1971–72 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie (English: First Division) in the 1971–72 season was contested by 21 teams, five more than in the previous year. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie, six teams were promoted to the Eerste Divisie; the rest of the teams returned to amateur football. As a result of the disbandment, teams no longer could relegate to lower leagues. HFC Haarlem won the championship.


1971–72 Ekstraklasa
The 1971–72 I liga was the 46th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 38th season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).


1971–72 Ekstraklasa
The defending champions were Górnik Zabrze, who won their 10th Polish title.


1971–72 Ekstraklasa, Competition modus
The season started on 7 August 1971 and concluded on 28 June 1972 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 14 teams participated, 12 of which competed in the league during the 1970–71 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1970–71 II liga. Each team played a total of 26 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.


1971–72 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1971–72 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.


1971–72 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1971–72 Eredivisie season was the 12th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Ten teams participated in the league, and the Tilburg Trappers won the championship. Three Belgian teams took part in the league this season.


1971–72 Essex Senior Football League
The 1971–72 Essex Senior Football League season was the first in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


1971–72 European Cup
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the second consecutive time by Ajax, who beat Internazionale in the final. Ajax qualified as the current holders of the European Cup, not as the current national league champion. This was the second year in a row that the European Cup had two Dutch clubs compete.


1971–72 European Cup, Second round, First leg
This game was annulled as Inter player Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a Coca-Cola can in the 29th minute. The first leg game was replayed after the game that was originally scheduled to be second leg was played, thus the order of legs was switched.


1971–72 European Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
During the shoot-out, teams had to take all five penalties even if they could no no longer win (the shoot-out would otherwise have ended with a score of 5–3 as Inter went first).


1971–72 European Cup (handball)
The 1971–72 European Cup was the 12th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1971–72 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Rangers, who defeated Dynamo Moscow in the final.


1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, Preliminary round, Second leg
Austria Wien 4–4 BK 1909 on aggregate. Austria Wien won on away goals.


1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1The second leg was originally 3–2 to Sporting after 90 minutes, and 4–3 to Sporting after extra time. The referee erroneously ordered a penalty shootout which Sporting won 3–0; UEFA later ruled that Rangers had won on away goals.


1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, Second round, Second leg
Rangers 6–6 Sporting CP on aggregate. Rangers won on away goals.


1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
BFC Dynamo 2–2 Dynamo Moscow on aggregate. Dynamo Moscow won 4–1 on penalties.


1971–72 Everton F.C. season
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.


1971–72 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
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


1971–72 FA Cup
The 1971–72 FA Cup was the 91st season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Leeds United won the competition, beating Arsenal 1–0 in the final at Wembley, London.


1971–72 FA Cup
Several records were set during this FA Cup season. This was the third year in which the losing semifinalists were required to compete in a "match for third place"; following a goalless 90 minutes, Birmingham City beat Stoke City in a penalty shootout, the first time this method had been used to determine the result of an FA Cup match. In the first round proper, Ted MacDougall's nine goals for A.F.C. Bournemouth as they beat Margate 11–0 remains the record for goals scored in a match in the FA Cup proper. The fourth qualifying round tie between Alvechurch and Oxford City became the longest FA Cup tie ever, lasting a total of eleven hours before Alvechurch won the fifth replay 1–0.


1971–72 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 20 November 1971, although Aldershot's tie with Alvechurch was delayed until 24 November because non-league clubs Alvechurch and Oxford City were taking part in the longest FA Cup tie on record, the fifth and decisive replay taking place on 22 November, two days after the date set for the first round ties. Nine drawn matches were settled by a single replay. Ted MacDougall set a goalscoring record for the FA Cup proper with nine goals for Third Division A.F.C. Bournemouth as they beat Margate of the Southern League 11–0.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 11 December 1971. Six matches were drawn, one of which required a second replay.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 15 January 1972; the tie between Newcastle United and Hereford United at Newcastle was twice postponed because of a waterlogged pitch on which snow had fallen. Ten matches were drawn, each of which was settled by a single replay. The replay between Hereford and Newcastle, also the subject of several postponements and eventually played on the day scheduled for the fourth round ties, was voted "best FA Cup tie ever" in a 2007 poll hosted in The Observer newspaper.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 February 1972; Hereford United, unable to play their third-round replay until this date, played their match later that week. Five matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, Fifth round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 26 February 1972. Two matches were drawn, of which one required a second replay.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, Match for third place
For the third time in what turned out to be a five-year experiment, the losing semifinalists were obliged to play off for third and fourth place. The match was held over until immediately before the 1972–73 season. After a goalless 90 minutes, the result was determined by a penalty shootout, the first time this method was used to settle a match in the FA Cup.


1971–72 FA Cup, Results, Final
The final took place on Saturday, 6 May 1972 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Leeds United over Arsenal by 1–0. The goal was scored by Allan Clarke. The attendance was 100,000.


1971–72 FA Cup, TV coverage
The rights to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match Of The Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown.


1971–72 FA Cup, TV coverage
Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. Third round BBC Swindon Town v Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City, Blackpool v Chelsea, Manchester United v Southampton (Midweek-replay), Hereford United v Newcastle United (Saturday-replay) ITV Southampton v Manchester United (Southern & Granada), West Ham United v Luton Town (LWT), Leeds United v Bristol Rovers (Yorkshire), Peterborough United v Ipswich Town (Anglia), Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday (Tyne-Tees).


1971–72 FA Cup, TV coverage
Fourth round BBC Liverpool v Leeds United, Preston North End v Manchester United ITV Reading v Arsenal (Southern & LWT), Birmingham City v Ipswich Town (ATV), Huddersfield Town v Fulham (Yorkshire), Everton v Walsall (Granada), Coventry City v Hull City (Anglia-covered game out of region), Leeds United v Liverpool (Midweek replay-All regions).


1971–72 FA Cup, TV coverage
Fifth round BBC Orient v Chelsea, Cardiff City v Leeds United, Manchester United v Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough v Manchester United (Midweek-replay) ITV Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (Granada & LWT), Birmingham City v Portsmouth (ATV), Huddersfield Town v West Ham United, Stoke City v Hull City (Anglia-covered game out of region). Sixth round BBC Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United v Stoke City ITV Orient v Arsenal (LWT), Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town  (ATV & Yorkshire) All regions covered those two games. Semi-final BBC Birmingham City v Leeds United ITV Arsenal v Stoke City All regions covered this game Arsenal v Stoke City (Midweek Replay All Regions) Final Arsenal v Leeds United Shown Live on both BBC & all ITV regions


1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1971–72 is the 91st season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1971–72 FA Cup
See 1971-72 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1971–72 FA Trophy
The 1971–72 FA Trophy was the third season of the FA Trophy.


1971–72 FC Barcelona season
The 1971–72 season was the 73rd season for FC Barcelona.


