Scottish League Table for Thu 27 Apr 1972 |
| <-- 25 04 1972 | 1972 | 29 04 1972 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 23 | 71 | 4.0870 | 59 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Aberdeen | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 26 | 54 | 3.0769 | 49 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Rangers | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 1.9412 | 42 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Hibernian | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 1.8182 | 42 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Dundee | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 1.6765 | 40 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 1.0208 | 37 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 1.0600 | 34 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | St Johnstone | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 57 | -8 | .8596 | 30 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Dundee United | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 70 | -16 | .7714 | 29 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Motherwell | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 68 | -20 | .7059 | 28 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 63 | -15 | .7619 | 27 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Morton | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 51 | -6 | .8824 | 26 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Falkirk | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 60 | -16 | .7333 | 26 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Ayr United | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 54 | -20 | .6296 | 26 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 76 | -32 | .5789 | 25 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | East Fife | 33 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 60 | -27 | .5500 | 24 |
| 17 | 18 | 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 49 | -18 | .6327 | 23 |
| 18 | 17 | -1 | Clyde | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 66 | -33 | .5000 | 23 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Rangers | 3 |
Dunfermline | 4 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
Queen's Park | 1 |
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