Season 1971-1972

Results

Football League Division Two

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 14 AUG Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) L1 - 4 D. Rogers 13,004
2 21 AUG Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) W2 - 1 A. Horsfield, J. Butler 15,624
3 28 AUG Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) D0 - 0 - 9,963
4 01 SEP Watford (Away) Watford (A) D0 - 0 - 10,580
5 04 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - 15,915
6 11 SEP Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) L0 - 1 - 12,811
7 18 SEP Fulham (Home) Fulham (H) W4 - 0 P. Noble, D. Rogers, C. Jones, J. Butler 12,967
8 25 SEP Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) W1 - 0 C. Jones 16,275
9 29 SEP Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) L0 - 2 - 10,700
10 02 OCT Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) L0 - 1 - 21,383
11 09 OCT Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) D0 - 0 - 13,423
12 16 OCT Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) W1 - 0 R. Thomas 10,346
13 19 OCT Birmingham City (Home) Birmingham (H) D1 - 1 A. Horsfield 14,024
14 23 OCT Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L0 - 1 - 19,993
15 30 OCT Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) L0 - 1 - 13,541
16 06 NOV Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D1 - 1 J. Butler 12,382
17 13 NOV Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) L0 - 2 - 14,847
18 20 NOV Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) D1 - 1 J. Bird (o.g.) 10,833
19 27 NOV Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) W2 - 1 C. Jones, P. Noble 12,224
20 04 DEC Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) L0 - 1 - 14,167
21 11 DEC Orient (Away) Orient (A) W1 - 0 A. Horsfield 6,120
22 18 DEC Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L0 - 3 - 13,517
23 27 DEC Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W3 - 1 R. Bunkell, D. Rogers 2 20,494
24 01 JAN Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) W4 - 2 A. Horsfield 2, D. Rogers 2 7,406
25 08 JAN Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D0 - 0 - 13,089
26 22 JAN Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) W2 - 1 P. Noble, A. Horsfield 11,563
27 29 JAN Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) L1 - 4 A. Horsfield 27,824
28 12 FEB Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W1 - 0 F. Burrows 11,589
29 19 FEB Middlesbrough (Away) Middlesbrough (A) L0 - 2 - 18,205
30 26 FEB Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W4 - 0 A. Horsfield 3, J. Trollope 14,743
31 04 MAR Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D2 - 2 D. Mackay, P. Noble 16,036
32 18 MAR Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L1 - 3 P. Noble 7,433
33 25 MAR Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) D1 - 1 P. Noble 12,102
34 31 MAR Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L0 - 1 - 21,496
35 01 APR Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W2 - 1 P. Noble 2 12,157
36 04 APR Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) W3 - 1 R. Bunkell, D. Murray (o.g.), P. Noble 15,393
37 15 APR Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) L0 - 1 - 11,574
38 18 APR Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) W2 - 1 D. Rogers, A. Horsfield 8,960
39 22 APR Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L0 - 1 - 31,736
40 25 APR Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 P. Noble 2 8,768
41 29 APR Orient (Home) Orient (H) D2 - 2 A. Horsfield, P. Noble 8,564
42 01 MAY Preston North End (Away) Preston North End (A) D2 - 2 P. Noble 2 9,566

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
THIRD ROUND
3 15 JAN Arsenal (Home) Arsenal (H) L0 - 2 - 31,668

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
SECOND ROUND
2 08 SEP Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) L1 - 4 A. Horsfield 7,437