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ENGLAND 1971/72 |  |
| Champions: | Derby County |  |
| Cup Winners: | Leeds United |  |
| Supercup Winners: | Manchester City |  |
| League Cup Winners: | Stoke City |  |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Derby County | 58 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | Champions |
| 2 | Leeds United | 57 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | FA Cup Winner |
| 3 | Liverpool | 57 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 30 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 57 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 52 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 40 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur * | 51 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 42 | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 48 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 48 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 47 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 60 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 41 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 39 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 46 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 53 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 36 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 51 | |
| 15 | Everton | 36 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 48 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 54 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 35 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 56 | EFL Cup Winner |
| 18 | Coventry City | 33 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 67 | |
| 19 | Southampton | 31 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 80 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 65 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 81 | |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 59 | |
| * Tottenham Hotspurs qualified to UEFA Cup as title holders | |||||||||
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| UEFA Cup | |||||||||
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| Relegation | |||||||||
| Matchday 1 | ||||
| 14/08/1971 | Arsenal - Chelsea | 3-0 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Coventry City - Stoke City | 1-1 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Crystal Palace - Newcastle United | 2-0 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Derby County - Manchester United | 2-2 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Leicester City | 2-2 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Ipswich Town - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Liverpool - Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Manchester City - Leeds United | 0-1 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Sheffield United - Southampton | 3-1 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | West Ham United - West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 14/08/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | ||
| Matchday 2 | ||||
| 17/08/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| 17/08/1971 | Ipswich Town - Coventry City | 3-1 | ||
| 17/08/1971 | Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | ||
| 17/08/1971 | Sheffield United - Leeds United | 3-0 | ||
| 17/08/1971 | Southampton - Stoke City | 3-1 | ||
| 18/08/1971 | Chelsea - Manchester United | 2-3 | ||
| 18/08/1971 | Derby County - West Ham United | 2-0 | ||
| 18/08/1971 | Leicester City - Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | ||
| 18/08/1971 | Manchester City - Crystal Palace | 4-0 | ||
| 18/08/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Newcastle United | 0-0 | ||
| 18/08/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Everton | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 3 | ||||
| 20/08/1971 | Manchester United - Arsenal | 3-1 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Chelsea - Manchester City | 2-2 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Everton - Sheffield United | 0-1 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Leeds United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Leicester City - Derby County | 0-2 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Newcastle United - Liverpool | 3-2 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Nottingham Forest - West Ham United | 1-0 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Southampton - Ipswich Town | 0-0 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Stoke City - Crystal Palace | 3-1 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Huddersfield Town | 4-1 | ||
| 21/08/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Coventry City | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 4 | ||||
| 23/08/1971 | Manchester United - West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | ||
| 23/08/1971 | West Ham United - Ipswich Town | 0-0 | ||
| 24/08/1971 | Arsenal - Sheffield United | 0-1 | ||
| 24/08/1971 | Coventry City - Derby County | 2-2 | ||
| 24/08/1971 | Crystal Palace - Liverpool | 0-1 | ||
| 24/08/1971 | Everton - Chelsea | 2-0 | ||
| 24/08/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Southampton | 2-3 | ||
| 24/08/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Manchester City | 2-1 | ||
| 25/08/1971 | Leeds United - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| 25/08/1971 | Newcastle United - Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | ||
| 25/08/1971 | Stoke City - Leicester City | 3-1 | ||
| Matchday 5 | ||||
| 28/08/1971 | Arsenal - Stoke City | 0-1 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Coventry City - Newcastle United | 1-0 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Derby County - Southampton | 2-2 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Chelsea | 1-2 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Ipswich Town - Leeds United | 0-2 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Liverpool - Leicester City | 3-2 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur | 4-0 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Sheffield United - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | West Ham United - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 28/08/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Manchester United | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 6 | ||||
| 30/08/1971 | West Ham United - Coventry City | 4-0 | ||
| 31/08/1971 | Everton - Manchester United | 1-0 | ||
| 31/08/1971 | Ipswich Town - Derby County | 0-0 | ||
| 31/08/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Stoke City | 0-0 | ||
| 31/08/1971 | Sheffield United - Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | ||
| 31/08/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 01/09/1971 | Chelsea - West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | ||
| 01/09/1971 | Leeds United - Newcastle United | 5-1 | ||
| 01/09/1971 | Leicester City - Southampton | 0-1 | ||
| 01/09/1971 | Manchester City - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 24/11/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 7 | ||||
