1973-05-01
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | Rochdale | Home Park | 9,917 | |
| Hore, Hague 2 | Lineups | Gowans, Skeete | ||||
| Walsall | 0 | 1 | Halifax Town | Fellows Park | 3,989 | |
| Lineups | Waddle | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Rotherham United relegated | ||||||
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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 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 1.872 | 61 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 1.426 | 57 | W | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 1.213 | 55 | D | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 1.333 | 54 | D | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 1.375 | 53 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 0.812 | 53 | L | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 1.5 | 50 | L | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 1.121 | 50 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 1.098 | 48 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 1.077 | 46 | L | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 1.03 | 45 | L | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 1.019 | 45 | W | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 0.889 | 45 | L | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 1.13 | 44 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 0.852 | 44 | W | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 0.934 | 43 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 0.848 | 43 | L | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | York City | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 0.913 | 41 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 0.896 | 41 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 1 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 0.811 | 41 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | -1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 0.785 | 41 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 0.739 | 37 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 0.699 | 37 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 47 | 0.458 | 30 | D | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
