| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, August 24, 1971: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 | 8 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 7 |
| 3 | Derby County | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.50 | 6 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 7 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.17 | 5 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 4 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | 3 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 3 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 3 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 3 |
| 16 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 3 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 2 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.43 | 1 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | 1 |
| 22 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |