League First Division

1971/72

Game Week 37Fri, 5 May 1972

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Derby Co..Derby County	42	42	24	10	8	69	33	+36	2.09	58	58
2	Leeds Un..Leeds United	42	42	24	9	9	73	31	+42	2.35	57	57
3	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	42	24	9	9	64	30	+34	2.13	57	57
4	Manchest..Manchester City	42	42	23	11	8	77	45	+32	1.71	57	57
5	ArsenalArsenal	42	42	22	8	12	58	40	+18	1.45	52	52
6	Tottenha..Tottenham Hotspur	42	42	19	13	10	63	42	+21	1.50	51	51
7	ChelseaChelsea	42	42	18	12	12	58	49	+9	1.18	48	48
8	Manchest..Manchester United	42	42	19	10	13	69	61	+8	1.13	48	48
9	Wolverha..Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	42	18	11	13	65	57	+8	1.14	47	47
10	Sheffiel..Sheffield United	42	42	17	12	13	61	60	+1	1.02	46	46
11	Newcastl..Newcastle United	42	42	15	11	16	49	52	-3	0.94	41	41
12	Leiceste..Leicester City	42	42	13	13	16	41	46	-5	0.89	39	39
13	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	42	42	11	16	15	39	53	-14	0.74	38	38
14	West Ham..West Ham United	42	42	12	12	18	47	51	-4	0.92	36	36
15	EvertonEverton	42	42	9	18	15	37	48	-11	0.77	36	36
16	West Bro..West Bromwich Albion	42	42	12	11	19	42	54	-12	0.78	35	35
17	Stoke CityStoke City	42	42	10	15	17	39	56	-17	0.70	35	35
18	Coventry..Coventry City	42	42	9	15	18	44	67	-23	0.66	33	33
19	Southamp..Southampton	42	42	12	7	23	52	80	-28	0.65	31	31
20	Crystal ..Crystal Palace	42	42	8	13	21	39	65	-26	0.60	29	29
21	Nottingh..Nottingham Forest	42	42	8	9	25	47	81	-34	0.58	25	25
22	Huddersf..Huddersfield Town	42	42	6	13	23	27	59	-32	0.46	25	25

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.

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