1971–72 Manchester City F.C. season

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
Top goalscorerLeague: Francis Lee(33)
All: Francis Lee(35)
Highest home attendance63,366 vs Manchester United
6 November 1971
Lowest home attendance25,677 vs West Bromwich Albion
1 March 1972
Average home league attendance38,559 (6th highest in league)

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. On the 18th March, the club were 5 points clear at the top of the table with eight games to go. However, City only won 3 of their remaining 8 games, leaving them fourth by the end of the season. The signing of Rodney Marsh in March 1972 was widely blamed for the slip up, as it was suggested by former players such as Neil Young, that his style of play did not suit the team.

First Division

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Main article: 1971–72 Football League

League table

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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[a]
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[b]
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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57 16 3 2 48 15 35 7 8 6 29 30 22

Source: [1]

Results

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
14 August 1971 Leeds United H Maine Road 0 – 1 38,566
18 August 1971 Crystal Palace H Maine Road 4 – 0 Lee (2), Booth, Davies 27,103
21 August 1971 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 2 - 2 Lee (2) 38,425
24 August 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 2 Lee 26,663
28 August 1971 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 4 – 0 Bell, Summerbee, Davies, Lee 36,463
1 September 1971 Liverpool H Maine Road 1 - 0 Mellor 45,144
4 September 1971 Leicester City A Filbert Street 0 – 0 25,258
11 September 1971 Newcastle United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Bell, Lee 32,710
18 September 1971 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 2 – 2 Lee, Davies 21,468
25 September 1971 Southampton H Maine Road 3 – 0 Lee, Bell, Davies 27,897
2 October 1971 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 2 – 0 Lee, Connor 25,834
9 October 1971 Everton H Maine Road 1 - 0 Lee 33,538
16 October 1971 Leeds United A Elland Road 0 – 3 36,004
23 October 1971 Sheffield United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Doyle, Lee 41,688
30 October 1971 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 1 – 1 Carter 20,153
6 November 1971 Manchester United H Maine Road 3 - 3 Lee, Bell, Summerbee 63,366
13 November 1971 Arsenal A Highbury 2 – 1 Mellor, Bell 47,443
20 November 1971 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 0 – 0 Lee, Davies 33,694
27 November 1971 Coventry City H Maine Road 4 – 0 Lee (2), Bell (2) 31,003
4 December 1971 Derby County A Baseball Ground 1 – 3 Lee 35,354
11 December 1971 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 4 – 0 Davies, Mellor, Bell, Lee 26,900
18 December 1971 Leicester City H Maine Road 1 – 1 Lee 29,524
27 December 1971 Stoke City A Roker Park 3 – 1 Towers, Book, Lee 43,007
1 January 1972 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 2 – 2 Lee, Davies 38,777
8 January 1972 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 1 - 1 Davies 36,470
22 January 1972 Crystal Palace A Selhurst Park 2 – 1 Lee, Blyth 31,480
29 January 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 5 – 2 Booth, Lee (3), Towers 37,639
12 February 1972 Sheffield United A Bramhall Lane 3 – 3 Lee (2), Bell 38,184
18 February 1972 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 1 – 0 Booth 36,421
26 February 1972 Liverpool A Anfield 0 - 3 50,074
1 March 1972 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 1 Bell (2) 25,677
4 March 1972 Arsenal H Maine Road 2 - 0 Lee (2) 44,213
11 March 1972 Everton A Goodison Park 2 – 1 Wright (og), Hill 44,646
18 March 1972 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 0 Booth 53,322
25 March 1972 Newcastle United A St James Park 0 – 0 37,460
1 April 1972 Stoke City H Maine Road 1 – 2 Lee 49,392
3 April 1972 Southampton A The Dell 0 – 2 27,374
8 April 1972 West Ham United H Maine Road 3 – 1 Marsh (2), Bell 38,491
12 April 1972 Manchester United A Old Trafford 3 – 1 Lee (2), Marsh 56,000
15 April 1972 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1 – 1 Towers 34,225
18 April 1972 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 1 – 2 Summerbee 24,365
22 April 1972 Derby County H Maine Road 2 - 0 Marsh, Lee 55,026

FA Cup

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Main article: 1971-72 FA Cup

Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
15 January 1972 3rd Round Middlesbrough H Maine Road 1 – 1 Lee (pen) 42,620
18 January 1972 3rd Round Replay Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 1 37,917


Football League Cup

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Main article: 1971-72 Football League Cup

Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
8 September 1971 2nd Round Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 4 – 3 Davies, Bell (2), Lee (pen) 29,156
5 October 1971 3rd Round Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 – 3 42,039

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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