English First Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 6th November 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 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Derby County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 2.45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 1.53 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 1.72 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 0.72 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 0.71 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Everton | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 0.34 |
