Season 1971-72
Football League Division Four
Football League Division Four
Final League Position: 17th
H - Reading
28 August 1971
Lost 2-1 - 8,634
H - Workington
14 August 1971
Drew 2-2 - 5,200
H - Chester
1 September 1971
Drew 0-0 - 4,601
A - Gillingham
4 September 1971
Won 1-0 - 5,406
H - Southend United
11 September 1971
Drew 0-0 - 4,611
A - Brentford
21 August 1971
Drew 1-1 - 8,920
A - Newport County
18 September 1971
Won 3-2 - 3,380
H - Scunthorpe United
25 September 1971
Drew 1-1 - 4,675
H - Southport
29 September 1971
Drew 1-1 - 4,597
A - Cambridge United
2 October 1971
Drew 1-1 - 4,781
H - Colchester United
9 October 1971
Lost 2-0 - 5,285
A - Workington
16 October 1971
Lost 5-0 - 2,452
A - Northampton Town
19 October 1971
Won 3-2 - 5,881
H - Darlington
23 October 1971
Won 3-0 - 4,436
A - Hartlepool
30 October 1971
Won 1-0 - 2,197
H - Peterborough United
6 November 1971
Drew 1-1 - 4,912
A - Bury
13 November 1971
Lost 3-1 - 2,577
H - Grimsby Town
27 November 1971
Drew 1-1 - 4,000
A - Lincoln City
4 December 1971
Drew 2-2 - 5,366
H - Gillingham
18 December 1971
Lost 2-0 - 3,746
A - Exeter City
27 December 1971
Lost 1-0 - 5,144
H - Newport County
1 January 1972
Won 3-0 - 3,117
A - Reading
8 January 1972
Lost 2-0 - 5,995
H - Barrow
15 January 1972
Drew 1-1 - 2,905
A - Southport
22 January 1972
Drew 0-0 - 3,242
H - Northampton Town
29 January 1972
Lost 2-0 - 2,471
A - Doncaster Rovers
5 February 1972
Lost 2-1 - 2,703
A - Darlington
12 February 1972
Lost 4-2 - 2,151
H - Hartlepool
19 February 1972
Won 2-0 - 2,760
A - Peterborough United
26 February 1972
Drew 0-0 - 4,398
H - Bury
4 March 1972
Drew 2-2 - 2,545
A - Colchester United
11 March 1972
Lost 1-0 - 3,772
A - Barrow
13 March 1972
Drew 1-1 - 2,113
H - Brentford
18 March 1972
Lost 2-1 - 6,989
H - Cambridge United
31 March 1972
Drew 1-1 - 4,437
H - Exeter City
1 April 1972
Drew 0-0 - 2,918
A - Southend United
24 March 1972
Lost 1-0 - 12,463
A - Scunthorpe United
4 April 1972
Lost 1-0 - 7,171
FA Cup
H - Lincoln City
22 April 1972
Drew 0-0 - 3,087
H - Doncaster Rovers
8 April 1972
Won 3-0 - 2,152
H - Crewe Alexandra
12 April 1972
Drew 0-0 - 3,027
A - Grimsby Town
15 April 1972
Drew 3-3 - 13,576
A - Stockport County
17 April 1972
Drew 0-0 - 1,882
A - Chester
26 April 1972
Drew 0-0 - 1,979
A - Crewe Alexandra
29 April 1972
Lost 2-1 - 1,256
H - Stockport County
3 May 1972
Won 4-0 - 2,179
H - Alvechurch
1st Round
24 November 1971
Won 4-2 - 4,638
A - Reading
2nd Round
11 December 1971
Lost 1-0 - 9,827
Football League Cup
H - Southend United
1st Round
18 August 1971
Drew 1-1 - 5,159
A - Southend United
1st Round Replay
23 August 1971
Won 2-1 - 7,724
A - Nottingham Forest
2nd Round
7 September 1971
Lost 5-1 - 8,380
Friendlies & Other Matches
H - Charlton Athletic
Pre-Season Friendly
7 August 1971
Won 1-0 - 2,988
H - Guildford City
Mayor's Charity Cup
8 May 1972
Won 3-1 - 2,188
H - Fulham
Pre-Season Friendly
31 July 1971
Drew 1-1
H - Portsmouth
Pre-Season Friendly
4 August 1971
Drew 2-2