1972/1973

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Manager(s)

G. Kirby

Final league position

19th of 24 in Football League Division 3

Average league attendance

Home: 6,749
Away: 6,502

Home-and-away league doubles for Watford

Walsall

Home-and-away league doubles against Watford

Grimsby Town, Swansea City

Goals from penalty kicks

J. Y. Lindsay - 15
M. J. Kenning - 21
P. J. Morrissey - 32

Match-by-match details

							Manager: Kirby, G.	Own goals	Bond, D. J. T.	Butler, D.	Craker, L. D.►	Farley, J. D.	Franks, C. J.■	Jenkins, R. A.►	Jennings, W. J.	Keen, M. T.►	Kenning, M. J.■	Lees, W. J.	Lindsay, J. Y.	Markham, L. S.►	McGettigan, L.	McGovern, M. J.►■	Mercer, K.►	Morrissey, P. J.	Packer, M. D.■	Rankin, A. G.	Walker, M. S. G.■	Welbourne, D.	Wigg, R. G.■	Williams, J. R.	Woodfield, D.
Appearances - League							46		3	43	17	38	45	22	10	44	20	38	15	7	11	4	0	37	18	43	3	42	15	23	8
Substitute Appearances - League									0	0	0	2	1	4	9	0	5	0	0	5	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	0
Goals - League								2	0	0	2	3	2	2	5	3	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
Appearances - Other Competitions							4		0	4	0	4	4	2	0	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	3	1	3	2	3	1
Substitute Appearances - Other Competitions									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Goals - Other Competitions									0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1	Sat 12 Aug	Tranmere Rovers	H	Lge	1-0	6,473	X			X		X	X			X►	X	X	X1					X		G			X	X
2	Wed 16 Aug	Orient	A	LC1	0-2	5,193	X			X		X	X			X			X			X►		R			G	S	X	X	X
3	Sat 19 Aug	Wrexham	A	Lge	0-1	5,645	X			X		X	S			X		X	X			X		X			G		X	X	R
4	Sat 26 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	H	Lge	3-2	8,373	X			X		X	X1			X		X	X1			X		X1		G			X	X
5	Tue 29 Aug	Shrewsbury Town	A	Lge	0-0	2,919	X			X		R	X			X	S	X				X		X		G		X	X	X
6	Sat 02 Sep	Grimsby Town	A	Lge	0-2	8,790	X			X		X	X			X	S	X				X■		X		G		R	X	X
7	Sat 09 Sep	Oldham Athletic	H	Lge	2-1	6,161	X			X		X	X			X		X	X2	X►	S			R	X	G		X
8	Sat 16 Sep	Blackburn Rovers	A	Lge	0-0	6,484	X			X		X	X			X	X	R	X	X				S	X	G		X
9	Mon 18 Sep	York City	A	Lge	0-0	3,066	X			X		X	X			X	X		X	X					X	G		X			X
10	Sat 23 Sep	Notts County	H	Lge	1-0	8,363	X			X		X1	X			X	X	X	X	S					X	G		X	R
11	Wed 27 Sep	Rotherham United	H	Lge	1-1	7,769	X			X		X	X			X	X	X	R		S				X	G		X	X1
12	Sat 30 Sep	Charlton Athletic	A	Lge	1-2	7,304	X			X		X1	X			X	X	X	X						X	G		X	X
13	Sat 07 Oct	Rochdale	A	Lge	0-1	3,871	X			X		X	X			X	R	X	X					S	X	G		X	X
14	Tue 10 Oct	Port Vale	H	Lge	1-1	5,556	X			X		X	X			X		X	X	R	X			S	X	G		X1
15	Sat 14 Oct	Southend United	H	Lge	1-0	7,860	X			X		X	X			X	S	X	X1(P)		R			X	X	G		X
16	Sat 21 Oct	Chesterfield	A	Lge	0-0	6,843	X			X		X	X			X		R	X	S				X	X	G		X			X
17	Tue 24 Oct	Halifax Town	A	Lge	1-1	2,046	X			X		X	X			X		X	X1					X	R	G		X	S		X
18	Sat 28 Oct	Bristol Rovers	H	Lge	2-1	8,391	X	1		X		X	X			X	S		R					X1		G		X	X	X	X
19	Sat 04 Nov	Rotherham United	A	Lge	0-1	4,055	X			X		X	X			X		X			X			X	X	G		S	R		X
