1973-01-05
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Walsall | Prenton Park | 7,718 | |
| Moore, Duffy, Crossley | Lineups | Penman | ||||
| 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1.783 | 33 | D | D | W | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1.64 | 31 | D | W | L | D | D | 1973-01-06 | Watford | H |
| 3 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.591 | 31 | W | W | D | D | W | 1973-01-13 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1.4 | 29 | W | L | W | D | D | 1973-01-06 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1.324 | 29 | D | D | D | W | D | 1973-01-06 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0.771 | 28 | D | L | L | W | L | 1973-01-27 | Chesterfield | H |
| 7 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 1.394 | 27 | W | D | L | L | W | 1973-01-06 | Rochdale | H |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 1.212 | 27 | L | W | L | W | W | 1973-01-06 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Watford | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1.143 | 26 | L | W | W | W | D | 1973-01-06 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 10 | 0 | Walsall | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 0.938 | 26 | L | W | W | L | L | 1973-01-13 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1.097 | 25 | D | W | W | L | W | 1973-01-13 | Swansea City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Rotherham United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1.071 | 25 | W | W | D | L | D | 1973-01-13 | Brentford | A |
| 13 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 0.871 | 25 | W | L | D | W | W | 1973-01-06 | Brentford | H |
| 14 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 0.828 | 25 | L | W | D | D | W | 1973-01-19 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 15 | 0 | Rochdale | 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0.9 | 24 | L | D | D | D | D | 1973-01-06 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 0.818 | 24 | D | W | L | W | L | 1973-01-06 | York City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 0.818 | 23 | D | L | W | L | L | 1973-01-06 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | York City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 22 | D | D | W | W | L | 1973-01-06 | Notts County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Wrexham | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 0.781 | 22 | D | L | D | L | W | 1973-01-06 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southend United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 0.839 | 20 | W | D | D | L | L | 1973-01-06 | Swansea City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 24 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 0.808 | 19 | L | L | D | L | D | 1973-01-13 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 22 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 0.486 | 19 | L | L | W | L | L | 1973-01-06 | Wrexham | A |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 0.674 | 18 | L | W | L | L | D | 1973-01-20 | Brentford | A |
| 24 | 0 | Swansea City | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 0.651 | 16 | L | L | W | D | D | 1973-01-06 | Southend United | H |
