First Team 1971-72

League Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
C Kettering Town 34 23 6 5 70 27 43 52
P Burton Albion 34 18 13 3 58 27 31 49
3 Cheltenham Town 34 20 4 10 72 51 21 44
4 Rugby Town 34 18 7 9 52 36 16 43
5 Wellingborough Town 34 15 10 9 73 44 29 40
6 Stourbridge 34 13 14 7 59 42 17 40
7 King’s Lynn 34 14 11 9 62 45 17 39
8 Corby Town 34 15 9 10 47 35 12 39
9 Ilkeston Town 34 14 11 9 44 38 6 39
10 Banbury United 34 14 5 15 54 46 8 33
11 Bury Town 34 14 5 15 47 44 3 33
12 Wealdstone 34 14 5 15 51 58 -7 33
13 Lockheed Leamington 34 15 3 16 41 52 -11 33
14 Gloucester City 34 8 8 18 46 61 -15 24
15 Stevenage Athletic 34 8 8 18 41 69 -28 24
16 Bletchley Town 34 7 7 20 36 70 -34 21
17 Dunstable Town 34 5 7 22 29 75 -46 17
18 Barry Town 34 1 7 26 22 84 -62 9

Fixtures & Results

August 1971
Wed 4 Aug
Friendly
Basingstoke Town
Home
D0 - 0
Att: 1000
Sat 7 Aug
Friendly
Staines Town
Away
W2 - 1
Jones, OG
Mon 9 Aug
Friendly
Hillingdon Borough
Home
D2 - 2
Att: 840
Townend, Brown
Wed 11 Aug
Friendly
Watford
Home
W4 - 2
Att: 1000
Jones 2, Bailey, OG
Sat 14 Aug
Southern League Cup
Banbury United
Home
W3 - 1
Att: 1350
Jones 2, Townend
Tue 17 Aug
Southern League Cup
Stevenage Athletic
Home
L0 - 1
Att: 1000
Sat 21 Aug
Southern League Cup
Lockheed Leamington
Away
W1 - 0
Att: 800
Brown
Tue 24 Aug
Southern League Division 1 North
Stourbridge
Away
L1 - 4
Att: 2150
Townend
Sat 28 Aug
Southern League Cup
Dunstable Town
Away
Brown, OG
September 1971
Sat 4 Sep
Southern League Cup
Bletchley Town
Home
W3 - 1
Att: 863
Brown 2, Townend
Sat 11 Sep
Southern League Division 1 North
Kings Lynn
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 1066
Townend
Sat 18 Sep
FA Cup
Harrow Borough
Away
W1 - 0
Att: 862
Townend
Sat 25 Sep
Southern League Division 1 North
Gloucester City
Home
W2 - 1
Att: 1021
Hale 2
Mon 27 Sep
London Challenge Cup
Arsenal
Home
L0 - 3
Att: 3105
October 1971
Sat 2 Oct
Southern League Division 1 North
Ilkeston Town
Away
D0 - 0
Att: 723
Tue 5 Oct
Southern League Cup
Cambridge City
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 2000
Swain
Sat 9 Oct
FA Cup
Boreham Wood
Away
D1 - 1
Att: 1350
Brown
Tue 12 Oct
FA Cup
Boreham Wood
Home
L0 - 2
Att: 1058
Sat 16 Oct
Southern League Division 1 North
Wellingborough Town
Away
Tue 19 Oct
Southern League Cup
Cambridge City
Home
L0 - 1
Att: 704
Sat 23 Oct
Southern League Division 1 North
Cheltenham Town
Home
L2 - 3
Att: 1257
Brown, Swain
Wed 27 Oct
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Hampton
Away
Sat 30 Oct
Friendly
Weymouth
Home
November 1971
Tue 2 Nov
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Southall
Away
Sat 6 Nov
Southern League Division 1 North
Wellingborough Town
Home
L1 - 2
Att: 707
Swain
Tue 9 Nov
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Kingstonian
Away
Sat 13 Nov
Friendly
Barnet
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 548
Whittaker
Tue 16 Nov
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Southall
Home
Townend 2, Bailey, Brown, Hale
Sat 20 Nov
Southern League Division 1 North
Corby Town
Away
Sat 27 Nov
Southern League Division 1 North
Kettering Town
Home
W3 - 2
Att: 759
Brown 2, Hale
Tue 30 Nov
Southern League Division 1 North
Bletchley Town
Away
Townend
December 1971
Thu 2 Dec
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Addlestone
Away
