SEASON: 1971-72
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Matt Gillies
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Millwall (A) 1-3)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Chelsea (A) 1-2)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Storey-Moore (14 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 46
- Competitive Goals:
- 55
- Goals per game:
- 1.2
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 25 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 29.8%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 22 times | 10 times | 2 times | 1 time | Conceded | 12 times | 12 times | 8 times | 4 times | 2 times | Won By | 5 times | 1 time | 1 time | 2 times | Lost By | 13 times | 9 times | 2 times | 1 time | 2 times |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 42,750
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 12,205
- Average League Attendance:
- 21,954
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 16,811
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 16,811
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 8
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Own goals (for):
- (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- (scored by us for opponents)
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1971-72)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Derby County | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2.091 | 58 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 2.355 | 57 | 0-2 | 1-6 | 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2.133 | 57 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 1.711 | 57 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.450 | 52 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 1.500 | 51 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 7 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 1.184 | 48 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 1.131 | 48 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 1.140 | 47 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.017 | 46 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | .942 | 41 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | .891 | 39 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 13 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 34 | .736 | 38 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | .922 | 36 | 1-0 | 2-4 | 15 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 31 | .771 | 36 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | .778 | 35 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | .696 | 35 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 67 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | .657 | 33 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 19 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | .650 | 31 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | .600 | 29 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 81 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 52 | .580 | 25 | 22 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 37 | .458 | 25 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 15, 1972 | Millwall | 3 | A | 1-3 | Loss | - | Richardson (?) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Sep 07, 1971 | Aldershot | 2 | H | 5-1 | Win | - | Fraser (?), McKenzie (?, ?), Martin (?), Cormack (?) | |||
Wed Oct 06, 1971 | Chelsea | 3 | H | 1-1 | Draw | 16,811 | McKenzie (?) | |||
Mon Oct 11, 1971 | Chelsea | 3 | Y | 1 | A | 1-2 | Loss | 24,817 | Storey-Moore (?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed May 10, 1972 | Notts County | A | 0-3 | Loss | - |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Aug 03, 1971 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | A | 0-1 | Loss | - | |
Thu Aug 05, 1971 | Hannover 96 | Germany | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Richardson (?), Martin (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 07, 1971 | Hannover 96 | Germany | H | 3-2 | Win | - | Storey-Moore (?), Martin (?, ?) |
Mon Nov 08, 1971 | Notts County | England | A | 2-0 | Win | - | O'Neill (?), Storey-Moore (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (3) | Out (5) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Thomas White | Bought | James McCaffrey | Sold | Oct 01, 1971 | Martin O'Neill | Bought | £15,000 | Thomas White | Sold | Dec 01, 1971 | Tommy Gemmell | Bought | Sep 04, 1971 | Ronnie Rees | Sold | Feb 19, 1972 | Ian Storey-Moore | Sold | May 02, 1972 | Peter Cormack | Sold | £154,000 |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Eric Hulme | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
GK | Jim Barron | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||
D | John Winfield | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
D | Peter Hindley | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | ||||||||
D | Tommy Gemmell | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
M | David Serella | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Doug Fraser | 39 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 1 | |||||||
M | James McCaffrey | 2 | |||||||||||
M | John Cottam | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
M | Liam O'Kane | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||
M | Martin O'Neill | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
M | Paul Richardson | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
F | Alan Buckley | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Barry Lyons | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
F | Duncan McKenzie | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 14 | |||||||
F | Jim McIntosh | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
F | John Robertson | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Neil Martin | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
F | Peter Cormack | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 8 | |||||||
F | Ronnie Rees | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | ||||||||
F | Tommy Jackson | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Thomas White | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
14 | Ian Storey-Moore | 34 |
10 | Duncan McKenzie | 35 |
8 | Peter Cormack | 34 |
6 | Neil Martin | 26 |
6 | Paul Richardson | 34 |
5 | Tommy Gemmell | 19 |
2 | Martin O'Neill | 10 |
1 | Barry Lyons | 22 |
1 | Doug Fraser | 39 |
1 | Jim McIntosh | 12 |
1 | Tommy Jackson | 14 |
Own Goals | 46 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season