1973-10-02
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Texaco Cup Rd 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | St Andrew's | 13,433 | aet agg 0-0 5-4p |
| League Cup Round 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | D 3 | Highbury | 20,337 | |
| Lineups | Loyden | |||||||
| D 3 | Walsall | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | Fellows Park | 12,943 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 2 | Blackpool | Selhurst Park | 18,080 | |
| Rogers | Lineups | James, Burns | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | Craven Cottage | 11,776 | |
| Mitchell | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | Boothferry Park | 7,235 | |
| Wagstaff, Greenwood | Lineups | Rodgers | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | Orient | Ayresome Park | 22,164 | |
| Foggon, Hickton 2 (1p) | Lineups | Bullock, Heppolette | ||||
| Notts County | 0 | 0 | Oxford United | Meadow Lane | 9,927 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | Carlisle United | Fratton Park | 10,796 | |
| Hand 2 | Lineups | Owen | ||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | County Ground | 6,353 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.667 | 13 | W | W | D | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | 3 | Fulham | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 | 12 | W | D | W | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Preston North End | H |
| 3 | -1 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Fulham | A |
| 4 | -1 | Bristol City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.222 | 11 | L | L | W | W | D | 1973-10-06 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.714 | 10 | D | L | D | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Millwall | H |
| 6 | -2 | Luton Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.7 | 10 | W | W | D | D | W | 1973-10-06 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 7 | 3 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.083 | 10 | D | W | W | L | W | 1973-10-06 | Blackpool | A |
| 8 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.333 | 9 | W | L | W | D | W | 1973-10-06 | Carlisle United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Orient | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | L | D | D | D | W | 1973-10-06 | Hull City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.143 | 9 | L | L | D | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Cardiff City | H |
| 11 | 6 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.8 | 9 | W | L | D | W | L | 1973-10-06 | Notts County | H |
| 12 | 6 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.778 | 9 | W | W | D | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Orient | H |
| 13 | -2 | Sunderland | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | D | L | W | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 14 | -2 | Cardiff City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.333 | 7 | L | D | D | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | -2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1.111 | 7 | W | L | L | W | W | 1973-10-03 | Millwall | H |
| 16 | -2 | Millwall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | L | W | W | W | L | 1973-10-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 17 | 4 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.846 | 7 | W | L | L | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Oxford United | H |
| 18 | -3 | Carlisle United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0.667 | 7 | L | W | W | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 19 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.667 | 7 | L | D | D | L | D | 1973-10-06 | Bristol City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Swindon Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | 7 | D | D | L | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 21 | -1 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.364 | 7 | D | D | L | W | L | 1973-10-06 | Portsmouth | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.35 | 2 | L | L | D | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Luton Town | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Eastville | 11,459 | |
| Warboys | Lineups | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | Halifax Town | The Valley | 5,141 | |
| Hales 2, Horsfield 2, Peacock | Lineups | Wilkie, Gwyther | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Blundell Park | 7,782 | |
| Chatterley 2, Hubbard, Czuczman | Lineups | Fazackerley, Endean | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Boundary Park | 7,001 | |
| Lineups | Beamish | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | Aldershot | Home Park | 7,778 | |
| Provan (p), Harley OG | Lineups | Howarth | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | W | W | W | W | W | 1973-10-06 | Watford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | L | W | D | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Aldershot | A |
| 3 | 0 | York City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.364 | 12 | D | W | D | W | W | 1973-10-06 | Cambridge United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.444 | 11 | W | L | D | D | L | 1973-10-06 | Hereford United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.375 | 11 | D | W | D | L | W | 1973-10-06 | Halifax Town | A |
| 6 | 4 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.222 | 11 | W | W | D | L | W | 1973-10-06 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.3 | 10 | D | W | D | W | W | 1973-10-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 9 | -1 | Watford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.222 | 9 | W | D | L | D | W | 1973-10-03 | Cambridge United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Hereford United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.125 | 9 | W | D | L | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Port Vale | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.857 | 9 | L | L | D | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Southend United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | D | D | L | W | W | 1973-10-06 | Rochdale | A |
| 13 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.182 | 8 | W | L | W | L | D | 1973-10-06 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 | 8 | W | D | D | L | D | 1973-10-12 | Southport | A |
| 15 | -2 | Southport | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | D | L | D | W | D | 1973-10-06 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 16 | -2 | Halifax Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.571 | 8 | L | W | D | W | L | 1973-10-06 | Chesterfield | H |
| 17 | -2 | Cambridge United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.917 | 7 | L | D | W | L | L | 1973-10-03 | Watford | A |
| 18 | 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 7 | W | L | D | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 19 | -2 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | W | L | W | L | D | 1973-10-09 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.688 | 6 | L | L | L | W | L | 1973-10-06 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 21 | -1 | Rochdale | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.533 | 6 | W | D | D | L | L | 1973-10-03 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 22 | -1 | Aldershot | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.5 | 6 | L | L | D | W | L | 1973-10-06 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 23 | -1 | Southend United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | D | L | D | L | W | 1973-10-06 | Wrexham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.462 | 4 | L | D | D | L | W | 1973-10-06 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 5 | 1 | Darlington | Gigg Lane | 4,501 | |
| Williams 2, Spence, Rudd (p), Hamstead | Lineups | Yeats | ||||
| Colchester United | 2 | 2 | Torquay United | Layer Road | 5,291 | |
| Svarc 2 | Lineups | Myers, Morrall | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | Peterborough United | Belle Vue | 2,383 | |
| Elwiss, Kitchen, Ternent | Lineups | Cozens | ||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Swansea City | County Ground | 5,287 | |
| Buchanan, Robertson | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 2 | Bury | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.5 | 13 | W | L | W | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Chester | H |
| 2 | -1 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.143 | 13 | D | W | L | W | W | 1973-10-06 | Hartlepool | A |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 | 12 | D | W | W | D | D | 1973-10-03 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | W | D | W | W | D | 1973-10-03 | Chester | A |
| 5 | 2 | Northampton Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.571 | 11 | W | L | W | D | D | 1973-10-05 | Torquay United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Peterborough United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 11 | L | D | D | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Workington | H |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | 1 | Torquay United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.714 | 10 | D | W | D | L | D | 1973-10-05 | Northampton Town | A |
| 9 | -1 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.125 | 9 | W | L | W | D | D | 1973-10-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 10 | 0 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | W | L | D | L | W | 1973-10-03 | Rotherham United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Rotherham United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 8 | W | L | D | D | L | 1973-10-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.909 | 8 | L | W | L | L | W | 1973-10-03 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 13 | 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.722 | 8 | W | L | W | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Reading | H |
| 14 | -1 | Workington | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | D | W | L | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Peterborough United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Stockport County | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.692 | 8 | D | D | L | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | -1 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.125 | 7 | W | L | L | W | D | 1973-10-03 | Reading | A |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | -1 | Bradford City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.667 | 7 | L | W | L | D | W | 1973-10-03 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | W | D | L | D | D | 1973-10-03 | Newport County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.692 | 6 | D | W | L | D | L | 1973-10-03 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0.615 | 6 | D | L | W | D | L | 1973-10-03 | Bradford City | A |
| 22 | -3 | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.583 | 6 | L | L | W | D | L | 1973-10-06 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.538 | 4 | L | W | L | D | L | 1973-10-03 | Lincoln City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0.267 | 4 | L | L | L | D | W | 1973-10-06 | Rotherham United | H |
