1971–72 Football League First Division
Appearance
Season | 1971–72 |
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Champions | Derby County (1st English title) |
Relegated | Huddersfield Town, Nottingham Forest |
1972–73 European Cup | Derby County |
FA Cup winners 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup | Leeds United (1st and as of 2017 only FA Cup title) |
1972–73 UEFA Cup | Liverpool, Manchester City, Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,160 (2.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Francis Lee (Manchester City), 33 [1] |
Biggest home win | Everton – Southampton 8–0 (20 Nov 1971) |
Biggest away win | Sheffield United – Arsenal 0–5 (29 Jan 1972) |
Highest scoring | Everton – Southampton 8–0 (20 Nov 1971) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1971-72 season.
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 | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Results
Team locations
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1971–1972
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Manchester City | 33 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
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Leeds United | 23 |
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Newcastle United | 23 |
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Manchester United | 18 |
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Nottingham Forest / Manchester United | 18 |
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Chelsea | 18 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 17 |
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West Ham United | 17 |
References
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.