1971–72 Football League
| Season | 1971–72 |
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| Champions | Derby County |
| Relegated | Barrow |
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| Season | 1971–72 |
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| Champions | Derby County (1st English title) |
| Relegated |
Huddersfield Town, Nottingham Forest |
| European Cup 1972–73 | Derby County |
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FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1972–73 |
Leeds United (1st and, as of 2016, only FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1972–73 |
Liverpool, Manchester City, Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1160 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lee (Manchester City), 33 |
| Biggest home win | Everton – Southampton 8–0 (20 November 1971) |
| Biggest away win | Sheffield United – Arsenal 0–5 (29 January 1972) |
| Highest scoring | Everton – Southampton 8–0 (20 November 1971) |
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| Season | 1971–72 |
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| Champions | Norwich City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Birmingham City |
| Relegated |
Charlton Athletic, Watford |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1194 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Latchford (Birmingham City), 23 |
| Biggest home win |
Burnley – Orient 6–1 (28 September 1971) Cardiff – Charlton Athletic 6–1 (23 October 1971) Blackpool – Charlton Athletic 5–0 (29 April 1972) Blackpool – Watford 5–0 (1 January 1972) Orient – Sunderland 5–0 (8 January 1972) Sunderland –Watford 5–0 (17 April 1972) |
| Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday – Bristol City 1–5 (21 April 1972) |
| Highest scoring |
Birmingham – Portsmouth 6–3 (8 January 1972) Portsmouth –Fulham 6–3 (23 October 1971) |
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| Season | 1971–72 |
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| Champions | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Relegated |
Barnsley, Bradford City, Mansfield Town, Torquay United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1407 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (Bournemouth), 35 |
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| Season | 1971–72 |
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| Champions | Grimsby Town (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Brentford, Scunthorpe United, Southend United |
| Failed re-election | Barrow |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1496 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Price (Peterborough United), 28 |
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The 1971–1972 season was the 73rd completed season of The Football League.
Brian Clough, 37, won the first major trophy of his managerial career by guiding Derby County to their first ever league championship. They overcame Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester City to win a four-horse race, with only a single point separating them. There were later bribery allegations from The Sun newspaper regarding Leeds manager Don Revie and Leeds' final opponents Wolverhampton Wanderers. The footballing authorities never investigated these allegations to decide whether they were true or not.
Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town lost their First Division status. By the end of the decade, Forest had made an explosive comeback to the top flight. 1971 – 1972 was Huddersfield's last season in the top flight to date, and within a few seasons they would be in the Fourth Division — most of their existence since 1972 has been spent in the league's lower two divisions.
In the Second Division Norwich City and Birmingham City were promoted. This was the first time that Norwich City had reached the top flight. Charlton Athletic and Watford were relegated.
Aston Villa ended their two-year spell in the Third Division by gaining promotion as champions, and by the end of the decade would be firmly re-established as a First Division club. Brighton & Hove Albion followed Villa into the Second Division, but would not reach the heady heights that the midlanders would experience. Mansfield Town, Barnsley, Torquay United and Bradford City were relegated.
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