| 04/09/1971 | Chelsea - Coventry City | 3-3 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Everton - Derby County | 0-2 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Leeds United - Crystal Palace | 2-0 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Leicester City - Manchester City | 0-0 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Manchester United - Ipswich Town | 1-0 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Newcastle United - West Ham United | 2-2 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Sheffield United | 2-3 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Southampton - Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Stoke City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Liverpool | 2-0 | ||
| 04/09/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 8 | ||||
| 11/09/1971 | Arsenal - Leeds United | 2-0 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Coventry City - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Crystal Palace - Manchester United | 1-3 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Derby County - Stoke City | 4-0 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Huddersfield Town - West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Ipswich Town - Leicester City | 1-2 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Liverpool - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Manchester City - Newcastle United | 2-1 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Sheffield United - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | West Ham United - Chelsea | 2-1 | ||
| 11/09/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Everton | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 9 | ||||
| 18/09/1971 | Chelsea - Derby County | 1-1 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Everton - Arsenal | 2-1 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Leeds United - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Leicester City - Sheffield United | 0-1 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Manchester United - West Ham United | 4-2 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Newcastle United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Manchester City | 2-2 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Southampton - Coventry City | 3-1 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Stoke City - Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Crystal Palace | 3-0 | ||
| 18/09/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Ipswich Town | 1-2 | ||
| Matchday 10 | ||||
| 25/09/1971 | Arsenal - Leicester City | 3-0 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Coventry City - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Crystal Palace - Everton | 2-1 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Derby County - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Ipswich Town - Newcastle United | 0-0 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Liverpool - Manchester United | 2-2 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Manchester City - Southampton | 3-0 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Sheffield United - Chelsea | 1-0 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | West Ham United - Stoke City | 2-1 | ||
| 25/09/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nottingham Forest | 4-2 | ||
| Matchday 11 | ||||
| 02/10/1971 | Chelsea - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Everton - Coventry City | 1-2 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Leeds United - West Ham United | 0-0 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Leicester City - Crystal Palace | 0-0 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Manchester United - Sheffield United | 2-0 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Newcastle United - Derby County | 0-1 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Southampton - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Stoke City - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Ipswich Town | 2-1 | ||
| 02/10/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Manchester City | 0-2 | ||
| Matchday 12 | ||||
| 09/10/1971 | Arsenal - Newcastle United | 4-2 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Coventry City - Leeds United | 3-1 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Crystal Palace - West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Derby County - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Manchester United | 0-3 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Ipswich Town - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Liverpool - Chelsea | 0-0 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Manchester City - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Sheffield United - Stoke City | 2-3 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | West Ham United - Leicester City | 1-1 | ||
| 09/10/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Southampton | 4-2 | ||
| Matchday 13 | ||||
| 16/10/1971 | Chelsea - Arsenal | 1-2 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Everton - Ipswich Town | 1-1 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Leeds United - Manchester City | 3-0 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Leicester City - Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Manchester United - Derby County | 1-0 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Newcastle United - Crystal Palace | 1-2 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Liverpool | 2-3 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Southampton - Sheffield United | 3-2 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Stoke City - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-1 | ||
| 16/10/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - West Ham United | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 14 | ||||
| 22/10/1971 | Coventry City - Crystal Palace | 1-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Chelsea - Southampton | 3-0 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Derby County - Arsenal | 2-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Ipswich Town - Stoke City | 2-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Leeds United - Everton | 3-2 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Liverpool - Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Manchester City - Sheffield United | 2-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Newcastle United - Manchester United | 0-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Nottingham Forest | 6-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Leicester City | 0-1 | ||
| 23/10/1971 | West Ham United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| Matchday 15 | ||||
| 30/10/1971 | Arsenal - Ipswich Town | 2-1 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Crystal Palace - West Ham United | 0-3 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Everton - Newcastle United | 1-0 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Manchester City | 1-1 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Leicester City - Chelsea | 1-1 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Manchester United - Leeds United | 0-1 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Derby County | 0-2 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Sheffield United - Liverpool | 1-1 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Southampton - West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Stoke City - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | ||
