English First Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 20th 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 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 28 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Derby County | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 1.52 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Southampton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 15 | 0.61 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 0.39 |
