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	Attendance
14 August 1971	Ipswich Town	A	0-0	23,757
18 August 1971	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-2	32,055
21 August 1971	Sheffield United	H	0-1	41,727
24 August 1971	Chelsea	H	2-0	38,854
28 August 1971	West Ham United	A	0-1	26,878
31 August 1971	Manchester United	H	1-0	52,151
4 September 1971	Derby County	H	0-2	41,024
11 September 1971	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-1	26,833
18 September 1971	Arsenal	H	2-1	39,710
25 September 1971	Crystal Palace	A	1-2	25,619
2 October 1971	Coventry City	H	1-2	36,882
9 October 1971	Manchester City	A	0-1	33,538
16 October 1971	Ipswich Town	H	1-1	31,590
23 October 1971	Leeds United	A	2-3	34,208
30 October 1971	Newcastle United	H	1-0	38,811
6 November 1971	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-3	40,005
13 November 1971	Liverpool	H	1-0	56,293
20 November 1971	Southampton	H	8-0	28,718
27 November 1971	Leicester City	A	0-0	29,662
4 December 1971	Stoke City	H	0-0	35,463
11 December 1971	Nottingham Forest	A	0-1	18,639
18 December 1971	Derby County	A	0-2	27,895
27 December 1971	Huddersfield Town	H	2-2	41,262
1 January 1972	Arsenal	A	1-1	47,031
8 January 1972	West Ham United	H	2-1	38,482
22 January 1972	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	36,412
29 January 1972	Chelsea	A	0-4	38,558
12 February 1972	Leeds United	H	0-0	45,935
19 February 1972	Newcastle United	A	0-0	29,584
1 March 1972	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1	21,601
4 March 1972	Liverpool	A	0-4	53,922
8 March 1972	Manchester United	A	0-0	38,415
11 March 1972	Manchester City	H	1-2	44,649
18 March 1972	Sheffield United	A	1-1	28,244
21 March 1972	Crystal Palace	H	0-0	27,979
25 March 1972	Wolverhampoton Wandeerers	H	2-2	29,675
1 April 1972	Huddersfield Town	A	0-0	17,265
4 April 1972	Coventry City	A	1-4	22,129
8 April 1972	Southampton	A	1-0	19,711
15 April 1972	Leicester City	H	0-0	33,342
22 April 1972	Stoke City	A	1-1	16,808
2 May 1972	Nottingham Forest	H	1-1	21,513

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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	17,833

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Squad

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References

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

[2] 1971-1972 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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