1973-10-08
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| League Cup Round 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | Darlington | D 4 | Highfield Road | 8,769 | |
| Stein 3, Coop, Green | Lineups | Cattrell | ||||||
| D 1 | Derby County | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | D 2 | Baseball Ground | 29,172 | |
| Nish, Davies | Lineups | Lathan 2 | ||||||
| D 1 | Everton | 1 | 0 | Reading | D 4 | Goodison Park | 15,772 | |
| Buckley | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Halifax Town | 0 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | The Shay | 8,222 | |
| Lineups | Sunderland, Dougan, Richards | |||||||
| D 1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | Leeds United | D 1 | Portman Road | 26,385 | |
| Johnson, Hamilton | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 3 | Hull City | D 2 | Filbert Street | 9,777 | |
| Weller 2, Worthington | Lineups | Whitworth OG, Wagstaff, Galvin | ||||||
| D 1 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Middlesbrough | D 2 | Old Trafford | 23,906 | |
| Lineups | Smith | |||||||
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | D 4 | St James' Park | 14,865 | |
| Macdonald 3, Robson 2, Clark | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | Loftus Road | 23,353 | |
| Givens | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | D 3 | The Dell | 10,047 | |
| Stokes 2, Gilchrist | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | Victoria Ground | 17,281 | |
| Smith | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | The Hawthorns | 10,421 | |
| Shaw, Cantello | Lineups | Woodward | ||||||
| D 1 | West Ham United | 2 | 2 | Liverpool | D 1 | Upton Park | 25,840 | |
| MacDougall, Robson | Lineups | Cormack, Heighway | ||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | Hereford United | Prenton Park | 5,943 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | D | W | W | W | W | 1973-10-13 | Port Vale | H |
| 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.25 | 14 | W | L | W | D | W | 1973-10-13 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | W | W | D | W | D | 1973-10-13 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | York City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.364 | 13 | D | D | W | D | W | 1973-10-12 | Wrexham | H |
| 5 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.278 | 13 | W | W | W | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Walsall | A |
| 6 | 0 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.556 | 12 | D | W | W | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Chesterfield | A |
| 7 | 1 | Hereford United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 12 | D | W | W | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Cambridge United | H |
| 8 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.75 | 11 | D | L | L | L | W | 1973-10-12 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 9 | -2 | Wrexham | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.375 | 11 | W | L | L | D | D | 1973-10-12 | York City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Port Vale | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.167 | 11 | L | W | L | D | D | 1973-10-13 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Chesterfield | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.1 | 11 | L | D | W | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Watford | H |
| 12 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.818 | 10 | D | D | D | L | W | 1973-10-09 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.714 | 10 | W | L | W | D | W | 1973-10-13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 14 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.154 | 9 | D | W | L | W | L | 1973-10-13 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | Southport | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.846 | 8 | L | D | L | D | W | 1973-10-12 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.824 | 8 | W | L | L | L | W | 1973-10-12 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0.733 | 8 | D | L | L | D | W | 1973-10-13 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.583 | 7 | L | W | L | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Halifax Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.5 | 7 | D | L | W | D | D | 1973-10-13 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 21 | 0 | 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 |
| 22 | 0 | Aldershot | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.471 | 6 | L | L | L | D | W | 1973-10-13 | Southend United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.533 | 5 | D | L | D | D | L | 1973-10-13 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 24 | 0 | Southend United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.467 | 5 | L | D | L | D | L | 1973-10-13 | Aldershot | H |
