| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 25, 1971: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | 13 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | 12 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1.40 | 12 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | 11 |
| 5 | Notts County | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2.00 | 11 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1.80 | 10 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 9 |
| 9 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1.27 | 9 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 9 |
| 11 | York City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 8 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 8 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 8 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1.38 | 7 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1.17 | 7 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1.08 | 7 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 7 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0.59 | 7 |
| 19 | Walsall | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0.63 | 5 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0.45 | 5 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 5 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 3 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 3 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |