Season archive
1971-72 season
Div 1 (1) — finished 2. Manager: Don Revie.
Season summary
Division
Div 1 (1)
Position
2
Played
42
W-D-L
24-9-9
Goals
73-31
Points
57
Manager: Don Revie
Cups: FA Cup: W · League Cup: R3 · Europe: UEFA Cup
Squad & statistics
Match results (56)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester City | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Aug 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Sheffield United | 0–3 | L |
| 21 Aug 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Aug 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Aug 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Sept 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Newcastle United | 5–1 | W |
| 04 Sept 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Sept 71 | League Cup | Away | Derby County | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Sept 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Arsenal | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Sept 71 | FA Cup | Away | Lierse SK | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Sept 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Liverpool | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Sept 71 | Europa League | Away | Barcelona | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Sept 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Sept 71 | League Cup | Home | Derby County | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Sept 71 | FA Cup | Home | Lierse SK | 0–4 | L |
| 02 Oct 71 | Football League First Division | Home | West Ham United | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Oct 71 | League Cup | Away | West Ham United | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Oct 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Coventry City | 1–3 | L |
| 16 Oct 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester City | 3–0 | W |
| 20 Oct 71 | League Cup | Home | West Ham United | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Oct 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Everton | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Oct 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester United | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Nov 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Leicester City | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Nov 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Southampton | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Nov 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Stoke City | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Nov 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Dec 71 | Football League First Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Dec 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Chelsea | 0–0 | D |
| 18 Dec 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Dec 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Derby County | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Jan 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Liverpool | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Jan 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Jan 72 | FA Cup | Home | Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | W |
| 22 Jan 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Sheffield United | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Jan 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Feb 72 | FA Cup | Away | Liverpool | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Feb 72 | FA Cup | Home | Liverpool | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Feb 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Everton | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Feb 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester United | 5–1 | W |
| 26 Feb 72 | FA Cup | Away | Cardiff City | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Mar 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Southampton | 7–0 | W |
| 11 Mar 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Coventry City | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Mar 72 | FA Cup | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Mar 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Leicester City | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Mar 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Arsenal | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Mar 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 6–1 | W |
| 31 Mar 72 | Football League First Division | Away | West Ham United | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Apr 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Derby County | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Apr 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | W |
| 08 Apr 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Stoke City | 3–0 | W |
| 15 Apr 72 | FA Cup | Home | Birmingham City | 3–0 | W |
| 19 Apr 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Newcastle United | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Apr 72 | Football League First Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | W |
| 01 May 72 | Football League First Division | Home | Chelsea | 2–0 | W |
| 06 May 72 | FA Cup | Home | Arsenal | 1–0 | W |
| 08 May 72 | Football League First Division | Away | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | L |