1971–72 snooker season explained

Duration:	March 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments:	8 (non-ranking)
Worldchamps:	Alex Higgins
Previous:	1970–71
Next:	1972–73

The 1971–72 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between March 1971 and April 1972. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.__TOC__

Calendar

Date			Rank	width=235	Tournament name	width=180	Venue	width=90	City	width=160	Winner	width=160	Runner-up	width=40	Score	width=20	Reference
			NR	Park Drive 600	St Phillips Social Club	Sheffield	Ray Reardon	John Spencer	4–0	^[1]
		Australia	NR	Hunter Valley Championship	Maitland Leagues Club	Maitland	Eddie Charlton	Warren Simpson	5–4	^[2] ^[3]
			NR	Willie Smith Trophy	East Ward Liberal Club	Leeds	Alex Higgins	John Dunning	25–13	^[4]
09-17			NR	Stratford Professional	Wilmcote Working Men's Club	Wilmcote	John Spencer	David Taylor	5–2	^[5]
10-04	10-31		NR	Park Drive 2000 (October 1971)		Various	Ray Reardon	John Spencer	4–3	^[6] ^[7]
11-08	11-30		NR		Junior Rugby League Club	Sydney			15–7	^[8]
12-29	01-01		NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Eddie Charlton	Ray Reardon	1–0	^[9] ^[10]
01-03	01-08		NR	Irish Professional Championship		Various	Alex Higgins	Jackie Rea		^[11]
01-31	02-20		NR	Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972)		Various	John Spencer	Alex Higgins	4–3	^[12]
03-01	02-26		NR	World Snooker Championship		Birmingham	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	37–31	^[13]
01-03	03-20		NR	Men Of The Midlands		Various	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	4–2	^[14]

Notes and References

1. Book: Everton . Clive . Silverton . John . Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book . Gallagher Ltd . 1972 . 20.
2. News: $1250 prize for snooker . The Sydney Morning Herald . 4 May 1971 . 18.
3. Untitled article . World Snooker . July 1972 . 12.
4. Alex Higgins retains Willie Smith trophy . World Snooker . July 1972 . 1.
5. News: Snooker champion in top form. Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. 32.
6. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html. 16 February 2012.
7. Book: Everton, Clive . 1981 . The Guinness Book of Snooker . Guinness Superlatives Ltd . 90 . 0851122302.
8. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other National Professional Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 January 2018.
9. Web site: Pot Black History. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm. 24 December 2008.
10. Web site: Pot Black, Junior Pot Black. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 January 2018.
11. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other National Professional Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 January 2018.
12. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html. 16 February 2012.
13. News: Snooker: Higgins makes final flourish . The Times . 28 February 1972 . 7.
14. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html. 16 February 2012.