1971–72 Derby County F.C. season
First Division

1971–72 Derby County F.C. season

Section Title: First Division
Table Section Text: None

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance

14 August 1971	Manchester United	H	2–2	Hector, Wignall	35,386

18 August 1971	West Ham United	H	2–0	O'Hare, Wignall	30,783

21 August 1971	Leicester City	A	2–0	Hector, Hinton (pen)	35,460

24 August 1971	Coventry City	A	2–2	O'Hare, Wignall	27,759

28 August 1971	Southampton	H	2–2	McGovern, Hector	28,498

31 August 1971	Ipswich Town	A	0–0	18,687

4 September 1971	Everton	A	2–0	Hector, Wignall	41,024

11 September 1971	Stoke City	H	4–0	Todd, O'Hare, Hinton, Gemmill	32,545

18 September 1971	Chelsea	A	1–1	McFarland	42,872

25 September 1971	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0	30,628

2 October 1971	Newcastle United	A	1–0	Hinton	32,077

9 October 1971	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–2	Todd, McFarland	35,744

16 October 1971	Manchester United	A	0–1	53,247

23 October 1971	Arsenal	H	2–1	O'Hare, Hinton (pen)	35,480

30 October 1971	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0	Hinton (pen), Robson	37,170

6 November 1971	Crystal Palace	H	3–0	Bell (og), Wignall, Hector	30,388

13 November 1971	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2	O'Hare	32,957

20 November 1971	Sheffield United	H	3–0	Hector, Hinton 2 (2 pens)	35,326

27 November 1971	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2	McGovern	15,329

4 December 1971	Manchester City	H	3–1	Hinton (pen), Webster, Durban	35,384

11 December 1971	Liverpool	A	2–3	O'Hare 2	44,601

18 December 1971	Everton	H	2–0	Hinton 2	27,895

27 December 1971	Leeds United	A	0–3	44,214

1 January 1972	Chelsea	H	1–0	Gemmill	33,063

8 January 1972	Southampton	A	2–1	O'Hare, Durban	19,321

22 January 1972	West Ham United	A	3–3	Hinton, Durban, Hector	31,045

29 January 1972	Coventry City	H	1–0	Robson	29,385

12 February 1972	Arsenal	A	0–2	52,055

19 February 1972	Nottingham Forest	H	4–0	Hinton 2, O'Hare, Hector	31,801

4 March 1972	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	Hinton (pen), McFarland	33,456

11 March 1972	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–0	Hinton (pen)	36,310

18 March 1972	Leicester City	H	3–0	O'Hare, Durban, Hector	34,019

22 March 1972	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	Hector	26,738

25 March 1972	Stoke City	A	1–1	Durban	33,771

28 March 1972	Crystal Palace	A	1–0	Walker	21,158

1 April 1972	Leeds United	H	2–0	O'Hare, Hunter (og)	38,611

3 April 1972	Newcastle United	H	0–1	38,119

5 April 1972	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–0	32,439

8 April 1972	Sheffield United	A	4–0	Gemmill, Hector, Durban, O'Hare	38,238

15 April 1972	Huddersfield Town	H	3–0	McFarland, Hector, O'Hare	31,414

22 April 1972	Manchester City	A	0–2	55,023

1 May 1972	Liverpool	H	1–0	McGovern	39,159

Sentence(s)

John McGovern beat Liverpool 1–0 on a goal by McGovern.

final_sentence: John McGovern beat Liverpool 1–0 on a goal by McGovern.