Tabelle1971/197222. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man. United | 22 | 47:25 | 22 | 34:10 | |
| 2 | Man. City | 22 | 42:21 | 21 | 30:14 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 22 | 39:19 | 20 | 29:15 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 22 | 31:18 | 13 | 29:15 | |
| 5 | Sheffield U. | 22 | 40:29 | 11 | 28:16 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 22 | 30:22 | 8 | 28:16 | |
| 7 | Tottenham | 22 | 38:25 | 13 | 27:17 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 22 | 33:25 | 8 | 26:18 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton | 22 | 38:33 | 5 | 25:19 | |
| 10 | Chelsea | 22 | 28:25 | 3 | 24:20 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 22 | 23:25 | -2 | 22:22 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 16:27 | -11 | 20:24 | |
| 13 | West Ham | 22 | 22:23 | -1 | 19:25 | |
| 14 | Coventry | 22 | 23:36 | -13 | 19:25 | |
| 15 | Leicester | 22 | 22:27 | -5 | 18:26 | |
| 16 | Newcastle | 22 | 24:31 | -7 | 18:26 | |
| 17 | Everton | 22 | 21:23 | -2 | 17:27 | |
| 18 | Southampton | 21 | 28:47 | -19 | 16:26 | |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 22 | 19:32 | -13 | 16:28 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 21:37 | -16 | 15:29 | |
| 21 | Nottingham | 23 | 28:45 | -17 | 13:33 | |
| 22 | West Brom | 22 | 14:32 | -18 | 11:33 |
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— Dieter Brei, Trainer von Fortuna Düsseldorf, nach einem 0:7 gegen den VfB Stuttgart mit fünf Toren von Jürgen Klinsmann.