Football League Division Two
Saturday, September 23, 1972

Swindon Town Portsmouth
D.Rogers (75')
HT: 0-1 N.Piper (17')
Attendance:  9,431    



Lineups
1
Jimmy ALLAN
                 
John MILKINS
1
2
Rod THOMAS  
                 
Fred SMITH
2
3
John TROLLOPE
                 
Billy WILSON
3
4
Ron HOWELL
                 
  Eoin HAND
4
5
Ron POTTER
                 
Alan STEPHENSON
5
6
Joe BUTLER
                 
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6

7
Steve PEPLOW
               
Norman PIPER
7

8
Terry HUBBARD
 46'
              
Dick REYNOLDS
8
9
Ray TREACY  
                 
Peter PRICE
9
10
Peter NOBLE
                 
Albert MCCANN
10
11
Don ROGERS
               
Brian LEWIS
11
Substitutes
12
David MOSS

46' 
              
Ray HIRON
12















Results on Saturday, September 23, 1972: League Table

 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 2 - 2 Oxford United  
  Burnley 4 - 3 Blackpool  
  Cardiff City 1 - 3 Bristol City  
  Huddersfield Town 1 - 1 Sunderland  
  Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Hull City  
  Millwall 1 - 3 Fulham  
  Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Aston Villa  
  Orient 2 - 2 Queens Park Rangers  
  Preston North End 1 - 0 Carlisle United  
  Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 0 Luton Town  
  Swindon Town 1 - 1 Portsmouth  

Table as at Saturday, September 23, 1972:

  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Burnley 9 4 5 0 18 10 1.80 13 
2 Sheffield Wednesday 10 6 1 3 20 12 1.67 13 
3 Aston Villa 8 5 2 1 11 7 1.57 12 
4 Oxford United 9 5 2 2 14 9 1.56 12 
5 Nottingham Forest 9 4 3 2 8 8 1.00 11 
6 Queens Park Rangers 8 2 6 0 16 11 1.45 10 
7 Sunderland 8 3 4 1 10 8 1.25 10 
8 Preston North End 9 4 2 3 7 6 1.17 10 
9 Luton Town 8 5 0 3 10 9 1.11 10 
10 Huddersfield Town 9 3 4 2 10 11 0.91 10 
11 Blackpool 8 3 3 2 14 10 1.40
12 Middlesbrough 9 3 3 3 8 12 0.67
13 Bristol City 9 2 4 3 12 12 1.00
14 Fulham 8 3 2 3 11 12 0.92
15 Swindon Town 10 2 4 4 11 15 0.73
16 Carlisle United 8 2 2 4 11 8 1.38
17 Portsmouth 8 2 2 4 8 9 0.89
18 Hull City 9 2 2 5 7 11 0.64
19 Orient 9 1 4 4 7 11 0.64
20 Brighton and Hove Albion 9 1 4 4 12 19 0.63
21 Millwall 9 2 1 6 10 14 0.71
22 Cardiff City 9 2 0 7 8 19 0.42

Key: Promotion Relegation