1971–72 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1971–72 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Bertie Mee
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Fourth round
European Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ray Kennedy (12); All: ; Ray Kennedy (19)
Highest home attendance	63,077 Derby County (29 February 1972)
Lowest home attendance	27,172 Southampton (28 March 1972)
Average home league attendance	40,500
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Liverpool	42	24	9	9	64	30	2.133	57	Qualified for UEFA Cup
4	Manchester City	42	23	11	8	77	45	1.711	57	Qualified for UEFA Cup
5	Arsenal	42	22	8	12	58	40	1.450	52
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	13	10	63	42	1.500	51	Qualified for UEFA Cup
7	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	58	49	1.184	48

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results[]

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1971	Chelsea	H	3–0	49,174	Kennedy, McLintock, Radford
17 August 1971	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0	21,279	Kennedy
20 August 1971	Manchester United	A	1–3	27,649	McLintock
24 August 1971	Sheffield United	H	0–1	45,395
28 August 1971	Stoke City	H	0–1	37,637
4 September 1971	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	29,922	Roberts
11 September 1971	Leeds United	H	2–0	51,196	Graham, Storey (pen.)
18 September 1971	Everton	A	1–2	39,710	Kennedy
25 September 1971	Leicester City	H	3–0	40,201	Radford (2), Rice
2 October 1971	Southampton	A	1–0	23,738	Simpson
9 October 1971	Newcastle United	H	4–2	40,509	Armstrong, Graham, Kennedy, Kelly
16 October 1971	Chelsea	A	2–1	52,338	Kennedy (2)
23 October 1971	Derby County	A	1–2	36,480	Graham
30 October 1971	Ipswich Town	H	2–1	39,065	George, (o.g.)
6 November 1971	Liverpool	A	2–3	46,929	Kennedy, (o.g.)
13 November 1971	Manchester City	H	1–2	47,443	Nelson
20 November 1971	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–5	28,851	Kennedy
24 November 1971	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	52,884	Kennedy
27 November 1971	Crystal Palace	H	2–1	32,461	Radford, Kelly
4 December 1971	West Ham United	A	0–0	35,155
11 December 1971	Coventry City	H	2–0	28,597	Radford (2)
18 December 1971	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	28,177	Roberts (2)
27 December 1971	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	42,750	Graham
1 January 1972	Everton	H	1–1	47,031	Simpson
8 January 1972	Stoke City	A	0–0	18,965
22 January 1972	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	36,670	Armstrong
29 January 1972	Sheffield United	A	5–0	30,778	George (2), Graham, Kennedy, Simpson
12 February 1972	Derby County	H	2–0	52,055	George (2; 1 pen.)
19 February 1972	Ipswich Town	A	1–0	28,657	George
4 March 1972	Manchester City	A	0–2	44,213
11 March 1972	Newcastle United	A	0–2	33,907
25 March 1972	Leeds United	A	0–3	45,055
28 March 1972	Southampton	H	1–0	27,172	Marinello
1 April 1972	Nottingham Forest	H	3–0	33,895	George (pen.), Kennedy, Graham
4 April 1972	Leicester City	A	0–0	27,431
8 April 1972	Wolerhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	38,189	Graham (2)
11 April 1972	Crystal Palace	A	2–2	34,384	Ball, Radford
22 April 1972	West Ham United	H	2–1	42,251	Ball (2)
25 April 1972	Manchester United	H	3–0	49,125	Kennedy, Radford, Simpson
1 May 1972	Coventry City	A	1–0	23,509	McLintock
8 May 1972	Liverpool	H	0–0	39,289
11 May 1972	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2	42,038

FA Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	15 January 1972	Swindon Town	A	2–0	32,000	Armstrong, Ball
R4	5 February 1972	Reading	A	2–1	25,756	Rice, (o.g.)
R5	26 February 1972	Derby County	A	2–2	39,622	George (2)
R5 R	29 February 1972	Derby County	H	0–0	63,077
R5 2R	13 March 1972	Derby County	N	1–0	40,000	Kennedy
R6	18 March 1972	Orient	A	1–0	31,768	Ball
SF	15 April 1972	Stoke City	N	1–1	56,576	Armstrong
SF R	19 April 1972	Stoke City	N	2–1	38,970	George, Radford
F	6 May 1972	Leeds United	N	0–1	100,000

League Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	8 September 1971	Barnsley	H	1–0	27,294	Kennedy
R3	6 October 1971	Newcastle United	H	4–0	34,071	Graham, Kennedy, Radford (2)
R4	26 October 1971	Sheffield United	H	0–0	44,061
R4 R	8 November 1971	Sheffield United	A	0–2	35,461

European Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 L1	15 September 1971	Strømsgodset	A	3–1	23,000	Marinello, Simpson, Kelly
R2 L2	29 September 1971	Strømsgodset	H	4–0	27,176	Armstrong, Kennedy, Radford (2)
R3	20 October 1971	Grasshopper	A	2–0	23,000	Graham, Kennedy
R3	3 November 1971	Grasshopper	H	3–0	31,105	George, Kennedy, Radford
R4	8 March 1972	Ajax	A	1–2	63,000	Kennedy
R4 R	22 March 1972	Ajax	H	0–1	56,155

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	SCO	Bob Wilson
-	GK	ENG	Geoff Barnett
-	DF	NIR	Pat Rice
-	DF	SCO	Frank McLintock
-	DF	ENG	Peter Simpson
-	DF	ENG	Bob McNab
-	DF	NIR	Sammy Nelson
-	DF	WAL	John Roberts
-	DF	ENG	Brendon Batson
-	MF	ENG	George Armstrong
-	MF	SCO	George Graham


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Peter Storey
-	MF	ENG	Alan Ball
-	MF	SCO	Eddie Kelly
-	FW	WAL	Paul Davies
-	FW	ENG	Ray Kennedy
-	FW	ENG	John Radford
-	FW	ENG	Charlie George
-	FW	SCO	Peter Marinello

References[]

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1971-1972/results

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1971-1972/results

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