1971-72 in Scottish football

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Season 1971-1972 was the 75th season of Scottish league football.

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[edit] Scottish League Division One

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Celtic 34 28 4 2 96 28 68 60
2 Aberdeen 34 21 8 5 80 26 54 50
3 Rangers 34 21 2 11 71 38 33 44
4 Hibernian 34 19 6 9 62 34 28 44
5 Dundee 34 14 13 7 59 38 21 41
6 Hearts 34 13 13 8 53 49 4 39
7 Partick Thistle 34 12 10 12 53 54 -1 34
8 St Johnstone 34 12 8 14 52 58 -6 32
9 Dundee United 34 12 7 15 55 70 -15 31
10 Motherwell 34 11 7 16 49 69 -20 29
11 Kilmarnock 34 11 6 17 49 64 -15 28
12 Ayr United 34 9 10 15 40 58 -18 28
13 Greenock Morton 34 10 7 17 46 52 -6 27
14 Falkirk 34 10 7 17 44 60 -16 27
15 Airdrieonians 34 7 12 15 44 76 -22 26
16 East Fife 34 5 15 14 34 61 -27 25
17 Clyde 34 7 10 17 33 66 -23 24
18 Dunfermline Athletic 34 7 9 18 31 50 -19 23

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Clyde, Dunfermline

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

[edit] Cup Honours

Competition Winner
Scottish Cup Celtic
Scottish League Cup Partick Thistle


[edit] Scotland national team

Note that scores are written Scotland first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scotland scorers
October 13, 1971 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Portugal 2-1 ECQ John O'Hare, Archie Gemmill
November 10, 1971 Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) Belgium 1-0 ECQ John O'Hare
December 1, 1971 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A) Netherlands 1-2 ECQ George Graham
April 26, 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Peru 2-0 F John O'Hare, Denis Law
May 20, 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland 2-0 BHC Denis Law, Peter Lorimer
May 24, 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Wales 1-0 BHC Peter Lorimer
May 27, 1972 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) England 0-1 BHC
June 29, 1972 Estadio Minearo, Belo Horizonte (N) Yugoslavia 2-2 Brazil Independence Cup Lou Macari (2)
July 2, 1972 Estadio Biera Rio, Porto Alegre (N) Czechoslovakia 0-0 Brazil Independence Cup
July 5, 1972 Estadio do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro (A) Brazil 0-1 Brazil Independence Cup


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League system Seasons Champions History
Competitions in Scottish football
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division
Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Junior Cup

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