| Club: | Clydebank F.C. |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Manager: | Jack Steedman |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division Two |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 4th Round |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finalists |
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| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 season was Clydebank's sixth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish League Division Two where they finished 9th in the table, Scottish League Cup where they reached the quarter-finals and Scottish Cup.
See main article: 1971–72 Scottish Second Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September | Dumbarton | A | 3–2 | Kane (2), Bolton | 2,668 |
| 2 | 11 September | Queen of the South | H | 1–3 | Kane | 1,768 |
| 3 | 15 September | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | Munro | 1,142 |
| 4 | 18 September | Berwick Rangers | A | 1–1 | Kane | 701 |
| 5 | 25 September | Arbroath | H | 0–0 | 1,483 | |
| 6 | 29 September | St Mirren | H | 1–3 | Love | 2,148 |
| 7 | 2 October | Albion Rovers | A | 0–2 | 640 | |
| 8 | 9 October | Montrose | H | 1–2 | Munro | 1,221 |
| 9 | 16 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 1–1 | Kane | 1,044 |
| 10 | 23 October | Cowdenbeath | H | 1–4 | Caskie | 990 |
| 11 | 30 October | East Stirlingshire | A | 1–0 | Gray (penalty) | 560 |
| 12 | 6 November | Forfar Athletic | H | 2–0 | Currie, Kane | 985 |
| 13 | 13 November | Raith Rovers | A | 3–1 | 2,086 | |
| 14 | 20 November | Hamilton Academical | H | 7–1 | Kane (3), Caskie, Hay, Munro | 750 |
| 15 | 27 November | Stranraer | A | 2–2 | Kane (2) | 957 |
| 16 | 11 December | Brechin City | H | 1–2 | Hay | 916 |
| 17 | 18 December | Stirling Albion | A | 1–1 | Currie | 1,540 |
| 18 | 25 December | Stenhousemuir | H | 2–1 | Munro, Hay | 745 |
| 19 | 27 December | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Fallon | 3,773 |
| 20 | 1 January | Dumbarton | H | 2–3 | Fallon, McPaul | 3,861 |
| 21 | 3 January | Queen of the South | A | 0–2 | 3,511 | |
| 22 | 8 January | Berwick Rangers | H | 0–0 | 983 | |
| 23 | 15 January | Arbroath | A | 2–1 | McPaul, Munro | 1,523 |
| 24 | 22 January | Albion Rovers | H | 3–1 | Fallon (2 penalties), Kane | 1,000 |
| 25 | 29 January | Montrose | A | 2–1 | Kane, McPaul | 986 |
| 26 | 12 February | Alloa Athletic | H | 3–1 | Newman, Fallon (penalty), Munro | 1,253 |
| 27 | 19 February | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–0 | 1,585 | |
| 28 | 4 March | East Stirlingshire | H | 3–4 | Munro (2), McPaul | 953 |
| 29 | 11 March | Forfar Athletic | A | 1–2 | Munro | 951 |
| 30 | 25 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0 | Munro | 943 |
| 31 | 1 April | Stranraer | H | 3–0 | Munro, McPaul, Currie | 1,214 |
| 32 | 11 April | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | 977 | |
| 33 | 15 April | Brechin City | A | 2–1 | Hay, Munro | 346 |
| 34 | 18 April | Queen's Park | A | 4–4 | Currie (2), Munro (2) | 577 |
| 35 | 22 April | Stirling Albion | H | 0–0 | 1,475 | |
| 36 | 29 April | Stenhousemuir | A | 1–3 | 280 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 41 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Clydebank | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 19 | 36 |
See main article: 1971–72 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | Berwick Rangers | A | 2–2 | Kane, Caskie | 448 |
| 2 | 18 August | Queen's Park | H | 3–2 | McFarlane (2), Kane | 1,665 |
| 3 | 21 August | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–1 | Russell, Moy | 1,905 |
| 4 | 25 August | Queen's Park | A | 1–1 | Kane, Caskie | 980 |
| 3 | 28 August | Berwick Rangers | H | 5–0 | McGee (2), Munro, Caskie, McFarlane | 1,948 |
| 4 | 1 September | Cowdenbeath | A | 4–3 | Kinnell, Caskie, Bostock, McFarlane | 727 |
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| 1 | Clydebank | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Queen's Park | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Berwick Rangers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | –6 | 4 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF L1 | 8 September | Celtic | H | 0–5 | 10,600 | ||
| QF L2 | 22 September | Celtic | A | 2–6 | Hay, Ruddy | 15,045 |
See main article: 1971–72 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Clydebank Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 5 February | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Kane | 1,955 |
| R3 R | 9 January | East Fife | A | 1–0 | McGee | 5,104 |
| R4 | 26 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | 11,953 | |