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Home Grounds used:
Thorneyholme Road, Accrington

Away Grounds visited:
The Worswick Memorial Ground, Rawtenstall; The Horsfield, Colne; Dill Hall Lane, Enfield; Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle; Seedhill, Nelson; Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn; Bentgate, Haslingden; Acre Bottom, Ramsbottom; Centre Vale, Todmorden; Blackburn Road, Rishton; Liverpool Road, Lowerhouse; Lanehead, Bacup; Turf Moor, Burnley

First XI playing record:
P 27     W 12     D 0     L 10     NR 5

Click on this link for the season's First XI scorecards and results

17 players appeared in First XI matches for Accrington in 1972:
IH Birtwistle; A Breckell; RF Cuddihy; A Farrell; G Fowler; A Gallagher; PS Graham; J Kearsley; A Kennedy; A Richardson; E Robinson; B Rutter; DW Taylor; M Taylor; L Varis; PJ West; GJ Woodcock.