1973-09-14
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 3 | 1 | Cambridge United | Roots Hall | 6,428 | |
| Guthrie, Moore, Johnson K | Lineups | O'Donnell | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Prenton Park | 6,872 | Largest home gate 1973-74 |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | D | W | W | W | D | 1973-09-19 | Hereford United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1973-09-15 | York City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Wrexham | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.333 | 6 | D | D | W | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Halifax Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 6 | 0 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Hereford United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5 | L | W | W | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Hereford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Watford | H |
| 9 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Aldershot | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.6 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Chesterfield | A |
| 11 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Walsall | A |
| 12 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 13 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | L | L | 1973-09-19 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 14 | -2 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.875 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1973-09-19 | Watford | H |
| 15 | -1 | York City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 | 4 | D | L | D | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Port Vale | H |
| 16 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.75 | 4 | D | W | L | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 17 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | W | L | L | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Southport | A |
| 18 | 0 | Southport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 19 | 4 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.714 | 3 | W | L | D | L | L | 1973-09-17 | Southport | H |
| 20 | -1 | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 21 | -1 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.167 | 3 | L | W | L | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1973-09-15 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 23 | -1 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.143 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.143 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Rochdale | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Old Showground | 3,580 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Northampton Town | Edgeley Park | 3,552 | |
| Hollis 2 | Lineups | Stratford, Riddick | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 0 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | D | W | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Chester | A |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Bury | H |
| 4 | 0 | Chester | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Exeter City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | D | D | W | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Newport County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.667 | 6 | D | W | D | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 1 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2 | 6 | D | W | D | L | W | 1973-09-18 | Swansea City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.75 | 5 | W | W | D | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Darlington | H |
| 9 | 4 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | D | D | D | D | 1973-09-19 | Workington | A |
| 10 | -1 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Barnsley | H |
| 11 | -1 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1.833 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Hartlepool | H |
| 12 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.25 | 4 | D | D | W | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | D | D | L | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Workington | A |
| 14 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Brentford | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Peterborough United | H |
| 16 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.364 | 4 | D | D | L | L | W | 1973-09-18 | Newport County | A |
| 17 | -1 | Brentford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.667 | 3 | D | W | L | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 18 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.556 | 3 | D | L | L | W | L | 1973-09-18 | Bradford City | H |
| 19 | -2 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 20 | -2 | Workington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Lincoln City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hartlepool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1973-09-15 | Rotherham United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Colchester United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.167 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1973-09-15 | Torquay United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.143 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1973-09-15 | Gillingham | A |
