1973-11-09
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 3 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Somerton Park | 2,852 | |
| Jones R, Godfrey, Summerhayes | Lineups | Uzelac | ||||
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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 | 0 | Peterborough United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2.4 | 23 | W | W | W | W | W | 1973-11-10 | Bury | A |
| 2 | 0 | Colchester United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | W | D | D | W | W | 1973-11-10 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.333 | 20 | L | D | D | W | D | 1973-11-10 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1.938 | 19 | W | D | W | D | W | 1973-11-10 | Torquay United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.538 | 19 | W | W | L | W | D | 1973-11-10 | Swansea City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.176 | 19 | W | L | W | W | W | 1973-11-10 | Gillingham | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1.929 | 18 | L | W | D | L | L | 1973-11-10 | Peterborough United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1.353 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | 1973-11-10 | Colchester United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Exeter City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.308 | 18 | L | W | L | W | L | 1973-11-10 | Barnsley | H |
| 10 | 0 | Rotherham United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1.6 | 16 | L | D | W | D | W | 1973-11-10 | Stockport County | H |
| 11 | 0 | Northampton Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 15 | W | L | L | L | D | 1973-11-10 | Darlington | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.952 | 15 | W | D | D | L | W | 1973-11-10 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Bradford City | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.824 | 15 | L | D | D | L | W | 1973-11-10 | Reading | H |
| 14 | 0 | Newport County | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.818 | 15 | W | L | L | W | D | 1973-11-12 | Hartlepool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 0.739 | 12 | L | W | D | L | D | 1973-11-10 | Chester | H |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0.7 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1973-11-10 | Lincoln City | H |
| 17 | 1 | Stockport County | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0.667 | 12 | W | L | L | L | L | 1973-11-10 | Rotherham United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 0.633 | 12 | L | W | L | L | D | 1973-11-14 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0.593 | 12 | D | L | L | W | L | 1973-11-10 | Hartlepool | A |
| 20 | 0 | Workington | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.474 | 12 | L | D | D | L | W | 1973-11-10 | Brentford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0.727 | 11 | W | L | W | D | L | 1973-11-10 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.773 | 10 | W | L | L | D | L | 1973-11-10 | Workington | A |
| 23 | 0 | Darlington | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0.409 | 10 | D | W | W | L | L | 1973-11-10 | Northampton Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0.522 | 9 | L | L | D | D | L | 1973-11-10 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
