| Club: | Leicester City |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Manager: | Jimmy Bloomfield |
| Chairman: | Leonard Shipman |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | FA Charity Shield |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
| Cup4: | Anglo-Italian Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | 3rd |
| League Topscorer: | Brown (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Weller (9) |
| Average Attendance: | 28,536 |
| Pattern La1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern B1: | _whitecollar |
| Pattern Ra1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern So1: | _2 white stripes |
| Leftarm1: | 0000ff |
| Body1: | 0000ff |
| Rightarm1: | 0000ff |
| Shorts1: | ffffff |
| Socks1: | 0000ff |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
During the 1971–72 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
In the 1971–72 season, Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed as new Leicester boss for the new season, and kept them in the First Division in their first season back in the top flight after a 2-year absence with a satisfying 12th-place finish. Unusually, due to Division One champions Arsenal's commitments in European competition, Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup winners Liverpool in the Charity Shield, winning it for the first time, by 1-0.[1] [2]
See main article: 1971–72 Football League First Division.
Leicester City's score comes first[3]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1971 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–2 | 16,285 | Brown, Nish | |
| 18 August 1971 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 32,079 | Brown, O'Kane (own goal) | |
| 21 August 1971 | Derby County | H | 0–2 | 35,460 | ||
| 25 August 1971 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | 21,678 | Brown | |
| 28 August 1971 | Liverpool | A | 2–3 | 50,970 | Fern, Farrington | |
| 1 September 1971 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 22,055 | ||
| 4 September 1971 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 25,238 | ||
| 11 September 1971 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 18,483 | Sammels, Kellard | |
| 18 September 1971 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 30,143 | ||
| 25 September 1971 | Arsenal | A | 0–3 | 40,201 | ||
| 2 October 1971 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 28,493 | ||
| 9 October 1971 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 31,060 | Cross | |
| 16 October 1971 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | 22,412 | Sammels, Weller | |
| 23 October 1971 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 23,088 | Weller | |
| 30 October 1971 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 36,574 | Birchenall | |
| 6 November 1971 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 39,877 | Brown | |
| 13 November 1971 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | 28,792 | Brown, Sammels, Fern | |
| 20 November 1971 | Manchester United | A | 2–3 | 48,757 | Birchenall, Glover | |
| 27 November 1971 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 29,662 | ||
| 4 December 1971 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 26,300 | Brown | |
| 11 December 1971 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 30,721 | ||
| 18 December 1971 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 29,524 | Weller | |
| 27 December 1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 37,966 | Sammels | |
| 1 January 1972 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 34,406 | Sjoberg | |
| 8 January 1972 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 26,421 | Brown | |
| 22 January 1972 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | 27,250 | Weller, Birchenall | |
| 29 January 1972 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | 26,931 | Glover, Farrington | |
| 12 February 1972 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 24,225 | ||
| 19 February 1972 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 38,783 | Glover | |
| 4 March 1972 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | 25,256 | ||
| 11 March 1972 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 23,345 | Nish (2) | |
| 18 March 1972 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 34,019 | ||
| 22 March 1972 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 32,152 | ||
| 25 March 1972 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | 19,769 | Tomlin | |
| 1 April 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 23,981 | Shaw (own goal) | |
| 3 April 1972 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 23,736 | Fern | |
| 4 April 1972 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 27,431 | ||
| 8 April 1972 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | 35,970 | Weller, Birchenall | |
| 11 April 1972 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 18,752 | ||
| 15 April 1972 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 33,342 | ||
| 22 April 1972 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 24,254 | Glover | |
| 29 April 1972 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–4 | 19,631 | Glover, Sammels (pen), Partridge |
See main article: article and 1971–72 FA Cup.
| R3 | 15 January 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 38,121 | Farrington | |
| R3R | 19 January 1972 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 37,060 | Farrington, Glover | |
| R4 | 5 February 1972 | Leyton Orient | H | 0–2 | 31,402 |
See main article: article and 1971–72 Football League Cup.
| R2 | 7 September 1971 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–3 | 11,694 | Partridge |
See main article: article and 1971 FA Charity Shield.
| 7 August 1971 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 25,014 | Whitworth |
See main article: article and 1972 Anglo-Italian Cup.
| Group 2 | 1 June 1972 | Cagliari | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | ||
| Group 2 | 4 June 1972 | Atalanta | A | 3–5 | 7,000 | Weller, Sammels (2) | |
| Group 2 | 7 June 1972 | Cagliari | H | 2–1 | 16,027 | Weller, Nish | |
| Group 2 | 10 June 1972 | Atalanta | H | 6–0 | 10,949 | Glover, Nish, Sammels, Weller (2), Farrington |