1971–72 Football League First Division

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1971–72 season.

Football League First Division
Season1971–72
ChampionsDerby County (1st English title)
RelegatedHuddersfield Town,
Nottingham Forest
1972–73 European CupDerby County
FA Cup winners
1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup		Leeds United (1st and as of 2020 only FA Cup title)
1972–73 UEFA CupLiverpool,
Manchester City,
Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur
Matches played462
Goals scored1,160 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerFrancis Lee (Manchester City), 33 [1]
Biggest home winEverton – Southampton 8–0 (20 Nov 1971)
Biggest away winSheffield United – Arsenal 0–5 (29 Jan 1972)
Highest scoringEverton – Southampton 8–0 (20 Nov 1971)

Overview

Derby County won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. Derby's first ever First Division title was confirmed on May 8, after title challengers Liverpool and Leeds United failed to win their final games at Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively. On April 26, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest were relegated after Crystal Palace beat Stoke City 2-0 at Selhurst Park to ensure their survival.

League standings
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Derby County (C) 42 16 4 1 43 10 8 6 7 26 23 2.091 58 Qualified for European Cup
2 Leeds United 42 17 4 0 54 10 7 5 9 19 21 2.355 57 FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
3 Liverpool 42 17 3 1 48 16 7 6 8 16 14 2.133 57 Qualified for UEFA Cup
4 Manchester City 42 16 3 2 48 15 7 8 6 29 30 1.711 57
5 Arsenal 42 15 2 4 36 13 7 6 8 22 27 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 3 2 45 13 3 10 8 18 29 1.500 51 Qualified for UEFA Cup
7 Chelsea 42 12 7 2 41 20 6 5 10 17 29 1.184 48
8 Manchester United 42 13 2 6 39 26 6 8 7 30 35 1.131 48
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 7 4 35 23 8 4 9 30 34 1.140 47
10 Sheffield United 42 10 8 3 39 26 7 4 10 22 34 1.017 46
11 Newcastle United 42 10 6 5 30 18 5 5 11 19 34 0.942 41
12 Leicester City 42 9 6 6 18 11 4 7 10 23 35 0.891 39
13 Ipswich Town 42 7 8 6 19 19 4 8 9 20 34 0.736 38
14 West Ham United 42 10 6 5 31 19 2 6 13 16 32 0.922 36
15 Everton 42 8 9 4 28 17 1 9 11 9 31 0.771 36
16 West Bromwich Albion 42 6 7 8 22 23 6 4 11 20 31 0.778 35
17 Stoke City 42 6 10 5 26 25 4 5 12 13 31 0.696 35 League cup Winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
18 Coventry City 42 7 10 4 27 23 2 5 14 17 44 0.657 33
19 Southampton 42 8 5 8 31 28 4 2 15 21 52 0.650 31
20 Crystal Palace 42 4 8 9 26 31 4 5 12 13 34 0.600 29
21 Nottingham Forest 42 6 4 11 25 29 2 5 14 22 52 0.580 25 Relegated
22 Huddersfield Town 42 4 7 10 12 22 2 6 13 15 37 0.458 25
Source:
(C) League Champions.

Results
Home \ Away ARS CHE COV CRY DER EVE HUD IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NOT SHU SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 4–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–1
Chelsea 1–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1
Coventry City 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0
Crystal Palace 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–2
Derby County 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1
Everton 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 8–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2
Huddersfield Town 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Ipswich Town 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1
Leeds United 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 5–1 6–1 1–0 7–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0
Leicester City 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Liverpool 3–2 0–0 3–1 4–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–2
Manchester City 2–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 5–2
Manchester United 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–2 1–3
Newcastle United 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–0
Nottingham Forest 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–3
Sheffield United 0–5 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 3–1 7–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–2
Southampton 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–5 1–2 4–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–2
Stoke City 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–3 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 6–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 4–1
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–3
West Ham United 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–0 0–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team locations
Locations of the Football League First Division 1971–1972 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1971–1972

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Francis Lee Manchester City 33
2 Martin ChiversTottenham Hotspur25
3 Peter LorimerLeeds United23
= Malcolm MacdonaldNewcastle United23
4 George BestManchester United18
= Ian Storey-MooreNottingham Forest / Manchester United18
= Peter OsgoodChelsea18
5 Tony BrownWest Bromwich Albion17
= Clyde BestWest Ham United17

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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