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

 

End of Season Notes

  ♦ Derby County finished as Football League First Division Champions (1st Time)
  ♦ Leeds United finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼Nottingham Forest were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Huddersfield Town were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Norwich City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Birmingham City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division