| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, August 17, 1971: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ∞ | 4 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 3 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 7 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 9 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 10 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 1 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |