OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1971-1972:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamOpponents' ScorersCrowdHalf-Time Score

CL 1/42

18-08-1971

Newcastle United (a)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 2/42

23-08-1971

Sheffield Wednesday (a)

1-0 (W)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 3/42

31-08-1971

Bury (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Murray

Unknown

0-0

CL 4/42

04-09-1971

Liverpool (a)

2-1 (W)

Liddell Jordan

Team

Evans (A)

Unknown

1-0

CL 5/42

11-09-1971

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

2-3 (L)

Liddell O'Neill

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 6/42

18-09-1971

Aston Villa (a)

1-1 (D)

McGinley

Team

Unknown

Unknown

1-0

CL 7/42

22-09-1971

Newcastle United (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Dyson 57'

Unknown

0-0

CL 8/42

25-09-1971

Blackpool (h)

1-2 (L)

Hampton

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 9/42

02-10-1971

Blackburn Rovers (a)

1-2 (L)

Unknown

Team

Dunning (2)

Unknown

0-1

CL 10/42

09-10-1971

Coventry City (h)

2-3 (L)

F. Gray Mann

Team

O'Rourke 2 Alderson

Unknown

1-1

CL 11/42

16-10-1971

Sheffield United (a)

1-1 (D)

F. Gray

Team

Buckley

Unknown

Unknown

CL 12/42

23-10-1971

Nottingham Forest (a)

2-0 (W)

Liddell Galvin

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 13/42

30-10-1971

Stoke City (h)

2-0 (W)

Liddell McGinley

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 14/42

06-11-1971

Everton (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Kenny

Unknown

0-0

CL 15/42

09-11-1971

Huddersfield Town (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 16/42

13-11-1971

Manchester United (h)

1-1 (D)

Liddell

Team

Ayres

Unknown

Unknown

CL 17/42

20-11-1971

West Bromwich Albion (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 18/42

26-11-1971

Bolton Wanderers (h)

1-1 (D)

Mann

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 19/42

04-12-1971

Burnley (a)

1-2 (L)

Mann

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 20/42

11-12-1971

Preston North End (h)

2-0 (W)

F. Gray (pen) Jordan

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 21/42

18-12-1971

Huddersfield Town (h)

5-2 (W)

Bates Liddell F. Gray Jordan McGinley

Team

Unknown Unknown

Unknown

3-2

CL 22/42

28-12-1971

Derby County (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 23/42

01-01-1972

Liverpool (h)

1-0 (W)

F. Gray

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 24/42

08-01-1972

Manchester City (a)

1-1 (D)

Jordan

Team

Leman

1,263

Unknown

CL 25/42

22-01-1972

Bolton Wanderers (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 26/42

12-02-1972

Nottingham Forest (h)

1-3 (L)

Mann 60'

Team

Robertson (pen) 4' McKenzie 20' Jackson 55'

Unknown

0-2

CL 27/42

15-02-1972

Coventry City (a)

1-1 (D)

Jordan 18'

Team

Holmes (pen) 44'

3,320

1-1

CL 28/42

26-02-1972

Everton (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

Kenny 13'

Unknown

0-1

CL 29/42

29-02-1972

Bury (h)

1-1 (D)

Bates

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 30/42

04-03-1972

Manchester United (a)

1-0 (W)

Mann 19'

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 31/42

08-03-1972

Manchester City (h)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 32/42

11-03-1972

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Daley 9'

Unknown

0-1

CL 33/42

14-03-1972

Sheffield United (h)

2-1 (W)

F. Gray McGinley

Team

Speight

Unknown

Unknown

CL 34/42

25-03-1972

Blackpool (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 35/42

01-04-1972

Derby County (h)

1-1 (D)

Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 36/42

08-04-1972

West Bromwich Albion (h)

2-2 (D)

Jordan McGinley

Team

Glover Unknown

Unknown

1-1

CL 37/42

11-04-1972

Sheffield Wednesday (h)

1-1 (D)

Mann

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 38/42

20-04-1972

Aston Villa (h)

0-0 (D)

Team

Unknown

0-0

CL 39/42

22-04-1972

Burnley (h)

2-0 (W)

Unknown Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 40/42

27-04-1972

Blackburn Rovers (h)

4-0 (W)

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

CL 41/42

29-04-1972

Preston North End (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

Unknown Unknown Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

CL 42/42

04-05-1972

Stoke City (a)

2-0 (W)

Unknown Unknown

Team

Unknown

Unknown

Central League 1971-72: Position 13th

Pos.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPoints

1

Derby County

42

26

10

6

84

39

62

2

Everton

42

25

9

8

82

41

59

3

West Bromwich Albion

42

18

18

6

70

43

54

4

Liverpool

42

21

10

11

70

42

52

5

Newcastle United

42

19

13

10

68

54

51

6

Stoke City

42

17

13

12

59

49

47

7

Blackpool

42

17

12

13

53

60

46

8

Coventry City

42

16

12

14

71

55

44

9

Sheffield United

42

14

15

13

53

48

43

10

Manchester City

42

15

12

15

59

56

42

11

Aston Villa

42

12

17

13

55

43

41

12

Burnley

42

16

8

18

61

73

40

13

Leeds United

42

12

15

15

47

43

39

14

Manchester United

42

13

12

17

55

50

38

15

Nottingham Forest

42

15

8

19

73

73

38

16

Huddersfield Town

42

13

12

17

46

63

38

17

Bolton Wanderers

42

12

14

16

49

57

38

18

Sheffield Wednesday

42

9

16

17

44

53

34

19

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42

9

15

18

53

73

33

20

Preston North End

42

11

8

23

45

83

30

21

Bury

42

5

18

19

40

76

28

22

Blackburn Rovers

42

9

9

24

39

93

27