Football League First Division 1971/72
| Football League First Division 1971/72 | |
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| master | Derby County |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Derby County |
| Uefa cup | Liverpool FC , Manchester City , Tottenham Hotspur , Stoke City |
| Cup winners | Leeds United |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Leeds United |
| Relegated |
Nottingham Forest , Huddersfield Town |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,160 (ø 2.51 per game) |
| Top scorer | Francis Lee ( Manchester City ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1970/71 | |
The Football League First Division 1971/72 was the 73rd season of the highest English football league . It began on August 14, 1971 and ended on May 11, 1972.
On the last day of the match, third-placed Derby County defeated leaders Liverpool 1-0 thanks to a goal from John McGovern, securing the English championship for the first time in its history, one point ahead of pursuers Leeds United , Liverpool FC and Manchester City . Both newly promoted Sheffield United and Leicester City were able to hold the class; instead, Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town had to go to the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Birmingham City and Norwich City .
A total of 473 players were used, with Derby County with 16 the fewest and Newcastle United with 27 the most players in league games. 87 newcomers faced 81 footballers who last came into play in the 1971/72 season. 37 players were able to play all of their club's 42 league games.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derby County | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8th | 69:33 | 2.09 | 58:26 | 16 |
| 2. | Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73:31 | 2.35 | 57:27 | 20th |
| 3. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 64:30 | 2.13 | 57:27 | 19th |
| 4th | Manchester City | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8th | 77:45 | 1.71 | 57:27 | 22nd |
| 5. | Arsenal FC (M, P) | 42 | 22nd | 8th | 12 | 58:40 | 1.45 | 52:32 | 19th |
| 6th | Tottenham Hotspur (L) | 42 | 19th | 13 | 10 | 63:42 | 1.50 | 51:33 | 21st |
| 7th | Chelsea FC | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 58:49 | 1.18 | 48:36 | 23 |
| 8th. | Manchester United | 42 | 19th | 10 | 13 | 69:61 | 1.13 | 48:36 | 21st |
| 9. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 18th | 11 | 13 | 65:57 | 1.14 | 47:37 | 22nd |
| 10. | Sheffield United (N) | 42 | 17th | 12 | 13 | 61:60 | 1.02 | 46:38 | 22nd |
| 11. | Newcastle United | 42 | 15th | 11 | 16 | 49:52 | 0.94 | 41:43 | 27 |
| 12. | Leicester City (N) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41:46 | 0.89 | 39:45 | 21st |
| 13. | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15th | 39:53 | 0.74 | 38:46 | 22nd |
| 14th | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18th | 47:51 | 0.92 | 36:48 | 24 |
| 15th | Everton FC | 42 | 9 | 18th | 15th | 37:48 | 0.77 | 36:48 | 26th |
| 16. | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19th | 42:54 | 0.78 | 35:49 | 23 |
| 17th | Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 15th | 17th | 39:56 | 0.70 | 35:49 | 23 |
| 18th | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 15th | 18th | 44:67 | 0.66 | 33:51 | 26th |
| 19th | Southampton FC | 42 | 12 | 7th | 23 | 52:80 | 0.65 | 31:53 | 22nd |
| 20th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 8th | 13 | 21st | 39:65 | 0.60 | 29:55 | 23 |
| 21st | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8th | 9 | 25th | 47:81 | 0.58 | 25:59 | 22nd |
| 22nd | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 6th | 13 | 23 | 27:59 | 0.46 | 25:59 | 21st |
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (L) | reigning league cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | CHE | COV | CRY | OF THE | EVE | HUD | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | NEW | NOF | SHU | SOT | STO | DEAD | WBA | WHU | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Chelsea FC | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | |
| Coventry City | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | |
| Derby County | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Everton FC | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Leeds United | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 5: 1 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Leicester City | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | |
| Liverpool FC | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | |
| Manchester City | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | |
| Manchester United | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| Newcastle United | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | |
| Sheffield United | 0: 5 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Southampton FC | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 5 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | |
| Stoke City | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 6: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | |
| West Ham United | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Sp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Francis Lee
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Manchester City | 33 | 42 |
| 2 |
Martin Chivers
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Tottenham Hotspur | 25th | 39 |
| 3 |
 Peter Lorimer
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Leeds United | 23 | 42 |
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Malcolm MacDonald
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Newcastle United | = | = |
| 5 |
Peter Osgood
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Chelsea FC | 18th | 36 |
| = |
George Best
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Manchester United | = | 40 |
| 7th |
Tony Brown
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West Bromwich Albion | 17th | = |
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West Ham United | = | 42 |
| 9 |
Bill Dearden
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Sheffield United | 16 | 35 |
The Derby County's championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Derby County during the 1971/72 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Derby County |
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Tony Bailey * (1/0) | Colin Boulton (42/0) | Alan Durban (31/6) | Archie Gemmill (40/3) | Kevin Hector (42/12) | Terry Hennessey (18/0) | Alan Hinton (38/15) | Roy McFarland (38/4) | John McGovern (40/3) | John O'Hare (40/13) | Steve Powell * (3/0) | John Robson (41/2) | Colin Todd (40/2) | Jim Walker * (6/1) | Ron Webster (38/1) | Frank Wignall (11/5).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Gerald Mortimer: Derby County . A Complete Record 1884-1988. Breedon, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-39-9 .
References and footnotes
- ↑ a b c As the Football League had decided to send only one team per city to the European club competitions, Arsenal FC was not allowed to participate in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup due to the qualification of Tottenham Hotspur as defending champions.
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1971/1972 (Fussballdaten.de)