1971–72 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Manchester City's 70th season of competitive football and 52nd season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Charity Shield and the UEFA Cup.

Manchester City
1971–72 season
ManagerJoe Mercer (to 7 Oct 1971)
Malcolm Allison (from 7 Oct 1971)
StadiumMaine Road
First Division4th
FA CupThird Round
League CupThird Round
Texaco CupFirst Round

First Division
Main article: 1971–72 Football League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Leeds United 42 24 9 9 73 31 2.355 57 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Liverpool 42 24 9 9 64 30 2.133 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Manchester City 42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57
5 Arsenal 42 22 8 12 58 40 1.450 52
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 13 10 63 42 1.500 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Leeds United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1971-72 FA Cup winners.
  2. Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1971-72 UEFA Cup winners.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57 16 3 2 48 15 35 7 8 6 29 30 22

Source:

References
  1. "History". Statto.
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