| 30/10/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Coventry City | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 16 | ||||
| 06/11/1971 | Chelsea - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Coventry City - Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Derby County - Crystal Palace | 3-0 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Ipswich Town - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Leeds United - Leicester City | 2-1 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Liverpool - Arsenal | 3-2 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Manchester City - Manchester United | 3-3 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Newcastle United - Southampton | 3-1 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Everton | 3-0 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Stoke City | 0-1 | ||
| 06/11/1971 | West Ham United - Sheffield United | 1-2 | ||
| Matchday 17 | ||||
| 13/11/1971 | Arsenal - Manchester City | 1-2 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Crystal Palace - Ipswich Town | 1-1 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Everton - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Huddersfield Town - West Ham United | 1-0 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Leicester City - Newcastle United | 3-0 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Nottingham Forest - West Bromwich Albion | 4-1 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Sheffield United - Coventry City | 2-0 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Southampton - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Stoke City - Chelsea | 0-1 | ||
| 13/11/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Derby County | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 18 | ||||
| 20/11/1971 | Coventry City - Liverpool | 0-2 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Crystal Palace - Chelsea | 2-3 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Derby County - Sheffield United | 3-0 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Everton - Southampton | 8-0 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Ipswich Town - Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Leeds United - Stoke City | 1-0 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Manchester United - Leicester City | 3-2 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Newcastle United - Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - West Bromwich Albion | 3-2 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | West Ham United - Manchester City | 0-2 | ||
| 20/11/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Arsenal | 5-1 | ||
| Matchday 19 | ||||
| 27/11/1971 | Arsenal - Crystal Palace | 2-1 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Chelsea - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Derby County | 2-1 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Leicester City - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Liverpool - West Ham United | 1-0 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Manchester City - Coventry City | 4-0 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Leeds United | 0-2 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Sheffield United - Ipswich Town | 7-0 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Southampton - Manchester United | 2-5 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | Stoke City - Newcastle United | 3-3 | ||
| 27/11/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-3 | ||
| Matchday 20 | ||||
| 04/12/1971 | Coventry City - Leicester City | 1-1 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Crystal Palace - Sheffield United | 5-1 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Derby County - Manchester City | 3-1 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Everton - Stoke City | 0-0 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Ipswich Town - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Leeds United - West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Manchester United - Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Newcastle United - Chelsea | 0-0 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | West Ham United - Arsenal | 0-0 | ||
| 04/12/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | ||
| Matchday 21 | ||||
| 11/12/1971 | Arsenal - Coventry City | 2-0 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Chelsea - Leeds United | 0-0 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Crystal Palace | 0-1 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Leicester City - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Liverpool - Derby County | 3-2 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Manchester City - Ipswich Town | 4-0 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Everton | 1-0 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Sheffield United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Southampton - West Ham United | 3-3 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | Stoke City - Manchester United | 1-1 | ||
| 11/12/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Newcastle United | 0-3 | ||
| Matchday 22 | ||||
| 17/12/1971 | Coventry City - Chelsea | 1-1 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Arsenal - West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Crystal Palace - Leeds United | 1-1 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Derby County - Everton | 2-0 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Southampton | 0-2 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Ipswich Town - Manchester United | 0-0 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Manchester City - Leicester City | 1-1 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Sheffield United - Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | West Ham United - Newcastle United | 0-1 | ||
| 18/12/1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Stoke City | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 23 | ||||
| 27/12/1971 | Chelsea - Ipswich Town | 2-0 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Everton - Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Leeds United - Derby County | 3-0 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Leicester City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Manchester United - Coventry City | 2-2 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Newcastle United - Sheffield United | 1-2 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Nottingham Forest - Arsenal | 1-1 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Southampton - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Stoke City - Manchester City | 1-3 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | Tottenham Hotspur - West Ham United | 0-1 | ||
| 27/12/1971 | West Bromwich Albion - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| Matchday 24 | ||||
