Football League Division Two
Saturday, March 10, 1973

Preston North End Swindon Town
A.Bruce (48')
HT: 0-1 R.Treacy (22')
Attendance:  6,468    



Lineups
1
John BROWN
                 
Peter DOWNSBOROUGH
1
2
Graham HAWKINS
           45'     
Joe BUTLER
2
3
John BIRD
                 
John TROLLOPE
3
4
Jimmy MCNAB
                 
Ray BUNKELL
4
5
Alex SPARK
                 
Frank BURROWS
5
6
Dave CONNOR
                 
Ron POTTER
6

7
Alan LAMB
                 
David MOSS
7

8
Alex BRUCE
              53'
Roger SMART
8
9
Hugh MCILMOYLE
               
  Ray TREACY
9
10
Clive CLARK
   45'             
Peter NOBLE
10
11
Dave WILSON
                 
Mick MCGOVERN
11
Substitutes
12
Tony MORLEY  
              
53' 
Paul WALKER
12















Results on Saturday, March 10, 1973: League Table

 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town  
  Burnley 0 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Fulham 1 - 0 Carlisle United  
  Luton Town 1 - 0 Sunderland  
  Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Cardiff City  
  Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Bristol City  
  Orient 3 - 1 Millwall  
  Oxford United 0 - 1 Blackpool  
  Portsmouth 2 - 2 Hull City  
  Preston North End 1 - 1 Swindon Town  
  Queens Park Rangers 1 - 0 Aston Villa  

Table as at Saturday, March 10, 1973:

  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Queens Park Rangers 33 17 12 4 62 35 1.77 46 
2 Burnley 32 16 13 3 52 30 1.73 45 
3 Fulham 32 14 10 8 50 36 1.39 38 
4 Blackpool 34 14 10 10 46 39 1.18 38 
5 Sheffield Wednesday 33 14 8 11 50 42 1.19 36 
6 Luton Town 32 13 10 9 40 36 1.11 36 
7 Aston Villa 32 13 10 9 38 37 1.03 36 
8 Middlesbrough 34 13 10 11 33 36 0.92 36 
9 Oxford United 33 15 5 13 40 33 1.21 35 
10 Millwall 33 13 7 13 45 39 1.15 33 
11 Bristol City 32 11 10 11 42 41 1.02 32 
12 Nottingham Forest 32 11 10 11 35 38 0.92 32 
13 Hull City 31 10 11 10 47 41 1.15 31 
14 Portsmouth 32 10 9 13 38 41 0.93 29 
15 Preston North End 32 10 9 13 31 48 0.65 29 
16 Sunderland 28 9 9 10 38 35 1.09 27 
17 Orient 32 8 11 13 35 40 0.88 27 
18 Carlisle United 30 9 8 13 42 38 1.11 26 
19 Swindon Town 33 7 12 14 39 54 0.72 26 
20 Huddersfield Town 33 6 14 13 30 43 0.70 26 
21 Cardiff City 31 10 5 16 34 47 0.72 25 
22 Brighton and Hove Albion 32 4 9 19 33 71 0.46 17 

Key: Promotion Relegation