1972-11-06
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter City | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | St James Park | 4,319 | |
| Wingate, Binney | 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 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.944 | 28 | W | D | L | W | D | 1972-11-11 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southport | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.556 | 27 | W | W | L | D | D | 1972-11-10 | Colchester United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cambridge United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.261 | 23 | W | D | D | W | D | 1972-11-10 | Stockport County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newport County | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.238 | 23 | W | D | W | W | W | 1972-11-11 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Aldershot | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1.563 | 22 | D | L | W | L | W | 1972-11-11 | Exeter City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Reading | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.818 | 20 | W | D | W | D | L | 1972-11-11 | Lincoln City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chester | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1.45 | 20 | L | D | D | L | W | 1972-11-11 | Bradford City | H |
| 8 | 2 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1.375 | 20 | W | D | D | L | W | 1972-11-11 | Aldershot | A |
| 9 | -1 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1.261 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1972-11-11 | Reading | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bury | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.944 | 19 | W | D | D | W | L | 1972-11-11 | Northampton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Workington | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0.864 | 18 | L | W | L | W | D | 1972-11-11 | Torquay United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Barnsley | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.038 | 17 | L | W | D | L | D | 1972-11-11 | Hereford United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Hartlepool | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.81 | 17 | D | D | W | L | D | 1972-11-11 | Darlington | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bradford City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0.8 | 17 | W | D | D | W | D | 1972-11-11 | Chester | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hereford United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0.947 | 16 | W | D | W | W | L | 1972-11-11 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | 0 | Torquay United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.941 | 16 | W | L | D | L | L | 1972-11-11 | Workington | A |
| 17 | 0 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0.9 | 16 | L | W | L | L | W | 1972-11-10 | Cambridge United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Northampton Town | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.864 | 16 | L | W | W | L | D | 1972-11-11 | Bury | H |
| 19 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 0.75 | 15 | L | W | D | W | L | 1972-11-11 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.696 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1972-11-11 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.783 | 13 | L | L | L | L | W | 1972-11-11 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Peterborough United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 0.684 | 11 | L | D | D | W | W | 1972-11-11 | Newport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Darlington | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0.621 | 11 | D | L | L | W | L | 1972-11-11 | Hartlepool | H |
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 0.528 | 9 | L | D | D | L | D | 1972-11-10 | Southport | H |
