1972-05-04
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 5 | 2 | Reading | Haig Avenue | 1,343 | |
| Redrobe, Fryatt, Lee, Lloyd 2 | Lineups | Harman, Chappell | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 1.435 | 50 | W | W | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 1.281 | 50 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 1.237 | 50 | L | D | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 0.737 | 42 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Aldershot | 46 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 0.889 | 40 | W | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Hartlepool | 46 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 0.841 | 40 | L | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 58 | 0.78 | 39 | D | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Chester | 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 | ||
