DIVISION 1    1971/72
      For full league and cup results click on by club required.
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading goalscorer:
Francis Lee 
(Manchester City)
 33  goals

As a punishment for crowd problems Manchester United had their Old Trafford ground closed for the first two League matches of the season. As a result they played Arsenal at Anfield and WBA at the Victoria Ground, Stoke.

  Season Results 1 Derby County 42 24 10 8 69 33 58
    2 Leeds United 42 24 9 9 73 31 57
    Season Results 3 Liverpool 42 24 9 9 64 30 57
    4 Manchester City 42 23 11 8 77 45 57
    Season Results 5 Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 52
    6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 51
    Season Results 7 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 58 49 48
    Season Results 8 Manchester United 42 19 10 13 69 61 48
    9 Wolverhampton W. 42 18 11 13 65 57 47
    10 Sheffield United 42 17 12 13 61 60 46
    11 Newcastle United 42 15 11 16 49 52 41
    12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 41 46 39
    13 Ipswich Town 42 11 16 15 39 53 38
    14 West Ham United 42 12 12 18 47 51 36
    15 Everton 42 9 18 15 37 48 36
    16 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 11 19 42 54 35
    17 Stoke City 42 10 15 17 39 56 35
    18 Coventry City 42 9 15 18 44 67 33
    19 Southampton 42 12 7 23 52 80 31
    20 Crystal Palace 42 8 13 21 39 65 29
    21 Nottingham Forest 42 8 9 25 47 81 25 Relegated
    22 Huddersfield Town 42 6 13 23 27 59 25 Relegated