1971-11-24
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European UEFA Cup Round 3 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld | 9,764 | |
| Lineups | Richards | |||||||
| Texaco Cup SF 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | Baseball Ground | 20,021 | |
| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 4 | Aldershot | 4 | 2 | Alvechurch | MCb | Recreation Ground | 4,638 | |
| Brodie 2, Hunt OG, Sydenham | Lineups | Palmer, Hope | ||||||
| FA Cup Round 1 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| SL | Dover | 0 | 2 | Guildford City | SL | The Crabble | 2,156 | |
| Lineups | Malley, Burge | |||||||
| D 4 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | Crawley Town | SL | St James Park | 3,967 | |
| Binney, Rowan | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | King's Lynn | SL | Edgar Street | 7,758 | |
| Gough | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | White Hart Lane | 52,884 | |
| Chivers | Lineups | Kennedy | ||||
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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 | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1.9 | 28 | W | W | D | L | W | 1971-11-27 | Southampton | A |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2.385 | 25 | W | L | W | W | W | 1971-11-27 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.882 | 25 | W | W | D | D | W | 1971-11-27 | Coventry City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.471 | 23 | W | L | W | W | W | 1971-11-27 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.333 | 23 | L | W | W | D | L | 1971-11-27 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 6 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 1.5 | 22 | D | W | L | W | L | 1971-11-27 | Chelsea | A |
| 7 | -1 | Liverpool | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1.3 | 22 | W | L | W | D | W | 1971-11-27 | West Ham United | H |
| 8 | 3 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.125 | 19 | D | L | L | L | W | 1971-11-27 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 9 | -1 | Chelsea | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.083 | 19 | W | W | W | D | W | 1971-11-27 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 10 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1.074 | 19 | W | W | L | D | L | 1971-11-27 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 11 | -1 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 19 | L | L | W | W | L | 1971-11-27 | Newcastle United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 | W | D | W | L | W | 1971-11-27 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | 0 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.056 | 17 | L | L | L | W | W | 1971-11-27 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.75 | 17 | L | L | W | D | D | 1971-11-27 | Manchester City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1.05 | 15 | W | W | L | W | L | 1971-11-27 | Leicester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.833 | 15 | L | W | L | D | W | 1971-11-27 | Everton | H |
| 17 | 0 | Southampton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 0.605 | 15 | L | W | L | D | L | 1971-11-27 | Manchester United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.536 | 13 | L | W | L | D | L | 1971-11-27 | Derby County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 0.607 | 12 | W | L | W | L | L | 1971-11-27 | Stoke City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 0.632 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1971-11-27 | Leeds United | H |
| 21 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.571 | 11 | L | L | L | D | L | 1971-11-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0.394 | 10 | L | D | L | L | D | 1971-11-27 | Arsenal | A |
