First Division 1971-1972 – Wikipedia
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The First Division 1971-1972 It was the 73rd edition of the top flight of the English football championship, held between 14 August 1971 and 11 May 1972 and ended with the victory of the County derby, to its first title.
Tournament top scorer was Francis Lee (Manchester City) with 33 goals [first] .
Novelty [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
Instead of relegated Burnley and Blackpool they climbed the Leicester City and the Sheffield Utd from the second division.
Events [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
To the initial rise of Manchester Utd, first after three races [2] , replied the newly promoted Sheffield Utd [3] : i Blades they attempted an escape, chased by a large group [4] [5] from which the Red Devils [6] , which on 9 October resumed the solitary command of the ranking [7] And they took off on a group of pursuers that included Derby County, Leeds Utd and Manchester City [8] . Immediately after the tour of Boa the leaders began to accuse a progressive drop in performance and the rival citizens of Manchester City and the Leeds who placed the overtaking were taking advantage of it [9] . Obtained the solitary command of the ranking after a week [ten] , in February i Citizens they brought to +4 from the leeds [11] .
With the month of March, the Leeds calmed the pace and emerged the derby County emerged which, recovering some matches not played, reduced the disadvantage from the summit from -5 [twelfth] a -1 [13] And he placed overtaking on April 1st [14] . Chased by a group that, together with Manchester City and Leeds, also included Liverpool, [15] Brian Clough’s men maintained the primacy for almost the whole month of April, being sucked into by Citizens towards the end of the month [16] . Recovering a match not played on May 1st [17] The County derby resumed command of the ranking, ensuring the first title the following week, thanks to the negative results obtained by Liverpool and Leeds in recoveries [18] .
The two teams therefore remained only the visa for the qualification in the UEFA Cup: the subsequent Victory in FA CUP by the Leeds then allowed the repechage of Manchester City, otherwise ousted on the last day from UEFA zone because of a worst quotient networks compared to Liverpool. Tottenham also obtained the automatic qualification for the third European competition as the trophy holder, and the Stoke City winner of the League Cup. The verdicts in the relegation zone were instead decided at the end of April [19] And they saw the Nottingham Forest and the Huddersfield Town condemned, which during the championship had fought against the Crystal Palace.
Coaches [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
| Squad | Trainer | More present footballer [20] | Gunner [20] [21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal |  Bertie |
George Armstrong,  Pat Rice (42) |
Ray Kennedy (12) |
| Chelsea | Dave Sexton |
John Hollins (42) |
Peter Osgood (19) |
| Coventry City [22] |  Noel Cantwell (1st-29th) Bob Dennison (30th-42-) |
Jeff Blocley,  Willie Carr, Wilf Smith (42) |
Ernie Hunt (12) |
| Crystal Palace | Bert Head |
John Jackson (42) |
Bobby Tambling (8) |
| Derby County | Brian Clough |
Colin Boulton, Kevin Hector (42) |
Alan Hinton (15) |
| Everton | Harry Catterick |
Gordon West (42) |
David Johnson, Joe Royle (9) |
| Huddersfield Town | Ian Greaves |
Trevor Cherry, Roy Ellam (42) |
Jimmy Lawson (9) |
| Ipswich Town | Bobby Robson |
Derek Jefferson (42) |
Rod Belfitt (8) |
| Leeds Utd | Don Revie |
Norman Hunter, Peter Lorimer, Paul Madeley (42) |
Peter Lorimer (23) |
| Leicester City | Jimmy Bloomfield |
David Nish, Stephen Whitworth (42) |
Leonard Glover, Jon Gather (5) |
| Liverpool | Bill Shankly |
Ray Clemence, Emlyn Hughes, Chris Lawler (42) |
 John Toshack (13) |
| Manchster City | Malcolm Allison |
Francis Lee (42) |
Francis Lee (33) |
| Manchester Utd | Frank O’Farrell |
George Best, Bobby Charlton (42) |
George Best (18) |
| Newcastle Utd | Joe Harvey |
Malcolm Macdonald (42) |
Malcolm Macdonald (23) |
| Nottingham Forest | Matt Gillies |
Peter Hindley (40) |
Peter Cormack, Duncan McKenzie (7) |
| Sheffield Utd | John Harris |
Leonard Badger, Eddie FOLQUOUN, Geoff Salmons (42) |
Bill Dearden (16) |
| Southampton | Ted Bates |
Mick Channon, Eric Martin (42) |
Mick Channon (14) |
| Stoke City | Tony Waddington |
Jackie Marsh (41) |
John Ritchie (12) |
| Tottenham | Bill Nicholson |
Pat Jennings (41) |
Martin Chivers (25) |
| West Bromwich | Don Howe |
John Wile (42) |
Tony Brown (17) |
| West Ham Utd | Ron Greenwood |
4 players (42) [23] |  Clyde Best (17) |
| Wolverhampton | Bill McGarry |
John McAlle, Phil Parkes (42) |
Derek Dougan (15) |
Regulation:
- Two points in Vittoria, one at a tie, zero in defeat.
- Upon equal points, the teams were classified according to the Networks Quotient.
Sample team [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
Teams [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
Lonely leaders [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
Source: [28] [29]
| Sheffield Utd | Manchester Utd | Derby County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th | 41st | 42nd |
Seasonal primates [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
- Most victories: Derby County, Leeds Utd, Liverpool (24)
- Fewer defeats: Derby County, Manchester City (8)
- Best attack: Manchester City (77)
- Best Defense: Liverpool (30)
- Most number of draws: Everton (18)
- Fewer wins: Huddersfield Town (6)
- Most of defeats: Nottingham Forest (25)
- Worst attack: Huddersfield Town (27)
- Worst defense: Nottingham Forest (81)
Individual [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
Scorers [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]
Source: [20] [21]
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 . Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- Gerald Mortimer: Derby County a Complete Record 1884-1988 , Derby, 1988, ISBN 0-907969-39-9
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