20	Sat 11 Nov	York City	H	Lge	2-2	6,864	X			X		X	X		S	X1		X			R				X	G		X	X1		X
21	Sat 18 Nov	Guildford City	H	FA1	4-2	7,041	X			X1		X	X			X	X1(P)	X						X	X	G		X1	X1
22	Sat 25 Nov	Walsall	A	Lge	3-1	4,718	X			X		X	X	X►		X1	X	X						X2		G		X		X
23	Sat 02 Dec	Bolton Wanderers	H	Lge	2-1	7,349	X	1		X		X1	X	X	S	X	R	X						X		G		X		X
24	Sat 09 Dec	Aldershot	H	FA2	2-0	8,956	X			X		X1	X	X		X		X1						X	X	G		X		X
25	Sat 23 Dec	Plymouth Argyle	H	Lge	3-2	7,750	X			R		X	X1	X	S	X		X						X2	X	G		X		X
26	Tue 26 Dec	Notts County	A	Lge	0-1	9,282	X			X		X	X	X		X		X						X	X	G		X		X
27	Sat 06 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	Lge	0-3	11,841	X			X		X	X	X	S	X	X	R						X		G		X		X
28	Sat 13 Jan	Sheffield United	H	FA3	0-1	15,676	X			X		X	X	X		X	R	X						X		G		X	S	X
29	Sat 20 Jan	Grimsby Town	H	Lge	1-2	6,064	X			X		X	X	X	S	X	X	X						X1		G		R		X
30	Sat 27 Jan	Oldham Athletic	A	Lge	1-2	9,303	X			X			X	X		X	R	X						X	X		G	X1	S	X
31	Sat 03 Feb	Port Vale	A	Lge	0-1	3,987	X			X	R►	X	X	X	S	X		X									G■	X	X	X
32	Sat 10 Feb	Blackburn Rovers	H	Lge	1-3	7,217	X			X		X	X	X	S	X								X1(P)	R	G		X		X	X
33	Fri 16 Feb	Tranmere Rovers	A	Lge	0-1	5,401	X					X	X	R	X	X		X					S►	X		G		X	X	X
34	Sat 24 Feb	Swansea City	H	Lge	0-1	6,051	X		X			X	X	R	X		X	X		S				X	X	G		X
35	Tue 27 Feb	Swansea City	A	Lge	1-2	4,052	X		X	X	X1	X	X	S		X		X		R				X		G		X
36	Fri 02 Mar	Rochdale	H	Lge	0-0	5,338	X		X	X	X	R	X			X		X		X				X		G		X	S
37	Tue 06 Mar	Scunthorpe United	H	Lge	5-1	4,578	X			X	X	X	X	S2		X		X		R				X2		G		X	X1■
38	Fri 09 Mar	Southend United	A	Lge	0-0	6,394	X			X	X	X	X	X		X	S	R						X		G		X		X
39	Wed 14 Mar	Wrexham	H	Lge	0-0	5,663	X			R	X	X	X	X	S	X	X							X		G		X		X
40	Sat 17 Mar	Chesterfield	H	Lge	0-0	5,788	X			X	X	X	X	X		X	X							X		G		X		X
41	Mon 19 Mar	Brentford	A	Lge	1-1	8,232	X			X	X		X	X	S	X	R1				X			X		G		X		X
42	Sat 24 Mar	Bristol Rovers	A	Lge	1-2	6,798	X			R	X		X	X	X1	X					X			X	S■	G		X		X
43	Wed 28 Mar	Halifax Town	H	Lge	2-1	5,202	X				X	R	X	S	X	X1	X	X						X		G		X1		X
44	Sat 31 Mar	Walsall	H	Lge	1-0	5,327	X			X	X		X	S	X1	X	X	R						X		G		X		X
45	Sat 07 Apr	Bolton Wanderers	A	Lge	1-1	17,252	X			X	X		X	X	X1	X		X			X			X		G		X
46	Sat 14 Apr	Brentford	H	Lge	2-2	7,813	X			X	X	S	X	X	X2	X		X			R			X		G		X
47	Fri 20 Apr	Charlton Athletic	H	Lge	1-1	9,241	X			X	X1	X	X	X	X	X	X							X		G		X
48	Sat 21 Apr	Scunthorpe United	A	Lge	0-1	1,544	X			X	X	X	X	X			X■	X		S	X			R		G		X
49	Mon 23 Apr	Plymouth Argyle	A	Lge	1-1	9,722	X			X	X		X	X	R	X		X		S1	X			X		G		X
50	Sat 28 Apr	Shrewsbury Town	H	Lge	0-1	6,026	X			X	X	S	X■	X	R	X		X			X			X		G		X
							Manager: Kirby, G.	Own goals	Bond, D. J. T.	Butler, D.	Craker, L. D.►	Farley, J. D.	Franks, C. J.■	Jenkins, R. A.►	Jennings, W. J.	Keen, M. T.►	Kenning, M. J.■	Lees, W. J.	Lindsay, J. Y.	Markham, L. S.►	McGettigan, L.	McGovern, M. J.►■	Mercer, K.►	Morrissey, P. J.	Packer, M. D.■	Rankin, A. G.	Walker, M. S. G.■	Welbourne, D.	Wigg, R. G.■	Williams, J. R.	Woodfield, D.

