1972-09-22
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Roots Hall | 9,960 | |
| Johnson T | Lineups | Davies 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 | Port Vale | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0.923 | 13 | W | W | W | W | W | 1972-09-23 | Walsall | A |
| 2 | 0 | Rotherham United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.75 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1972-09-23 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2.444 | 11 | D | W | W | L | W | 1972-09-25 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 4 | -1 | Walsall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.625 | 11 | W | W | W | D | L | 1972-09-23 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.125 | 10 | W | L | W | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Rochdale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Rochdale | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1.1 | 10 | W | D | D | W | W | 1972-09-23 | Wrexham | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.714 | 9 | D | L | W | W | L | 1972-09-23 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 9 | W | L | L | W | D | 1972-09-23 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 | 9 | W | W | L | W | L | 1972-09-23 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | D | D | W | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.429 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1972-09-23 | Rotherham United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.917 | 8 | D | L | W | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 13 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.889 | 8 | D | W | D | W | L | 1972-09-23 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 | 8 | L | D | L | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Watford | A |
| 15 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | L | W | L | L | W | 1972-09-23 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.889 | 7 | W | D | D | W | L | 1972-09-23 | Brentford | A |
| 17 | 0 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.889 | 7 | L | L | L | W | W | 1972-09-23 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 18 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.625 | 7 | L | L | W | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Swansea City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.583 | 6 | L | L | L | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.4 | 6 | W | D | L | L | W | 1972-09-23 | Chesterfield | A |
| 21 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.786 | 5 | L | W | L | W | L | 1972-09-23 | York City | A |
| 22 | 1 | Southend United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.563 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1972-09-25 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 23 | -1 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.5 | 5 | D | L | W | L | L | 1972-09-23 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 | 4 | D | L | D | L | L | 1972-09-23 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 2 | 2 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | 3,543 | |
| McLaughlin, Mahon | Lineups | Neal, Robertson | ||||
| Southport | 2 | 0 | Hereford United | Haig Avenue | 3,331 | |
| Lee, McPhee | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 0 | Bury | Edgeley Park | 4,720 | |
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 | 15 | W | W | D | W | W | 1972-09-23 | Barnsley | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southport | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.167 | 15 | W | W | L | W | W | 1972-09-26 | Chester | A |
| 3 | 0 | Torquay United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 10 | W | W | D | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Exeter City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1.875 | 9 | D | W | W | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.833 | 9 | L | L | D | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Gillingham | A |
| 6 | 0 | Exeter City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | W | W | L | W | D | 1972-09-23 | Torquay United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.364 | 9 | W | W | L | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 8 | 2 | Northampton Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.2 | 9 | D | D | D | L | W | 1972-09-26 | Newport County | H |
| 9 | -1 | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.143 | 9 | D | W | D | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Bradford City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Chester | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.429 | 8 | D | D | L | W | W | 1972-09-23 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 11 | 2 | Stockport County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | D | L | L | L | W | 1972-09-25 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 12 | -1 | Newport County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | D | L | D | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Reading | A |
| 13 | -1 | Reading | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | D | D | W | W | D | 1972-09-23 | Newport County | H |
| 14 | 4 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | D | D | L | D | D | 1972-09-25 | Peterborough United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | L | D | W | W | D | 1972-09-23 | Aldershot | H |
| 16 | -1 | Darlington | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0.833 | 7 | D | D | L | W | L | 1972-09-23 | Workington | A |
| 17 | -1 | Cambridge United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.714 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1972-09-23 | Peterborough United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.667 | 7 | W | L | W | L | D | 1972-09-23 | Hartlepool | H |
| 19 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.615 | 6 | L | L | L | D | W | 1972-09-23 | Chester | A |
| 20 | 0 | Workington | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.545 | 6 | L | L | W | D | L | 1972-09-23 | Darlington | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hereford United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0.583 | 5 | L | L | D | L | D | 1972-09-26 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 22 | 1 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0.579 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1972-09-25 | Bradford City | H |
| 23 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.533 | 5 | W | W | L | D | L | 1972-09-23 | Lincoln City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | D | L | L | W | L | 1972-09-23 | Cambridge United | A |
