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Table & Scores on 27/12/1971
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 35 | Manchester City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 32 | Leeds United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 31 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 | Derby County | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 29 | Liverpool | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | Arsenal | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Chelsea | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | Stoke City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | West Ham United | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 20 | Coventry City | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 20 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | Everton | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 18 | Leicester City | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 18 | Newcastle United | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 18 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 17 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 15 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 13 |
| Chelsea 2 (0) Ipswich Town 0 (0) | Kember 65, Garland 75 | Attendance: 43,896 |
| Everton 2 (1) Huddersfield Town 2 (1) | Scott 14, Johnson 80 Worthington 6, Lawson 57 | Attendance: 41,088 |
| Leeds United 3 (2) Derby County 0 (0) | Gray 5, Lorimer 20, 57 | Attendance: 44,214 |
| Leicester City 1 (0) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (1) | Sammels 89 Munro 33, Dougan 2nd | Attendance: 37,966 |
| Manchester United 2 (0) Coventry City 2 (1) | Law 71, James 85 Young 35, Carr 64 | Attendance: 52,117 |
| Newcastle United 1 (0) Sheffield United 2 (1) | Hibbitt 68 Scullion 1, Currie 52 | Attendance: 52,900 |
| Nottingham Forest 1 (1) Arsenal 1 (1) | Storey-Moore 14 Graham 33 | Attendance: 42,750 |
| Southampton 1 (0) Crystal Palace 0 (0) | McCarthy 46 | Attendance: 28,310 |
| Stoke City 1 (0) Manchester City 3 (1) | Smith Towers 15, Book 83, Lee 86 | Attendance: 43,007 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) West Ham United 1 (0) | Best 47 | Attendance: 53,888 |
| West Bromwich Albion 1 (1) Liverpool 0 (0) | Brown 5 | Attendance: 43,804 |