Scottish League Table for Mon 01 May 1972 |
| <-- 29 04 1972 | 1972 | 02 09 1972 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 28 | 68 | 3.4286 | 60 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Aberdeen | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 80 | 26 | 54 | 3.0769 | 50 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 38 | 33 | 1.8684 | 44 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 1.8235 | 44 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Dundee | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 21 | 1.5526 | 41 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 1.0816 | 39 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 54 | -1 | .9815 | 34 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | St Johnstone | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 58 | -6 | .8966 | 32 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Dundee United | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 70 | -15 | .7857 | 31 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Motherwell | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 69 | -20 | .7101 | 29 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 64 | -15 | .7656 | 28 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Ayr United | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 58 | -18 | .6897 | 28 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Morton | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 52 | -6 | .8846 | 27 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 60 | -16 | .7333 | 27 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 76 | -32 | .5789 | 26 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | East Fife | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 61 | -27 | .5574 | 25 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Clyde | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 66 | -33 | .5000 | 24 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | -19 | .6200 | 23 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Dundee | 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 4 |
Ayr Utd. | 2 |
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