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1971-72

Third Division

Champions · P46 W32 D6 L8 · 85 scored, 32 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
14 Aug 1971	H	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	W
21 Aug 1971	A	Walsall	1–1	D
28 Aug 1971	H	Rochdale	2–0	W
4 Sept 1971	A	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	L
11 Sept 1971	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	W
18 Sept 1971	A	Halifax Town	1–0	W
22 Sept 1971	H	Mansfield Town	0–1	L
25 Sept 1971	H	Wrexham	2–0	W
28 Sept 1971	A	Barnsley	4–0	W
2 Oct 1971	A	Bristol Rovers	1–0	W
9 Oct 1971	H	Rotherham United	1–2	L
16 Oct 1971	A	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	L
20 Oct 1971	H	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	W
23 Oct 1971	A	AFC Bournemouth	0–3	L
30 Oct 1971	H	Blackburn Rovers	4–1	W
6 Nov 1971	A	Port Vale	4–4	D
13 Nov 1971	H	Notts County	1–0	W
27 Nov 1971	A	Oldham Athletic	6–0	W
4 Dec 1971	H	Bradford City	3–0	W
18 Dec 1971	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	W
27 Dec 1971	A	Swansea City	2–1	W
1 Jan 1972	H	Halifax Town	1–0	W
8 Jan 1972	A	Rochdale	0–1	L
19 Jan 1972	H	Shrewsbury Town	3–0	W
22 Jan 1972	H	Barnsley	2–0	W
28 Jan 1972	A	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	W
5 Feb 1972	H	York City	1–0	W
12 Feb 1972	H	AFC Bournemouth	2–1	W
19 Feb 1972	A	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	D
26 Feb 1972	H	Port Vale	2–0	W
4 Mar 1972	A	Notts County	3–0	W
11 Mar 1972	A	Rotherham United	2–0	W
15 Mar 1972	A	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	D
18 Mar 1972	H	Walsall	0–0	D
25 Mar 1972	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	L
31 Mar 1972	A	Wrexham	2–0	W
1 Apr 1972	H	Swansea City	2–0	W
3 Apr 1972	H	Bristol Rovers	2–1	W
8 Apr 1972	A	York City	1–0	W
10 Apr 1972	H	Oldham Athletic	1–0	W
12 Apr 1972	A	Torquay United	1–2	L
19 Apr 1972	A	Chesterfield	4–0	W
22 Apr 1972	A	Bradford City	1–0	W
24 Apr 1972	A	Mansfield Town	1–1	D
29 Apr 1972	H	Torquay United	5–1	W
5 May 1972	H	Chesterfield	1–0	W

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	+53	70
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	27	11	8	82	47	+35	65
3	AFC Bournemouth	46	23	16	7	73	37	+36	62
4	Notts County	46	25	12	9	74	44	+30	62
5	Rotherham United	46	20	15	11	69	52	+17	55
6	Bristol Rovers	46	21	12	13	75	56	+19	54
7	Bolton Wanderers	46	17	16	13	51	41	+10	50
8	Plymouth Argyle	46	20	10	16	74	64	+10	50
9	Walsall	46	15	18	13	62	57	+5	48
10	Blackburn Rovers	46	19	9	18	54	57	-3	47
11	Oldham Athletic	46	17	11	18	59	63	-4	45
12	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	10	19	73	65	+8	44
13	Chesterfield	46	18	8	20	57	57	0	44
14	Swansea City	46	17	10	19	46	59	-13	44
15	Port Vale	46	13	15	18	43	59	-16	41
16	Wrexham	46	16	8	22	59	63	-4	40
17	Halifax Town	46	13	12	21	48	61	-13	38
18	Rochdale	46	12	13	21	57	83	-26	37
19	York City	46	12	12	22	57	66	-9	36
20	Tranmere Rovers	46	10	16	20	50	71	-21	36
21	Mansfield Town	46	8	20	18	41	63	-22	36
22	Barnsley	46	9	18	19	32	64	-32	36
23	Torquay United	46	10	12	24	41	69	-28	32
24	Bradford City	46	11	10	25	45	77	-32	32

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.