1971–72 FC Basel season
The 1971–72 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 78th season in their existence. It was their 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. The club's chairman was Félix Musfeld for the second year in a row.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the seventh consecutive season. Towards the end of his playing career Benthaus stood on the side line as team manager and he only substituted himself into the game if it was not running as he wanted it. In this season Benthaus substituted himself in during just one single game. This being the second last home match of the season on 27 May against Luzern Benthaus retired from playing in at the end of the season aged 36.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
He made only minor adjustments to his squad at the beginning of the season, Rolf Blättler joined from Lugano, René Hasler from Zürich and youngster Ottmar Hitzfeld was fetched from FV Lörrach on the lower German league. Edoardo Manzoni left the squad and returned to Xamax because his loan had come to an end.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
14 teams contested in the 1971–72 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1970–71 season and the two newly promoted teams St. Gallen and Grenchen. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1972–73 European Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel remained undefeated in the league during the first 24 rounds. Of their 26 league games Basel won 18, drawing seven, losing just once, scoring 66 goals conceding 28.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Basel won the championship four points ahead of Zürich and five points ahead of the Grasshoppers. Ottmar Hitzfeld was Basel's top league goal scorer with 16 league goals, Walter Balmer second with 14 league goals and Karl Odermatt third best with 9 goals. The average attendance at the league matches was 18'769 spectators, the highest number of spectators came to the stadium for the last game of the season against Zürich


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup
For Basel the Swiss Cup started in the round of 32 on 24 October 1971 with a 3–1 home win against Monthey. On 21 November in the round of 16 Basel played away from home against La Chaux-de-Fonds. The match resulted with a 3–0 success. The quarter-final was played on 12 March 1972 in Zürich against Grasshopper-Club. The tie ended with a 1–1 draw and this meant a replay three days later. Basel won the replay 3–2 and continued onto the semi-finals against BSC Young Boys.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup
In the Wankdorf Stadium on 3 April Karl Odermatt and Walter Balmer each scored a goal to give Basel a 2–0 victory. The final was played on 22 May 1970 also in the Wankdorf Stadium but Basel were defeated 0–1 by Zürich through a goal by Jeandupeux in extra time of the first half.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, UEFA and Cup of the Alps
The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the inaugural year of the UEFA Cup (now known as the UEFA Europa League), which effectively replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In the first round Basel were drawn against Real Madrid. The first leg, which played on 15 September 1971 in the St. Jakob Stadium attracted 32'059 spectators but ended for Basel with a 1–2 defeat. Madrid won thanks to goals from Francisco Aguilar and Santillana, who turned the result around after the Swiss scored the opener through René Hasler. The return leg on 29 September in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was watched by 61'861 spectators and also ended with the same result. The same two Spanish international players were the heroes once again, each scoring a goal, to ensure Real Madrid their passage to the next round.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Overview, UEFA and Cup of the Alps
In the 1971 Cup of the Alps there were four participants from Switzerland and four from Italy. These being Hellas Verona, Lazio, Sampdoria and Varese. The four from Switzerland were Lugano, Lausanne Sports, Winterthur and Basel. Two teams from each country were drawn into each of the two groups. Within the group each team played the two clubs of the other country twice, but did not play compatriots. The Italians and the Swiss each formed their own league table and the winners from each country then matched themselves in the final. Basel won the Swiss Group and qualified for the final, however they were defeated by Lazio 1–3. The final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1971–72 FC Basel season, Results, Cup of the Alps, Final
The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winner of the Italien and the winner of the Swiss groups.


1971–72 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1971–72 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's seventh season in Bundesliga.


1971–72 FC Dinamo București season
The 1971–72 season was FC Dinamo București's 23rd season in Divizia A. Dinamo had a modest season in the championship, ending only seventh. In the European Cup, Dinamo eliminated Spartak Trnava. What followed was a double loss against Feyenoord: 0–3 and 0–2.


1971–72 FC Dinamo București season, European Cup
Dinamo București won 2–2 on aggregate due to away goals


1971–72 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Florin Cheran, Augustin Deleanu, Cornel Dinu, Vasile Dobrău, Dan Gașpar, Ion Nunweiller, Gabriel Sandu, Mircea Stoenescu.


1971–72 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Forwards: Ion Batacliu, Alexandru Custov, Florea Dumitrache, Florian Dumitrescu, Emil Dumitriu, Mircea Lucescu, Doru Popescu.


1971–72 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Before the season, Dinamo transferred Alexandru Sătmăreanu (Crişul Oradea), Florian Dumitrescu (UTA) and Emil Dumitriu (Steagul Roşu). Alexandru Boc left for Rapid. Alexandru Custov was promoted from the youth team.


1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 15th installment of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). The Final was held at the Yad Eliyahu Arena, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 23, 1972. It was won by Ignis Varese, who defeated Jugoplastika, by a result of 70–69.


1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup, First round
*Jeunesse Sportivo Alep withdrew before the first leg and 17 Nëntori received a forfeit (2–0) in both games.


1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup, Second round
*Academic qualified for the next stage of the competition as the winner of this match-up, but the Bulgarian club later withdrew alleging that most of their international players has been summoned to play a series of Communist Bloc tournaments (the real reason was to prepare the Pre-Olympic Tournament though). Later, FIBA fined Akademik for this intentional withdrawal and invited Levi's Flamingo's to take their place in the Quarter finals group stage.


1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage
The quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 1971, to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the quarterfinals.


1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win its second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title. It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.


1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, First round
*Partizani Tirana (for political reasons), Ghouta and Blue Stars Amsterdam all withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.


1971–72 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1971–72 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the twelfth edition of FIBA Europe's competition for women's basketball national champion clubs, running from October 1971 to April 1972. The group stage was expanded from six to eight teams.


1971–72 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
Daugava Riga defeated Sparta Prague in the final to win their ninth title in a row.


1971–72 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1971–72 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup, running from November 1971 to March 1972, was the inaugural edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier competition for women's basketball clubs, subsequently renamed Ronchetti Cup. The competition system was similar to that of the FIBA Women's European Champions Cup back then.


1971–72 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup
Spartak Leningrad won the first of four titles in a row beating ŽKK Voždovac in the final.


1971–72 FIRA Nations Cup
The Nations Cup 1971-72 was the 12th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams, and seventh with the formula and the name of "Nations Cup".


1971–72 FIRA Nations Cup
The tournament was won by France, who swept all their matches.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 6th World Cup season began in December 1971 in Switzerland and concluded in March 1972 in France. Gustav Thöni of Italy won his second of three consecutive overall titles. Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her second of five consecutive.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
A break in the schedule in February was for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Prior to the Olympics, International Olympic Committee head Avery Brundage succeeded in having two-time men's overall World Cup champion Karl Schranz reclassified as a professional and therefore ineligible for the Olympics. Schranz retired from amateur competition immediately thereafter and joined the professional skiing tour in 1973.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The controversy over "professionalism" (based on endorsements, manufacturers' fees, et cetera) continued for two more seasons,  and served to limit both participation and the number of events on the World Cup circuit. Prior to the 1975 season, Brundage's successor Lord Killanin led an effort that changed the rule to permit such payments to be made to national associations, which generally eliminated such disputes.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Calendar, Men
Note:For the first time, the Olympic events no longer counted in the World Cup standings.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Calendar, Ladies
Note: for the first time, the Olympic events no longer counted in the World Cup standings.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
In Men's Overall World Cup 1971/72 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms and best five slaloms count. Four racers had a point deduction. Gustav Thöni won the cup with only one win!


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Downhill
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1971/72 the best 5 results count. One racer had a point deduction, which is given in ().


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1970/71 the best 5 results count. One racer had a point deduction, which is given in (). Gustav Thöni won the cup with only one win. He won his third Giant Slalom World Cup in a row!


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Slalom
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1971/72 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
In Women's Overall World Cup 1971/72 the best five downhills, best five giant slaloms and best five slaloms count. Three racers had a point deduction. Annemarie Pröll won eight races and was only unable to score points in four slaloms.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1971/72 the best 5 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Annemarie Pröll won the cup with maximum points.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1971/72 the best 5 results count. Only Annemarie Pröll had a point deduction, which is given in (). She won the cup by winning three races. All other events were won by French athletes.


1971–72 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1971/72 the best 5 results count. No racer had a point deduction. Britt Lafforgue won the cup with only four results.


1971–72 FK Partizan season
The 1971–72 season was the 26th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1971–72 season.


1971–72 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 1971–72 college basketball season. Led by head coach Hugh Durham, the Seminoles reached the Championship Game of the NCAA Tournament before losing to unbeaten, 5-time defending champion UCLA, 81–76. The team finished with an overall record of 28–5.


1971–72 Football League
The 1971–72 season was the 73rd completed season of The Football League.


1971–72 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.


1971–72 Football League
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 until their promotion in 2016-17, 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.


1971–72 Football League
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.


1971–72 Football League
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.


1971–72 Football League
Grimsby Town, Southend United, Brentford and Scunthorpe United were promoted from the Fourth Division. Barrow were voted out of the Football League and replaced by Hereford United, who a short time earlier had achieved a shock FA Cup victory over Newcastle United.


1971–72 Football League
Ernie Tagg sacked himself as manager of Crewe Alexandra because he felt that a younger manager should take charge of the club.


1971–72 Football League, Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1971–72 Football League, Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1971–72 Football League, Final league tables and results
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1971–72 Football League Cup
The 1971–72 Football League Cup was the 12th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The tournament started on 17 August 1971 and ended with the final at Wembley on 4 March 1972.


1971–72 Football League Cup
Stoke City won the tournament after defeating Chelsea in the final at Wembley Stadium, London.


1971–72 Football League Cup
Entry for all football league clubs became compulsory this season.


1971–72 Football League Cup, Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 4 March 1972.


1971–72 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1971–72 season.


1971–72 Football League First Division, Overview
Derby County won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. Derby's first ever First Division title was confirmed on May 8, after title challengers Liverpool and Leeds United failed to win their final games at Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively. On April 26, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest were relegated after Crystal Palace beat Stoke City 2-0 at Selhurst Park to ensure their survival.


1971–72 Four Hills Tournament
For the 20th edition of the Four Hills Tournament, the FIS deviated from the traditional order of events and started the tour in Innsbruck. The overall winner was Norwegian Ingolf Mork. In the previous year, Mork won three out of four events while only placing second overall.


1971–72 Four Hills Tournament
Before the tournament started, the Japanese team already announced that they would only participate in the first three events before returning to Japan in order to prepare for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo five weeks later. This decision ended up taking the tournee victory from Yukio Kasaya, who won all three events he participated in, and had a lead of 50.4 points to Mork. He would have been the first non-European tour winner. The preparation paid off: The Japanese took all three medals at the Olympic Normal hill event, Kasaya winning Gold.


1971–72 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
A Bulgarian jumper competed for the first time. The Japanese team did not sign up for the final event in Bischofshofen.


1971–72 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
Yukio Kasaya, who was in dominating form in the winter of 1971/72, became the first Non-European to win an event at the Four Hills Tournament. The Czechoslovakian and Norwegian teams disappointed with modest results for several tournament favourites, among them title holder Jiří Raška (12th), Ingolf Mork (22nd) and three-time competition winner Bjørn Wirkola (44th).


1971–72 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Not taking Kasaya into account, who would not compete at Bischofshofen, the leading field was close together. Mork, who was leading Käyhkö with a margin of 1.2 points, saw his closest competitors struggle: Käyhkö (31st), R. Schmidt (56th), Kalinin (21st).


1971–72 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Veteran Zakadze finished in the Top Ten, precisely sixteen years after his first victory at a Four Hills event.


1971–72 French Division 1
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1971/1972 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.


1971–72 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1972/1973


1971–72 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 48 teams, and CS Sedan Ardennes, Valenciennes and RC Strasbourg won the championship.


1971–72 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1971-72 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".


1971–72 French Rugby Union Championship
The  Béziers  won the Championship beating Brive in the final, holding his title..


1971–72 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification round
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division college basketball season. John Magee coached them in his sixth and final season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.. It finished the season with a record of 3-23 and therefore was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time and had no post-season play.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Forward Art White, thought at the time to have been the greatest player in Georgetown history, had left the team at the end of the previous season because of academic difficulties, and he sat out this season entirely. Magee's relationship with his players had begun to unravel the previous year, when the 1970-71 team had followed up the 1969-70 team's appearance in the 1970 National Invitation Tournament with a disappointing performance that Magee blamed on the players – including the once highly regarded White – although he reserved praise for then-junior forward Mike Laughna. In all, Georgetown lost all but two of its top nine scorers from the 1970-71 season.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Magee's relationship with his players continued to deteriorate this year, but that and the loss of scorers were not the 1971-72 squad's only problems. Athletic director Robert Sigholtz had committed the Hoyas to a schedule that included only 10 home games and forced the team to play nine straight road games between December 13, 1971, and January 22, 1972.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Magee, working in the last year of his contract with no sign of the university offering an extension, openly feuded with Sigholtz over this schedule and over whether or not Sigholz had provided Magee with an adequate recruiting budget, which totaled only $5,140.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
After Laughna, now a senior and the team's captain, said in an interview with The Washington Post that Georgetown did not seem to spend very much of the revenue it earned from the basketball team on the basketball program itself, Sigholtz responded with an ineffective late-season news conference that failed to address Laughna's comments and deflected criticism onto Magee, blaming him for the unfavorable schedule and for not using fully the recruiting tools he had available to him. Observers took away little more than the impression that the Georgetown athletic department was deeply troubled.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Under these difficult circumstances, Mike Laughna put in a creditable performance on the court during the otherwise dismal season, with 25 points and 11 rebounds at Texas, 22 points and 12 rebounds three days later at San Francisco, and 24 points and 15 rebounds against George Washington, He passed Jim Barry as the top scorer in Georgetown history on March 4, 1972, during a loss at Boston College in the final game of the season and of his collegiate career, and finished with 1,234 career points. Despite his efforts, the team won only one game each in December, January, and February.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1971-72 team's .115 winning percentage was the worst in Georgetown men's basketball history and well below the previous worst of .238 set by the 5-16 team of 1930-31. Magee resigned two weeks after Sigholtz's news conference after a six-year tenure as head coach which saw two winning seasons and one post-season tournament appearance. Sigholtz resigned nine days after Magee.


1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although it was not known at the time, the 1971-72 season brought a 25-year stretch of mostly undistinguished basketball at Georgetown to an end. Although the team had appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 1953 and 1970, between the 1947-48 season and the end of this season, Georgetown had posted an overall record under .500 and its total of 296 wins during those 25 seasons was the lowest among the 32 Catholic universities playing Division I college basketball in the United States. The team also had had no NCAA Tournament appearances since 1943. The arrival of John Thompson, Jr., as head coach the following season, however, would begin Georgetown's rise to the status of national basketball power.


1971–72 Golden State Warriors season
The 1971–72 NBA season was the Warriors' 26th season in the NBA, the first as the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, and 10th in the San Francisco Bay Area.


1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by Hank Anderson  in his twenty-first season as their head coach. They played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 14–12 overall and 8–6 in conference play, in a three-way tie for second place.


1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Junior forward Joe Clayton was selected to the all-conference team and junior center Greg Sten was second team. Senior guard Chris Nickola and sophomore guard Skip Molitor were honorable mention.


1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
After over two decades at Gonzaga, Anderson left in late March to become the head coach at conference rival Montana State.


1971–72 Greek Football Cup
The 1971–72 Greek Football Cup was the 30th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 5 July 1972. The match was contested by PAOK and Panathinaikos, with PAOK winning by 2–1.


1971–72 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-finals
*The match was suspended at 89th minute because Aris' players started a fight with the referee.


1971–72 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 28th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1971–72 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1971–72 season, Heart of Midlothian F.C. competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Texaco Cup.


1971–72 Hellenic Football League
The 1971–72 Hellenic Football League season was the 19th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1971–72 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1971–72 Hellenic Football League, Division One A
The Division One A featured 8 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 5 new clubs:


1971–72 Hellenic Football League, Division One B
The Division One B featured 10 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 4 new clubs:


1971–72 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1971–72 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division and reached the final of the Scottish Cup ending up losing 6-1 to Celtic.


1971–72 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1971–72 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 7th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title and qualified to the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup along with runners-up C.D.S. Vida.


1971–72 Honduran Segunda División
The 1971–72 Honduran Segunda División was the sixth season of the Honduran Segunda División. Under the management of Alfonso Uclés, Universidad won the tournament after defeating C.D. Victoria in the final series and obtained promotion to the 1972–73 Honduran Liga Nacional.


1971–72 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1971–72 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 61st since its establishment.


1971–72 Houston Rockets season
The 1971-72 NBA season was the Rockets' 5th season in the NBA and 1st season in the city of Houston following their relocation from San Diego, where the franchise played its first four seasons prior to moving to becoming the first NBA franchise in Texas.


1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1971–72 campaign was Town's last season in the Football League's top division. They finished bottom of the table with only 25 points, the same as Nottingham Forest. Town won only 6 matches in the league all season and did not win any games from December to the end of the season. The only bright spark came in the FA Cup campaign which saw Town reach the 6th round, before losing to Birmingham City. Town only scored 6 away goals in 1972, and 2 of those were own goals. This would be the start of Town's slump which would see Town relegated to Division 4 in 1975, and they would not return to the top flight, by then the Premier League, until 2017.


1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following their first season back in Division 1 for 15 years, Town were hoping to try to reach the summit of English football. This season would be one of Town's worst in their history. Town were bottom of the table all season, with the exception of a small period in September. They had a run of 4 wins in 5 during that time including a 2–1 win over rivals Leeds United. Town's last league win on 27 November was a 2–1 win over Derby County, who would become champions at the end of the season.


1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town never won another league game until the next season, but they put on an inspired run in the FA Cup. After beating Division 2 sides Burnley and Fulham, Town hosted West Ham United and put on a thrilling display culminating in a 4–2 win over the Hammers. They then lost to Birmingham City in the 6th round and were then promptly relegated to Division 2 with 25 points, the same as Nottingham Forest.


1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1971–72 Hunedoara County Championship
The 1971–72  Hunedoara County Championship was the 4th season of the Liga IV Hunedoara, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 5 September 1971  and ended on 4 June 1972.


1971–72 Hunedoara County Championship, Competition format
The format was changed in two series, the Valea Jiului Series with 12 teams and the Valea Mureșului Series with 14 teams. The winners of the two series qualify for the championship play-off to establish the county champion and Hunedoara County representative at the promotion play-off in Divizia C.


1971–72 Hunedoara County Championship, Championship play-off
Dacia Orăștie won the 1971–72 Hunedoara County Championship and qualify for promotion play-off.


1971–72 Hunedoara County Championship, Promotion play-off
Champions of Hunedoara County Championship face champions of Alba County Championship.


1971–72 IHL season
The 1971–72 IHL season was the 27th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Port Huron Wings won the Turner Cup.


1971–72 IIHF European Cup
The 1971–72 European Cup was the seventh edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on August 30, 1971 and finished on December 15, 1972.


1971–72 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who beat Brynäs IF in the final


1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Killingsworth, the Bengals played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello.


1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Idaho State finished the regular season at 14–12 overall, with a 8–6 record in the Big Sky Conference, runner-up to champion Weber State. The conference tournament debuted four years later, in 1976.


1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
Junior center Ev Fopma was named to the all-conference team; junior guard Edison Hicks was on the second team, while guard Jerry Sabins, forward Mike Solliday, and forward Nick Ysusra were honorable mention.


1971–72 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team
On Saturday, March 11, the two-year-old Minidome hosted a pair of first-round games in the West regional of the 25-team NCAA Tournament.


1971–72 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach Wayne Anderson and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. They were 5–14 overall and 2–12 in conference play.


1971–72 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1971–72 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1971-72 Fighting Illini men's basketball season, led by head coach Harv Schmidt, experienced the a tale of two years, 1971 and 1972. The Fighting Illini opened the season December 1, 1971, with a win over Butler and proceeded to win 7 of their next 8 games, finishing 1971 with an 8–1 record. That streak would continue into January 1972 for one more game, the opening game of the Big Ten season. After beating Northwestern the Fighting Illini would go on to drop 9 of their next 14 games, finishing the season with a 14–10 record, tied for 8th place in the conference.


1971–72 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The brightest spot of the season would shine upon junior forward Nick Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon would return from a terrific sophomore campaign where he scored 381 points, averaging 16.5 points per game and collected 246 rebounds. During this season, 1971–72, he would score 500 total points, averaging 20.8 points and pull down 262 rebounds.


1971–72 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1971-72 team's starting lineup included Weatherspoon and Nick Conner at the forward spots, Jim Krelle and Garvin Roberson as guards and Bill Morris at center.


1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second-year head coach Will Robinsion, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois as members of the Conference of Midwestern Universities. They finished the season 16–10, 6–2 in conference play to finish in second place.


1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in the newly constructed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–8 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Indiana was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament; however, the Hoosiers lost in the first round, bringing Knight's first season to an end.


1971–72 Indiana Pacers season
The 1971–72 Indiana Pacers season was the fifth season of the Pacers in the American Basketball Association. The Pacers finished second in the Western Division and won their second ABA title. In the division semifinals, the Pacers required seven games to eliminate the Denver Rockets. In the division finals, the Utah Stars were eliminated in seven games. The New York Nets appeared in the ABA Championships for the first time and were defeated by the Pacers in six games.


1971–72 Indiana Pacers season, Regular season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Hilton Coliseum hosted its first Iowa State men's basketball game on December 2, a 71–54 win over Arizona.


1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth place.


1971–72 Iraq Central FA First Division
The 1971–72 Iraq Central FA First Division was the 24th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973), and the first after the return to the old name of First Division. Unbeaten Aliyat Al-Shorta won their fifth league title and the sixth title for the Police teams that were later replaced in official competitions by the singular club Al-Shorta. Ali Kadhim won both the top scorer and best player awards.


1971–72 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1971–72 comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.


1971–72 Israel State Cup
The 1971–72 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 33rd season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 18th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1971–72 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who have beaten Hapoel Jerusalem 1–0 at the final.


1971–72 Isthmian League
The 1971–72 season was the 57th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1971–72 Isthmian League
At the end of the previous season Maidstone United and Wealdstone switched to the Southern Football League, while Athenian League sides Bishop's Stortford, Hayes and Walton & Hersham were newly admitted.


1971–72 Isthmian League
Wycombe Wanderers were champions for the second season in a row, winning their fourth Isthmian League title.


1971–72 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1971–72 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Five teams participated in the league, and the Seibu Tetsudo won the championship.


1971–72 Juventus F.C. season
During 1971-72 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.


1971–72 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
Juventus won the domestic league after 5 years, being its 14th league in their history this time with Cestmir Vycpalek as manager.


1971–72 Juventus F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1971–72 KNVB Cup
The 54th edition of the KNVB Cup started on January 9, 1972. The final was played on May 11, 1972: Ajax beat FC Den Haag 3–2 and won the cup for the seventh time.


1971–72 KNVB Cup, First round
The matches of the first round were played on January 9, 1972.


1971–72 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on February 11, 13 and 20, 1972.


1971–72 KNVB Cup, Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played on March 15 and 29, 1972.


1971–72 KNVB Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on April 11 and 12, 1972.


1971–72 KNVB Cup, Final
Ajax also were the champions of the Eredivisie, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Den Haag would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.


1971–72 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1971–72 college men's basketball season.


1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season
The 1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season was the fifth season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association. The Colonels won 68 games on the season, en route to their first ever Division title, led by Issel and rookie Artis Gilmore, who like Issel signed a 10 years and $1.5 million contract. Gilmore won both ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA Most Valuable Player, averaging 23.8 points and 17.8 rebounds per game. However the Colonels were upset in 6 games by the New York Nets in the Division Semifinals. Notably, the Colonels played the Baltimore Bullets in the 2nd ever exhibition ABA vs. NBA game on September 22, 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky, winning 111-85.


1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season, Awards and honors
1972 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1972 in Louisville, Kentucky)


1971–72 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team  represented the  University of Kentucky in the 1971–72 college basketball season. The team's head coach was  Adolph Rupp who was in his last year in coaching because of age of retirement for Kentucky coaches. They played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference.


1971–72 Kuwaiti Premier League
In the 1971–72 Kuwaiti Premier League, Al Kuwait Kaifan won the championship.


1971–72 La Liga
The 1971–72 La Liga was the 41st season since its establishment. The season started on September 4, 1971, and finished on May 14, 1972. It was played by 18 clubs after the expansion from the previous season.


1971–72 Lancashire Cup
The 1971–72 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,970 and receipts were £2,204.00 (the first final after the UK went decimal)


1971–72 Lancashire Cup, Background
The total number of teams entering the competition decreased by two down to a total of 14, due to no junior/amateur clubs taking part. The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one  “blank” or “dummy” fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.


1971–72 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1971–72 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1971–72 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695 set on December 26, 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the inaugural season for the League Cup and the competition was known as the Players No.6 Trophy for sponsorship reasons.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league)
Halifax won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 22-11 in the final. The match was played at Odsal in the City of Bradford. The attendance was 7975 and receipts were £2545.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The council of the Rugby Football League had been investigating the possibility of another knock-out competition for several seasons, to be similar to the association football league cup competition played for by the Scottish Football Association (first competed for in 1946-47) and The Football Association (first competed for 1961). It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup. The council voted to introduce the new competition at the same time as sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup"


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The competition ran from 1971–72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The competition was dropped, the main reason being given was due to "fixture congestion", when Rugby League became a summer sportThe Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this "League Cup" competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Background
The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point (reduced from this season)


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the author is unable to trace the rest of the award amounts. Can anyone help ?


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Player's Top Try Contest
As part of the sponsorship deal, a Top Try Contest was held. This involved all the professional first round Players No.6 Trophy Losers.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Player's Top Try Contest
One match was played by each club and the four clubs scoring the most tries received prize money.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Player's Top Try Contest
This competition was not a success and was only held for this season.


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Player's Top Try Contest, The Table
In the case of a tie, the deciding items were :-


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Player's Top Try Contest, The Table
The table showing finishing positions and the awards were as follows :


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Player's Top Try Contest, The Table
Note * Widnes took 4th place ahead of Dewsbury as they scored more points - and therefore were awarded the prize money


1971–72 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
1 * Thames Board Mills were a Junior (amateur) club from Warrington2 * Thames Board Mills opted to play the match at Wilderspool, the home of Warrington3 * Ace Amateurs were a Junior (amateur) club from Hull4 * Ace Amateurs were drawn at Home but agreed to switch the venue to Central Park, the home ground of Wigan5  * Odsal is the home ground of Bradford Northern from 1890 to 2010 and the current capacity is in the region of 26,000, The ground is famous for hosting the largest attendance at an English sports ground when 102,569 (it was reported that over 120,000 actually attended as several areas of boundary fencing collapse under the sheer weight of numbers) attended the replay of the Challenge Cup final on 5 May 1954 to see Halifax v Warrington


1971–72 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Waterford won the championship.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season
The 1971–72 season was Leeds United's eighth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, the top tier of English football, where they finished 2nd, one point behind winners Derby County. Alongside the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the UEFA Cup. Leeds won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1–0 in the final on 6 May 1972. They were eliminated from the Football League Cup in the third round and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Lierse S.K. in the first round.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Background
In March 1961, the club appointed former player Don Revie as manager, following the resignation of Jack Taylor. His stewardship began in adverse circumstances; the club was in financial difficulty and in 1961–62 only a win in the final game of the season saved the club from relegation to Division Three. Revie implemented a youth policy and a change of kit colour to an all-white strip in the style of Real Madrid, and Leeds soon won promotion to the First Division in 1963–64.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Background
Leeds adapted well to the First Division in the 1964–65 campaign, finishing second to rivals Manchester United on goal difference. It took the club until 1968 to win their first major honour, winning the League Cup with Terry Cooper scoring the only goal of a 1–0 victory in the final against Arsenal. They also won the 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, beating Hungarian club Ferencvárosi over two legs. Leeds won the first leg 1–0, and a month later defended their lead with a 0–0 draw in Budapest, before winning the First Division for the first time in the 1968–69 campaign.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Background
Having rejected an offer to manage Birmingham City, Revie chose to remain at Leeds for the 1970–71 campaign. Leeds and Arsenal both challenged for the title that season, though it would be the Gunners who would claim the league title, finishing one point ahead of Leeds after the latter lost to West Bromwich Albion following a controversial offside goal. United were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Fourth Division side Colchester United. Leeds again found success in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup though, beating Juventus in the final on away goals.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
As a result of the pitch invasion against West Bromwich Albion, Leeds were banned from playing their first five home games of the 1971–72 season at home, and only managed to pick up 2 points from those games.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
However, they still managed to mount a challenge for the Double; an Allan Clarke goal was enough as Leeds beat Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup Final, but once again heavy fixture congestion meant that Leeds had to play three crucial games within the space of one week; an away match against Chelsea in the league three days before the FA cup final and they had to play their final league game less than two days after the final, which was away to Wolves. Leeds only had to draw this game to win the title, but they were beaten.


