1972-05-12
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | Vale Park | 2,475 | |
| Horton (p) | Lineups | Jenkins (p) | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 2.656 | 70 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 1.682 | 62 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 1.327 | 55 | W | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 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 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 1.244 | 50 | W | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 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 | ||
| 9 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 1.088 | 48 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 0.947 | 47 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 0.937 | 45 | W | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 1.123 | 44 | W | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 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 | ||
| 14 | 0 | Chesterfield | 45 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 0.982 | 42 | L | L | L | W | L | 1972-05-15 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | 1 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 0.729 | 41 | D | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | -1 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 37 | 0.937 | 40 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 0.787 | 38 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 2 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 0.687 | 37 | D | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | -1 | York City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 0.864 | 36 | L | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 0.71 | 36 | L | W | D | L | D | 1972-05-15 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 0.651 | 36 | D | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 0.5 | 36 | L | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 0.594 | 32 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Bradford City | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 0.584 | 32 | L | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
