1971–72 season of Everton F.C.
Everton 1971–72 football 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.
Final League Table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
F
A
GA
GD
Pts
1
Derby County
42
16
4
1
43
10
8
6
7
26
23
69
33
2.091
+ 36
58
2
Leeds United
42
17
4
0
54
10
7
5
9
19
21
73
31
2.355
+ 42
57
3
Liverpool
42
17
3
1
48
16
7
6
8
16
14
64
30
2.133
+ 34
57
4
Manchester City
42
16
3
2
48
15
7
8
6
29
30
77
45
1.711
+ 32
57
5
Arsenal
42
15
2
4
36
13
7
6
8
22
27
58
40
1.450
+ 18
52
6
Tottenham Hotspur
42
16
3
2
45
13
3
10
8
18
29
63
42
1.500
+ 21
51
7
Chelsea
42
12
7
2
41
20
6
5
10
17
29
58
49
1.184
+ 9
48
8
Manchester United
42
13
2
6
39
26
6
8
7
30
35
69
61
1.131
+ 8
48
9
Wolverhampton Wanderers
42
10
7
4
35
23
8
4
9
30
34
65
57
1.140
+ 8
47
10
Sheffield United
42
10
8
3
39
26
7
4
10
22
34
61
60
1.017
+ 1
46
11
Newcastle United
42
10
6
5
30
18
5
5
11
19
34
49
52
0.942
– 3
41
12
Leicester City
42
9
6
6
18
11
4
7
10
23
35
41
46
0.891
– 5
39
13
Ipswich Town
42
7
8
6
19
19
4
8
9
20
34
39
53
0.736
– 14
38
14
West Ham United
42
10
6
5
31
19
2
6
13
16
32
47
51
0.922
– 4
36
15
Everton
42
8
9
4
28
17
1
9
11
9
31
37
48
0.771
– 11
36
16
West Bromwich Albion
42
6
7
8
22
23
6
4
11
20
31
42
54
0.778
– 12
35
17
Stoke City
42
6
10
5
26
25
4
5
12
13
31
39
56
0.696
– 17
35
18
Coventry City
42
7
10
4
27
23
2
5
14
17
44
44
67
0.657
– 23
33
19
Southampton
42
8
5
8
31
28
4
2
15
21
52
52
80
0.650
– 28
31
20
Crystal Palace
42
4
8
9
26
31
4
5
12
13
34
39
65
0.600
– 26
29
21
Nottingham Forest
42
6
4
11
25
29
2
5
14
22
52
47
81
0.580
– 34
25
22
Huddersfield Town
42
4
7
10
12
22
2
6
13
15
37
27
59
0.458
– 32
25
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
14 August 1971
Ipswich Town
A
0-0
23,757
18 August 1971
West Bromwich Albion
A
0-2
32,055
21 August 1971
Sheffield United
H
0-1
41,727
24 August 1971
Chelsea
H
2-0
38,854
28 August 1971
West Ham United
A
0-1
26,878
31 August 1971
Manchester United
H
1-0
52,151
4 September 1971
Derby County
H
0-2
41,024
11 September 1971
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1-1
26,833
18 September 1971
Arsenal
H
2-1
39,710
25 September 1971
Crystal Palace
A
1-2
25,619
2 October 1971
Coventry City
H
1-2
36,882
9 October 1971
Manchester City
A
0-1
33,538
16 October 1971
Ipswich Town
H
1-1
31,590
23 October 1971
Leeds United
A
2-3
34,208
30 October 1971
Newcastle United
H
1-0
38,811
6 November 1971
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0-3
40,005
13 November 1971
Liverpool
H
1-0
56,293
20 November 1971
Southampton
H
8-0
28,718
27 November 1971
Leicester City
A
0-0
29,662
4 December 1971
Stoke City
H
0-0
35,463
11 December 1971
Nottingham Forest
A
0-1
18,639
18 December 1971
Derby County
A
0-2
27,895
27 December 1971
Huddersfield Town
H
2-2
41,262
1 January 1972
Arsenal
A
1-1
47,031
8 January 1972
West Ham United
H
2-1
38,482
22 January 1972
West Bromwich Albion
H
2-1
36,412
29 January 1972
Chelsea
A
0-4
38,558
12 February 1972
Leeds United
H
0-0
45,935
19 February 1972
Newcastle United
A
0-0
29,584
1 March 1972
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1-1
21,601
4 March 1972
Liverpool
A
0-4
53,922
8 March 1972
Manchester United
A
0-0
38,415
11 March 1972
Manchester City
H
1-2
44,649
18 March 1972
Sheffield United
A
1-1
28,244
21 March 1972
Crystal Palace
H
0-0
27,979
25 March 1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2-2
29,675
1 April 1972
Huddersfield Town
A
0-0
17,265
4 April 1972
Coventry City
A
1-4
22,129
8 April 1972
Southampton
A
1-0
19,711
15 April 1972
Leicester City
H
0-0
33,342
22 April 1972
Stoke City
A
1-1
16,808
2 May 1972
Nottingham Forest
H
1-1
21,513
[1]
FA Cup [ ]
[1]
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
2
7 September 1971
Southampton
A
1-2
17,833
[1]
Squad [ ]
[2]
References [ ]
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Midland Football Combination (level 7 only )
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Spartan League (level 7 only )
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Yorkshire League (One , Two , Three )
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