Sheffield United league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division One table after close of play on 06 October 1971
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 10 | 18 | |
| Manchester United | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 1.846 | 11 | 17 | |
| Derby County | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 11 | 16 | |
| Manchester City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | 13 | 15 | |
| Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 4 | 13 | |
| Arsenal | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 6 | 12 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 4 | 12 | |
| Liverpool | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1.071 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | |
| West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 1 | 11 | |
| Stoke City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | -2 | 11 | |
| Coventry City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 0.737 | -5 | 11 | |
| Southampton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0.875 | -2 | 10 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0.750 | -4 | 10 | |
| Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 0.789 | -4 | 9 | |
| Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | -2 | 9 | |
| Everton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | -4 | 8 | |
| Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | -6 | 8 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | -5 | 7 | |
| Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0.529 | -8 | 7 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 0.667 | -7 | 6 | |
| Crystal Palace | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | -12 | 6 |