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      DIVISION 2    1971/72
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      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorer:
Bob Latchford 
(Birmingham City)
 23  goals

Watford suffered their first relegation as members of the Football League, finishing a distant bottom of the Second Division table. They did not manage an away League win all season and only won one of their last 24 League matches of the season.

  Season Results 1 Norwich City 42 21 15 6 60 36 57 Promoted
    2 Birmingham City 42 19 18 5 60 31 56 Promoted
    3 Millwall 42 19 17 6 64 46 55
    4 Queens Park Rangers 42 20 14 8 57 28 54
    Season Results 5 Sunderland 42 17 16 9 67 57 50
    6 Blackpool 42 20 7 15 70 50 47
    Season Results 7 Burnley 42 20 6 16 70 55 46
    8 Bristol City 42 18 10 14 61 49 46
    9 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 50 48 46
    10 Carlisle United 42 17 9 16 61 57 43
    11 Swindon Town 42 15 12 15 47 47 42
    12 Hull City 42 14 10 18 49 53 38
    13 Luton Town 42 10 18 14 43 48 38
    Season Results 14 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 51 58 38
    15 Oxford United 42 12 14 16 43 55 38
    16 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 59 68 37
    17 Orient 42 14 9 19 50 61 37
      18 Preston North End 42 12 12 18 52 58 36
      19 Cardiff City 42 10 14 18 56 69 34
      Season Results 20 Fulham 42 12 10 20 45 68 34
      21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 9 21 55 77 33 Relegated
      Season Results 22 Watford 42 5 9 28 24 75 19 Relegated