| 01/01/1972 | Arsenal - Everton | 1-1 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Coventry City - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Crystal Palace - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Derby County - Chelsea | 1-0 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Stoke City | 0-0 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Ipswich Town - West Bromwich Albion | 2-3 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Liverpool - Leeds United | 0-2 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Manchester City - Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Sheffield United - Leicester City | 1-1 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | West Ham United - Manchester United | 3-0 | ||
| 01/01/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Newcastle United | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 25 | ||||
| 08/01/1972 | Chelsea - Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Everton - West Ham United | 2-1 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Leeds United - Ipswich Town | 2-2 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Leicester City - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Manchester United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Newcastle United - Coventry City | 4-2 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Crystal Palace | 0-1 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Southampton - Derby County | 1-2 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Stoke City - Arsenal | 0-0 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester City | 1-1 | ||
| 08/01/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Sheffield United | 2-2 | ||
| Matchday 26 | ||||
| 22/01/1972 | Arsenal - Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Coventry City - Ipswich Town | 1-1 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Crystal Palace - Manchester City | 1-2 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Everton - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Leeds United - Sheffield United | 1-0 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Manchester United - Chelsea | 0-1 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Newcastle United - Tottenham Hotspur | 3-1 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Leicester City | 1-2 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Stoke City - Southampton | 3-1 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | West Ham United - Derby County | 3-3 | ||
| 22/01/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 27 | ||||
| 29/01/1972 | Chelsea - Everton | 4-0 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Derby County - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Newcastle United | 0-0 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Ipswich Town - West Ham United | 1-0 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Leicester City - Stoke City | 2-1 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Liverpool - Crystal Palace | 4-1 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Manchester City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5-2 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Sheffield United - Arsenal | 0-5 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Southampton - Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Leeds United | 1-0 | ||
| 29/01/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Manchester United | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 28 | ||||
| 12/02/1972 | Arsenal - Derby County | 2-0 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Crystal Palace - Coventry City | 2-2 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Everton - Leeds United | 0-0 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Liverpool | 0-1 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Leicester City - West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Manchester United - Newcastle United | 0-2 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Sheffield United - Manchester City | 3-3 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Stoke City - Ipswich Town | 3-3 | ||
| 12/02/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - West Ham United | 1-0 | ||
| 18/04/1972 | Southampton - Chelsea | 2-2 | ||
| Matchday 29 | ||||
| 19/02/1972 | Chelsea - Leicester City | 2-1 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Coventry City - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Derby County - Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Ipswich Town - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Leeds United - Manchester United | 5-1 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Liverpool - Sheffield United | 2-0 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Manchester City - Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Newcastle United - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Stoke City | 2-0 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Southampton | 3-2 | ||
| 19/02/1972 | West Ham United - Crystal Palace | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 30 | ||||
| 26/02/1972 | Southampton - Newcastle United | 1-2 | ||
| 26/02/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Ipswich Town | 2-2 | ||
| 29/02/1972 | Sheffield United - West Ham United | 3-0 | ||
| 01/03/1972 | Everton - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| 14/03/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Chelsea | 2-1 | ||
| 22/03/1972 | Leicester City - Leeds United | 0-0 | ||
| 28/03/1972 | Crystal Palace - Derby County | 0-1 | ||
| 11/04/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Coventry City | 0-1 | ||
| 12/04/1972 | Manchester United - Manchester City | 1-3 | ||
| 05/05/1972 | Stoke City - West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | ||
| 08/05/1972 | Arsenal - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 31 | ||||
| 04/03/1972 | Derby County - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | Ipswich Town - Crystal Palace | 0-2 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | Leeds United - Southampton | 7-0 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | Liverpool - Everton | 4-0 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | Manchester City - Arsenal | 2-0 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | Newcastle United - Leicester City | 2-0 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester United | 2-0 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | ||
| 04/03/1972 | West Ham United - Huddersfield Town | 3-0 | ||
| 18/04/1972 | Coventry City - Sheffield United | 3-2 | ||
| 24/04/1972 | Chelsea - Stoke City | 2-0 | ||
| Matchday 32 | ||||
| 11/03/1972 | Chelsea - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Everton - Manchester City | 1-2 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Leeds United - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Leicester City - West Ham United | 2-0 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Manchester United - Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Newcastle United - Arsenal | 2-0 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Ipswich Town | 0-2 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Southampton - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Stoke City - Sheffield United | 2-2 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Derby County | 0-1 | ||
| 11/03/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Crystal Palace | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 33 | ||||
