Football League Division Two
A. Jones
Lineups
| Oxford United | |
|---|---|
| 1Roy BURTON | |
| 2Dick LUCAS | |
| 3John SHUKER | |
| 4David ROBERTS | |
| 5Colin CLARKE | |
| 6John EVANSON | |
| 7David SLOAN | 66' |
| 8John FLEMING | |
| 9Hugh CURRAN | |
| 10Geoff BRAY | |
| 11Steve AYLOTT | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Nigel CASSIDY | 66' |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2Rod THOMAS2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 55' | 4Roger SMART4 | 55' |
| 5Frank BURROWS5 | ||
| 6Ron POTTER6 | ||
| 7Steve PEPLOW7 | ||
| 8Ron HOWELL8 | ||
| 9Ray TREACY9 | ||
| 10Peter NOBLE10 | ||
| 11Joe BUTLER11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 55' | 12David DANGERFIELD12 | 55' |
Newspaper Reports
Results
Football League Division Two results on Saturday December 16th, 1972:
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
1-0 | 
Orient
Orient
|
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
1-2 | 
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
0-1 | 
Burnley
Burnley
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
5-1 | 
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Fulham
Fulham
|
3-1 | 
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
1-1 | 
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
2-2 | 
Millwall
Millwall
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
1-0 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
0-0 | 
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
0-0 | 
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Table
Football League Division Two table after matches on Saturday December 16th, 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
|
21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 1.84 | 31 |
| 2 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 1.57 | 27 |
| 3 | 
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 1.42 | 27 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 1.22 | 26 |
| 5 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 1.23 | 24 |
| 6 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 1.20 | 24 |
| 7 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 1.11 | 24 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0.87 | 24 |
| 9 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 1.09 | 23 |
| 10 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 1.16 | 22 |
| 11 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 1.19 | 21 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 0.93 | 21 |
| 13 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 0.79 | 21 |
| 14 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1.04 | 20 |
| 15 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 0.91 | 20 |
| 16 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1.04 | 19 |
| 17 | 
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 0.79 | 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 |
Orient
Orient
|
22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 0.74 | 18 |
| 21 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 0.71 | 16 |
| 22 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
22 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 0.52 | 13 |
Match Programme
