Season

1971-72

Manchester UnitedFrank O'Farrell

8thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.3
goal difference
1.6 scored · 1.3 conceded
55
Played
44%
Win rate

Season in brief

8th of 22 in the First Division. George Best led the scoring with 26 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 88 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Derby County42P · 24W 10D 8L · GD +3658
  3. 6Tottenham Hotspur42P · 19W 13D 10L · GD +2151
  4. 7Chelsea42P · 18W 12D 12L · GD +948
  5. 8Manchester United42P · 19W 10D 13L · GD +848
  6. 9Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 18W 11D 13L · GD +847
  7. 10Sheffield United42P · 17W 12D 13L · GD +146
  9. 21Nottingham Forest42P · 8W 9D 25L · GD -3425
  10. 22Huddersfield Town42P · 6W 13D 23L · GD -3225

Slice: the final First Division table for 1971-72, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

55 matches
14 Aug 1971 @ Derby County: 2–218 Aug 1971 @ Chelsea: 3–220 Aug 1971 v Arsenal: 3–123 Aug 1971 v West Bromwich Albion: 3–128 Aug 1971 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–131 Aug 1971 @ Everton: 0–14 Sep 1971 v Ipswich Town: 1–07 Sep 1971 @ Ipswich Town: 3–111 Sep 1971 @ Crystal Palace: 3–118 Sep 1971 v West Ham United: 4–225 Sep 1971 @ Liverpool: 2–22 Oct 1971 v Sheffield United: 2–06 Oct 1971 v Burnley: 1–19 Oct 1971 @ Huddersfield Town: 3–016 Oct 1971 v Derby County: 1–018 Oct 1971 @ Burnley: 1–023 Oct 1971 @ Newcastle United: 1–027 Oct 1971 v Stoke City: 1–130 Oct 1971 v Leeds United: 0–16 Nov 1971 @ Manchester City: 3–38 Nov 1971 @ Stoke City: 0–013 Nov 1971 v Tottenham Hotspur: 3–115 Nov 1971 @ Stoke City: 1–220 Nov 1971 v Leicester City: 3–227 Nov 1971 @ Southampton: 5–24 Dec 1971 v Nottingham Forest: 3–211 Dec 1971 @ Stoke City: 1–118 Dec 1971 @ Ipswich Town: 0–027 Dec 1971 v Coventry City: 2–21 Jan 1972 @ West Ham United: 0–38 Jan 1972 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–315 Jan 1972 @ Southampton: 1–119 Jan 1972 v Southampton: 4–122 Jan 1972 v Chelsea: 0–129 Jan 1972 @ West Bromwich Albion: 1–25 Feb 1972 @ Preston North End: 2–012 Feb 1972 v Newcastle United: 0–219 Feb 1972 @ Leeds United: 1–526 Feb 1972 v Middlesbrough: 0–029 Feb 1972 @ Middlesbrough: 3–04 Mar 1972 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 0–28 Mar 1972 v Everton: 0–011 Mar 1972 v Huddersfield Town: 2–018 Mar 1972 v Stoke City: 1–122 Mar 1972 @ Stoke City: 1–225 Mar 1972 v Crystal Palace: 4–01 Apr 1972 @ Coventry City: 3–23 Apr 1972 v Liverpool: 0–34 Apr 1972 @ Sheffield United: 1–18 Apr 1972 @ Leicester City: 0–212 Apr 1972 v Manchester City: 1–315 Apr 1972 v Southampton: 3–222 Apr 1972 @ Nottingham Forest: 0–025 Apr 1972 @ Arsenal: 0–329 Apr 1972 v Stoke City: 3–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.