1972-10-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | Colchester United | Abbey Stadium | 4,465 | |
| Ross, Collins, Noble OG | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2.154 | 23 | D | W | D | W | L | 1972-10-21 | Chester | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southport | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.909 | 22 | D | W | D | W | D | 1972-10-21 | Reading | A |
| 3 | 0 | Aldershot | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1.833 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1972-10-21 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 4 | 2 | Cambridge United | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.2 | 19 | W | D | W | W | D | 1972-10-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 5 | -1 | Chester | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.083 | 18 | W | W | L | W | D | 1972-10-21 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.588 | 17 | L | D | W | D | W | 1972-10-21 | Gillingham | H |
| 7 | 0 | Exeter City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1.385 | 16 | W | L | L | W | D | 1972-10-21 | Bury | A |
| 8 | 0 | Newport County | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.895 | 16 | W | L | W | W | W | 1972-10-21 | Hartlepool | H |
| 9 | 0 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.556 | 14 | L | W | D | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Southport | H |
| 10 | 0 | Stockport County | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.143 | 14 | W | D | D | L | W | 1972-10-21 | Workington | A |
| 11 | 0 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1.087 | 14 | D | L | W | D | D | 1972-10-21 | Darlington | H |
| 12 | 0 | Workington | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.789 | 14 | D | W | W | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Stockport County | H |
| 13 | 0 | Gillingham | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.133 | 13 | W | W | D | D | L | 1972-10-21 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Torquay United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.923 | 13 | L | W | D | L | L | 1972-10-21 | Bradford City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Hartlepool | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.857 | 13 | D | L | D | L | L | 1972-10-21 | Newport County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.733 | 13 | L | L | W | W | D | 1972-10-21 | Exeter City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Northampton Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0.895 | 12 | D | D | L | D | L | 1972-10-21 | Hereford United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.737 | 12 | D | D | W | D | D | 1972-10-21 | Peterborough United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.609 | 11 | D | W | L | L | L | 1972-10-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 0.667 | 10 | L | L | W | W | D | 1972-10-21 | Aldershot | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hereford United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.6 | 9 | L | L | D | W | D | 1972-10-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0.6 | 8 | L | L | L | L | D | 1972-10-21 | Barnsley | A |
| 23 | 0 | Peterborough United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 0.625 | 7 | W | L | L | D | D | 1972-10-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 0.533 | 7 | L | D | L | L | L | 1972-10-23 | Peterborough United | A |