A0 - 0
(Match Abandoned due to fog on 62 mins)
Sat 4 Dec
Southern League Division 1 North
Stourbridge
Home
Tue 7 Dec
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Addlestone
Home
W2 - 0
Att: 181
Brown, Swain
Sat 11 Dec
Southern League Division 1 North
Banbury United
Away
W1 - 0
Att: 637
Swain
Tue 14 Dec
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Croydon Amateurs
Away
W1 - 0
Gallagher
Sat 18 Dec
Southern League Division 1 North
Burton Albion
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 721
Hale
Tue 21 Dec
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Hampton
Home
L0 - 2
Mon 27 Dec
Southern League Division 1 North
Dunstable Town
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 152
Brown
January 1972
Sat 1 Jan
Southern League Division 1 North
Dunstable Town
Home
W3 - 1
Att: 622
Brown 2, Swain
Sat 8 Jan
Southern League Division 1 North
Gloucester City
Away
W3 - 1
Att: 410
Brown, Hale, Swain
Sat 15 Jan
Friendly
Barnet
Home
W2 - 1
Att: 500
Brown, Pearce
Wed 19 Jan
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Addlestone
Away
D1 - 1
Swain
Sat 22 Jan
Southern League Division 1 North
Lockheed Leamington
Away
Sat 29 Jan
Southern League Division 1 North
Ilkeston Town
Home
L1 - 3
Att: 350
Brown
February 1972
Tue 8 Feb
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Wembley
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 200
Swain
Sat 12 Feb
Southern League Division 1 North
Cheltenham Town
Away
L0 - 4
Att: 1000
Sat 19 Feb
Southern League Division 1 North
Stevenage Athletic
Home
D3 - 3
Att: 650
Dyson, Livingstone,Watson
Sat 26 Feb
Southern League Division 1 North
Bury Town
Away
Watson
March 1972
Sat 4 Mar
Southern League Division 1 North
Bletchley Town
Home
W2 - 0
Att: 700
Byrne, Livingstone
Thu 9 Mar
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Wembley
Away
L1 - 2
Townend
Sat 11 Mar
Southern League Division 1 North
Corby Town
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 700
Byrne
Tue 14 Mar
Southern League Division 1 North
Barry Town
Home
Byrne, Dyson, Brown 3 (1P)
Sat 18 Mar
Southern League Division 1 North
Kettering Town
Away
L0 - 1
Att: 2400
Tue 21 Mar
Southern League Division 1 North
Bury Town
Home
W2 - 1
Att: 606
Beyer, A.Brown
Sat 25 Mar
Southern League Division 1 North
Kings Lynn
Home
Byrne, Brown (P)
April 1972
Sat 1 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Banbury United
Home
Brown 3
Mon 3 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Rugby Town
Away
Furie
Tue 4 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Rugby Town
Home
L0 - 3
Att: 620
Sat 8 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Burton Albion
Away
W2 - 1
Att: 971
Byrne, Presland
Tue 11 Apr
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Croydon Amateurs
Home
Byrne, Livingstone
Thu 13 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Barry Town
Away
Livingstone, Presland
Sat 15 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Lockheed Leamington
Home
Brown 2, Byrne, Whitaker, OG
Mon 17 Apr
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Hayes
Away
D1 - 1
Att: 500
Dyson
Sat 22 Apr
Southern League Division 1 North
Stevenage Athletic
Away
Byrne
Mon 24 Apr
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Kingstonian
Home
Brown A
May 1972
Fri 5 May
Premier Midweek Floodlight League
Hayes
Home
Byrne