
| DATE | CLUB | ATT | V | COMP | SCORE | O | SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/08/1971 | MONTROSE | 2,148 | H | LCG | 4-1 | W | Millar, McKean, Blair, Knox |
| 18/08/1971 | Stranraer | 2,018 | A | LCG | 0-2 | L | |
| 21/08/1971 | ALBION ROVERS | 3,507 | H | LCG | 1-0 | W | Munro |
| 25/08/1971 | STRANRAER | 3,523 | H | LCG | 3-0 | W | McQueen, Knox, Munro(p) |
| 28/08/1971 | Montrose | 1,537 | A | LCG | 1-0 | W | Knox |
| 01/09/1971 | Albion Rovers | 574 | A | LCG | 1-2 | L | Knox |
| 04/09/1971 | STIRLING ALBION | 3,969 | H | D2 | 3-2 | W | McLeod, Knox, Lawson |
| 08/09/1971 | STIRLING ALBION | 5,313 | H | LCQF/L1 | 2-0 | W | Munro(p), Lawson |
| 11/09/1971 | Stenhousemuir | 779 | A | D2 | 4-2 | W | McKean (3), Knox |
| 15/09/1971 | Stranraer | 1,437 | A | D2 | 4-2 | W | Blair, Prentice, McLeod (2) |
| 18/09/1971 | EAST STIRLING | 4,201 | H | D2 | 1-2 | L | McLeod |
| 22/09/1971 | Stirling Albion | 3,962 | A | LCQF/L2 | 3-0 | W | McKean, Blair, McLeod |
| 25/09/1971 | Forfar Athletic | 1,315 | A | D2 | 3-0 | W | McLeod (3) |
| 29/09/1971 | Clydebank | 2,148 | A | D2 | 3-1 | W | Millar, Munro, OG |
| 02/10/1971 | HAMILTON A | 4,713 | H | D2 | 6-2 | W | McLeod (2), McKean (3), Blair |
| 06/10/1971 | Celtic* | 29,488 | N | LCSF | 0-3 | L | |
| 09/10/1971 | Raith Rovers | 2,721 | A | D2 | 0-2 | L | |
| 16/10/1971 | BRECHIN CITY | 3,613 | H | D2 | 2-0 | W | McKean, Knox |
| 20/10/1971 | STRANRAER | 2,368 | H | D2 | 2-0 | W | McQueen, Blair |
| 30/10/1971 | Montrose | 1,837 | A | D2 | 1-3 | L | McLeod |
| 06/11/1971 | QUEEN’S PARK | 3,910 | H | D2 | 6-2 | W | Blair (2), Knox, Munro (2, 1 pen), Borland |
| 13/11/1971 | Alloa Athletic | 1,400 | A | D2 | 3-1 | W | McLeod (2), Blair |
| 20/11/1971 | BERWICK RANG | 2,450 | H | D2 | 2-0 | W | Blair (2) |
| 27/11/1971 | ARBROATH | 4,111 | H | D2 | 4-3 | W | McLeod (4) |
| 04/12/1971 | Cowdenbeath | 3,097 | A | D2 | 0-2 | L | |
| 11/12/1971 | ALBION ROVERS | 3,269 | H | D2 | 4-0 | W | Borland, McQueen, Knox, McLeod |
| 25/12/1971 | DUMBARTON | 5,520 | H | D2 | 2-2 | D | Munro, Borland |
| 27/12/1971 | CLYDEBANK | 3,773 | H | D2 | 1-1 | D | McKean |
| 01/01/1972 | Stirling Albion | 3,711 | A | D2 | 2-3 | L | McLeod, McLaughlin |
| 03/01/1972 | STENHOUSEMUIR | 4,864 | H | D2 | 0-1 | L | |
| 08/01/1972 | East Stirling | 1,122 | A | D2 | 1-3 | L | Bryceland |
| 22/01/1972 | Hamilton A | 2,165 | A | D2 | 5-1 | W | McLeod (2), Blair (3) |
| 29/01/1972 | RAITH ROVERS | 4,668 | H | D2 | 2-0 | W | McKean, Borland |
| 05/02/1972 | Forfar Athletic | 1,650 | A | SC3 | 1-0 | W | Blair |
| 12/02/1972 | Brechin City | 627 | A | D2 | 2-1 | W | Blar, Borland |
| 26/02/1972 | RANGERS | 29,376 | H | SC4 | 1-4 | L | McLeod |
| 04/03/1972 | MONTROSE | 3,592 | H | D2 | 3-1 | W | Borland, Munro(p), Blair |
| 11/03/1972 | Queens Park | 2,384 | A | D2 | 1-2 | L | McLeod |
| 18/03/1972 | ALLOA ATHLETIC | 3,208 | H | D2 | 0-1 | L | |
| 25/03/1972 | Berwick Rangers | 600 | A | D2 | 2-1 | W | Prentice, McLeod |
| 01/04/1972 | Arbroath | 2,517 | A | D2 | 2-3 | L | McLeod, Munro(p) |
| 08/04/1972 | COWDENBEATH | 3,916 | H | D2 | 3-1 | W | Blair (2), OG |
| 15/04/1972 | Albion Rovers | 1,063 | A | D2 | 2-1 | W | Blair (2) |
| 17/04/1972 | FORFAR ATH | 3,306 | H | D2 | 2-0 | W | McQueen, Blair |
| 22/04/1972 | QUEEN OF STH | 3,234 | H | D2 | 3-0 | W | McLeod, Blair (2) |
| 26/04/1972 | Queen of Sth | 1,229 | A | D2 | 1-0 | W | Bryceland(p) |
