| 14 Aug 71 | r00  | ArsenalArsenal | 3 - 0 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 2 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 2 - 2 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 2 - 2 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | IpswichIpswich | 0 - 0 | EvertonEverton |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 0 - 1 | LeedsLeeds |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 3 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 0 - 1 | West BromWest Brom |
| 14 Aug 71 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 2 - 2 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 17 Aug 71 | r00 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 0 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 17 Aug 71 | r00 | IpswichIpswich | 3 - 1 | CoventryCoventry |
| 17 Aug 71 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 2 | WolvesWolves |
| 17 Aug 71 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 3 - 0 | LeedsLeeds |
| 17 Aug 71 | r00 | SouthamptonSouthampton | 3 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 18 Aug 71 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 3 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 18 Aug 71 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 2 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 18 Aug 71 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 18 Aug 71 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 4 - 0 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 18 Aug 71 | r00 | TottenhamTottenham | 0 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 18 Aug 71 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 2 - 0 | EvertonEverton |
| 20 Aug 71 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 3 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 2 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 0 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | LeedsLeeds | 0 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 0 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 3 - 2 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 0 | West HamWest Ham |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | SouthamptonSouthampton | 0 - 0 | IpswichIpswich |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | StokeStoke | 3 - 1 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | TottenhamTottenham | 4 - 1 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 21 Aug 71 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 1 - 1 | CoventryCoventry |
| 23 Aug 71 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 3 - 1 | West BromWest Brom |
| 23 Aug 71 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 0 - 0 | IpswichIpswich |
| 24 Aug 71 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 0 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 24 Aug 71 | r00 | CoventryCoventry | 2 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 24 Aug 71 | r00 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 0 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 24 Aug 71 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 2 - 0 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 24 Aug 71 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 3 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 24 Aug 71 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 2 - 1 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 25 Aug 71 | r00 | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 1 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 25 Aug 71 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 0 - 0 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 25 Aug 71 | r00 | StokeStoke | 3 - 1 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 0 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 2 - 2 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 1 - 2 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | IpswichIpswich | 0 - 2 | LeedsLeeds |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 2 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 4 - 0 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 0 - 0 | West BromWest Brom |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 1 - 0 | EvertonEverton |
| 28 Aug 71 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 1 - 1 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 30 Aug 71 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 4 - 0 | CoventryCoventry |
| 31 Aug 71 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 1 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 31 Aug 71 | r00 | IpswichIpswich | 0 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 31 Aug 71 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 0 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 31 Aug 71 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 3 - 1 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 31 Aug 71 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 1 - 0 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 01 Sep 71 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 1 - 0 | West BromWest Brom |
| 01 Sep 71 | r00 | LeedsLeeds | 5 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 01 Sep 71 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 0 - 1 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 01 Sep 71 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 1 - 0 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 3 - 3 | CoventryCoventry |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 0 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | LeedsLeeds | 2 - 0 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 0 - 0 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 1 - 0 | IpswichIpswich |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 2 - 2 | West HamWest Ham |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 3 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 2 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | StokeStoke | 0 - 1 | WolvesWolves |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | TottenhamTottenham | 2 - 0 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 04 Sep 71 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 0 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 0 | LeedsLeeds |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 1 - 3 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 4 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 1 - 0 | West BromWest Brom |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | IpswichIpswich | 1 - 2 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 1 - 0 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 2 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 2 - 2 | TottenhamTottenham |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | West HamWest Ham | 2 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 11 Sep 71 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 1 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | ChelseaChelsea | 1 - 1 | DerbyDerby |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 2 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 0 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 0 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 4 - 2 | West HamWest Ham |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 2 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 2 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | SouthamptonSouthampton | 3 - 1 | CoventryCoventry |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | StokeStoke | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | TottenhamTottenham | 3 - 0 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 18 Sep 71 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 1 - 2 | IpswichIpswich |
| 25 Sep 71 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 3 - 0 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 25 Sep 71 | r00 | CoventryCoventry | 1 - 0 | TottenhamTottenham |
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