| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, August 28, 1971: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | 5 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 3 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 4 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 4 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 4 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 4 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 |
| 12 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 3 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 3 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 2 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 23 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |