1971–72 in Scottish football

Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Dumbarton
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Partick Thistle
Junior Cup winners
Cambuslang Rangers
Teams in Europe
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Rangers, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
1972 BHC, UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying

The 1971–72 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 75th season of Scottish league football. [1]

## Scottish League Division One

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Main article: 1971–72 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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1  | Celtic | 34  | 28  | 4  | 2  | 96  | 28  | +68  | 60  | Champion
2  | Aberdeen | 34  | 21  | 8  | 5  | 80  | 26  | +54  | 50  |
3  | Rangers | 34  | 21  | 2  | 11  | 71  | 38  | +33  | 44
4  | Hibernian | 34  | 19  | 6  | 9  | 62  | 34  | +28  | 44
5  | Dundee | 34  | 14  | 13  | 7  | 59  | 38  | +21  | 41
6  | Heart of Midlothian | 34  | 13  | 13  | 8  | 53  | 49  | +4  | 39
7  | Partick Thistle | 34  | 12  | 10  | 12  | 53  | 54  | −1  | 34
8  | St Johnstone | 34  | 12  | 8  | 14  | 52  | 58  | −6  | 32
9  | Dundee United | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 55  | 70  | −15  | 31
10  | Motherwell | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 49  | 69  | −20  | 29
11  | Kilmarnock | 34  | 11  | 6  | 17  | 49  | 64  | −15  | 28
12  | Ayr United | 34  | 9  | 10  | 15  | 40  | 58  | −18  | 28
13  | Morton | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 46  | 52  | −6  | 27
14  | Falkirk | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 44  | 60  | −16  | 27
15  | Airdrieonians | 34  | 7  | 12  | 15  | 44  | 76  | −32  | 26
16  | East Fife | 34  | 5  | 15  | 14  | 34  | 61  | −27  | 25
17  | Clyde | 34  | 7  | 10  | 17  | 33  | 66  | −33  | 24  | Relegated to 1972–73 Second Division
18  | Dunfermline Athletic | 34  | 7  | 9  | 18  | 31  | 50  | −19  | 23

Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Clyde, Dunfermline

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1971–72 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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1  | Dumbarton | 36  | 24  | 4  | 8  | 89  | 51  | +38  | 52  | Promotion to the 1972–73 First Division
2  | Arbroath | 36  | 22  | 8  | 6  | 71  | 41  | +30  | 52
3  | Stirling Albion | 36  | 21  | 8  | 7  | 75  | 37  | +38  | 50  |
4  | St Mirren | 36  | 24  | 2  | 10  | 84  | 47  | +37  | 50
5  | Cowdenbeath | 36  | 19  | 10  | 7  | 69  | 28  | +41  | 48
6  | Stranraer | 36  | 18  | 8  | 10  | 70  | 62  | +8  | 44
7  | Queen of the South | 36  | 17  | 9  | 10  | 56  | 38  | +18  | 43
8  | East Stirlingshire | 36  | 17  | 7  | 12  | 60  | 58  | +2  | 41
9  | Clydebank | 36  | 14  | 11  | 11  | 60  | 52  | +8  | 39
10  | Montrose | 36  | 15  | 6  | 15  | 73  | 54  | +19  | 36
11  | Raith Rovers | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 56  | 56  | 0  | 34
12  | Queen's Park | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 47  | 61  | −14  | 33
13  | Berwick Rangers | 36  | 14  | 4  | 18  | 53  | 50  | +3  | 32
14  | Stenhousemuir | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 41  | 58  | −17  | 28
15  | Brechin City | 36  | 8  | 7  | 21  | 41  | 79  | −38  | 23
16  | Alloa Athletic | 36  | 9  | 4  | 23  | 41  | 75  | −34  | 22
17  | Forfar Athletic | 36  | 6  | 9  | 21  | 32  | 84  | −52  | 21
18  | Albion Rovers | 36  | 7  | 6  | 23  | 36  | 61  | −25  | 20
19  | Hamilton Academical | 36  | 4  | 8  | 24  | 31  | 93  | −62  | 16

Source: "1971-1972 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Dumbarton, Arbroath

## Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup 1971–72 | Celtic | 6 – 1  | Hibernian
League Cup 1971–72 | Partick Thistle | 4 – 1  | Celtic
Junior Cup | Cambuslang Rangers | 3 – 2 (rep.)  | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

## Other honours

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Inverness Thistle | 5 – 4 *  | Ross County
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Vale of Leithen | 4 – 0 *  | Duns

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead |  |
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 *  | Ayr United
Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 4 – 1 *  | Dunfermline Athletic
Forfarshire Cup | Dundee United | 4 – 0  | Dundee
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 7 – 0  | Babcock & Wilcox
Stirlingshire Cup | Stirling Albion | 5 – 1  | Clydebank

* – aggregate over two legs

### Highland League

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Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Inverness Thistle | 30  | 25  | 2  | 3  | 114  | 38  | +76  | 52
2  | Elgin City | 30  | 25  | 1  | 4  | 99  | 32  | +67  | 51
3  | Inverness Caledonian | 30  | 21  | 4  | 5  | 107  | 38  | +69  | 46

Source: [citation needed]

## Individual honours

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Footballer of the Year |  Dave Smith | Rangers

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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13 October 1971  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Portugal | 2–1  | ECQG5 | John O'Hare, Archie Gemmill
10 November 1971  | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)  |  Belgium | 1–0  | ECQG5 | John O'Hare
1 December 1971  | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)  |  Netherlands | 1–2  | Friendly | George Graham
26 April 1972  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Peru | 2–0  | Friendly | John O'Hare, Denis Law
20 May 1972  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Northern Ireland | 2–0  | BHC | Denis Law, Peter Lorimer
24 May 1972  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Wales | 1–0  | BHC | Peter Lorimer
27 May 1972  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  England | 0–1  | BHC |
29 June 1972  | Estadio Minearo, Belo Horizonte (N)  |  Yugoslavia | 2–2  | BIC | Lou Macari (2)
2 July 1972  | Estadio Biera Rio, Porto Alegre (N)  |  Czechoslovakia | 0–0  | BIC |
5 July 1972  | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (A)  |  Brazil | 0–1  | BIC |

1972 British Home Championship – Joint winners with  England

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* ECQG5 = European Championship qualifying – Group 5
* BHC = British Home Championship
* BIC = Brazilian Independence Cup

## See also

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* 1971–72 Rangers F.C. season

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1971/72 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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Domestic leagues|

* Football League
* Division One
* Division Two
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Drybrough Cup
* Junior Cup

European competitions|

* European Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Final
* UEFA Cup
* Texaco Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* Euro 1972 qualifying (Group 5)
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

Division One|

* Aberdeen
* Airdrieonians
* Ayr United
* Celtic
* Clyde
* Dundee
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* East Fife
* Falkirk
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Kilmarnock
* Morton
* Motherwell
* Partick Thistle
* Rangers
* St. Johnstone

Division Two|

* Albion Rovers
* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Berwick Rangers
* Brechin City
* Clydebank
* Cowdenbeath
* Dumbarton
* East Stirlingshire
* Forfar Athletic
* Hamilton Academical
* Montrose
* Queen of the South
* Queen's Park
* Raith Rovers
* St. Mirren
* Stenhousemuir
* Stirling Albion
* Stranraer

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