1972-10-23
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| League Cup Round 3 Replay 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | D 3 | Bramall Lane | 11,601 | aet |
| Dearden | Lineups | |||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Vale Park | 5,213 | |
| James | Lineups | Dolby | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Prenton Park | 3,474 | |
| Loyden | Lineups | Jones W | ||||
| 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 | Walsall | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.714 | 21 | W | L | W | W | W | 1972-10-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 2 | 1 | Port Vale | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0.75 | 20 | D | D | W | D | L | 1972-10-28 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.941 | 19 | W | L | W | W | W | 1972-10-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.769 | 18 | D | D | W | L | D | 1972-10-28 | Southend United | H |
| 5 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1.733 | 18 | L | W | W | D | D | 1972-10-24 | Rochdale | H |
| 6 | 0 | Rochdale | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.118 | 18 | D | L | D | W | L | 1972-10-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wrexham | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.133 | 17 | W | D | L | D | D | 1972-10-27 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.294 | 16 | D | W | L | W | L | 1972-10-24 | Swansea City | A |
| 9 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.263 | 16 | D | W | D | L | W | 1972-10-28 | Watford | A |
| 10 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 | D | D | D | L | D | 1972-10-27 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | -2 | Watford | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | D | W | D | L | L | 1972-10-24 | Halifax Town | A |
| 12 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0.952 | 16 | D | L | L | L | W | 1972-10-24 | Southend United | H |
| 13 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.696 | 16 | D | L | W | W | L | 1972-10-27 | Chesterfield | H |
| 14 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.048 | 15 | L | D | W | W | W | 1972-10-24 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Halifax Town | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.273 | 14 | D | D | D | L | D | 1972-10-24 | Watford | H |
| 16 | 0 | Rotherham United | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1.105 | 14 | L | D | L | L | L | 1972-10-25 | Notts County | A |
| 17 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0.882 | 14 | L | W | W | L | L | 1972-10-28 | Rochdale | H |
| 18 | 0 | Notts County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.765 | 14 | L | L | W | W | W | 1972-10-25 | Rotherham United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.773 | 12 | W | W | D | L | L | 1972-10-24 | York City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0.579 | 12 | W | D | D | W | L | 1972-10-24 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.81 | 11 | W | L | L | W | L | 1972-10-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | York City | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.667 | 11 | L | W | W | W | L | 1972-10-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 23 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.5 | 10 | D | L | L | D | W | 1972-10-25 | Walsall | H |
| 24 | 0 | Swansea City | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 0.563 | 8 | D | L | L | W | L | 1972-10-24 | Chesterfield | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 0 | 2 | Reading | Feethams Ground | 1,705 | |
| Lineups | Chappell, Cumming (p) | |||||
| Hartlepool | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Victoria Park | 3,462 | |
| Veart, Smith B (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | Colchester United | London Road | 5,648 | |
| Oakes D, Heath | Lineups | Mahon 2 | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2.286 | 25 | W | D | W | D | W | 1972-10-25 | Hereford United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southport | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.833 | 23 | D | D | W | D | W | 1972-10-24 | Newport County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Aldershot | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1.692 | 19 | L | W | W | L | W | 1972-10-25 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.647 | 19 | W | L | D | W | D | 1972-10-28 | Stockport County | A |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | Chester | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.625 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | 1972-10-24 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.1 | 18 | W | W | L | W | W | 1972-10-24 | Southport | H |
| 8 | 2 | Reading | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.7 | 17 | W | D | L | W | D | 1972-10-28 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1.267 | 16 | L | W | L | L | W | 1972-10-28 | Newport County | H |
| 10 | -1 | Workington | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.895 | 16 | W | D | W | W | L | 1972-10-24 | Northampton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bury | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.813 | 15 | W | L | L | W | W | 1972-10-24 | Bradford City | H |
| 12 | 4 | Hartlepool | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.789 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1972-10-28 | Bury | H |
| 13 | -1 | Barnsley | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 14 | L | D | L | W | D | 1972-10-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Stockport County | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | L | W | D | D | L | 1972-10-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 15 | -1 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0.944 | 13 | L | L | W | W | D | 1972-10-28 | Workington | H |
| 16 | -1 | Torquay United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.867 | 13 | L | L | W | D | L | 1972-10-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bradford City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0.667 | 13 | W | D | W | L | L | 1972-10-24 | Bury | A |
| 18 | 0 | Northampton Town | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.81 | 12 | L | D | D | L | D | 1972-10-24 | Workington | H |
| 19 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 0.714 | 12 | W | L | L | W | W | 1972-10-24 | Chester | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.667 | 12 | L | D | D | W | D | 1972-10-25 | Cambridge United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hereford United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.733 | 11 | W | L | L | D | W | 1972-10-25 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 22 | 1 | Peterborough United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 0.706 | 10 | D | W | W | L | L | 1972-10-28 | Hereford United | H |
| 23 | -1 | Darlington | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0.63 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1972-10-28 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 0.563 | 8 | D | L | D | L | L | 1972-10-28 | Mansfield Town | H |
