1972-05-08
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | Highbury | 39,289 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Stoke City | St James' Park | 21,264 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Leeds United | Molineux | 53,379 | Largest home gate 1971-72 |
| Munro, Dougan | Lineups | Bremner | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Derby County champions | ||||||
| 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 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2.091 | 58 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 2.355 | 57 | L | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2.133 | 57 | D | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 1.711 | 57 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 41 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.526 | 52 | D | W | W | W | D | 1972-05-11 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 1.452 | 49 | W | D | W | D | L | 1972-05-11 | Arsenal | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 1.184 | 48 | L | L | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 1.131 | 48 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 1.14 | 47 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.017 | 46 | W | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 0.942 | 41 | D | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 0.891 | 39 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 0.9 | 36 | W | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 0.771 | 36 | D | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 0.778 | 35 | D | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 0.696 | 35 | D | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Coventry City | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 0.657 | 33 | L | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Southampton | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 0.65 | 31 | L | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 0.6 | 29 | D | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 0.58 | 25 | D | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 0.458 | 25 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Halifax Town | Ewood Park | 5,899 | |
| Field 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 1 | 2 | Rotherham United | Vale Park | 2,743 | |
| Morris | Lineups | Gilbert, Mullen | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Notts County | Prenton Park | 4,212 | |
| Yeats, King | Lineups | Needham | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Mansfield Town relegated | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 46 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 2.656 | 70 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 1.745 | 65 | D | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 1.973 | 62 | D | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 1.682 | 62 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 1.327 | 55 | W | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 1.339 | 54 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 1.156 | 50 | W | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 1.171 | 48 | D | L | D | D | D | 1972-05-10 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 1.088 | 48 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 0.947 | 47 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 0.937 | 45 | W | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Swansea City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 0.78 | 44 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 1.062 | 42 | W | D | L | L | W | 1972-05-10 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chesterfield | 45 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 0.982 | 42 | L | L | L | W | L | 1972-05-15 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 37 | 0.937 | 40 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Port Vale | 45 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 0.724 | 40 | L | W | L | L | L | 1972-05-12 | Rochdale | H |
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 0.787 | 38 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | York City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 0.864 | 36 | L | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 0.754 | 36 | W | D | L | D | W | 1972-05-10 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 20 | -1 | Rochdale | 45 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 0.683 | 36 | D | L | D | L | L | 1972-05-12 | Port Vale | A |
| 21 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 0.651 | 36 | D | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | -1 | Barnsley | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 0.5 | 36 | L | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Bradford City | 45 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 0.608 | 32 | D | L | L | W | L | 1972-05-10 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 0.594 | 32 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
