1971–72 Port Vale F.C. season
Football League Third Division

1971–72 Port Vale F.C. season

Section Title: Football League Third Division
Table Section Text: None

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers

14 August 1971	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–1	4,384	Horton (pen)

21 August 1971	Swansea City	A	1–0	6,457	Morris

28 August 1971	Chesterfield	H	0–2	4,416

30 August 1971	Notts County	H	0–3	5,298

4 September 1971	Wrexham	A	2–1	7,407	Brodie, Horton

11 September 1971	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0	3,707

18 September 1971	Shrewsbury Town	A	0–0	5,443

25 September 1971	Halifax Town	H	1–0	3,724	Gough

27 September 1971	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–0	4,963

2 October 1971	Walsall	A	0–2	4,642

9 October 1971	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	6,394	Horton (pen)

16 October 1971	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1–1	9,007	Mountford

19 October 1971	Bournemouth	A	2–3	10,404	Morgan, Gough

23 October 1971	York City	H	4–3	4,484	McLaren (2), Gough, Morgan

30 October 1971	Oldham Athletic	A	0–1	8,140

6 November 1971	Aston Villa	H	4–4	11,118	McLaren, Mountford, Morgan, Loska

13 November 1971	Mansfield Town	A	1–0	5,996	Mountford

27 November 1971	Torquay United	A	0–3	3,710

4 December 1971	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–1	3,701	Morgan, McLaren

18 December 1971	Wrexham	H	1–0	4,310	Summerscales

27 December 1971	Bristol Rovers	A	1–2	12,073	McLaren

1 January 1972	Shrewsbury Town	H	2–1	5,056	Gough, Horton

8 January 1972	Chesterfield	A	1–2	6,532	Gough

22 January 1972	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–3	8,495	Loska

29 January 1972	Bournemouth	H	1–1	4,937	Gough

5 February 1972	Bradford City	H	1–0	3,715	Lacey

12 February 1972	York City	A	1–2	4,319	Gough

19 February 1972	Oldham Athletic	H	1–0	4,506	Morgan

26 February 1972	Aston Villa	A	0–2	32,806

4 March 1972	Mansfield Town	H	1–0	2,809	Morgan

11 March 1972	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–3	6,240

13 March 1972	Rochdale	A	2–3	3,157	James, o.g.

18 March 1972	Swansea City	H	3–0	3,257	Gough (2), Harford

21 March 1972	Barnsley	A	0–0	4,048

25 March 1972	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–0	8,801

1 April 1972	Bristol Rovers	H	0–0	3,823

3 April 1972	Walsall	H	1–1	5,250	Gough

4 April 1972	Halifax Town	A	0–2	3,319

8 April 1972	Bradford City	A	0–0	2,969

15 April 1972	Torquay United	H	0–0	2,737

18 April 1972	Rotherham United	A	0–3	4,161

21 April 1972	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–3	3,544	McLaren, o.g.

26 April 1972	Notts County	A	1–2	9,033	Morgan

29 April 1972	Barnsley	H	1–0	2,614	Morris

8 May 1972	Rotherham United	H	1–2	2,743	Morris

12 May 1972	Rochdale	H	1–1	2,475	Horton (pen)

Sentence(s)

The 1971–72 Port Vale F.C. season opened with a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in front of 4,384 viewers.

final_sentence: The 1971–72 Port Vale F.C. season opened with a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in front of 4,384 viewers.