



| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN | |
| 2Rod THOMAS | |
| 3John TROLLOPE | |
| 4Ray BUNKELL | |
| 5Frank BURROWS | |
| 6Ron POTTER | |
| 7Steve PEPLOW | 62' |
| 8Ron HOWELL | |
| 9Ray TREACY | |
| 10Peter NOBLE | |
| 11Joe BUTLER | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Tom JENKINS | 62' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Les ALLEN |
| Fulham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Peter MELLOR1 | ||
| 2John CUTBUSH2 | ||
| 65' | 3Fred CALLAGHAN3 | 65' |
| 4Alan MULLERY4 | ||
| 5John LACY5 | ||
| 6Jimmy DUNNE6 | ||
| 7Jim CONWAY7 | ||
| 8Steve EARLE8 | ||
| 9John MITCHELL9 | ||
| 10Barry LLOYD10 | ||
| 11Les BARRETT11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 65' | 12Mike PENTECOST12 | 65' |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Alec STOCK |
Football League Division Two results on Saturday December 23rd, 1972:
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
1-2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Burnley
Burnley
|
1-1 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
1-3 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
0-1 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
1-0 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
4-0 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
Orient
Orient
|
0-1 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
3-3 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
2-2 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-2 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
Football League Division Two table after matches on Saturday December 23rd, 1972:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 1.80 | 32 |
| 2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 1.44 | 29 |
| 3 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 1.33 | 27 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1.20 | 27 |
| 5 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 1.24 | 26 |
| 6 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 1.22 | 25 |
| 7 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 1.10 | 25 |
| 8 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.08 | 24 |
| 9 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 0.83 | 24 |
| 10 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 1.15 | 23 |
| 11 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 0.93 | 23 |
| 12 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 1.10 | 22 |
| 13 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
23 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 0.93 | 22 |
| 14 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 1.14 | 21 |
| 15 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 1.07 | 21 |
| 16 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 0.91 | 21 |
| 17 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 0.74 | 19 |
| 18 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 0.81 | 18 |
| 19 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 0.79 | 18 |
| 20 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 0.74 | 18 |
| 21 |
Orient
Orient
|
23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 0.71 | 18 |
| 22 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
23 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 0.52 | 13 |