English League Tables

1970/71 Tables◄ 1971/72 Tables ►1972/73 Tables

Football League First Division  1971/72

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 42 24 10 8 69 33 2.091 58 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Leeds United 42 24 9 9 73 31 2.355 57 Runners Up ♦ECWC
3rd  Liverpool 42 24 9 9 64 30 2.133 57 ♦UC
4th  Manchester City 42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57 ♦UC
5th  Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 1.450 52 -
6th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 1.500 51 ♦UC
7th  Chelsea 42 18 12 12 58 49 1.184 48 -
8th  Manchester United 42 19 10 13 69 61 1.131 48 -
9th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 11 13 65 57 1.140 47 -
10th  Sheffield United 42 17 12 13 61 60 1.017 46 -
11th  Newcastle United 42 15 11 16 49 52 0.942 41 -
12th  Leicester City 42 13 13 16 41 46 0.891 39 -
13th  Ipswich Town 42 11 16 15 39 53 0.736 36 -
14th  West Ham United 42 12 12 18 47 51 0.922 36 -
15th  Everton 42 9 18 15 37 48 0.771 36 -
16th  West Bromwich Albion 42 12 11 19 42 54 0.778 35 -
17th  Stoke City 42 10 15 17 39 56 0.696 35 ♦UC
18th  Coventry City 42 9 15 18 44 67 0.657 33 -
19th  Southampton 42 12 7 23 52 80 0.650 31 -
20th  Crystal Palace 42 8 13 21 39 65 0.600 29 -
21st  Nottingham Forest 42 8 9 25 47 81 0.580 25 ▼Relegated
22nd  Huddersfield Town 42 6 13 23 27 59 0.458 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1971/72

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Norwich City 42 21 15 6 60 36 1.667 57 ▲Champions
2nd  Birmingham City 42 19 18 5 60 31 1.935 56 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Millwall 42 19 17 6 64 46 1.391 55 -
4th  Queens Park Rangers 42 20 14 8 57 28 2.036 54 -
5th  Sunderland 42 17 16 9 67 57 1.175 50 -
6th  Blackpool 42 20 7 15 70 50 1.400 47 -
7th  Burnley 42 20 6 16 70 55 1.273 46 -
8th  Bristol City 42 18 10 14 61 49 1.245 46 -
9th  Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 50 48 1.042 46 -
10th  Carlisle United 42 17 9 16 61 57 1.070 43 -
11th  Swindon Town 42 15 12 15 47 47 1.000 42 -
12th  Hull City 42 14 10 18 49 53 0.925 38 -
13th  Luton Town 42 10 18 14 43 48 0.896 38 -
14th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 51 58 0.879 38 -
15th  Oxford United 42 12 14 16 43 55 0.782 38 -
16th  Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 59 68 0.868 37 -
17th  Orient 42 14 9 19 50 61 0.820 37 -
18th  Preston North End 42 12 12 18 52 58 0.897 36 -
19th  Cardiff City 42 10 14 18 56 69 0.812 34 -
20th  Fulham 42 12 10 20 45 68 0.662 34 -
21st  Charlton Athletic 42 12 9 21 55 77 0.714 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Watford 42 5 9 28 24 75 0.320 19 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1971/72

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Aston Villa 46 32 6 8 85 32 2.656 70 ▲Champions
2nd  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 27 11 8 82 47 1.745 65 ▲Runners Up
3rd  AFC Bournemouth 46 23 16 7 73 37 1.973 62 -
4th  Notts County 46 25 12 9 74 44 1.682 62 -
5th  Rotherham United 46 20 15 11 69 52 1.327 55 -
6th  Bristol Rovers 46 21 12 13 75 56 1.339 54 -
7th  Bolton Wanderers 46 17 16 13 51 41 1.244 50 -
8th  Plymouth Argyle 46 20 10 16 74 64 1.156 50 -
9th  Walsall 46 15 18 13 62 57 1.088 48 -
10th  Blackburn Rovers 46 19 9 18 54 57 0.947 47 -
11th  Oldham Athletic 46 17 11 18 59 63 0.937 45 -
12th  Shrewsbury Town 46 17 10 19 73 65 1.123 44 -
13th  Chesterfield 46 18 8 20 57 57 1.000 44 -
14th  Swansea City 46 17 10 19 46 59 0.780 44 -
15th  Port Vale 46 13 15 18 43 59 0.729 41 -
16th  Wrexham 46 16 8 22 59 63 0.937 40 ♦ECWC
17th  Halifax Town 46 13 12 21 48 61 0.787 38 -
18th  Rochdale 46 12 13 21 57 83 0.687 37 -
19th  York City 46 12 12 22 57 66 0.864 36 -
20th  Tranmere Rovers 46 10 16 20 50 71 0.704 36 -
21st  Mansfield Town 46 8 20 18 41 63 0.651 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  Barnsley 46 9 18 19 32 64 0.500 36 ▼Relegated
23rd  Torquay United 46 10 12 24 41 69 0.594 32 ▼Relegated
24th  Bradford City 46 11 10 25 45 77 0.584 32 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1971/72

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Grimsby Town 46 28 7 11 88 56 1.571 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Southend United 46 24 12 10 81 55 1.473 60 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Brentford 46 24 11 11 76 44 1.727 59 ▲Promoted
4th  Scunthorpe United 46 22 13 11 56 37 1.514 57 ▲Promoted
5th  Lincoln City 46 21 14 11 77 59 1.305 56 -
6th  Workington 46 16 19 11 50 34 1.471 51 -
7th  Southport 46 18 14 14 66 46 1.435 50 -
8th  Peterborough United 46 17 16 13 82 64 1.281 50 -
9th  Bury 46 19 12 15 73 59 1.237 50 -
10th  Cambridge United 46 17 14 15 62 60 1.033 48 -
11th  Colchester United 46 19 10 17 70 69 1.014 48 -
12th  Doncaster Rovers 46 16 14 16 56 63 0.889 46 -
13th  Gillingham 46 16 13 17 61 67 0.910 45 -
14th  Newport County 46 18 8 20 60 72 0.833 44 -
15th  Exeter City 46 16 11 19 61 68 0.897 43 -
16th  Reading 46 17 8 21 56 76 0.737 42 -
17th  Aldershot 46 9 22 15 48 54 0.889 40 -
18th  Hartlepool 46 17 6 23 58 69 0.841 40 -
19th  Darlington 46 14 11 21 64 82 0.780 39 -
20th  Chester 46 10 18 18 47 56 0.839 38 -
21st  Northampton Town 46 12 13 21 66 79 0.835 37 Re-Elected
22nd  Barrow 46 13 11 22 40 71 0.563 37 ▼Not Re-Elected
23rd  Stockport County 46 9 14 23 55 87 0.632 32 Re-Elected
24th  Crewe Alexandra 46 10 9 27 43 69 0.623 29 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 12 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
49 Northampton Town Re Elected to the League
46 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the League
46 Stockport County Re Elected to the League
26 Barrow Went to a 2nd Ballot
26 Hereford United Went to a 2nd Ballot
1 Bradford Park Avenue Not Elected to the League
1 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
1 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League
0 Bangor City Not Elected to the League
0 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
0 Boston United Not Elected to the League
0 Hillingdon Borough Not Elected to the League
0 Romford Not Elected to the League
0 Telford United Not Elected to the League
0 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

 

Election for League Membership - 2nd Ballot
Votes Club End Result
29 Hereford United ▲Elected to the League
20 Barrow ▼Not Re Elected to the League

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