1974-10-29
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Southend United | Layer Road | 6,547 | |
| Lindsay (p) | Lineups | Guthrie | ||||
| 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 | Preston North End | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1.8 | 21 | W | W | W | L | D | 1974-11-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.75 | 21 | W | L | D | W | W | 1974-11-02 | Bury | H |
| 3 | 1 | Colchester United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.5 | 20 | D | D | L | W | W | 1974-11-02 | Wrexham | H |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.2 | 20 | D | L | W | W | W | 1974-11-02 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 5 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.273 | 19 | W | W | W | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1.105 | 18 | L | W | W | L | L | 1974-11-02 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Swindon Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0.96 | 18 | D | L | W | D | W | 1974-11-02 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 8 | 4 | Southend United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1.125 | 17 | D | D | L | W | L | 1974-11-01 | Gillingham | H |
| 9 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 10 | -1 | Watford | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 0.92 | 17 | D | L | W | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Aldershot | H |
| 11 | -1 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.412 | 16 | L | L | W | D | L | 1974-11-02 | Chesterfield | A |
| 12 | -1 | Hereford United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1.235 | 16 | D | W | D | W | D | 1974-11-02 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 15 | W | D | L | W | D | 1974-11-02 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wrexham | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1.15 | 14 | W | D | L | L | D | 1974-11-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0.882 | 14 | L | D | L | W | L | 1974-11-02 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0.846 | 14 | L | W | W | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Swindon Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.885 | 13 | D | L | D | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Walsall | H |
| 18 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | L | L | L | D | W | 1974-11-02 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0.867 | 12 | D | D | W | W | W | 1974-11-02 | Hereford United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Halifax Town | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.68 | 12 | D | D | W | D | L | 1974-11-02 | Preston North End | H |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0.889 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0.552 | 11 | L | L | W | L | L | 1974-11-02 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Aldershot | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0.64 | 10 | D | D | L | L | W | 1974-11-02 | Watford | A |
| 24 | 0 | Gillingham | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0.583 | 9 | W | L | L | L | L | 1974-11-01 | Southend United | A |
