English First Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 8th January 1972
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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 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 34 | 1.92 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 34 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Derby County | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 31 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 29 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 0.86 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 21 | 0.59 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 20 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Southampton | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 20 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 19 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 0.59 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 16 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 15 | 0.63 |
