1972-09-01
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Southend United | Prenton Park | 2,830 | |
| Crossley, Loyden 2 | Lineups | Johnson T | ||||
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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 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Wrexham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | D | W | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Walsall | H |
| 3 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | L | D | D | W | W | 1972-09-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.167 | 6 | L | D | D | W | W | 1972-09-02 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.333 | 5 | W | W | D | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 6 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 7 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.75 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Brentford | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.429 | 5 | D | D | D | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Watford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.333 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.25 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.167 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Port Vale | A |
| 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 13 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1972-09-02 | York City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.167 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Notts County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.75 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Swansea City | A |
| 17 | 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.714 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1972-09-09 | Rochdale | A |
| 18 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.667 | 3 | L | L | W | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Watford | H |
| 19 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.333 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | -1 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.556 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1972-09-09 | Notts County | H |
| 22 | -1 | York City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 23 | 0 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.273 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Rochdale | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.444 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 2 | Stockport County | Belle Vue | 2,222 | |
| Kitchen, Hart OG | Lineups | Hart, Garbett | ||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | Chester | County Ground | 5,008 | Largest home gate 1972-73 |
| Gould | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Newport County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4.5 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Southport | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1972-09-02 | Aldershot | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chester | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.667 | 6 | L | W | W | L | W | 1972-09-09 | Aldershot | H |
| 5 | 0 | Newport County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 6 | 3 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1972-09-09 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 1 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1972-09-08 | Darlington | H |
| 8 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | 5 | W | D | D | D | # | 1972-09-02 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | -2 | Hartlepool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.25 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Reading | H |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1972-09-02 | Bury | A |
| 11 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Gillingham | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.667 | 4 | D | D | W | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Torquay United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Hereford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.25 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Workington | H |
| 14 | 0 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Cambridge United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.857 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Colchester United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.714 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1972-09-02 | Peterborough United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Workington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1972-09-02 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | 0 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1972-09-02 | Hartlepool | A |
| 22 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.417 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1972-09-08 | Gillingham | A |
| 23 | -1 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1972-09-02 | Barnsley | A |
| 24 | -1 | Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0.357 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1972-09-02 | Bradford City | H |
