Season 1972-73
Football League Division Four
Football League Division Four
Final League Position: 4th - Promoted
A - Torquay United
12 August 1972
Drew 1-1 - 4,848
A - Darlington
28 August 1972
Won 4-1 - 2,105
H - Southport
2 September 1972
Drew 2-2 - 4,148
A - Chester
9 September 1972
Drew 0-0 - 4,039
H - Workington
19 August 1972
Won 2-0 - 3,307
H - Mansfield Town
16 September 1972
Lost 1-0 - 4,808
A - Exeter City
20 September 1972
Lost 1-0 - 4,013
A - Gillingham
23 September 1972
Won 2-1 - 3,055
H - Hartlepool
27 September 1972
Won 2-1 - 3,825
H - Reading
30 September 1972
Won 1-0 - 7,590
A - Newport County
7 October 1972
Lost 2-1 - 3,504
A - Colchester United
9 October 1972
Won 3-2 - 3,455
H - Bury
14 October 1972
Won 2-0 - 4,381
A - Doncaster Rovers
21 October 1972
Lost 1-0 - 1,997
H - Stockport County
25 October 1972
Won 2-0 - 4,005
H - Barnsley
28 October 1972
Lost 2-0 - 4,761
A - Hartlepool
4 November 1972
Drew 1-1 - 3,181
H - Exeter City
11 November 1972
Drew 0-0 - 3,780
A - Hereford United
25 November 1972
Lost 1-0 - 6,667
H - Bradford City
16 December 1972
Won 2-1 - 3,062
A - Cambridge United
23 December 1972
Drew 2-2 - 3,918
H - Gillingham
26 December 1972
Drew 0-0 - 5,016
A - Workington
30 December 1972
Lost 2-1 - 1,819
H - Lincoln City
6 January 1973
Drew 0-0 - 3,127
H - Darlington
13 January 1973
Won 3-1 - 3,221
H - Northampton Town
17 January 1973
Won 3-0 - 3,080
A - Southport
20 January 1973
Lost 3-1 - 2,493
H - Chester
27 January 1973
Drew 1-1 - 3,608
H - Colchester United
3 February 1973
Won 2-0 - 3,602
A - Mansfield Town
10 February 1973
Lost 2-0 - 4,289
H - Torquay United
17 February 1973
Won 2-1 - 3,638
A - Bradford City
24 February 1973
Lost 1-0 - 4,278
H - Newport County
2 March 1973
Lost 2-0 - 3,998
A - Bury
10 March 1973
Won 2-1 - 3,072
H - Doncaster Rovers
17 March 1973
Won 1-0 - 3,435
A - Lincoln City
26 August 1972
Won 2-0 - 4,447
A - Peterborough United
19 March 1973
Lost 1-0 - 5,981
FA Cup
A - Crewe Alexandra
21 April 1973
Won 2-0 - 1,670
A - Barnsley
24 March 1973
Won 2-0 - 2,100
H - Hereford United
31 March 1973
Won 2-0 - 7,082
A - Northampton Town
7 April 1973
Won 2-0 - 1,877
H - Peterborough United
14 April 1973
Won 2-1 - 5,130
A - Reading
23 April 1973
Drew 0-0 - 10,325
H - Cambridge United
24 April 1973
Drew 1-1 - 10,800
A - Stockport County
4 May 1973
Drew 1-1 - 4,785
H - Crewe Alexandra
7 March 1973
Won 3-0 - 2,761
A - Southend United
1st Round
18 November 1972
Won 2-0 - 7,377
A - Watford
2nd Round
9 December 1972
Lost 2-0 - 8,956
Football League Cup
A - Southend United
1st Round
16 August 1972
Lost 2-1 - 5,861
Friendlies & Other Matches
A - Guildford City
Pre-Season Friendly
2 August 1972
Won 3-0 - 1,692
H - Brentford
Pre-Season Friendly
5 August 1972
Drew 1-1
H - Airdrieonians
Promotion Celebration
18 May 1973
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H - Oxford United
Pre-Season Friendly
29 July 1972
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