Season 1971-72
Division 4 1971-72 (16th)
PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
1 | Grimsby TownP | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 56 | 1.571 | 63 |
2 | Southend UnitedP | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 55 | 1.473 | 60 |
3 | BrentfordP | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 44 | 1.727 | 59 |
4 | Scunthorpe UnitedP | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 37 | 1.514 | 57 |
5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 56 |
6 | Workington | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 34 | 1.471 | 51 |
7 | Southport | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 46 | 1.435 | 50 |
8 | Peterborough Utd | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 82 | 64 | 1.281 | 50 |
9 | Bury | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 50 |
10 | Cambridge United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 60 | 1.033 | 48 |
11 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 48 |
12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 46 |
13 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 0.910 | 45 |
14 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 72 | 0.833 | 44 |
15 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 | 43 |
16 | READING | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 0.737 | 42 |
17 | Aldershot | 46 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 40 |
18 | Hartlepool | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 40 |
19 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 82 | 0.780 | 39 |
20 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 38 |
21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | 37 |
22 | Barrow1 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 71 | 0.563 | 37 |
23 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 87 | 0.632 | 32 |
24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 69 | 0.623 | 29 |
1 Barrow not re-elected (replaced by Hereford) |
Division 4 1971-72
14 Aug | Hartlepool | A | 1-3 |
21 Aug | Chester | H | 1-0 |
28 Aug | Aldershot | A | 2-1 |
30 Aug | Stockport County | A | 1-0 |
4 Sep | Darlington | H | 2-0 |
11 Sep | Lincoln City | A | 0-0 |
18 Sep | Bury | H | 0-2 |
25 Sep | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0-2 |
27 Sep | Barrow | A | 0-0 |
2 Oct | Grimsby Town | H | 1-3 |
9 Oct | Northampton Town | A | 0-5 |
16 Oct | Hartlepool | H | 3-0 |
20 Oct | Brentford | H | 2-1 |
23 Oct | Workington | A | 0-5 |
30 Oct | Exeter City | H | 3-1 |
6 Nov | Cambridge United | A | 1-4 |
13 Nov | Gillingham | H | 1-2 |
27 Nov | Scunthorpe United | A | 1-1 |
4 Dec | Newport County | H | 4-2 |
18 Dec | Darlington | A | 0-1 |
27 Dec | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3-1 |
1 Jan | Bury | A | 1-2 |
8 Jan | Aldershot | H | 2-0 |
22 Jan | Barrow | H | 1-0 |
29 Jan | Brentford | A | 2-1 |
12 Feb | Workington | H | 0-0 |
19 Feb | Exeter City | A | 0-0 |
26 Feb | Cambridge United | H | 1-0 |
4 Mar | Gillingham | A | 2-4 |
11 Mar | Northampton Town | H | 2-1 |
15 Mar | Peterborough Utd | H | 2-1 |
18 Mar | Chester | A | 0-2 |
22 Mar | Southend United | H | 1-4 |
25 Mar | Lincoln City | H | 0-1 |
31 Mar | Grimsby Town | A | 0-2 |
1 Apr | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1-1 |
3 Apr | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1-0 |
7 Apr | Southend United | A | 1-4 |
10 Apr | Colchester United | A | 1-2 |
15 Apr | Scunthorpe United | H | 2-0 |
19 Apr | Southport | H | 1-1 |
22 Apr | Newport County | A | 1-2 |
26 Apr | Stockport County | H | 2-2 |
29 Apr | Colchester United | H | 2-4 |
1 May | Peterborough Utd | A | 2-3 |
4 May | Southport | A | 2-5 |
FA Cup 1971-72
20 Nov | R1 | Bridgwater Town | A | 3-0 |
11 Dec | R2 | Aldershot | H | 1-0 |
15 Jan | R3 | Blyth Spartans | A | 2-2 |
19 Jan | (R) | Blyth Spartans | H | 6-1 |
5 Feb | R4 | Arsenal | H | 1-2 |
League Cup 1971-72
18 Aug | R1 | Gillingham | A | 0-4 |