Seasons · Division One · Season 52

1971/72

Finished 2nd · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 56
Won: 32
Drawn: 12
Lost: 12
For: 92
Against: 40
Points: 57

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 7–0; v Southampton
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Lierse SK
Clean sheets: 32
Top scorer: Lorimer; 29 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 38,571

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1971/72
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	42	24	10	8	69	33	+36	58
2	Leeds United	42	24	9	9	73	31	+42	57
3	Liverpool	42	24	9	9	64	30	+34	57
4	Manchester City	42	23	11	8	77	45	+32	57
5	Arsenal	42	22	8	12	58	40	+18	52
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	13	10	63	42	+21	51
7	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	58	49	+9	48
8	Manchester United	42	19	10	13	69	61	+8	48
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	18	11	13	65	57	+8	47
10	Sheffield United	42	17	12	13	61	60	+1	46
11	Newcastle United	42	15	11	16	49	52	-3	41
12	Leicester City	42	13	13	16	41	46	-5	39
13	Ipswich Town	42	11	16	15	39	53	-14	38
14	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	47	51	-4	36
15	Everton	42	9	18	15	37	48	-11	36
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	12	11	19	42	54	-12	35
17	Stoke City	42	10	15	17	39	56	-17	35
18	Coventry City	42	9	15	18	44	67	-23	33
19	Southampton	42	12	7	23	52	80	-28	31
20	Crystal Palace	42	8	13	21	39	65	-26	29
21	Nottingham Forest	42	8	9	25	47	81	-34	25
22	Huddersfield Town	42	6	13	23	27	59	-32	25

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1971/72
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
14 Aug	A	Manchester City	1–0	38,566	Won 1–0 v Manchester City
17 Aug	A	Sheffield United	0–3	40,725	Lost 0–3 v Sheffield United
21 Aug	H	Wolves	0–0	20,686	Drew 0–0 v Wolves
23 Aug	A	Ipswich Town	2–0	26,689	Won 2–0 v Ipswich Town
26 Aug	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	25,099	Drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
1 Sep	H	Newcastle United	5–1	18,623	Won 5–1 v Newcastle United
4 Sep	H	Crystal Palace	2–0	18,715	Won 2–0 v Crystal Palace
11 Sep	A	Arsenal	0–2	51,196	Lost 0–2 v Arsenal
18 Sep	H	Liverpool	1–0	41,381	Won 1–0 v Liverpool
25 Sep	A	Huddersfield Town	1–2	26,340	Lost 1–2 v Huddersfield Town
2 Oct	H	West Ham United	0–0	30,942	Drew 0–0 v West Ham United
9 Oct	A	Coventry City	1–3	32,183	Lost 1–3 v Coventry City
16 Oct	H	Manchester City	3–0	36,004	Won 3–0 v Manchester City
23 Oct	H	Everton	3–2	34,208	Won 3–2 v Everton
30 Oct	A	Manchester United	1–0	53,960	Won 1–0 v Manchester United
6 Nov	H	Leicester City	2–1	39,877	Won 2–1 v Leicester City
13 Nov	A	Southampton	1–2	25,331	Lost 1–2 v Southampton
20 Nov	H	Stoke City	1–0	32,012	Won 1–0 v Stoke City
27 Nov	A	Nottingham Forest	2–0	29,463	Won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest
4 Dec	H	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	32,521	Won 3–0 v West Bromwich Albion
11 Dec	A	Chelsea	0–0	45,867	Drew 0–0 v Chelsea
18 Dec	A	Crystal Palace	1–1	31,456	Drew 1–1 v Crystal Palace
27 Dec	H	Derby County	3–0	44,214	Won 3–0 v Derby County
1 Jan	A	Liverpool	2–0	53,847	Won 2–0 v Liverpool
8 Jan	H	Ipswich Town	2–2	32,194	Drew 2–2 v Ipswich Town
22 Jan	H	Sheffield United	1–0	41,038	Won 1–0 v Sheffield United
29 Jan	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	46,774	Lost 0–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
12 Feb	A	Everton	0–0	45,935	Drew 0–0 v Everton
19 Feb	H	Manchester United	5–1	45,399	Won 5–1 v Manchester United
4 Mar	H	Southampton	7–0	34,275	Won 7–0 v Southampton
11 Mar	H	Coventry City	1–0	43,154	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
22 Mar	A	Leicester City	0–0	32,152	Drew 0–0 v Leicester City
25 Mar	H	Arsenal	3–0	45,055	Won 3–0 v Arsenal
27 Mar	H	Nottingham Forest	6–1	40,866	Won 6–1 v Nottingham Forest
31 Mar	A	West Ham United	2–2	41,003	Drew 2–2 v West Ham United
1 Apr	A	Derby County	0–2	39,450	Lost 0–2 v Derby County
5 Apr	H	Huddersfield Town	3–1	46,148	Won 3–1 v Huddersfield Town
8 Apr	A	Stoke City	3–0	35,123	Won 3–0 v Stoke City
19 Apr	A	Newcastle United	0–1	42,006	Lost 0–1 v Newcastle United
22 Apr	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	39,724	Won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion
1 May	H	Chelsea	2–0	46,565	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
8 May	A	Wolves	1–2	53,379	Lost 1–2 v Wolves

FA Cup · 7 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1971/72
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
15 Jan	H	Bristol Rovers	4–1	33,565	Won 4–1 v Bristol Rovers
5 Feb	A	Liverpool	0–0	56,300	Drew 0–0 v Liverpool
9 Feb	H	Liverpool	2–0	45,821	Won 2–0 v Liverpool
26 Feb	A	Cardiff City	2–0	50,000	Won 2–0 v Cardiff City
18 Mar	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	43,937	Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
15 Apr	N	Birmingham City	3–0	55,000	Won 3–0 v Birmingham City
6 May	N	Arsenal	1–0	100,000	Won 1–0 v Arsenal

League Cup · 4 played

League Cup fixtures, 1971/72
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
8 Sep	A	Derby County	0–0	34,023	Drew 0–0 v Derby County
27 Sep	H	Derby County	2–0	28,132	Won 2–0 v Derby County
6 Oct	A	West Ham United	0–0	35,890	Drew 0–0 v West Ham United
20 Oct	H	West Ham United	0–1	26,504	Lost 0–1 v West Ham United

UEFA Cup · 2 played

UEFA Cup fixtures, 1971/72
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
15 Sep	A	Lierse SK	2–0	17,000	Won 2–0 v Lierse SK
29 Sep	H	Lierse SK	0–4	18,680	Lost 0–4 v Lierse SK

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup · 1 played

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup fixtures, 1971/72
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
22 Sep	A	Barcelona	1–2	35,000	Lost 1–2 v Barcelona