Season 1971–72 | European Cup 1972–73 Derby County | |
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Champions Derby County (1st English title) Relegated Huddersfield Town,
Nottingham Forest FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1972–73 Leeds United (1st and as of 2010 only FA Cup title) UEFA Cup 1972–73 Liverpool,
Manchester City,
Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1971-72 season.
Contents
Overview
Derby County won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. Derby's first ever First Division title was confirmed on May 8, after title challengers Liverpool and Leeds United failed to win their final games at Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively. On April 26, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest were relegated after Crystal Palace beat Stoke City 2-0 at Selhurst Park to ensure their survival.
League standings
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
First Division Results
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.