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First Division

Arsenal 1971/72 Season

Final position: 5th

Arsenal took 52 points from 42 First Division games and finished 5th. They lost the FA Cup final, made round 4 of the League Cup, reached the European Cup quarter-finals and went out of the London Challenge Cup in round 2. Ray Kennedy top-scored with 19 goals.

League Record

Played

42

Won

22

Drawn

8

Lost

12

GF

58

GA

40

Points

52

Cups & Top Scorer

FA Cup

Runners-up

League Cup

Round 4

European Cup

Quarter-final

London Challenge Cup

Round 2

Top Scorer

Ray Kennedy (19)

Quick Facts

Where did Arsenal finish in the 1971/72 season?
Arsenal finished 5th in the First Division in 1971/72.
What was Arsenal's record in the 1971/72 season?
In the First Division, Arsenal won 22, drew 8 and lost 12 of 42 games, scoring 58 goals and conceding 40, for 52 points.
How far did Arsenal go in the cups in 1971/72?
Arsenal's best cup run in 1971/72 was the FA Cup, reaching the runners-up.
Who was Arsenal's top scorer in 1971/72?
Ray Kennedy was Arsenal's top scorer in 1971/72 with 19 goals.

Match by Match

Football League First Division42 matches22W 8D 12L
Arsenal 1971/72 Football League First Division results, match by match
DateOpponentVenueScoreArsenal scorers
14 Aug 1971ChelseaH3–0Kennedy, McLintock, Radford
17 Aug 1971Huddersfield TownA1–0Kennedy
20 Aug 1971Manchester UnitedA1–3McLintock
24 Aug 1971Sheffield UnitedH0–1
28 Aug 1971Stoke CityH0–1
4 Sep 1971West Bromwich AlbionA1–0Roberts
11 Sep 1971Leeds UnitedH2–0Graham, Storey (pen)
18 Sep 1971EvertonA1–2Kennedy
25 Sep 1971Leicester CityH3–0Radford (2), Rice
2 Oct 1971SouthamptonA1–0Simpson
9 Oct 1971Newcastle UnitedH4–2Armstrong, Graham, Kennedy, Kelly
16 Oct 1971ChelseaA2–1Kennedy (2)
23 Oct 1971Derby CountyA1–2Graham
30 Oct 1971Ipswich TownH2–1
6 Nov 1971LiverpoolA2–3
13 Nov 1971Manchester CityH1–2Nelson
20 Nov 1971Wolverhampton WanderersA1–5Kennedy
24 Nov 1971Tottenham HotspurA1–1Kennedy
27 Nov 1971Crystal PalaceH2–1Radford, Kelly
4 Dec 1971West Ham UnitedA0–0
11 Dec 1971Coventry CityH2–0Radford (2)
18 Dec 1971West Bromwich AlbionH2–0Roberts (2)
27 Dec 1971Nottingham ForestA1–1Graham
1 Jan 1972EvertonH1–1Simpson
8 Jan 1972Stoke CityA0–0
22 Jan 1972Huddersfield TownH1–0Armstrong
29 Jan 1972Sheffield UnitedA5–0George (2), Graham, Kennedy, Simpson
12 Feb 1972Derby CountyH2–0
19 Feb 1972Ipswich TownA1–0George
4 Mar 1972Manchester CityA0–2
11 Mar 1972Newcastle UnitedA0–2
25 Mar 1972Leeds UnitedA0–3
28 Mar 1972SouthamptonH1–0Marinello
1 Apr 1972Nottingham ForestH3–0George (pen), Kennedy, Graham
4 Apr 1972Leicester CityA0–0
8 Apr 1972Wolverhampton WanderersH2–1Graham (2)
11 Apr 1972Crystal PalaceA2–2Ball, Radford
22 Apr 1972West Ham UnitedH2–1Ball (2)
25 Apr 1972Manchester UnitedH3–0Kennedy, Radford, Simpson
1 May 1972Coventry CityA1–0McLintock
8 May 1972LiverpoolH0–0
11 May 1972Tottenham HotspurH0–2
FA Cup9 matches5W 3D 1L
Arsenal 1971/72 FA Cup results, match by match
DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreArsenal scorers
15 Jan 1972R3Swindon TownA2–0Armstrong, Ball
5 Feb 1972R4ReadingA2–1
26 Feb 1972R5Derby CountyA2–2George (2)
29 Feb 1972R5 RDerby CountyH0–0
13 Mar 1972R5 2RDerby CountyN1–0Kennedy
18 Mar 1972R6OrientA1–0Ball
15 Apr 1972SFStoke CityN1–1Armstrong
19 Apr 1972SF RStoke CityN2–1George, Radford
6 May 1972FLeeds UnitedN0–1
League Cup4 matches2W 1D 1L
Arsenal 1971/72 League Cup results, match by match
DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreArsenal scorers
8 Sep 1971R2BarnsleyH1–0Kennedy
6 Oct 1971R3Newcastle UnitedH4–0Graham, Kennedy, Radford (2)
26 Oct 1971R4Sheffield UnitedH0–0
8 Nov 1971R4 RSheffield UnitedA0–2
European Cup6 matches4W 0D 2L
Arsenal 1971/72 European Cup results, match by match
DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreArsenal scorers
15 Sep 1971R2 L1StrømsgodsetA3–1Marinello, Simpson, Kelly
29 Sep 1971R2 L2StrømsgodsetH4–0Armstrong, Kennedy, Radford (2)
20 Oct 1971R3GrasshopperA2–0Graham, Kennedy
3 Nov 1971R3GrasshopperH3–0George, Kennedy, Radford
8 Mar 1972R4AjaxA1–2Kennedy
22 Mar 1972R4 RAjaxH0–1
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