Engelsk 1. divisjon 1971–72

Ligatabell

Plass	Klubb	K	V	U	T	MF-MM	P
1	Derby County	42	24	10	8	69-33	58
2	Leeds United	42	24	9	9	73-31	57
3	Liverpool FC	42	24	9	9	64-30	57
4	Manchester City	42	23	11	8	77-45	57
5	Arsenal FC	42	22	8	12	58-40	52
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	13	10	63-42	51
7	Chelsea FC	42	18	12	12	58-49	48
8	Manchester United	42	19	10	13	69-61	48
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	18	11	13	65-57	47
10	Sheffield United	42	17	12	13	61-60	46
11	Newcastle United	42	15	11	16	49-52	41
12	Leicester City	42	13	13	16	41-46	39
13	Ipswich Town	42	11	16	15	39-53	38
14	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	47-51	36
15	Everton FC	42	9	18	15	37-48	36
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	12	11	19	42-54	35
17	Stoke City	42	10	15	17	39-56	35
18	Coventry City	42	9	15	18	44-67	33
19	Southampton FC	42	12	7	23	52-80	31
20	Crystal Palace FC	42	8	13	21	39-65	29
21	Huddersfield Town	42	6	13	23	27-59	25
22	Nottingham Forest	42	8	9	25	47-81	25

K=kamper spilt, V= vunnet, U= uavgjort, T= tap, MF-MM= mål for-mål mot, P = Poeng