1971–72 Football League First Division
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Overview
Derby CountyDerby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
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
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
failed to win their final games at Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
respectively. On April 26, Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
were relegated after Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
beat Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
2-0 at Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park is an English football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club. Its present capacity is 26,309.-History:...
to ensure their survival.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
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| 1 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 69 | 33 | 2.091 | + 36 | 58 | ||||
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 73 | 31 | 2.355 | + 42 | 57 | ||||
| 3 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 64 | 30 | 2.133 | + 30 | 57 | ||||
| 4 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | + 32 | 57 | ||||
| 5 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 40 | 1.450 | + 18 | 52 | ||||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 42 | 1.500 | + 21 | 51 | ||||
| 7 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | + 9 | 48 | ||||
| 8 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | + 8 | 48 | ||||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | + 8 | 47 | ||||
| 10 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | + 1 | 46 | ||||
| 11 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 0.942 | – 3 | 41 | ||||
| 12 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 0.891 | – 5 | 39 | ||||
| 13 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 39 | 53 | 0.736 | – 14 | 38 | ||||
| 14 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | – 4 | 36 | ||||
| 15 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | – 11 | 36 | ||||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 0.778 | – 12 | 35 | ||||
| 17 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 56 | 0.696 | – 17 | 35 | ||||
| 18 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 67 | 0.657 | – 23 | 33 | ||||
| 19 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 52 | 80 | 0.650 | – 28 | 31 | ||||
| 20 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 65 | 0.600 | – 26 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 47 | 81 | 0.580 | – 34 | 25 | ||||
| 22 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 27 | 59 | 0.458 | – 32 | 25 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| FA Cup FA Cup 1972–73 The 1972–73 FA Cup was the 92nd season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup... winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
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| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| League cup 1973 Football League Cup Final The 1973 Football League Cup Final was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs beat Norwich City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium, Ralph Coates with the goal.-External links:*... Winners, qualified for UEFA Cup |
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| Relegated |
First Division Results
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Francis LeeFrancis Lee Francis Henry Lee is a former professional footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s, including 27 appearances for the England national team. Lee played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, and Derby County... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
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| 2 | Martin Chivers Martin Chivers Martin Harcourt Chivers is a retired English professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s.-Southampton:... |
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
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| 3 |  Peter LorimerPeter Lorimer Peter Patrick Lorimer is a former footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.... |
Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
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| = | Malcolm Macdonald Malcolm Macdonald Malcolm Ian Macdonald is a former English footballer nicknamed Supermac, famed for scoring goals for Luton Town, Newcastle United and Arsenal.-Football career:... |
Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
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| 4 | George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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| = | Ian Storey-Moore Ian Storey-Moore Ian Storey-Moore is a former English football player, and former chief scout at Aston Villa, having been added to Martin O'Neill's backroom staff in September 2006. He left this role when Martin O'Neill resigned as Aston Villa managerStorey-Moore was playing in Scunthorpe when he was discovered by... |
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... / Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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| = | Peter Osgood Peter Osgood Peter Leslie Osgood was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by England in the early 1970s.-Chelsea:Born in a small road named Kentons Lane in Windsor, Osgood... |
Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
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| 5 | Tony Brown |
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
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| = |  Clyde BestClyde Best Clyde Cyril Best MBE is a Bermudian former football player who most notably played as a striker for West Ham United, and was one of the first black players in British football... |
West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
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