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| Crystal Palace v Manchester Utd, 11 Sep.1971. |
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| Dennis Law (centre). |
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| Brian Kidd. |
League Division 2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. COVENTRY CITY 42 17 3 1 46 16 6 10 5 28 27 59 2. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 42 15 4 2 53 20 10 4 7 35 28 58 3. Carlisle United 42 15 3 3 42 16 8 3 10 29 38 52 4. Blackburn Rovers 42 13 6 2 33 11 6 7 8 23 35 51 5. Ipswich Town 42 11 8 2 45 25 6 8 7 25 29 50 6. Huddersfield Town 42 14 3 4 36 17 6 6 9 22 29 49 7. Crystal Palace 42 14 4 3 42 23 5 6 10 19 32 48 8. Millwall 42 14 5 2 33 17 4 4 13 16 41 45 9. Bolton Wanderers 42 10 7 4 36 19 4 7 10 28 39 42 10. Birmingham City 42 11 5 5 42 23 5 3 13 28 43 40 11. Norwich City 42 10 7 4 31 21 3 7 11 18 34 40 12. Hull City 42 11 5 5 46 25 5 2 14 31 47 39 13. Preston North End 42 14 3 4 44 23 2 4 15 21 44 39 14. Portsmouth 42 7 5 9 34 37 6 8 7 25 33 39 15. Bristol City 42 10 8 3 38 22 2 6 13 18 40 38 16. Plymouth Argyle 42 12 4 5 42 21 2 5 14 17 37 37 17. Derby County 42 8 6 7 40 32 4 6 11 28 40 36 18. Rotherham United 42 10 5 6 39 28 3 5 13 22 42 36 19. Charlton Athletic 42 11 4 6 34 16 2 5 14 15 37 35 20. Cardiff City 42 9 7 5 43 28 3 2 16 18 59 33 21. NORTHAMPTON 42 8 6 7 28 33 4 0 17 19 51 30 22. BURY 42 9 3 9 31 30 2 3 16 18 53 28
League Division 2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. MIDDLESBROUGH 42 16 4 1 40 8 11 7 3 37 22 65 2. LUTON TOWN 42 12 5 4 42 25 7 7 7 22 26 50 3. CARLISLE UNITED 42 13 5 3 40 17 7 4 10 21 31 49 4. Leyton Orient 42 9 8 4 28 17 6 10 5 27 25 48 5. Blackpool 42 11 5 5 35 17 6 8 7 22 23 47 6. Sunderland 42 11 6 4 32 15 8 3 10 26 29 47 7. Nottingham Forest 42 12 6 3 40 19 3 9 9 17 24 45 8. West Bromwich Albion 42 8 9 4 28 24 6 7 8 20 21 44 9. Hull City 42 9 9 3 25 15 4 8 9 21 32 43 10. Notts County 42 8 6 7 30 35 7 7 7 25 25 43 11. Bolton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 30 17 3 7 11 14 23 42 12. Millwall 42 10 6 5 28 16 4 8 9 23 35 42 13. Fulham 42 11 4 6 26 20 5 6 10 13 23 42 14. Aston Villa 42 8 9 4 33 21 5 6 10 15 24 41 15. Portsmouth 42 9 8 4 26 16 5 4 12 19 46 40 16. Bristol City 42 9 5 7 25 20 5 5 11 22 34 38 17. Cardiff City 42 8 7 6 27 20 2 9 10 22 42 36 18. Oxford United 42 8 8 5 27 21 2 8 11 8 25 36 19. Sheffield Wednesday 42 9 6 6 33 24 3 5 13 18 39 35 20. CRYSTAL PALACE 42 6 7 8 24 24 5 5 11 19 32 34 21. * PRESTON NORTH END 42 7 8 6 24 23 2 6 13 16 39 31 22. SWINDON TOWN 42 6 7 8 22 27 1 4 16 14 45 25 * Preston North End had one point deducted for fielding an ineligble player.
League Division 1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 42 17 3 1 45 19 8 7 6 27 23 60 2. Arsenal 42 14 5 2 31 14 9 6 6 26 29 57 3. Leeds United 42 15 4 2 45 13 6 7 8 26 32 53 4. Ipswich Town 42 10 7 4 34 20 7 7 7 21 25 48 5. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 43 23 5 8 8 23 31 47 6. West Ham United 42 12 5 4 45 25 5 7 9 22 28 46 7. Derby County 42 15 3 3 43 18 4 5 12 13 36 46 8. Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 5 6 33 23 6 8 7 25 25 45 9. Newcastle United 42 12 6 3 35 19 4 7 10 25 32 45 10. Birmingham City 42 11 7 3 39 22 4 5 12 14 32 42 11. Manchester City 42 12 4 5 36 20 3 7 11 21 40 41 12. Chelsea 42 9 6 6 30 22 4 8 9 19 29 40 13. Southampton 42 8 11 2 26 17 3 7 11 21 35 40 14. Sheffield United 42 11 4 6 28 18 4 6 11 23 41 40 15. Stoke City 42 11 8 2 38 17 3 2 16 23 39 38 16. Leicester City 42 7 9 5 23 18 3 8 10 17 28 37 17. Everton 42 9 5 7 27 21 4 6 11 14 28 37 18. Manchester United 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 6 12 20 41 37 19. Coventry City 42 9 5 7 27 24 4 4 13 13 31 35 20. Norwich City 42 7 9 5 22 19 4 1 16 14 44 32 21. CRYSTAL PALACE 42 7 7 7 25 21 2 5 14 16 37 30 22. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 42 8 7 6 25 24 1 3 17 13 38 28
League Division 1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 42 15 6 0 46 8 10 4 7 35 22 60 2. Manchester United 42 17 3 1 43 8 7 7 7 22 27 58 3. Ipswich Town 42 14 4 3 43 13 8 5 8 25 26 53 4. Arsenal 42 8 10 3 24 12 10 6 5 28 24 52 5. Nottingham Forest 42 16 4 1 44 11 4 4 13 19 32 48 6. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 6 6 29 20 10 3 8 29 27 47 7. Aston Villa 42 11 5 5 29 22 5 9 7 22 28 46 8. Southampton 42 14 2 5 53 24 4 7 10 12 29 45 9. Middlesbrough 42 11 7 3 31 14 5 5 11 19 30 44 10. West Bromwich Albion 42 9 8 4 37 23 2 11 8 17 27 41 11. Leeds United 42 10 7 4 30 17 3 7 11 16 33 40 12. Norwich City 42 10 8 3 38 30 3 6 12 20 36 40 13. Crystal Palace 42 9 9 3 26 13 3 7 11 15 37 40 14. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 5 5 30 22 4 5 12 22 40 40 15. Coventry City 42 12 2 7 34 24 4 5 12 22 42 39 16. Brighton & Hove Albion 42 8 8 5 25 20 3 7 11 22 37 37 17. Manchester City 42 8 8 5 28 25 4 5 12 15 41 37 18. Stoke City 42 9 4 8 27 26 4 6 11 17 32 36 19. Everton 42 7 7 7 28 25 2 10 9 15 26 35 20. BRISTOL CITY 42 6 6 9 22 30 3 7 11 15 36 31 21. DERBY COUNTY 42 9 4 8 36 29 2 4 15 11 38 30 22. BOLTON WANDERERS 42 5 11 5 19 21 0 4 17 19 52 25