► = first appearance; ■ = last/most recent appearance.

G = goalkeeper; X = starting appearance; R = started, then replaced; S = substitute appearance, ! = sent off; 1 = goals scored; P = penalties scored.

Cup fixture rows have a grey background; home fixture rows have red text. Manager columns have a grey background.

Other matches

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Att	Team	Notes
Fri 21 Jul	Northampton Town	A	2-0	0	line-up unknown. Scorers: J.Y.Lindsay [1 goal] & R.G.Wigg [1 goal]	played in private
Tue 25 Jul	Arsenal	A	0-2	0	line-up unknown.	played in private at London Colney
Sat 29 Jul	Nottingham Forest	H	1-2	3,280	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; K.Eddy [1 goal], W.J.Lees & C.J.Franks; J.D.Farley, R.G.Wigg, W.J.Jennings (sub: J.G.Watt), M.T.Keen & J.Y.Lindsay
Tue 01 Aug	Exeter City	A	3-1	1,442	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Welbourne & J.R.Williams (sub: M.D.Packer); J.G.Watt, W.J.Lees (sub: M.J.Kenning) & C.J.Franks; J.D.Farley, R.G.Wigg [1 goal], W.J.Jennings, M.T.Keen [2 goals] & J.Y.Lindsay
Sat 05 Aug	Reading	A	0-4	2,370	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; M.T.Keen, D.Welbourne (sub: M.D.Packer) & C.J.Franks; M.J.Kenning, R.G.Wigg, W.J.Jennings (sub: P.J.Morrissey), J.Y.Lindsay & J.D.Farley
Mon 07 Aug	Hillingdon Borough	A	0-2		A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Butler & J.R.Williams; M.T.Keen, W.J.Lees & D.Woodfield; M.J.Kenning (sub: J.G.Watt), P.J.Morrissey, L.S.Markham (sub: D.Welbourne), J.Y.Lindsay & J.D.Farley
Wed 09 Aug	Dover	A	0-1	675	A.G.Rankin (gk); D.Welbourne & C.J.Franks; P.J.Morrissey (sub: J.T.Walsh), M.D.Packer & D.Woodfield; L.McGettigan, M.T.Keen, R.G.Wigg, J.G.Watt & J.D.Farley	Wigg sent off
Tue 20 Feb	Swindon Town	A	1-1	0	line-up unknown. Scorer: W.J.Jennings [1 goal].	played in private
Tue 01 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-2	6,244	P.A.Jennings (gk) (sub: A.G.Rankin); D.Welbourne (sub: D.Butler) & J.R.Williams; J.Y.Lindsay (sub: M.T.Keen), C.J.Franks [1 goal] & W.J.Lees; B.E.Owen, D.J.T.Bond, B.Endean, J.T.Walley (sub: R.A.Jenkins) & J.D.Farley [1 goal]	Testimonial match for trainer P.Molloy
Mon 07 May	Hillingdon Borough	A	2-3		M.S.G.Walker (gk); D.Butler & D.Welbourne (sub: A.Ayling); M.T.Keen, C.J.Franks & D.Woodfield; G.A.Bristow, P.J.Morrissey, W.J.Jennings [1 goal], J.Y.Lindsay [1 penalty goal] (sub: L.McGettigan) & J.D.Farley	Benefit match for M.Lowe of Hillingdon Borough
Tue 08 May	Marlow Town	A	0-2	"a handful"	??ÃÂ Ounsworth (gk) (sub:ÃÂ ??ÃÂ Lester); D.Butler & J.T.Walsh; M.T.Keen, G.A.Bristow & D.Woodfield; C.J.Franks, L.S.Markham, W.J.Jennings, J.Y.Lindsay & J.D.Farley (sub: L.McGettigan)