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)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1971-72
SEASON END TABLE | 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 | 2.09091 | 58 | European Cup First Round | 0-2 | 0-4 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 2.35484 | 57 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 0-2 | 1-6 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 2.13333 | 57 | UEFA Cup First Round | 2-3 | 1-3 | |
4 | Manchester City | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 1.71111 | 57 | UEFA Cup First Round | 2-2 | 2-2 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 1.45000 | 52 | 1-1 | 0-3 | ||
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 1.50000 | 51 | UEFA Cup First Round | 0-1 | 1-6 | |
7 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 1.18367 | 48 | 2-1 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 1.13115 | 48 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 1.14035 | 47 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.01667 | 46 | 2-3 | 1-2 | ||
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | .94231 | 41 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | .89130 | 39 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
13 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 34 | .73585 | 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 | .92157 | 36 | 1-0 | 2-4 | ||
15 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 31 | .77083 | 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 | .77778 | 35 | 4-1 | 0-1 | ||
17 | Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | .69643 | 35 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
18 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 67 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 44 | .65672 | 33 | 4-0 | 1-1 | ||
19 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | .65000 | 31 | 2-3 | 1-4 | ||
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | .60000 | 29 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 81 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 52 | .58025 | 25 | Relegated | |||
22 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 37 | .45763 | 25 | Relegated | 1-2 | 1-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- 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%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
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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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 42,750 (Arsenal)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 9,872 (Ipswich Town)
- Average League Attendance:
- 21,442
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 16,811 (Chelsea)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 8,380 (Aldershot)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 8
- Yellow Cards:
- 4
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Sammy Chapman)
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 3   (scored by us for opponents)   (Liam O'Kane, Peter Hindley, Doug Fraser)
- Penalties scored:
- 4
- Penalties conceded:
- 9
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 15, 1972 | Millwall | 3 | A | 1-3 | 17,940 | Richardson (24') |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Sep 07, 1971 | Aldershot | 2 | H | 5-1 | 8,380 | McKenzie (4', 32'), Martin (16'), Fraser (35'), Cormack (46') | ||
Wed Oct 06, 1971 | Chelsea | 3 | H | 1-1 | 16,811 | McKenzie (1') | ||
Mon Oct 11, 1971 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | A | 1-2 | 24,817 | Storey-Moore (24') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed May 10, 1972 | Notts County | A | 0-3 | 11,273 |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Aug 03, 1971 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | A | 0-1 | 8,000 | |
Thu Aug 05, 1971 | Hannover 96 | Germany | A | 2-1 | 8,000 | Martin (72'), Cormack (84') |
Sat Aug 07, 1971 | Hannover 96 | Germany | H | 3-2 | 6,829 | Storey-Moore (?), Martin (?, ?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Nov 08, 1971 | Notts County | England | A | 2-0 | 9,815 | O'Neill (42'), Storey-Moore (58') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (2) - £15,000 | Out (6) - £154,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Oct 01, 1971 | Martin O'Neill | Bought | £15,000 | James McCaffrey | Sold | Dec 01, 1971 | Tommy Gemmell | Bought | Tommy White | Retired | Sep 04, 1971 | Ronnie Rees | Sold | Feb 19, 1972 | Ian Storey-Moore | Sold | May 01, 1972 | Ray Bridgett | Sold | May 02, 1972 | Peter Cormack | Sold | £154,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Eric Hulme | England | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
GK | Jim Barron | England | 27 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | John Winfield | England | 28 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
D | Peter Hindley | England | 27 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Tommy Gemmell | Scotland | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | David Serella | England | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
M | Doug Fraser | Scotland | 29 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||
M | John Cottam | England | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
M | Liam O'Kane | N. Ireland | 23 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||
M | Martin O'Neill | N. Ireland | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
M | Paul Richardson | England | 21 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2 | Forwards | ||||||
F | Alan Buckley | England | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Barry Lyons | England | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Duncan McKenzie | England | 21 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | |||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | England | 26 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 14 | ||||||||
F | Jim McIntosh | Scotland | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
F | John Robertson | Scotland | 18 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Neil Martin | Scotland | 30 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
F | Peter Cormack | Scotland | 25 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
F | Ronnie Rees | Wales | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | England | 24 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | Tommy Jackson | N. Ireland | 24 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Tommy White | England | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
14 (1) | Ian Storey-Moore | 34 |
10 | Duncan McKenzie | 37 |
8 | Peter Cormack | 34 |
6 | Neil Martin | 26 |
6 | Paul Richardson | 35 |
5 (1) | Tommy Gemmell | 19 |
2 | Martin O'Neill | 15 |
1 | Barry Lyons | 23 |
1 | Doug Fraser | 39 |
1 | Jim McIntosh | 14 |
1 | Tommy Jackson | 17 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Derby County | Sat Oct 30, 1971 | Home | 0-2 | Sat Feb 19, 1972 | Away | 0-4 | |
Leeds United | Sat Nov 27, 1971 | Home | 0-2 | Mon Mar 27, 1972 | Away | 1-6 | |
Leicester City | Wed Aug 18, 1971 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Jan 22, 1972 | Home | 1-2 | |
Liverpool | Sat Aug 14, 1971 | Away | 1-3 | Sat Oct 16, 1971 | Home | 2-3 | |
Sheffield United | Sat Sep 04, 1971 | Home | 2-3 | Sat Dec 18, 1971 | Away | 1-2 | |
Southampton | Tue Aug 24, 1971 | Home | 2-3 | Sat Jan 29, 1972 | Away | 1-4 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Oct 23, 1971 | Away | 1-6 | Sat Feb 12, 1972 | Home | 0-1 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sat Sep 25, 1971 | Away | 2-4 | Tue Apr 25, 1972 | Home | 1-3 |