League Third Division

1971/72

League table

Game Week 39Fri, 12 May 1972

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Aston Vi..Aston Villa	46	46	32	6	8	85	32	+53	2.66	70	70
2	Brighton..Brighton & Hove Albion	46	46	27	11	8	82	47	+35	1.74	65	65
3	AFC Bour..AFC Bournemouth	46	46	23	16	7	73	37	+36	1.97	62	62
4	Notts Co..Notts County	46	46	25	12	9	74	44	+30	1.68	62	62
5	Rotherha..Rotherham United	46	46	20	15	11	69	52	+17	1.33	55	55
6	Bristol ..Bristol Rovers	46	46	21	12	13	75	56	+19	1.34	54	54
7	Bolton W..Bolton Wanderers	46	46	17	16	13	51	41	+10	1.24	50	50
8	Plymouth..Plymouth Argyle	46	46	20	10	16	74	64	+10	1.16	50	50
9	WalsallWalsall	46	46	15	18	13	62	57	+5	1.09	48	48
10	Blackbur..Blackburn Rovers	46	46	19	9	18	54	57	-3	0.95	47	47
11	Oldham A..Oldham Athletic	46	46	17	11	18	59	63	-4	0.94	45	45
12	Shrewsbu..Shrewsbury Town	46	46	17	10	19	73	65	+8	1.12	44	44
13	Chesterf..Chesterfield	46	46	18	8	20	57	57	0	1.00	44	44
14	Swansea ..Swansea City	46	46	17	10	19	46	59	-13	0.78	44	44
15	Port ValePort Vale	46	46	13	15	18	43	59	-16	0.73	41	41
16	WrexhamWrexham	46	46	16	8	22	59	63	-4	0.94	40	40
17	Halifax ..Halifax Town	46	46	13	12	21	48	61	-13	0.79	38	38
18	RochdaleRochdale	46	46	12	13	21	57	83	-26	0.69	37	37
19	York CityYork City	46	46	12	12	22	57	66	-9	0.86	36	36
20	Tranmere..Tranmere Rovers	46	46	10	16	20	50	71	-21	0.70	36	36
21	Mansfiel..Mansfield Town	46	46	8	20	18	41	63	-22	0.65	36	36
22	BarnsleyBarnsley	46	46	9	18	19	32	64	-32	0.50	36	36
23	Torquay ..Torquay United	46	46	10	12	24	41	69	-28	0.59	32	32
24	Bradford..Bradford City	46	46	11	10	25	45	77	-32	0.58	32	32

Qualification

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.