1973-10-05
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | Torquay United | County Ground | 6,640 | |
| 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 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 14 | W | D | W | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.75 | 12 | W | L | L | W | W | 1973-10-06 | Gillingham | H |
| 5 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.857 | 12 | D | W | D | W | W | 1973-10-09 | Newport County | A |
| 6 | 0 | Northampton Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.571 | 12 | D | W | L | W | D | 1973-10-13 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 1 | Torquay United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.714 | 11 | D | D | W | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 9 | -1 | Lincoln City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.111 | 10 | D | W | L | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Brentford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Gillingham | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.9 | 9 | D | W | L | D | L | 1973-10-06 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rotherham United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1.455 | 9 | D | W | L | D | D | 1973-10-06 | Darlington | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.917 | 9 | D | L | W | L | L | 1973-10-06 | Bury | A |
| 13 | 0 | Bradford City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.8 | 9 | W | L | W | L | D | 1973-10-06 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.706 | 9 | W | W | D | L | D | 1973-10-06 | Stockport County | H |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | L | W | L | L | W | 1973-10-06 | Lincoln City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.6 | 7 | L | D | W | W | L | 1973-10-09 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.6 | 6 | L | D | W | L | D | 1973-10-06 | Colchester United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0.6 | 6 | L | D | L | W | D | 1973-10-06 | Swansea City | A |
| 22 | 0 | 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 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.571 | 5 | D | L | W | L | D | 1973-10-06 | Bradford City | H |
| 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 |
