1972-04-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | The Hawthorns | 18,413 | |
| Brown T, Gould, Brown A, Cantello | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 1.711 | 57 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 40 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 2.207 | 56 | W | W | W | W | W | 1972-05-01 | Derby County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Derby County | 41 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2.061 | 56 | L | W | W | D | L | 1972-05-01 | Liverpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Leeds United | 40 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 2.414 | 55 | W | L | W | W | L | 1972-05-01 | Chelsea | H |
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 39 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1.5 | 49 | W | W | D | W | D | 1972-05-01 | Coventry City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1.234 | 48 | L | W | D | D | L | 1972-05-01 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 1.462 | 47 | D | W | D | L | L | 1972-04-29 | Leicester City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Manchester United | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 1.082 | 46 | L | D | W | L | L | 1972-04-29 | Stoke City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 1.148 | 45 | W | W | L | L | L | 1972-04-28 | Sheffield United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield United | 41 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 44 | W | L | D | L | D | 1972-04-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester City | 41 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 0.905 | 39 | W | D | L | W | D | 1972-04-29 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 0.9 | 38 | D | W | L | L | W | 1972-05-03 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 0.736 | 38 | L | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Everton | 41 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 0.766 | 35 | D | D | W | L | D | 1972-05-02 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Ham United | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 0.9 | 34 | L | L | L | D | W | 1972-05-01 | Southampton | H |
| 16 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 0.796 | 34 | W | L | W | D | D | 1972-05-03 | Newcastle United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Stoke City | 39 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 0.731 | 33 | L | L | D | L | L | 1972-04-29 | Manchester United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Coventry City | 41 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 0.667 | 33 | L | W | D | W | L | 1972-05-01 | Arsenal | H |
| 19 | 0 | Southampton | 41 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 0.658 | 31 | D | D | L | W | L | 1972-05-01 | West Ham United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 0.6 | 28 | W | L | D | L | D | 1972-04-29 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 0.575 | 24 | L | D | W | W | L | 1972-05-02 | Everton | A |
| 22 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 0.458 | 24 | L | L | L | L | L | 1972-04-29 | Crystal Palace | A |
