Scottish League Table for Sat 25 Dec 1971 |
| <-- 18 12 1971 | 1972 | 01 01 1972 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 15 | 40 | 3.6667 | 31 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Aberdeen | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 43 | 5.3000 | 30 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Rangers | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 2.2222 | 24 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Hibernian | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2.1429 | 23 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Dundee | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1.5789 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 1.2917 | 21 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | St Johnstone | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1.0000 | 17 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Partick Thistle | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 31 | -2 | .9355 | 17 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Morton | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 28 | -1 | .9643 | 15 |
| 10 | 12 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -9 | .7429 | 14 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Dundee United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 44 | -10 | .7727 | 14 |
| 12 | 10 | -2 | Falkirk | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 35 | -11 | .6857 | 14 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Ayr United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | .6154 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Motherwell | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 43 | -20 | .5349 | 12 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Clyde | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -17 | .4848 | 11 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 47 | -25 | .4681 | 11 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | East Fife | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -20 | .4444 | 10 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 27 | -14 | .4815 | 8 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Airdrie | 1 |
Clyde | 1 |
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L 1 |
Celtic | 3 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 2 |
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L 1 |
Dundee U | 3 |
Dunfermline | 2 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 1 |
Motherwell | 1 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 0 |
Aberdeen | 3 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 0 |
Rangers | 1 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 4 |
Morton | 2 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 0 |
Ayr Utd. | 1 |
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L 1 |
St.Johnstone | 0 |
Dundee | 0 |
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L 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 0 |
Montrose | 3 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 2 |
Queen o' Sth | 2 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 2 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
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L 2 |
Clydebank | 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 |
Albion Rov. | 0 |
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L 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Queen's Park | 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 0 |
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L 2 |
St. Mirren | 2 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 0 |
E Stirling | 3 |
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