English First Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 25th September 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 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 1.69 |
| 3 | Derby County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 2.43 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2.38 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1.27 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0.37 |
