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													Match postponed due to Wrexham playing Aston Villa in a League Cup First Round, Second Replay the following night.
													

| Results of league matches played since last match | 
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| 30th August 1971 | 
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| Port Vale | 0-3 | Notts County | 
| Division Three 1971-72 | 
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| P | W | D | L | Avg | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Notts County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.333 | 6 | 
| 2. | Brighton & HA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.500 | 5 | 
| 3. | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.000 | 5 | 
| 4. | Bournemouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.000 | 5 | 
| 5. | Shrewsbury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 4 | 
| 6. | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.500 | 4 | 
| 7. | Blackburn R. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.333 | 4 | 
| 8. | Bolton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.333 | 4 | 
| 9. | Plymouth A. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 
| 10. | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.000 | 3 | 
| 11. | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 3 | 
| 12. | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 
| 13. | Tranmere | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 
| 14. | Torquay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.800 | 3 | 
| 15. | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 3 | 
| 16. | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 
| 17. | Rotherham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 
| 18. | WREXHAM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 
| 19. | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.625 | 2 | 
| 20. | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.500 | 2 | 
| 21. | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.286 | 2 | 
| 22. | Oldham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 1 | 
| 23. | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 1 | 
| 24. | Mansfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.200 | 1 |