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
The league went to Derby County, again by 1 point. Eric Todd of the Guardian wrote on the situation in the week prior to these games: "If Leeds fail to win either the Cup or the League title they need not blame loss of form. They must blame the system. And if Leeds cannot field a full strength side against Arsenal at Wembley, the crowd can blame the Football League and Chelsea who have decided that their jaunt to the West Indies, or wherever it is, is more important than trying to help Leeds prepare properly for crucial football matches."


1971–72 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
In later years controversy surrounding the Wolves game would develop into a match-fixing scandal, with accusations directed towards Leeds United captain Billy Bremner. However Bremner would clear his name of these allegations in court, with evidence given for Bremner by Wolves's captain and forward Derek Dougan, who scored the winning goal in the match at Molineux.


1971–72 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1971–72 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1971–72 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1971–72 season, Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed as new Leicester boss for the new season, and kept them in the First Division in their first season back in the top flight after a 2-year absence with a satisfying 12th-place finish. Unusually, due to Division One champions Arsenal's commitments in European competition, Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup winners Liverpool, beating them 1–0 to win the Charity Shield for the first time.


1971–72 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1971–72 Libyan Premier League
The 1971–72 Libyan Premier League was the 8th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963.


1971–72 Libyan Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Al-Ahly (Benghazi) won the championship.


1971–72 Liga Alef
The 1971–72 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Petah Tikva (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Marmorek (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1971–72 Liga Bet
The 1971–72 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Safed, Hapoel Givat Haim, Hapoel Ramla and Hapoel Dimona win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 16th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 9 October 1971 and 27 February 1972. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 14th title.


1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto, Overview before the season
12 teams joined the league, including two promoted from the 1970–71 Segunda División.


1971–72 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
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1971–72 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
The 1971–72 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 9th edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. It took place from 17 October 1971 to 26 March 1972. Twelve teams took part in the championship and Ignis Mataró won its first title. Medina La Coruña was relegated.


1971–72 Liga Leumit
The 1971–72 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title, whilst Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Hadera were both relegated. Yehuda Shaharabani of Hakoah Ramat Gan was the league's top scorer with 21 goals.


1971–72 Lion Shield
The 1971–72 season of the Lion Shield was the third season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Kolofo'ou No.1, Veitongo and Ngeleia shared the championship after they all finished tied with 18 points after eleven games. This was Kolofo'ou's third consecutive title.


1971–72 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. fought for the league title for the first time in three years, finishing third, albeit just one point behind champions Derby, in a battle that also involved Leeds and Manchester City. Liverpool's only second attempt at the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ended in disappointment, following an autumn defeat to Bayern Munich. The season saw the breakthrough of youngster Kevin Keegan, the attacking midfielder playing an integral part in the team, assisting several goals and scored nine himself, having been moved to a striking position. It gave them hope that their trophyless run, now in its sixth season, may soon end.


1971–72 Liverpool F.C. season
Another player who had come through the youth system and made his debut as a substitute for John Toshack against Manchester United on Easter Monday was Phil Thompson who would become an integral part of the team for the rest of the decade.


1971–72 Local League
The 1971–72 season was the second and last season of the Local League of Iranian football. The competition was won by Persepolis Football Club of Tehran.


1971–72 Local League, Qualifying Tournament – Region A, Final
(P) Taj Tehran and Taj Noshahr Promoted to the Group stage


1971–72 Local League, Qualifying Tournament – Region B, Final
(P) Taj Masjed Soleyman and Persepolis Promoted to the Group stage


1971–72 Local League, Qualifying Tournament – Region C, Final
(P) Pas Tehran and Sepahan Promoted to the Group stage.


1971–72 Local League, Qualifying Tournament – Region D, Final
(P) Jam Abadan and Oghab Tehran Promoted to the Group stage.


1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings finished in last place in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.


1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1971–72 season.


1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season
During the 1971–72 season the Los Angeles Lakers won their first National Basketball Association (NBA) title since moving to Los Angeles. The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the title, after going 69–13 during the regular-season, a record that stood for 24 seasons until the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls went 72–10. During the regular season, they would also go on an NBA record 33-game winning streak. The team went on to win 81 regular season and playoff games overall, a record that would last for 14 years until Boston Celtics did it in 1986. In 1996, the 1971-72 Lakers were named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season
Since moving to Los Angeles, the Lakers were repeatedly foiled by the Boston Celtics in their attempts to capture an NBA title. The Lakers lost the championship to them six times in eight years. In 1970, with the aging Celtics out of title contention, the Lakers lost in the NBA finals to the New York Knicks. In 1971, after losing Jerry West to a season-ending injury in February, they lost in the Western Conference finals to the powerful Milwaukee Bucks.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season
Going into the 1971–72 season, many experts thought the chance at a championship had passed for this aging team. Star players Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West were all in their 30s, and had all missed significant time due to injuries in the prior two seasons. The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, led by superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeared to be starting a new NBA dynasty. But new coach Bill Sharman still believed the Lakers had the talent to contend. He introduced strict conditioning drills and implemented a running fast break based offense.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season
He re-tooled Wilt Chamberlain's game to focus on defense, rebounding, and jump starting the fast break with quick outlet passes to guards Jerry West and Gail Goodrich. The only casualty of this system was the aging Baylor, who could not physically handle the up tempo practices and offense and retired 9 games into the season. He was replaced at small forward by Jim McMillian who played at a near all star level.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season
Shortly thereafter, the Lakers strung together a record 33-game win streak. The streak ended on January 9, 1972, against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Lakers and Bucks then staged a season long race for the league's best record, with the Lakers setting a then NBA record with 69 wins (the Bucks had the second best record at 63–19).


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA finals
The Los Angeles Lakers played against the New York Knicks in the NBA finals during the postseason.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA finals, Game 1
Although without Willis Reed because of his knee injury. Jerry Lucas scored 26 points but was only one of several Knicks who was red hot. Bill Bradley hit 11 of 12 shots from the field as New York shot 53 percent for the game. The team took advantage of a nearly perfect first half to jump to a good lead and won easily, 114–92. Early in the second half, the Forum crowd began filing out dejectedly. It looked like another Los Angeles fold in the Finals.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA finals, Game 2
Knicks forward Dave DeBusschere hurt his side and didn't play after the first half. Hairston scored 12 points in the second half, and Los Angeles evened the series with a 106–92 win.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA finals, Game 3
DeBusschere attempted to play in the first half and missed all six of his field-goal attempts. He was hurting and elected not to play in the second half. DeBusschere explained, "I didn't feel I was helping the team." The Lakers danced out to a 22-point lead and regained the home-court advantage with a 107–96 win.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA finals, Game 4
The game went into overtime, but at the end of regulation, Wilt Chamberlain picked up his fifth foul. In 13 NBA seasons, he had never fouled out of a game, a history he was immensely proud of but also one that usually led to him playing less aggressively when he was on the verge of getting a 6th foul. As the press waited for Wilt to take the floor and hurt the Lakers by reverting to a passive style, he instead came out in a shotblocking fury that propelled the Lakers to a 116–111 win. At three games to one, their lead now seemed insurmountable.


