English First Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 2nd October 1971
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 1.85 |
| 3 | Derby County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 2.57 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 2.63 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1.07 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 0.74 |
| 13 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0.60 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0.53 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0.37 |
