
Division Two table as at Tuesday May 2nd, 1972:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 1.67 | 57 |
| 2 |
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 1.94 | 56 |
| 3 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 64 | 46 | 1.39 | 55 |
| 4 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 2.04 | 54 |
| 5 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 57 | 1.18 | 50 |
| 6 |
Blackpool
Blackpool
|
42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 50 | 1.40 | 47 |
| 7 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 55 | 1.27 | 46 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 1.24 | 46 |
| 9 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 1.04 | 46 |
| 10 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 57 | 1.07 | 43 |
| 11 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 42 |
| 12 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.92 | 38 |
| 13 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 48 | 0.90 | 38 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 0.88 | 38 |
| 15 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 0.78 | 38 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 68 | 0.87 | 37 |
| 17 |
Orient
Orient
|
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 61 | 0.82 | 37 |
| 18 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 0.90 | 36 |
| 19 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 0.81 | 34 |
| 20 |
Fulham
Fulham
|
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 68 | 0.66 | 34 |
| 21 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 77 | 0.71 | 33 |
| 22 |
Watford
Watford
|
42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 75 | 0.32 | 19 |