1972-10-17
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | Bloomfield Road | 15,043 | |
| Rafferty | Lineups | Evans | ||||
| Fulham | 0 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | Craven Cottage | 20,895 | Largest home gate 1972-73 |
| Lineups | Bowles, Givens | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.769 | 19 | W | W | D | D | W | 1972-10-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1.8 | 18 | W | W | W | W | L | 1972-10-21 | Sunderland | H |
| 3 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.471 | 17 | L | D | D | W | W | 1972-10-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.364 | 17 | D | L | L | W | W | 1972-10-21 | Portsmouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | Luton Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.385 | 16 | W | D | D | W | L | 1972-10-18 | Portsmouth | H |
| 6 | 1 | Blackpool | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.294 | 15 | D | W | D | L | W | 1972-10-21 | Fulham | A |
| 7 | -1 | Oxford United | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.333 | 14 | L | W | L | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Bristol City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 14 | L | D | W | D | W | 1972-10-21 | Millwall | H |
| 9 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.714 | 14 | L | W | W | D | W | 1972-10-21 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Hull City | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1.25 | 13 | W | D | W | W | L | 1972-10-21 | Luton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol City | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1.214 | 13 | D | W | D | D | W | 1972-10-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.75 | 13 | D | D | L | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Swindon Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Fulham | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.889 | 12 | L | L | W | D | D | 1972-10-21 | Blackpool | H |
| 14 | 0 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.833 | 12 | L | L | W | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.765 | 12 | L | D | D | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 16 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0.708 | 10 | W | L | L | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.706 | 10 | L | L | W | W | D | 1972-10-18 | Luton Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.696 | 10 | W | D | L | D | D | 1972-10-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 19 | 0 | Carlisle United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0.941 | 9 | W | L | D | L | L | 1972-10-21 | Orient | A |
| 20 | 0 | Millwall | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0.824 | 9 | W | L | L | W | L | 1972-10-21 | Preston North End | A |
| 21 | 0 | Orient | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.571 | 9 | L | D | D | D | D | 1972-10-21 | Carlisle United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0.478 | 8 | W | D | L | D | L | 1972-10-21 | Burnley | A |
