1971–72 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1971–72 season
Manager	Harry Catterick
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	15th
FA Cup	5th Round
League Cup	2nd Round

During the 1971–72 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 15th in the table with 36 points.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	42	16	4	1	43	10	8	6	7	26	23	69	33	2.091	+ 36	58
2	Leeds United	42	17	4	0	54	10	7	5	9	19	21	73	31	2.355	+ 42	57
3	Liverpool	42	17	3	1	48	16	7	6	8	16	14	64	30	2.133	+ 34	57
4	Manchester City	42	16	3	2	48	15	7	8	6	29	30	77	45	1.711	+ 32	57
5	Arsenal	42	15	2	4	36	13	7	6	8	22	27	58	40	1.450	+ 18	52
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	3	2	45	13	3	10	8	18	29	63	42	1.500	+ 21	51
7	Chelsea	42	12	7	2	41	20	6	5	10	17	29	58	49	1.184	+ 9	48
8	Manchester United	42	13	2	6	39	26	6	8	7	30	35	69	61	1.131	+ 8	48
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	10	7	4	35	23	8	4	9	30	34	65	57	1.140	+ 8	47
10	Sheffield United	42	10	8	3	39	26	7	4	10	22	34	61	60	1.017	+ 1	46
11	Newcastle United	42	10	6	5	30	18	5	5	11	19	34	49	52	0.942	– 3	41
12	Leicester City	42	9	6	6	18	11	4	7	10	23	35	41	46	0.891	– 5	39
13	Ipswich Town	42	7	8	6	19	19	4	8	9	20	34	39	53	0.736	– 14	38
14	West Ham United	42	10	6	5	31	19	2	6	13	16	32	47	51	0.922	– 4	36
15	Everton	42	8	9	4	28	17	1	9	11	9	31	37	48	0.771	– 11	36
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	6	7	8	22	23	6	4	11	20	31	42	54	0.778	– 12	35
17	Stoke City	42	6	10	5	26	25	4	5	12	13	31	39	56	0.696	– 17	35
18	Coventry City	42	7	10	4	27	23	2	5	14	17	44	44	67	0.657	– 23	33
19	Southampton	42	8	5	8	31	28	4	2	15	21	52	52	80	0.650	– 28	31
20	Crystal Palace	42	4	8	9	26	31	4	5	12	13	34	39	65	0.600	– 26	29
21	Nottingham Forest	42	6	4	11	25	29	2	5	14	22	52	47	81	0.580	– 34	25
22	Huddersfield Town	42	4	7	10	12	22	2	6	13	15	37	27	59	0.458	– 32	25

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	League cup Winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
	Relegated

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
14 August 1971	Ipswich Town	A	0-0
18 August 1971	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-2
21 August 1971	Sheffield United	H	0-1
24 August 1971	Chelsea	H	2-0
28 August 1971	West Ham United	A	0-1
31 August 1971	Manchester United	H	1-0
4 September 1971	Derby County	H	0-2
11 September 1971	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-1
18 September 1971	Arsenal	H	2-1
25 September 1971	Crystal Palace	A	1-2
2 October 1971	Coventry City	H	1-2
9 October 1971	Manchester City	A	0-1
16 October 1971	Ipswich Town	H	1-1
23 October 1971	Leeds United	A	2-3
30 October 1971	Newcastle United	H	1-0
6 November 1971	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-3
13 November 1971	Liverpool	H	1-0
20 November 1971	Southampton	H	8-0
27 November 1971	Leicester City	A	0-0
4 December 1971	Stoke City	H	0-0
11 December 1971	Nottingham Forest	A	0-1
18 December 1971	Derby County	A	0-2
27 December 1971	Huddersfield Town	H	2-2
1 January 1972	Arsenal	A	1-1
8 January 1972	West Ham United	H	2-1
22 January 1972	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1
29 January 1972	Chelsea	A	0-4
12 February 1972	Leeds United	H	0-0
19 February 1972	Newcastle United	A	0-0
1 March 1972	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1
4 March 1972	Liverpool	A	0-4
8 March 1972	Manchester United	A	0-0
11 March 1972	Manchester City	H	1-2
18 March 1972	Sheffield United	A	1-1
21 March 1972	Crystal Palace	H	0-0
25 March 1972	Wolverhampoton Wandeerers	H	2-2
1 April 1972	Huddersfield Town	A	0-0
4 April 1972	Coventry City	A	1-4
8 April 1972	Southampton	A	1-0
15 April 1972	Leicester City	H	0-0
22 April 1972	Stoke City	A	1-1
2 May 1972	Nottingham Forest	H	1-1

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FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
3	15 January 1972	Crystal Palace	A	2-2	32,331
3:R	18 January 1972	Crystal Palace	H	3-2	45,408
4	5 February 1972	Walsall	H	2-1	45,462
5	26 February 1972	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-2	50,511

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League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2	7 September 1971	Southampton	A	1-2

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Squad

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References

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[7172results-1] 1 2 3 Everton's Record in 1971-72

[2] 1971-1972 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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