1972-12-08
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2 | 1 | Hartlepool | Oakwell | 1,897 | |
| Lea, Mahoney | Lineups | Young | ||||
| 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 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.727 | 30 | D | D | L | W | D | 1972-12-09 | Workington | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southport | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1.292 | 29 | W | L | L | W | W | 1972-12-15 | Northampton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Chester | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.545 | 25 | W | W | D | L | D | 1972-12-09 | Gillingham | A |
| 4 | 0 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1.444 | 25 | W | W | D | W | D | 1972-12-16 | Gillingham | H |
| 5 | 0 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1.067 | 25 | D | L | D | W | D | 1972-12-09 | Northampton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1.471 | 23 | L | D | D | L | W | 1972-12-16 | Bradford City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.08 | 23 | L | L | L | W | D | 1972-12-16 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Reading | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.615 | 22 | D | L | D | W | D | 1972-12-16 | Barnsley | A |
| 9 | 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.067 | 22 | W | L | W | D | L | 1972-12-16 | Reading | H |
| 10 | -1 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1.148 | 21 | L | D | D | L | L | 1972-12-16 | Newport County | A |
| 11 | -1 | Hereford United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1.053 | 21 | W | W | D | W | D | 1972-12-09 | Bury | H |
| 12 | -1 | Workington | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 21 | L | W | D | L | W | 1972-12-09 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Bury | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.826 | 21 | L | L | W | W | D | 1972-12-09 | Hereford United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bradford City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 0.839 | 20 | W | L | D | W | D | 1972-12-16 | Aldershot | A |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.826 | 20 | W | D | W | W | L | 1972-12-16 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Hartlepool | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0.741 | 20 | L | D | L | W | D | 1972-12-16 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Stockport County | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0.917 | 19 | L | W | D | L | W | 1972-12-16 | Hartlepool | A |
| 18 | 0 | Torquay United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.905 | 18 | D | L | D | W | L | 1972-12-16 | Darlington | A |
| 19 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 0.815 | 18 | D | W | L | L | W | 1972-12-16 | Colchester United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Gillingham | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.923 | 17 | W | W | L | L | L | 1972-12-09 | Chester | H |
| 21 | 0 | Peterborough United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 0.8 | 16 | D | W | W | L | D | 1972-12-16 | Workington | H |
| 22 | 0 | Northampton Town | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.8 | 16 | L | L | L | W | W | 1972-12-09 | Cambridge United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Darlington | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0.636 | 13 | D | D | L | D | L | 1972-12-16 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 0.622 | 13 | W | W | L | D | D | 1972-12-16 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
