| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 58 | |
2 |
42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 57 | |
3 |
42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 57 | |
4 |
42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 57 | |
5 |
42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 52 | |
6 |
42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 51 | |
7 |
42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 48 | |
8 |
42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 48 | |
9 |
42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 47 | |
10 |
42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 46 | |
11 |
42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 41 | |
12 |
42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 39 | |
13 |
42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 38 | |
14 |
42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 36 | |
15 |
42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 36 | |
16 |
42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 35 | |
17 |
42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 35 | |
18 |
42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 67 | -23 | 33 | |
19 |
42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 31 | |
20 |
42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 29 | |
21 |
42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 25 | |
22 |
42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 59 | -32 | 25 |
42-round
| Top Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
33 | 11 | 42 |
|
25 | 39 | |
|
23 | 4 | 42 |
|
23 | 42 | |
|
19 | 36 | |
|
18 | 2 | 40 |
|
|
18 | 4 | 41 |
|
17 | 2 | 40 |
|
17 | 42 | |
|
16 | 35 | |
|
15 | 38 | |
|
15 | 8 | 38 |
First Division
| Winner | |
| Country |  England |
| Date | 14.08.1971 - 11.05.1972 |
| Played | 462 of 462 |
| Attendance | 31312 |
Reviews of games
Fulham 2 - 1 Brentford Highlights
Man Utd 1 - 1 Chelsea Highlights
Tottenham 4 - 1 Aston Villa Highlights
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Leicester City Highlights
Liverpool 2 - 1 Brighton Highlights
Southampton 1 - 0 Everton Highlights
Newcastle Utd 1 - 0 Arsenal Highlights
Wolverhampton 2 - 2 Crystal Palace Highlights
Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 West Ham Highlights
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Manchester City Highlights
Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd Highlights
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Tottenham Highlights