1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, NBA finals, Game 5
The Lakers won their sixth NBA championship by the score of 114–100. This was their first championship since moving to Los Angeles in 1960. Jerry West also won his first NBA championship after 12 years of waiting. Wilt Chamberlain scored 24 points and 29 rebounds and earned the NBA Finals MVP Award.


1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 59th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Missouri Valley Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his first season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.


1971–72 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Louisville defeated Memphis State 83–72 in the Missouri Valley Conference playoff to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They beat Kansas State to win the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 2nd) where they fell to eventual champion UCLA, 96–77. They finished fourth, falling to North Carolina in the third place game 105–91. The Cardinals finished with a 26–5 (12–2) record.


1971–72 Luxembourg National Division
The 1971–72 Luxembourg National Division was the 58th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1971–72 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and FC Aris Bonnevoie won the championship.


1971–72 MJHL season, Champion
On March 28, 1972, at home in Dauphin, the Kings rule the roost for the third time in four years, capturing their third Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL Champs.


1971–72 MJHL season, League notes
The Dauphin Kings established a MJHL record of 40 Wins in a season.


1971–72 MJHL season, All-Star game
On February 1, the MJHL All-Stars played Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey League at the Winnipeg Arena. The Marlies led by Steve Shutt's 2 goals edged the All-Stars 8-7. Other Marlies goals were scored by Dave Gardner, Billy Harris, George Ferguson, Dennis Maruk, Tom Thomson, and Kevin Devine. Replying for the All-Stars were Rick Blight with a pair, Don Larway, Steve Craft, Brad Carefoot, Murray Fadden, and Kim Murphy added singles.


1971–72 Macedonian Republic League
The 1971–72 Macedonian Republic League was the 28th since its establishment. FK Tikveš Kavadarci won their 1st championship title.


1971–72 Magyar Kupa
The 1971–72 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 32nd season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1971–72 Maltese Premier League
The 1971–72 Maltese First Division was the 57th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.


1971–72 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1971–72 season was Manchester United's 70th season in the Football League, and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of English football. In a pre-season competition United participated in the Watney Cup, which was contested by the teams that had scored the most goals in each of the four divisions of the Football League the previous season who had not been promoted or admitted to one of the European competitions.


1971–72 Manchester United F.C. season
Before the beginning of the season, on 8 June 1971, Frank O'Farrell was appointed as United manager, more than five months after Wilf McGuinness had been sacked. Sir Matt Busby had returned to the role of manager until the end of the season before returning to his role of director.


1971–72 Manchester United F.C. season
Due to Manchester United being banned from playing their first two home matches in Old Trafford, after hooligans had thrown knives into the away section at a match at the end of the previous season, their opening "home" games were played at Anfield and the Victoria Ground.


1971–72 Manchester United F.C. season
O'Farrell's first season as United managed started well, and they were top of the league by Christmas. However, a run of seven successive league defeats after the turn of 1972 dragged them down the table. In January and February 1972, United conceded 16 goals, including 5 at Elland Road. O'Farrell attempted to shore up the leaky defence with the signing of Martin Buchan from Aberdeen for a (then) club record fee of £125,000. United never recovered their early season form and they could only manage an eighth-place finish.


1971–72 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1971–72 season was Mansfield Town's 35th season in the Football League and 11th in the Third Division, they finished in 21st position with 36 points and were relegated to the Fourth Division on goal average.


1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1971–72 season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 25–4.


1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Carl Tacy, played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse as an Independent. They finished the season 23–4 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Southwestern Louisiana in the First Round. They finished ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the UPI Poll.


1971–72 Memphis Pros season
The 1971–72 Memphis Pros season was the 2nd and final season of the Pros in the American Basketball Association. By the middle of the season, they were 17–25. In the second half of the season, they went 9–33, with a 10-game losing streak from February 4 to February 23 being the lowlight. In fact, the team ended the season on a nine-game losing streak. The biggest winning streak was 3, which they accomplished three times in the season. The Pros were 10th in points scored with 107.5 points per game and 6th in points allowed with 113.0 points per game.


1971–72 Memphis Pros season
On December 11, 1971, the operation of the franchise was taken over by the league. With the team struggling financially, they were sold on June 13, 1972 to Charles O. Finley, owner of the Oakland Athletics and the Oakland Seals. Soon after they were rebranded as the Memphis Tams, while playing at the same arena as the Pros. In their first season, they lost 60 games.


1971–72 Memphis Pros season, Awards and honors
1972 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 29, 1972)


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1971–72. The 1971–72 season was the fifth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League, the first level division in Turkey. They finished seventh in the league.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Club address was: Bahçelievler, Silifke Caddesi, Mersin. Tel: 1321. Executive committee: Mehmet Karamehmet (president), Ünal Sakman, Emin Yıldız, Orhan Sesimutlu, Erol Tarhan, Güneş Topsal, Çetin Kocaer, Sezai Sak, İbrahim Günay, Aydın Özlü, Özcan Özgürmen, Kayhan Oktar, M. Sözmen, C. Baydur, M. Şahin.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Vice-presidents Erol Tarhan and Mahir Turhan called former coach Turgay Şeren back to club but they could not agree. Mersin İdmanyurdu signed a contract with a foreign manager for the first time in its history, Dumitru Teodorescu. Club executives Orhan Mutlu and Sezai Sak signed former Beşiktaş coach in İstanbul. However, because MİY couldn't obtain a work permit for Teodorescu from Romanian Football Federation, they signed with Turgay Şeren after the second round. Turgay Şeren completed the season.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, Pre-season
MİY opened the season on 16.07.1971 with a ceremony in Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1971–72 First League participation
First League was played with 16 teams in its 15th season, 1971–72. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1972–73. Mersin İY became 7th with 10 wins. Before the season, team's most scorer player Osman Arpacıoğlu was transferred to Fenerbahçe; in return Zeki Temizer from Fenerbahçe and Güvenç Kurtar from Beşiktaş were transferred to Mersin İY. In that season most scorer players were Güvenç Kurtar (12 goals) and Zeki Temizer (8 goals).


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1971–72 First League participation, League table
Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1971–72 season is shown in the following table.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1971–72 First League participation, League table
Note: Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1971–72 First League participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 1971–72 First League by rounds:


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1971–72 Turkish Cup participation
1971–72 Turkish Cup was played for the 10th season as Türkiye Kupası by 26 teams. Two elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Top ten first division teams from previous season participated. Mersin İdmanyurdu did not participate in the Cup because they had finished previous season at 11th place. MKE Ankaragücü won the Cup for the first time.


1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1971–72 squad
Stats are counted for 1971–72 First League matches. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1971–72 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1971–72 season.


1971–72 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship.


1971–72 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1971–72 Segunda División was the 23rd season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 27 October 1971 and concluded on 26 July 1972. It was won by Atlas.


1971–72 Mexican Segunda División season
As of this season the format of the league changed, there were created two groups, the first and second place of each one must play a playoff series for the championship, at the same time the two last teams of each group must play a playoff relegation series. However, the matches between all the teams in the league were maintained.


1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by Gus Ganakas in his third year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 13–11, 6–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


1971–72 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1970–71 season 10–14, 4–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Crisler Arena on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr, the team finished with a 14–10 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. This tied the team for third in the Big Ten Conference but failed to get an invitation to either the 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1972 National Invitation Tournament.


