Football League Division Two
Swindon Town
2 - 2
2
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton and Hove Albion
2
E. Spearitt (2'), K. Beamish (5')
H. Hackney
Lineups
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Peter DOWNSBOROUGH | |
| 2Rod THOMAS | |
| 3John TROLLOPE | |
| 4Roger SMART | |
| 5Frank BURROWS | |
| 6Ron POTTER | |
| 7Steve PEPLOW | |
| 8Ron HOWELL | 62' |
| 9Ray TREACY | |
| 10Peter NOBLE | |
| 11Don ROGERS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12David MOSS | 62' |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Brian POWNEY1 | ||
| 2John TEMPLEMAN2 | ||
| 3George LEY3 | ||
| 4Stan BROWN4 | ||
| 5Norman GALL5 | ||
| 6John MOORE6 | ||
| 7Bert MURRAY7 | ||
| 8Barry BRIDGES8 | ||
| 9Ken BEAMISH9 | ||
| 10Eddie SPEARITT10 | ||
| 11Peter O'SULLIVAN11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12Brian BROMLEY12 | ||
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Two results on Saturday October 28th, 1972:
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
1-1 | 
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
2-0 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
0-1 | 
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
3-0 | 
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
1-0 | 
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
1-1 | 
Orient
Orient
|
Millwall
Millwall
|
1-1 | 
Burnley
Burnley
|
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
1-2 | 
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
0-0 | 
Fulham
Fulham
|
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-2 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Table
Football League Division Two table after matches on Saturday October 28th, 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
|
15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 1.93 | 22 |
| 2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 1.58 | 20 |
| 3 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1.42 | 20 |
| 4 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 1.29 | 19 |
| 5 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 1.32 | 18 |
| 6 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 1.26 | 17 |
| 7 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0.81 | 17 |
| 8 | 
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 1.24 | 16 |
| 9 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0.84 | 16 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 1.27 | 15 |
| 12 | 
Hull City
Hull City
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 1.22 | 15 |
| 13 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 0.81 | 13 |
| 15 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 13 |
| 16 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 0.75 | 12 |
| 17 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0.75 | 12 |
| 18 |
Orient
Orient
|
15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.69 | 12 |
| 19 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0.95 | 11 |
| 20 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 0.67 | 11 |
| 21 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 22 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 0.54 | 10 |