| 17/03/1972 | Coventry City - West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | Derby County - Leicester City | 3-0 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | Ipswich Town - Southampton | 1-1 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | Liverpool - Newcastle United | 5-0 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | Manchester City - Chelsea | 1-0 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | Sheffield United - Everton | 1-1 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | West Ham United - Nottingham Forest | 4-2 | ||
| 28/03/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| 25/04/1972 | Arsenal - Manchester United | 3-0 | ||
| 26/04/1972 | Crystal Palace - Stoke City | 2-0 | ||
| 08/05/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Leeds United | 2-1 | ||
| Matchday 34 | ||||
| 26/02/1972 | Liverpool - Manchester City | 3-0 | ||
| 08/03/1972 | Manchester United - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| 18/03/1972 | Crystal Palace - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-2 | ||
| 21/03/1972 | Coventry City - West Ham United | 1-1 | ||
| 21/03/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Sheffield United | 0-0 | ||
| 22/03/1972 | Derby County - Ipswich Town | 1-0 | ||
| 10/04/1972 | Stoke City - Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | ||
| 11/04/1972 | Southampton - Leicester City | 1-0 | ||
| 19/04/1972 | Newcastle United - Leeds United | 1-0 | ||
| 27/04/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Chelsea | 4-0 | ||
| 11/05/1972 | Arsenal - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-2 | ||
| Matchday 35 | ||||
| 25/03/1972 | Chelsea - West Ham United | 3-1 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Everton - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Leeds United - Arsenal | 3-0 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Leicester City - Ipswich Town | 1-0 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Manchester United - Crystal Palace | 4-0 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Newcastle United - Manchester City | 0-0 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Coventry City | 4-0 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Southampton - Liverpool | 0-1 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Stoke City - Derby County | 1-1 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Sheffield United | 2-0 | ||
| 25/03/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 36 | ||||
| 01/04/1972 | Arsenal - Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Coventry City - Manchester United | 2-3 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Crystal Palace - Southampton | 2-3 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Derby County - Leeds United | 2-0 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Ipswich Town - Chelsea | 1-2 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Liverpool - West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Manchester City - Stoke City | 1-2 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Sheffield United - Newcastle United | 1-0 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | West Ham United - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | ||
| 01/04/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Leicester City | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 37 | ||||
| 26/10/1971 | Huddersfield Town - Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | ||
| 01/03/1972 | Manchester City - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 28/03/1972 | Arsenal - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 28/03/1972 | Liverpool - Stoke City | 2-1 | ||
| 31/03/1972 | West Ham United - Leeds United | 2-2 | ||
| 03/04/1972 | Crystal Palace - Leicester City | 1-1 | ||
| 03/04/1972 | Derby County - Newcastle United | 0-1 | ||
| 03/04/1972 | Ipswich Town - Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | ||
| 04/04/1972 | Coventry City - Everton | 4-1 | ||
| 04/04/1972 | Sheffield United - Manchester United | 1-1 | ||
| 12/04/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Chelsea | 0-2 | ||
| Matchday 38 | ||||
| 21/03/1972 | Everton - Crystal Palace | 0-0 | ||
| 29/03/1972 | Chelsea - Sheffield United | 2-0 | ||
| 31/03/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 03/04/1972 | Manchester United - Liverpool | 0-3 | ||
| 04/04/1972 | Leicester City - Arsenal | 0-0 | ||
| 04/04/1972 | Southampton - Manchester City | 2-0 | ||
| 04/04/1972 | Stoke City - West Ham United | 0-0 | ||
| 05/04/1972 | Leeds United - Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | ||
| 05/04/1972 | Newcastle United - Ipswich Town | 0-1 | ||
| 05/04/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Derby County | 0-0 | ||
| 25/04/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | ||
| Matchday 39 | ||||
| 08/04/1972 | Arsenal - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Chelsea - Crystal Palace | 2-1 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Ipswich Town | 1-3 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Leicester City - Manchester United | 2-0 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Liverpool - Coventry City | 3-1 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Manchester City - West Ham United | 3-1 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Newcastle United | 1-0 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Sheffield United - Derby County | 0-4 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Southampton - Everton | 0-1 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | Stoke City - Leeds United | 0-3 | ||
| 08/04/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | ||
| Matchday 40 | ||||
| 27/03/1972 | Leeds United - Nottingham Forest | 6-1 | ||
| 11/04/1972 | Crystal Palace - Arsenal | 2-2 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Coventry City - Manchester City | 1-1 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Derby County - Huddersfield Town | 3-0 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Everton - Leicester City | 0-0 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Ipswich Town - Sheffield United | 0-0 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Manchester United - Southampton | 3-2 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Chelsea | 3-0 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | West Ham United - Liverpool | 0-2 | ||
| 15/04/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 08/05/1972 | Newcastle United - Stoke City | 0-0 | ||
| Matchday 41 | ||||
| 22/04/1972 | Arsenal - West Ham United | 2-1 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Chelsea - Newcastle United | 3-3 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Huddersfield Town - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Leicester City - Coventry City | 1-0 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Liverpool - Ipswich Town | 2-0 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Manchester City - Derby County | 2-0 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Nottingham Forest - Manchester United | 0-0 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Sheffield United - Crystal Palace | 1-0 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Southampton - Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | Stoke City - Everton | 1-1 | ||
