tewley LineupsJones R, White   
Southend United22GillinghamRoots Hall15,854
Johnson, Elliott LineupsWilks, Woolcott   

 

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 46 18 3 2 61 26 10 4 9 27 30 1.571 63 W W L D W End of Season
2 1 Southend United 46 18 2 3 56 26 6 10 7 25 29 1.473 60 D D D L W End of Season
3 -1 Brentford 46 16 2 5 52 21 8 9 6 24 23 1.727 59 L W W W W End of Season
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 0 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 0 Bury 46 16 4 3 55 22 3 8 12 18 37 1.237 50 L D D L D End of Season
9 0 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 0 Gillingham 46 11 5 7 33 24 5 8 10 28 43 0.91 45 D D D L D End of Season
14 1 Newport County 46 13 5 5 34 20 5 3 15 26 52 0.833 44 W W D W W End of Season
15 -1 Exeter City 46 11 5 7 40 30 5 6 12 21 38 0.897 43 L W L L W End of Season
16 0 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 3 Aldershot 46 5 13 5 27 20 4 9 10 21 34 0.889 40 W L D D D End of Season
18 -1 Hartlepool 46 14 2 7 39 25 3 4 16 19 44 0.841 40 L W W L W End of Season
19 -1 Darlington 46 9 9 5 37 24 5 2 16 27 58 0.78 39 D W L D W End of Season
20 -1Chester 46 10 11 2 34 16 0 7 16 13 40 0.839 38 L D D D D End of Season
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 46 7 10 6 33 32 2 4 17 22 55 0.632 32 L D D L D End of Season
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 4 10 27 25 1 5 17 16 44 0.623 29 L W D D L End of Season