1971–72 snooker season

The 1971–72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between March 1971 and April 1972. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1971–72 snooker season
Details
DurationMarch 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments8 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
04–28 04–29  ENG NR Park Drive 600 St Phillips Social Club Sheffield Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 4–0 [1]
09–17  ENG NR Stratford Professional Wilmcote Working Men's Club Wilmcote England John Spencer England David Taylor 5–2 [2]
10–04 10–31  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (October 1971) Various Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 4–3 [3][4]
11–08 11–30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Junior Rugby League Club Sydney Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Warren Simpson 15–7 [5]
12–29 01–01  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Ray Reardon 1–0 [6][7]
01–03 01–08  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Belfast Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 28–12 [8]
01–31 02–20  ENG NR Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972) Various England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–3 [9][4]
03–01 02–26  ENG NR World Snooker Championship Selly Park British Legion Birmingham Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 37–31 [10][lower-alpha 1]
01–03 03–20  ENG NR Men Of The Midlands Various Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 4–2 [12]

Notes
  1. Some sources give the score as 37–32. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History (2004) says "Higgins triumphed 37-31 (not 37-32 as so many publications have wrongly printed)"[11]

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

References
  1. Everton, Clive; Silverton, John (1972). Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book. Gallagher Ltd. p. 20.
  2. "Snooker champion in top form". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. p. 32.
  3. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
  5. Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  7. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. "Snooker: Higgins makes final flourish". The Times. 28 February 1972. p. 7.
  11. Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  12. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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