| 22/04/1972 | West Bromwich Albion - Leeds United | 0-1 | ||
| Matchday 42 | ||||
| 18/04/1972 | Ipswich Town - Manchester City | 2-1 | ||
| 28/04/1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sheffield United | 1-2 | ||
| 29/04/1972 | Crystal Palace - Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | ||
| 29/04/1972 | Manchester United - Stoke City | 3-0 | ||
| 29/04/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur - Leicester City | 4-3 | ||
| 01/05/1972 | Coventry City - Arsenal | 0-1 | ||
| 01/05/1972 | Derby County - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 01/05/1972 | Leeds United - Chelsea | 2-0 | ||
| 01/05/1972 | West Ham United - Southampton | 1-0 | ||
| 02/05/1972 | Everton - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 03/05/1972 | Newcastle United - West Bromwich Albion | 4-2 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Norwich City | 57 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 36 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 56 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 60 | 31 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 55 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 64 | 46 | |
| 4 | Queen's Park Rangers | 54 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 50 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 57 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 47 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 50 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 46 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 55 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 49 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 43 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 57 | |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 42 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 47 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 38 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 53 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 38 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 48 | |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | |
| 15 | Oxford United | 38 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 37 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | |
| 17 | Orient | 37 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 61 | |
| 18 | Preston North End | 36 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 58 | |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 34 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 69 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 34 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 68 | |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 77 | |
| 22 | Watford | 19 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 75 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 70 | 46 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 32 | |
| 2 | Brighton & Howe Albion | 65 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 47 | |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 62 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 37 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 62 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | |
| 5 | Rotherham County | 55 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 54 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 56 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 50 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 50 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 64 | |
| 9 | Walsall | 48 | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 62 | 57 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 47 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 57 | |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 65 | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 44 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 57 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 44 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 59 | |
| 15 | Port Vale | 41 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 59 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 40 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 63 | |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 38 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 61 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 37 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 83 | |
| 19 | York City | 36 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 66 | |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 71 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 46 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 63 | |
| 22 | Barnsley | 36 | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 64 | |
| 23 | Torquay United | 32 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 69 | |
| 24 | Bradford City | 32 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 77 | |
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| Relegation | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 63 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 56 | |
| 2 | Southend United | 60 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 55 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 59 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 44 | |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 57 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 37 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 56 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 59 | |
| 6 | Workington | 51 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 34 | |
| 7 | Southport | 50 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 46 | |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 50 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 82 | 64 | |
| 9 | Bury | 50 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 73 | 59 | |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 48 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 60 | |
| 11 | Colchester United | 48 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 69 | |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 63 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 45 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | |
| 14 | Newport County | 44 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 72 | |
| 15 | Exeter City | 43 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 68 | |
| 16 | Reading | 42 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 76 | |
| 17 | Aldershot | 40 | 46 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 48 | 54 | |
| 18 | Hartlepool | 40 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 69 | |
| 19 | Darlington | 39 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 82 | |
| 20 | Chester | 38 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 56 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 37 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 66 | 79 | |
| 22 | Barrow | 37 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 71 | |
| 23 | Stockport County | 32 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 87 | |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 69 | |
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