Third Division 1971-72 1407 goals 552 games | Aston Villa | Brighton | Bournemouth & Boscombe | Notts County | Rotherham United | Bristol Rovers | Plymouth Argyle | Bolton Wanderers | Walsall | Blackburn Rovers | Oldham Athletic | Shrewsbury Town | Chesterfield | Swansea City | Port Vale | Wrexham | Halifax Town | Rochdale | York City | Tranmere Rovers | Mansfield Town | Barnsley | Torquay United | Bradford City | GP | HomeGF-GA | Pts | GP | TotalGF-GA | Pts |
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| Aston Villa | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 23 | 45-10 | 41 | 46 | 85-32 | 70 | |
| Brighton | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 23 | 39-18 | 35 | 46 | 82-47 | 65 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 23 | 43-13 | 38 | 46 | 73-37 | 62 | |
| Notts County | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 23 | 42-19 | 35 | 46 | 74-44 | 62 | |
| Rotherham United | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 23 | 46-25 | 32 | 46 | 69-52 | 55 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 5-4 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 7-1 | 23 | 54-26 | 36 | 46 | 75-56 | 54 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-4 | 23 | 43-26 | 32 | 46 | 74-64 | 50 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 23 | 25-13 | 30 | 46 | 51-41 | 50 | |
| Walsall | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 23 | 38-16 | 32 | 46 | 62-57 | 48 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 23 | 39-22 | 32 | 46 | 54-57 | 47 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0-6 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 23 | 37-35 | 26 | 46 | 59-63 | 45 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1-1 | 3-5 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 7-1 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 23 | 50-29 | 31 | 46 | 73-65 | 44 | |
| Chesterfield | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 23 | 25-23 | 25 | 46 | 57-57 | 44 | |
| Swansea City | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 23 | 27-21 | 26 | 46 | 46-59 | 44 | |
| Port Vale | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 23 | 27-21 | 30 | 46 | 43-59 | 41 | |
| Wrexham | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 23 | 33-26 | 25 | 46 | 59-63 | 40 | |
| Halifax Town | 0-1 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 23 | 31-22 | 28 | 46 | 48-61 | 38 | |
| Rochdale | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 23 | 35-26 | 29 | 46 | 57-83 | 37 | |
| York City | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 23 | 32-22 | 24 | 46 | 57-66 | 36 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 23 | 34-30 | 25 | 46 | 50-71 | 36 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 23 | 19-26 | 22 | 46 | 41-63 | 36 | |
| Barnsley | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 23 | 23-30 | 22 | 46 | 32-64 | 36 | |
| Torquay United | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 23 | 31-31 | 22 | 46 | 41-69 | 32 | |
| Bradford City | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 23 | 27-32 | 20 | 46 | 45-77 | 32 | |
| GP | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| GF | 40 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| GA | 22 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 45 | ||||||
Away | 29 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 |