1971–72 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1971–72 season
ChairmanLeonard Shipman
ManagerJimmy Bloomfield
First Division12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Anglo-Italian Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Brown (7)
All: Weller (9)
Average home league attendance28,536

During the 1971–72 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1971–72 season, Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed as new Leicester boss for the new season, and kept them in the First Division in their first season back in the top flight after a 2-year absence with a satisfying 12th-place finish. Unusually, due to Division One champions Arsenal's commitments in European competition, Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup winners Liverpool in the Charity Shield, winning it for the first time, by 1-0.[1][2]

Final league table

Main article: 1971–72 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Sheffield United 42 17 12 13 61 60 1.017 46 Qualification for the Watney Cup[a]
11 Newcastle United 42 15 11 16 49 52 0.942 41
12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 41 46 0.891 39
13 Ipswich Town 42 11 16 15 39 53 0.736 38
14 West Ham United 42 12 12 18 47 51 0.922 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1971 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 16,285 Brown, Nish
18 August 1971 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 32,079 Brown, O'Kane (own goal)
21 August 1971 Derby County H 0–2 35,460
25 August 1971 Stoke City A 1–3 21,678 Brown
28 August 1971 Liverpool A 2–3 50,970 Fern, Farrington
1 September 1971 Southampton H 0–1 22,055
4 September 1971 Manchester City H 0–0 25,238
11 September 1971 Ipswich Town A 2–1 18,483 Sammels, Kellard
18 September 1971 Sheffield United H 0–1 30,143
25 September 1971 Arsenal A 0–3 40,201
2 October 1971 Crystal Palace H 0–0 28,493
9 October 1971 West Ham United A 1–1 31,060 Cross
16 October 1971 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 22,412 Sammels, Weller
23 October 1971 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 23,088 Weller
30 October 1971 Chelsea H 1–1 36,574 Birchenall
6 November 1971 Leeds United A 1–2 39,877 Brown
13 November 1971 Newcastle United H 3–0 28,792 Brown, Sammels, Fern
20 November 1971 Manchester United A 2–3 48,757 Birchenall, Glover
27 November 1971 Everton H 0–0 29,662
4 December 1971 Coventry City A 1–1 26,300 Brown
11 December 1971 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 30,721
18 December 1971 Manchester City A 1–1 29,524 Weller
27 December 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 37,966 Sammels
1 January 1972 Sheffield United A 1–1 34,406 Sjoberg
8 January 1972 Liverpool H 1–0 26,421 Brown
22 January 1972 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 27,250 Weller, Birchenall
29 January 1972 Stoke City H 2–1 26,931 Glover, Farrington
12 February 1972 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 24,225
19 February 1972 Chelsea A 1–2 38,783 Glover
4 March 1972 Newcastle United A 0–2 25,256
11 March 1972 West Ham United H 2–0 23,345 Nish (2)
18 March 1972 Derby County A 0–3 34,019
22 March 1972 Leeds United H 0–0 32,152
25 March 1972 Ipswich Town H 1–0 19,769 Tomlin
1 April 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 23,981 Shaw (own goal)
3 April 1972 Crystal Palace A 1–1 23,736 Fern
4 April 1972 Arsenal H 0–0 27,431
8 April 1972 Manchester United H 2–0 35,970 Weller, Birchenall
11 April 1972 Southampton A 0–1 18,752
15 April 1972 Everton A 0–0 33,342
22 April 1972 Coventry City H 1–0 24,254 Glover
29 April 1972 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–4 19,631 Glover, Sammels (pen), Partridge

FA Cup

Main article: 1971–72 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 15 January 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 38,121 Farrington
R3R 19 January 1972 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 37,060 Farrington, Glover
R4 5 February 1972 Leyton Orient H 0–2 31,402

League Cup

Main article: 1971–72 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 7 September 1971 Charlton Athletic A 1–3 11,694 Partridge

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1971 FA Charity Shield
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
7 August 1971 Liverpool H 1–0 25,014 Whitworth

Anglo-Italian Cup

Main article: 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 2 1 June 1972 Cagliari A 0–1 4,000
Group 2 4 June 1972 Atalanta A 3–5 7,000 Weller, Sammels (2)
Group 2 7 June 1972 Cagliari H 2–1 16,027 Weller, Nish
Group 2 10 June 1972 Atalanta H 6–0 10,949 Glover, Nish, Sammels, Weller (2), Farrington

Squad

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ENG Peter Shilton
- DF  ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF  ENG David Nish
- MF  ENG Bobby Kellard
- DF  SCO John Sjoberg
- DF  ENG Graham Cross
- MF  ENG John Farrington
- FW  SCO Alistair Brown
- FW  ENG Rodney Fern
- MF  ENG Jon Sammels
- MF  ENG Len Glover
- MF  ENG Willie Carlin
- DF  ENG Joe Jopling
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF  SCO Malcolm Manley
- DF  ENG Alan Woollett
- FW  ENG Malcolm Partridge
- MF  ENG Paul Matthews
- DF  ENG Malcolm Munro
- MF  ENG Keith Weller
- MF  ENG Alan Birchenall
- MF  ENG David Tomlin
- GK  ENG Carl Jayes
- GK  ENG Mark Wallington
- FW  ENG Bob Lee
- DF  ENG Steve Yates

References

  1. ^ "1971/72 Charity Shield Leicester City v Liverpool". Footballsite. 7 August 1971. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "1971 FA Charity Shield on ITV". ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. ^ Statto Organisation Ltd. "Leicester City results for the 1971-1972 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1972". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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