Scottish League Table for Sat 18 Dec 1971 |
| <-- 11 12 1971 | 1972 | 25 12 1971 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 4.0000 | 29 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Aberdeen | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 5.0000 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Hibernian | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2.3077 | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Rangers | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 2.1667 | 22 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 1.3810 | 21 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Dundee | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1.5789 | 20 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 30 | -1 | .9667 | 17 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | St Johnstone | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.0000 | 16 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Morton | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1.0417 | 15 |
| 10 | 12 | 2 | Falkirk | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -8 | .7500 | 14 |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | Dundee United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 42 | -11 | .7381 | 12 |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -11 | .6667 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Ayr United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | .5769 | 11 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Motherwell | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 42 | -20 | .5238 | 11 |
| 15 | 17 | 2 | Clyde | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -17 | .4688 | 10 |
| 16 | 15 | -1 | Airdrieonians | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 46 | -25 | .4565 | 10 |
| 17 | 18 | 1 | East Fife | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | -20 | .4286 | 9 |
| 18 | 16 | -2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -13 | .4583 | 8 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Aberdeen | 3 |
Dundee U | 0 |
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L 1 |
Ayr Utd. | 0 |
Falkirk | 3 |
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L 1 |
Clyde | 2 |
Dunfermline | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
Kilmarnock | 0 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 2 |
St.Johnstone | 2 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 0 |
Partick Ths. | 0 |
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L 1 |
Morton | 1 |
Hibernian | 1 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 1 |
Celtic | 5 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 3 |
Airdrie | 0 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 0 |
Arbroath | 3 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 7 |
Alloa Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 0 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
Clydebank | 1 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Burntisland Shipyard | 2 |
Coldstream | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Elgin City | 2 |
Stenhousemuir | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Gala Fairydean | 1 |
Queen of the South | 5 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
Queen's Park | 2 |
East Stirlingshire | 1 |
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Scottish Cup |
R1 |
St Cuthbert Wanderers | 0 |
Brechin City | 3 |
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