English First Division 1971–72 season
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The English First Division 1971–72 season was the top tier of English football for that year, featuring leading clubs competing for the league championship before the formation of the Premier League.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Division 1971–72 | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | football league season ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1971–72 Football League First Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champions | Derby County F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | double round-robin ⓘ |
| continentalQualification |
Cup Winners' Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentalQualifier | Derby County F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| era | pre-Premier League era ⓘ |
| followedBy | English First Division 1972–73 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Manchester City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | The Football Association ⓘ |
| includesClub |
Arsenal F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chelsea F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Derby County F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeds United A.F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester United F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Tottenham Hotspur F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrePremierLeague | true ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | 1 ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| managerOfChampions | Brian Clough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 22 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | The Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Football League First Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsForDraw | 1 ⓘ |
| pointsForLoss | 0 ⓘ |
| pointsForWin | 2 ⓘ |
| precededBy | English First Division 1970–71 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relegatedTeam |
Crystal Palace F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottingham Forest F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnersUp | Leeds United A.F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonEndYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| seasonStartYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Liverpool F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tierInEnglishLeagueSystem | top tier ⓘ |
| titleDecidedOn | final day of the season ⓘ |
| topScorer | Francis Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerClub | Manchester City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 33 ⓘ |
| usesTieBreaker | goal average ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Division 1971–72
this entity surface form:
First Division 1971–72