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A collection of statistics for the 1971-72 season

Won
28
Drawn
11
Lost
14
Goals scored
76
Goals conceded
40
Goal difference
+36
Total games
53
Clean sheets (league)
22
Clean sheets (total)
28
Avg attendance (league)
47,690
Avg attendance (overall)
46,150
Avg goals/game (league)
2.29
Avg goals/game (overall)
2.08
Players used
19
Longest winning run
8
Longest unbeaten run
13
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 24 1 2 27 88.9%
Conceded first 4 1 12 17 23.5%
Season player records
Youngest player
18y · 73d
Oldest player
30y · 28d
Youngest goalscorer
20y · 181d
Oldest goalscorer
29y · 294d
Most appearances
53
Most starts
53
Most minutes
4,770'
Most goals
13
Squad usage
Different starters
18
Different goalscorers
14
Avg starting XI age
24.9 yrs
Unchanged XI
28
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
12
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
23y · 307d
Oldest starting XI
25y · 185d
Most-used starting XI
Used in 12 games
Match records
Biggest win 5–0 vs Newcastle United 18 Mar 1972
Biggest defeat 0–2 vs Tottenham Hotspur 04 Sep 1971
Highest-scoring game 3–2 vs Wolves 17 Aug 1971
Highest-scoring draw 2–2 vs Manchester United 25 Sep 1971
Most common scoreline 0–0 (9 times)
Earliest goal scored
5'
Latest goal scored
89'
Goal minutes
Average goal minute: Scored 50' (league: 50')
Conceded 45'
Period Scored Conceded
1–15 min
10
7
16–30 min
7
6
31–45 min
14
7
46–60 min
16
8
61–75 min
14
8
76–90 min
15
4
91–120 min
0
0
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
League 42 64 30 +34
League Cup 3 5 2 +3
European Cup Winners Cup 4 4 5 -1
FA Cup 3 3 2 +1
Charity Shield 1 0 1 -1
Total 53 76 40 +36
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss