English Second Division 1971/1972
Historical league standings at 21st August 1971
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 2 | Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.13 |
