1971-08-18
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | Aldershot | 1 | 1 | Southend United | D 4 | Recreation Ground | 5,159 | |
| Walden | Lineups | Johnson | ||||||
| D 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | Wrexham | D 3 | Villa Park | 24,552 | |
| Lochhead, Anderson (p) | Lineups | Griffiths, May | ||||||
| D 3 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | Hartlepool | D 4 | Oakwell | 5,985 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | Barrow | 0 | 2 | Preston North End | D 2 | Holker Street | 4,319 | |
| Lineups | Clarke OG, Ham | |||||||
| D 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Workington | D 4 | Ewood Park | 7,692 | |
| Eccles, Rogers | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3 | Valley Parade | 5,742 | |
| Middleton | Lineups | Byrom | ||||||
| D 3 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | Mansfield Town | D 3 | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 12,261 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | Brentford | D 4 | Layer Road | 6,125 | |
| Mahon, Lewis 2 (1p) | Lineups | Ross | ||||||
| D 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 1 | Southport | D 4 | Gresty Road | 3,471 | |
| Lineups | Field | |||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 0 | 1 | York City | D 3 | Feethams Ground | 4,661 | |
| Lineups | Henderson | |||||||
| D 4 | Exeter City | 0 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | D 3 | St James Park | 6,418 | |
| Lineups | Prince, Giles OG, Stubbs | |||||||
| D 4 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | Reading | D 4 | Priestfield Stadium | 6,570 | |
| Hill K, Wilks, Tydeman, Watson | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | D 3 | The Shay | 5,195 | |
| Lennard | Lineups | Rhodes OG | ||||||
| D 3 | Port Vale | 0 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3 | Vale Park | 4,638 | |
| Lineups | Wood 2 | |||||||
| D 4 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 1 | Lincoln City | D 4 | Old Showground | 5,866 | |
| Lineups | Gilliver | |||||||
| D 4 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | Walsall | D 3 | Edgeley Park | 3,052 | |
| Lawther | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chester | D 4 | Prenton Park | 4,434 | |
| Brodie | Lineups | Purdie | ||||||
| D 2 | Watford | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Vicarage Road | 7,663 | |
| Walley, Wigg | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Manchester United | Stamford Bridge | 54,763 | Largest home gate 1971-72 |
| Osgood, Baldwin | Lineups | Charlton, Kidd, Morgan | ||||
| Derby County | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | Baseball Ground | 30,683 | |
| Wignall, O'Hare | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Filbert Street | 32,079 | |
| Brown, O'Kane OG | Lineups | Cormack | ||||
| Manchester City | 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Maine Road | 27,103 | |
| Lee 2 (1p), Booth, Davies | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United | White Hart Lane | 42,715 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Everton | The Hawthorns | 29,055 | |
| Wile, Brown T | Lineups | |||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Everton | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-20 | Manchester United | A |
| 3 | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Coventry City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Newcastle United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Southampton | A |
| 6 | 3 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Leicester City | A |
| 7 | 3 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Derby County | H |
| 8 | 3 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-20 | Arsenal | H |
| 9 | 10 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Chelsea | A |
| 10 | -4 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 11 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 12 | -7 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Stoke City | A |
| 13 | -5 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Leeds United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 16 | -1 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 17 | -1 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 18 | -1 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Sheffield United | H |
| 19 | 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Liverpool | H |
| 20 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | 1 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Manchester City | H |
| 22 | -2 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
