Football League Fourth Division 1971/72
Football League Fourth Division 1971/72 | |
master | Grimsby Town |
Climbers | Grimsby Town Southend United Brentford FC Scunthorpe United |
Relegated | AFC Barrow |
Teams | 24 |
Games | 552 |
Gates | 1,496 (ø 2.71 per game) |
Top scorer | Peter Price ( Peterborough United ) |
← Football League Fourth Division 1970/71 | |
^ Football League Third Division 1971/72 |
The Football League Fourth Division 1971/72 was the 14th season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .
AFC Barrow was replaced by Hereford United in the following season . The Northampton Town , Stockport County and Crewe Alexandra , also among the last four , received enough votes in the reelection process of the league association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1972/73 season.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Grimsby Town | 46 | 28 | 7th | 11 | 88:56 | 1.57 | 63:29 |
2. | Southend United | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 81:55 | 1.47 | 60:32 |
3. | Brentford FC | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76:44 | 1.73 | 59:33 |
4th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 22nd | 13 | 11 | 56:37 | 1.51 | 57:35 |
5. | Lincoln City | 46 | 21st | 14th | 11 | 77:59 | 1.31 | 56:36 |
6th | AFC Workington | 46 | 16 | 19th | 11 | 50:34 | 1.47 | 51:41 |
7th | Southport FC | 46 | 18th | 14th | 14th | 66:46 | 1.43 | 50:42 |
8th. | Peterborough United | 46 | 17th | 16 | 13 | 82:64 | 1.28 | 50:42 |
9. | Bury FC (A) | 46 | 19th | 12 | 15th | 73:59 | 1.24 | 50:42 |
10. | Cambridge United | 46 | 17th | 14th | 15th | 62:60 | 1.03 | 48:44 |
11. | Colchester United | 46 | 19th | 10 | 17th | 70:69 | 1.01 | 48:44 |
12. | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 46 | 16 | 14th | 16 | 56:63 | 0.89 | 46:46 |
13. | Gillingham FC (A) | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17th | 61:67 | 0.91 | 45:47 |
14th | Newport County | 46 | 18th | 8th | 20th | 60:72 | 0.83 | 44:48 |
15th | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19th | 61:68 | 0.90 | 43:49 |
16. | Reading FC (A) | 46 | 17th | 8th | 21st | 56:76 | 0.74 | 42:50 |
17th | FC Aldershot | 46 | 9 | 22nd | 15th | 48:54 | 0.89 | 40:52 |
18th | Hartlepools United | 46 | 17th | 6th | 23 | 58:69 | 0.84 | 40:52 |
19th | Darlington FC | 46 | 14th | 11 | 21st | 64:82 | 0.78 | 39:53 |
20th | Chester FC | 46 | 10 | 18th | 18th | 47:56 | 0.84 | 38:54 |
21st | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21st | 66:79 | 0.84 | 37:55 |
22nd | AFC Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22nd | 40:71 | 0.56 | 37:55 |
23. | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 14th | 23 | 55:87 | 0.63 | 32:60 |
24. | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 43:69 | 0.62 | 29:63 |
(A) | Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1970/71 |