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| 21/03/1972 | Everton FC | - | Crystal Palace | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 29/03/1972 | Chelsea FC | - | Sheffield United | 2:0 (2:0) | ||
| 31/03/1972 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Coventry City | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 03/04/1972 | Manchester United | - | Liverpool FC | 0:3 (0:0) | ||
| 04/04/1972 | Leicester City | - | Arsenal FC | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| Southampton FC | - | Manchester City | 2:0 (1:0) | |||
| Stoke City | - | West Ham United | 0:0 (0:0) | |||
| 05/04/1972 | Leeds United | - | Huddersfield Town | 3:1 (1:0) | ||
| Newcastle United | - | Ipswich Town | 0:1 (0:0) | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | - | Derby County | 0:0 (0:0) | |||
| 25/04/1972 | Nottingham Forest | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:3 (0:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Derby County | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 61:31 | 30 | 52:24 |
| 2 |
|
Manchester City | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 70:41 | 29 | 52:24 |
| 3 |
|
Liverpool FC | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 57:28 | 29 | 51:25 |
| 4 |
|
Leeds United | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 61:30 | 31 | 49:27 |
| 5 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 55:38 | 17 | 45:31 |
| 6 |
|
Arsenal FC | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 51:36 | 15 | 45:31 |
| 7 |
|
Chelsea FC | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 53:40 | 13 | 45:31 |
| 8 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 62:52 | 10 | 45:31 |
| 9 |
|
Manchester United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63:57 | 6 | 43:33 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 58:55 | 3 | 41:35 |
| 11 |
|
Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42:46 | -4 | 37:39 |
| 12 |
|
West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44:44 | 0 | 34:42 |
| 13 |
|
Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 35:42 | -7 | 34:42 |
| 14 |
|
Stoke City | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 38:49 | -11 | 33:43 |
| 15 |
|
Ipswich Town | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34:49 | -15 | 33:43 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38:48 | -10 | 32:44 |
| 17 |
|
Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 42:61 | -19 | 32:44 |
| 18 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 34:46 | -12 | 31:45 |
| 19 |
|
Southampton FC | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 50:75 | -25 | 30:46 |
| 20 |
|
Crystal Palace | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 36:60 | -24 | 27:49 |
| 21 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 26:52 | -26 | 24:52 |
| 22 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 44:74 | -30 | 21:55 |