1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Wayne Grabiac and Dave Hart served as team captains, while Henry Wilmore earned team MVP. The team earned the Big Ten scoring offense statistical championship with an 81.8 average in conference games. It also led the conference in field goal percentage with a 45.3% in conference games. Additionally, the team led the conference in rebounding with a 51.6 average in conference games.


1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team was in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll for four of the sixteen weeks of the season, rising as high as number nine after starting the season ranked at number thirteen. However, the team ended the season unranked in both the final UPI Coaches' Poll and the final AP Poll.


1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
During the season, the team beat two of the four ranked opponents that it faced (#16 Illinois by a 75–70 margin on January 11, 1972, at Assembly Hall in Champaign and #6 Ohio State on January 29, 1972, at Crisler Arena by an 88–78 margin). The team was led by Consensus second team All-American Wilmore.


1971–72 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Four players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1971–72 Midland Football Combination
The 1971–72 Midland Football Combination season was the 35th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1971–72 Midland Football Combination, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season along with one new club:


1971–72 Midland Football League
The 1971–72 Midland Football League season was the 72nd in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1971–72 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:


1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season was the fourth season in franchise history. Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks finished in first place in the Midwest Division. Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers. On January 9, 1972, the Bucks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers 33-game winning streak.


1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season was the Stars' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Stars finished in second place in the West Division and qualified for the playoffs, where they lost in the first round to the St. Louis Blues.


1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs, Playoffs
For the fourth time in their first five seasons, the North Stars were in the playoffs. Once again, they had a matchup with the Blues in the postseason. The two teams would not meet again in the postseason until 1984.


1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1971–72 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
The 1971–72 Montana Grizzlies basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Jud Heathcote and played their home games on campus at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana. They finished the regular season at 14–11, with a 7–7 conference record.


1971–72 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
The Big Sky conference tournament debuted four years later, in 1976.


1971–72 Montana Grizzlies basketball team
Heathcote, an assistant at Washington State under Marv Harshman, was hired in March 1971.


1971–72 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1971–72 Montenegrin Republic League was 27th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1971 and finished in May 1972.


1971–72 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
On season 1971–72, in Montenegrin Republic League participated 12 teams. Among the teams which didn't play during the previous season were three best teams from Regional leagues - Ibar, Brskovo and Grafičar. After 22 weeks, the title won Jedinstvo. Second-placed was Rudar with equal number of points as Arsenal, but with better goal difference. So, Jedinstvo and Rudar gained promotion to Yugoslav Second League. Two lowest ranked teams - Brskovo and Kom were relegated to Regional leagues (fourth level).


1971–72 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1971–72, six Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Sutjeska was a member of 1971–72 Yugoslav First League. Five other teams (Budućnost, Lovćen, OFK Titograd, Bokelj and Iskra) participated in 1971–72 Yugoslav Second League.


1971–72 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1971–72 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 63rd season of play. The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round.


1971–72 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
After winning the Stanley Cup the previous season, the Canadiens could not repeat. The Canadiens lost to the New York Rangers in the first round, losing four games to two.


1971–72 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1971–72 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1971–72 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 16th edition of the competition.


1971–72 Moroccan Throne Cup
The two finalists, Chabab Mohammédia and Racing de Casablanca, were both declared winners in the final. Chabab Mohammédia and Racing de Casablanca both won the title for the first time in their history.


1971–72 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final between the two winning semi-finalists, Chabab Mohammédia and Racing de Casablanca, did not take place, and both clubs were declared winners in 1972.


1971–72 NBA season
The 1971–72 NBA season was the 26th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.


1971–72 NBA season
As the 25th anniversary of the founding of the modern NBA, the league unveiled a new logo, inspired by the logo of Major League Baseball, to commemorate the occasion. It features the white silhouette of a basketball player dribbling, framed by red and blue. Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers was used as the model for the logo. Coincidentally, Jerry West would win the only NBA Championship of his career during the season.


1971–72 NBA season, Regular season
The Los Angeles Lakers came into the season returning a veteran squad from their playoff run a year before. Nine games into the season, aging and oft injured Elgin Baylor announced his retirement after 13 seasons. He was replaced at the starting small forward spot by Jim McMillian, who would go on to average 18 points per game, third best on the team. Despite Baylor's retirement, the Lakers went on a 33-game winning streak. The Lakers completed two undefeated months, going 14–0 in November and 16–0 in December.


1971–72 NBA season, Regular season
After winning their first three games in January, the Lakers lost 120–104 to the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 20, 1972, the Lakers beat Golden State by a record 63 points (162–99), a mark that would stand until 1991, when Cleveland beat Miami by 68 points (148–80). The Lakers finished the season with a record 69 wins, which would stand until the 1995–96 season when the Chicago Bulls won 72 regular season games.


1971–72 NBA season, Regular season
The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks won 63 games on the play of renamed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly Lew Alcindor, and Oscar Robertson. The Celtics, led by second year center Dave Cowens, point guard Jo Jo White and 32-year-old swingman John Havlicek won the Atlantic Division with 56 wins. Boston had recovered from the retirement of Bill Russell, K. C. Jones and Sam Jones by winning 12 more games than the previous season.


1971–72 NBA season, Playoffs
In the first round, the Lakers swept the Bulls and Milwaukee defeated Golden State. New York eliminated the Bullets and Boston won against the Atlanta Hawks. In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers lost game 1 versus the defending champion Bucks at The Forum 93–72, a game that saw the Lakers score only 8 points in the third quarter. However, the Lakers led by assist champion Jerry West, leading scorer Gail Goodrich and veteran Wilt Chamberlain would win 4 of the next 5 games and beat Milwaukee in six games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, New York defeated the top-seed Celtics in five games.


1971–72 NBA season, Playoffs
In the NBA Finals, New York won game 1 very easily, but Los Angeles won game 2 106–92 to even the series. In game 3, the Lakers jumped out to a 22-point lead and regained home-court advantage with a 107–96 win. In game 4, the Knicks forced overtime. At the end of regulation, Wilt Chamberlain was called for his fifth foul. In his first 12 seasons, he had never fouled out of a game. Chamberlain did not foul out and led the Lakers to a 116–111 victory, but he broke his wrist in the overtime period.


1971–72 NBA season, Playoffs
The Lakers held a 3–1 series lead going into game 5 in Los Angeles. In game 5, Chamberlain played despite his injury. The score was tied at 53 in the first half, but the Lakers outscored the Knicks 61–47 in the second half to win the game and the NBA Championship, 114–100.


1971–72 NBA season, NBA awards
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1971–72 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
The 1971–72 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1971 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 8th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1971–72 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
Championship: March 8, 1972† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1971, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 25, 1972, at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The UCLA Bruins won their eighth NCAA national championship with an 81–76 victory over the Florida State Seminoles.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1971 and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 18, 1972 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 25th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 77th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
This was the first year of play for the CCHA with former independents Ohio State and Saint Louis being joined by new programs from Bowling Green and Ohio.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
For the final time the ICAC awarded a trophy to the league champion.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1971–72 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1971 season began on December 25, 1971. The postseason tournament concluded with the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI, 24–3, on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.


1971–72 NFL playoffs
Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road. It was the first time that the NFL scheduled games on Christmas Day, a decision that drew considerable criticism.