1973-09-28
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 1 | Halifax Town | Prenton Park | 5,840 | |
| Lineups | Gwyther | |||||
| 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 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.333 | 12 | W | W | W | D | D | 1973-09-29 | Cambridge United | H |
| 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.333 | 10 | D | W | D | W | W | 1973-09-29 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 3 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.333 | 10 | L | L | W | D | W | 1973-10-06 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | 0 | Port Vale | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.571 | 9 | D | D | L | W | W | 1973-09-29 | Chesterfield | A |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | D | D | D | L | W | 1973-09-29 | Hereford United | A |
| 6 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.333 | 9 | W | D | W | W | L | 1973-09-29 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | York City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | D | W | W | D | L | 1973-09-29 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.286 | 8 | D | L | W | L | W | 1973-09-29 | Port Vale | H |
| 9 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.778 | 8 | D | L | W | W | L | 1973-09-29 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 10 | 7 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.667 | 8 | W | D | W | L | L | 1973-10-02 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 11 | -1 | Southport | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.111 | 7 | D | W | D | D | L | 1973-09-29 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 12 | -1 | Watford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.111 | 7 | D | L | D | W | L | 1973-09-29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 13 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | D | L | W | W | W | 1973-09-29 | Southport | A |
| 14 | -1 | Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | D | W | L | L | W | 1973-09-29 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 15 | -1 | Hereford United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.875 | 7 | D | L | D | D | L | 1973-09-29 | Wrexham | H |
| 16 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.222 | 6 | W | L | D | W | L | 1973-09-29 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 17 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.9 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1973-09-29 | Walsall | A |
| 18 | 0 | Aldershot | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.545 | 6 | D | W | L | L | W | 1973-09-29 | York City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.857 | 5 | D | L | D | W | D | 1973-09-29 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.625 | 5 | D | L | L | D | W | 1973-09-29 | Watford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 | 4 | L | W | L | D | L | 1973-09-29 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Southend United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.625 | 4 | D | L | W | L | D | 1973-09-29 | Rochdale | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.429 | 4 | D | D | L | L | L | 1973-09-29 | Southend United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.455 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1973-09-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Exeter City | Layer Road | 5,466 | |
| Leslie | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Newport County | Edgeley Park | 2,780 | |
| Davidson | Lineups | Brown | ||||
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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 | 3 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.6 | 12 | W | L | W | W | D | 1973-10-02 | Torquay United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Bury | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 11 | W | D | D | W | W | 1973-09-29 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.667 | 11 | W | W | D | D | W | 1973-09-29 | Peterborough United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Exeter City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.25 | 10 | L | L | W | W | W | 1973-10-03 | Hartlepool | H |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | D | W | D | D | W | 1973-09-29 | Reading | A |
| 6 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.833 | 9 | D | W | W | D | D | 1973-09-29 | Darlington | H |
| 7 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 9 | W | D | D | W | D | 1973-09-29 | Workington | A |
| 8 | 0 | Chester | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | W | L | L | W | W | 1973-09-29 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | L | W | D | D | D | 1973-09-29 | Chester | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.75 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1973-09-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 11 | 5 | Newport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.727 | 7 | D | W | W | L | L | 1973-10-03 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 12 | 5 | Stockport County | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.667 | 7 | D | L | D | D | D | 1973-10-01 | Workington | H |
| 13 | -2 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.455 | 7 | D | L | D | D | W | 1973-09-29 | Swansea City | H |
| 14 | -2 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.625 | 6 | L | D | L | W | W | 1973-09-29 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 15 | -2 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1.4 | 6 | L | D | D | L | W | 1973-09-29 | Bury | H |
| 16 | -2 | Swansea City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.857 | 6 | W | D | L | D | L | 1973-09-29 | Torquay United | A |
| 17 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.75 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1973-09-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 18 | 0 | Hartlepool | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.667 | 5 | W | L | D | L | L | 1973-09-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0.583 | 5 | L | W | D | L | L | 1973-09-29 | Hartlepool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.571 | 5 | L | L | W | D | W | 1973-09-29 | Barnsley | H |
| 21 | 0 | Workington | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.556 | 5 | L | D | D | L | D | 1973-09-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.438 | 5 | D | L | D | D | L | 1973-09-29 | Bradford City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.75 | 4 | W | L | D | L | D | 1973-09-29 | Brentford | A |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.333 | 4 | L | D | W | L | L | 1973-09-29 | Mansfield Town | A |
