Final Second Division 1971/1972 league table
Season completed Tuesday, 2nd May 1972 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 57 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 56 | 1.94 |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 64 | 46 | 55 | 1.39 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 54 | 2.04 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 57 | 50 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 50 | 47 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 55 | 46 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 1.24 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 1.04 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 1.07 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 38 | 0.92 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 38 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 38 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | 37 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Orient | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 61 | 37 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 68 | 34 | 0.66 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 77 | 33 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Watford | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 75 | 19 | 0.32 |
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| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||




