1972-05-11
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Highbury | 42,038 | |
| Lineups | Mullery, Coates | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2.133 | 57 | D | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 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 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.45 | 52 | L | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 1.5 | 51 | W | W | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | ||
