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.

Leicester City
1971–72 season
ChairmanLeonard Shipman
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Anglo-Italian Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Brown (7)
All: Weller (9)
Average home league attendance28,536

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 in the Charity Shield, winning it for the first time, by 1-0.[1][2]

Final league table
Main article: 1971–72 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Sheffield United 42 17 12 13 61 60 1.017 46 Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1]
11 Newcastle United 42 15 11 16 49 52 0.942 41
12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 41 46 0.891 39
13 Ipswich Town 42 11 16 15 39 53 0.736 38
14 West Ham United 42 12 12 18 47 51 0.922 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1971Huddersfield TownA2–216,285Brown, Nish
18 August 1971Nottingham ForestH2–132,079Brown, O'Kane (own goal)
21 August 1971Derby CountyH0–235,460
25 August 1971Stoke CityA1–321,678Brown
28 August 1971LiverpoolA2–350,970Fern, Farrington
1 September 1971SouthamptonH0–122,055
4 September 1971Manchester CityH0–025,238
11 September 1971Ipswich TownA2–118,483Sammels, Kellard
18 September 1971Sheffield UnitedH0–130,143
25 September 1971ArsenalA0–340,201
2 October 1971Crystal PalaceH0–028,493
9 October 1971West Ham UnitedA1–131,060Cross
16 October 1971Huddersfield TownH2–022,412Sammels, Weller
23 October 1971West Bromwich AlbionA1–023,088Weller
30 October 1971ChelseaH1–136,574Birchenall
6 November 1971Leeds UnitedA1–239,877Brown
13 November 1971Newcastle UnitedH3–028,792Brown, Sammels, Fern
20 November 1971Manchester UnitedA2–348,757Birchenall, Glover
27 November 1971EvertonH0–029,662
4 December 1971Coventry CityA1–126,300Brown
11 December 1971Tottenham HotspurH0–130,721
18 December 1971Manchester CityA1–129,524Weller
27 December 1971Wolverhampton WanderersH1–237,966Sammels
1 January 1972Sheffield UnitedA1–134,406Sjoberg
8 January 1972LiverpoolH1–026,421Brown
22 January 1972Nottingham ForestA2–127,250Weller, Birchenall
29 January 1972Stoke CityH2–126,931Glover, Farrington
12 February 1972West Bromwich AlbionH0–124,225
19 February 1972ChelseaA1–238,783Glover
4 March 1972Newcastle UnitedA0–225,256
11 March 1972West Ham UnitedH2–023,345Nish (2)
18 March 1972Derby CountyA0–334,019
22 March 1972Leeds UnitedH0–032,152
25 March 1972Ipswich TownH1–019,769Tomlin
1 April 1972Wolverhampton WanderersA1–023,981Shaw (own goal)
3 April 1972Crystal PalaceA1–123,736Fern
4 April 1972ArsenalH0–027,431
8 April 1972Manchester UnitedH2–035,970Weller, Birchenall
11 April 1972SouthamptonA0–118,752
15 April 1972EvertonA0–033,342
22 April 1972Coventry CityH1–024,254Glover
29 April 1972Tottenham HotspurA3–419,631Glover, Sammels (pen), Partridge

FA Cup
Main article: 1971–72 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R315 January 1972Wolverhampton WanderersA1–138,121Farrington
R3R19 January 1972Wolverhampton WanderersH2–037,060Farrington, Glover
R45 February 1972Leyton OrientH0–231,402

League Cup
Main article: 1971–72 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R27 September 1971Charlton AthleticA1–311,694Partridge

FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1971 FA Charity Shield
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
7 August 1971LiverpoolH1–025,014Whitworth

Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 21 June 1972CagliariA0–14,000
Group 24 June 1972AtalantaA3–57,000Weller, Sammels (2)
Group 27 June 1972CagliariH2–116,027Weller, Nish
Group 210 June 1972AtalantaH6–010,949Glover, Nish, Sammels, Weller (2), Farrington

Squad

[4] 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 England ENG Peter Shilton
- DF England ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF England ENG David Nish
- MF England ENG Bobby Kellard
- DF Scotland SCO John Sjoberg
- DF England ENG Graham Cross
- MF England ENG John Farrington
- FW Scotland SCO Alistair Brown
- FW England ENG Rodney Fern
- MF England ENG Jon Sammels
- MF England ENG Len Glover
- MF England ENG Willie Carlin
- DF England ENG Joe Jopling
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Scotland SCO Malcolm Manley
- DF England ENG Alan Woollett
- FW England ENG Malcolm Partridge
- MF England ENG Paul Matthews
- DF England ENG Malcolm Munro
- MF England ENG Keith Weller
- MF England ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF England ENG David Tomlin
- GK England ENG Carl Jayes
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- FW England ENG Bob Lee
- DF England ENG Steve Yates

References
  1. "1971/72 Charity Shield Leicester City v Liverpool". Footballsite. 7 August 1971. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "1971 FA Charity Shield on ITV". ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. Statto Organisation Ltd. "Leicester City results for the 1971-1972 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. "All Leicester City players: 1972". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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