
| Portsmouth | |
|---|---|
| 1Graham HORN | |
| 2Billy WILSON | |
| 3John COLLINS | |
| 4Eoin HAND | |
| 5Alan STEPHENSON | |
| 6Dave MUNKS | |
| 7Norman PIPER | |
| 8Dick REYNOLDS | |
| 9Ray HIRON | |
| 10Brian LEWIS | |
| 11Nicky JENNINGS | |
| Substitutes | |
| 12Ray POINTER | |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Ron TINDALL |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy ALLAN1 | ||
| 2Rod THOMAS2 | ||
| 3John TROLLOPE3 | ||
| 4Ray BUNKELL4 | ||
| 5Frank BURROWS5 | ||
| 6Ron POTTER6 | ||
| 7Tom JENKINS7 | ||
| 8Ron HOWELL8 | ||
| 9Ray TREACY9 | ||
| 10Peter NOBLE10 | ||
| 11Joe BUTLER11 | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| 12David MOSS12 | ||
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Les ALLEN |
Football League Division Two results on Tuesday December 26th, 1972:
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
2-2 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
1-2 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
1-0 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
6-1 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
Fulham
Fulham
|
1-0 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
Hull City
Hull City
|
3-1 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
0-0 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
3-0 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
1-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
3-1 |
Orient
Orient
|
Football League Division Two table after matches on Tuesday December 26th, 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
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 1.81 | 34 |
| 2 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 1.50 | 31 |
| 3 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 1.18 | 28 |
| 4 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 1.35 | 27 |
| 5 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 1.28 | 27 |
| 6 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
23 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 1.24 | 27 |
| 7 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 1.19 | 25 |
| 8 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.08 | 25 |
| 9 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 0.89 | 25 |
| 10 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 1.17 | 24 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 0.97 | 24 |
| 12 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 0.94 | 24 |
| 13 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 0.78 | 24 |
| 14 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 1.31 | 23 |
| 15 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 0.91 | 22 |
| 16 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 1.03 | 21 |
| 17 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 0.75 | 19 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 0.74 | 19 |
| 19 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 0.81 | 18 |
| 20 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 0.77 | 18 |
| 21 |
Orient
Orient
|
24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 0.68 | 18 |
| 22 |
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton
|
24 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 51 | 0.49 | 13 |