| SEASON 1971-1972 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, November 6, 1971: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 1.88 | 24 |
| 2 | Derby County | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 2.45 | 23 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 1.75 | 21 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 1.53 | 21 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 1.44 | 21 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 1.26 | 20 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 1.72 | 19 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1.12 | 19 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 1.50 | 18 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1.27 | 17 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 0.88 | 17 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 0.93 | 15 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 0.88 | 15 |
| 15 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 0.72 | 13 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0.71 | 13 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 0.64 | 11 |
| 18 | Everton | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 0.60 | 11 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 0.52 | 11 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 0.54 | 9 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 0.34 | 9 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |