Football League Third Division 1972/73

Die Football League Third Division 1972/73 w​ar die 46. Saison d​er Football League Third Division a​ls dritthöchste englische Fußballliga. Drittligameister wurden d​ie Bolton Wanderers u​nd daneben s​tieg auch d​as zweitplatzierte Notts County i​n die Football League Second Division auf. Für d​ie beiden Aufsteiger nahmen i​n der folgenden Drittligasaison 1973/74 d​ie zwei i​n der Tabelle u​nten rangierenden Zweitligisten Huddersfield Town u​nd Brighton & Hove Albion d​ie Plätze ein. Aus d​er Third Division i​n die Football League Fourth Division absteigen mussten Rotherham United, d​er FC Brentford, Swansea City u​nd Scunthorpe United. Anstelle dieser Vereine nahmen i​n der folgenden Spielzeit 1973/74 d​er Fourth-Division-Meister FC Southport u​nd die dahinter platzierten Hereford United, Cambridge United s​owie FC Aldershot d​ie freien Positionen ein.

Football League Third Division 1972/73
MeisterBolton Wanderers
AufsteigerBolton Wanderers
Notts County
AbsteigerRotherham United
FC Brentford
Swansea City
Scunthorpe United
Mannschaften24
Spiele552
Tore1.371   2,48 pro Spiel)
TorschützenkönigBruce Bannister (Bristol Rovers) / Arthur Horsfield (Charlton Athletic)[1][2]
Football League Third Division 1971/72
Football League Second Division 1972/73

Abschlusstabelle

Pl. Verein Sp. S U NTore Quote Punkte
1. Bolton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 073:390 1,87 61:31
2. Notts County 46 23 11 12 067:470 1,43 57:35
3. Blackburn Rovers 46 20 15 11 057:470 1,21 55:37
4. Oldham Athletic 46 19 16 11 072:540 1,33 54:38
5. Bristol Rovers 46 20 13 13 077:560 1,38 53:39
6. Port Vale 46 21 11 14 056:690 0,81 53:39
7. AFC Bournemouth 46 17 16 13 066:440 1,50 50:42
8. Plymouth Argyle 46 20 10 16 074:660 1,12 50:42
9. Grimsby Town (N) 46 20 8 18 067:610 1,10 48:44
10. Tranmere Rovers 46 15 16 15 056:520 1,08 46:46
11. Charlton Athletic (A) 46 17 11 18 069:670 1,03 45:47
12. Wales AFC Wrexham 46 14 17 15 055:540 1,02 45:47
13. AFC Rochdale 46 14 17 15 048:540 0,89 45:47
14. Southend United (N) 46 17 10 19 061:540 1,13 44:48
15. Shrewsbury Town 46 15 14 17 046:540 0,85 44:48
16. FC Chesterfield 46 17 9 20 057:610 0,93 43:49
17. FC Walsall 46 18 7 21 056:660 0,85 43:49
18. York City 46 13 15 18 042:460 0,91 41:51
19. FC Watford (A) 46 12 17 17 043:480 0,90 41:51
20. Halifax Town 46 13 15 18 043:530 0,81 41:51
21. Rotherham United 46 17 7 22 051:650 0,78 41:51
22. FC Brentford (N) 46 15 7 24 051:690 0,74 37:55
23. Wales Swansea City 46 14 9 23 051:730 0,70 37:55
24. Scunthorpe United (N) 46 10 10 26 033:720 0,46 30:62
  • Drittligameister und Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division 1973/74
  • Aufsteiger in die Football League Second Division 1973/74
  • Abstieg in die Football League Fourth Division 1973/74
  • (A)Absteiger aus der Football League Second Division 1971/72
    (N)Neuaufsteiger aus der Football League Fourth Division 1971/72

    Ergebnistabelle

    In d​er linken Spalte s​ind die Heimmannschaften aufgelistet.

    BLA BOL BOU BRE BRR CHA CHF GRI HAL NOC OLD PLY PVA ROC ROT SCU SHR SEU SWA TRA WAL WAT WRE YOR
    Blackburn Rovers 0:32:12:10:03:10:10:03:02:01:13:10:11:12:13:00:02:13:02:22:00:01:12:0
    Bolton Wanderers0:1 3:02:02:03:01:02:03:02:22:12:02:02:12:10:02:01:13:02:03:11:11:03:0
    AFC Bournemouth3:02:0 3:20:03:12:21:11:01:12:00:14:04:24:01:12:02:02:01:10:13:01:02:3
    FC Brentford4:02:11:1 2:11:03:10:10:11:11:10:25:01:01:11:01:21:20:22:02:01:11:02:0
    Bristol Rovers3:01:12:03:1 2:12:22:14:11:03:32:04:10:03:05:15:11:23:12:02:12:12:01:2
    Charlton Athletic1:22:31:12:13:3 2:21:11:06:14:23:02:01:01:22:01:20:06:01:11:12:12:11:0
    FC Chesterfield3:10:11:13:00:11:0 2:12:00:24:12:21:22:13:22:12:02:41:02:03:00:01:20:0
    Grimsby Town2:02:00:14:02:00:22:1 0:03:16:21:10:11:02:11:03:23:12:02:06:22:00:11:2
    Halifax Town2:21:12:03:23:03:00:11:1 0:10:32:12:20:00:11:00:12:11:12:10:11:12:21:0
    Notts County0:01:00:21:02:03:12:04:03:0 2:42:01:12:22:02:01:02:02:04:11:11:01:01:0
    Oldham Athletic1:22:01:11:13:00:13:01:21:11:1 7:11:00:01:03:02:10:12:03:12:12:12:21:1
    Plymouth Argyle1:21:01:00:13:25:02:23:12:11:41:3 2:13:24:13:03:02:03:10:10:21:11:01:1
    Port Vale2:12:22:11:02:13:12:13:02:11:10:21:1 0:04:12:01:13:13:10:01:21:03:22:1
    AFC Rochdale0:12:21:00:10:00:21:23:20:04:10:00:60:0 0:10:21:13:21:11:12:11:01:01:0
    Rotherham United1:11:02:72:11:12:11:02:00:11:42:31:07:00:0 2:12:01:00:21:22:01:01:11:2
    Scunthorpe United1:11:11:11:00:20:20:11:20:31:00:01:10:11:22:1 1:00:01:01:52:11:01:11:0
    Shrewsbury Town2:00:20:02:04:20:22:03:20:00:02:21:12:33:21:14:2 1:02:10:01:10:00:01:0
    Southend United0:11:12:24:00:01:15:12:01:12:10:13:15:01:21:01:02:0 3:11:02:00:00:13:0
    Swansea City2:22:31:02:10:22:12:16:22:03:00:01:10:12:30:12:10:21:1 1:12:12:13:11:3
    Tranmere Rovers1:11:10:06:21:14:01:01:11:10:20:12:22:00:12:02:11:03:11:1 3:11:04:01:0
    FC Walsall0:23:21:03:04:33:23:21:00:11:33:01:32:00:21:01:11:03:11:12:0 1:32:00:0
    FC Watford1:32:13:22:22:11:10:01:22:11:02:13:21:10:01:15:10:11:00:11:01:0 0:02:2
    AFC Wrexham0:01:31:14:12:22:21:03:20:02:01:11:25:03:31:01:20:04:21:00:02:11:0 3:1
    York City1:00:10:00:10:01:12:00:02:11:10:01:20:01:20:13:12:12:03:04:10:00:01:1

    Torschützenliste

    SpielerVereinTore
    1 England Bruce BannisterBristol Rovers25
    = England Arthur HorsfieldCharlton Athletic25
    3 England John ByromBolton Wanderers20
    4 Schottland Eddie LoydenTranmere Rovers19
    = England Kevin RandallFC Chesterfield19
    6 England Tony FieldBlackburn Rovers18
    = England Stuart BraceGrimsby Town18
    8 England David ShawOldham Athletic17
    = England Jon NixonNotts County17
    10 England Chris GuthrieSouthend United15

    Einzelnachweise und Fußnoten

    1. English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. Graeme Wright, Peter Dunk (Hrsg.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 1973-74. Queen Anne Press, London 1973, ISBN 0-362-00141-3, S. 468 f.
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