| 29/04/1972 | Dumbarton | 8,977 | A | D2 | 2-1 | W | Bryceland, Borland |
| PLAYER | SD1 | GLS | SCP | GLS | LCP | GLS | TOTAL APP | TOTAL GLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, Jim | 35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 22 |
| BORLAND, Willie | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 7 |
| BRYCELAND, Tommy | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| CLELAND, Sandy | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| CONNAGHAN, Denis | 9 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| FULTON, Willie | 13 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| GILMOUR, Jim | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| HEMMINGS, Dougie | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HENDERSON, Billy | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KNOX, Archie | 21 | 4 | – | – | 9 | 4 | 30 | 8 |
| LAWSON, Willie | 5 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| LISTER, Ian | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McDERMENT, Billy | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| McFADDEN, Andy | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| McKEAN, Bobby | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 10 |
| McLAUGHLIN, Hugh | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| McLEOD, Ally | 36 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 29 |
| McQUEEN, Gordon | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 6 |
| MILLAR, David | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| MUNRO, Iain | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 9 |
| MURRAY, Cammy | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| OSBORNE, Brian | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| PRENTICE, David | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 |
| STEVENSON, Danny | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| APPEARANCES | SD1 | SCP | LCP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNRO, Iain | 36 | 2 | 9 | 47 |
| MURRAY, Cammy | 36 | 2 | 9 | 47 |
| McLEOD, Ally | 36 | 2 | 8 | 46 |
| BLAIR, Jim | 35 | 1 | 8 | 44 |
| McQUEEN, Gordon | 34 | 2 | 7 | 43 |
| MILLAR, David | 32 | 2 | 9 | 43 |
| McKEAN, Bobby | 28 | 2 | 9 | 39 |
| McLAUGHLIN, Hugh | 27 | 1 | 7 | 35 |
| KNOX, Archie | 21 | – | 9 | 30 |
| BORLAND, Willie | 20 | 2 | – | 22 |
| FULTON, Willie | 13 | – | 9 | 22 |
| STEVENSON, Danny | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| CONNAGHAN, Denis | 9 | – | 8 | 17 |
| BRYCELAND, Tommy | 14 | 2 | – | 16 |
| PRENTICE, David | 13 | 1 | – | 14 |
| LAWSON, Willie | 5 | – | 6 | 11 |
| OSBORNE, Brian | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| GILMOUR, Jim | 10 | – | – | 10 |
| McDERMENT, Billy | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| CLELAND, Sandy | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| McFADDEN, Andy | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| HEMMINGS, Dougie | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| HENDERSON, Billy | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| LISTER, Ian | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| GOALSCORERS | SD1 | SCP | LCP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLEOD, Ally | 27 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| BLAIR, Jim | 19 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| McKEAN, Bobby | 8 | – | 2 | 10 |
| MUNRO, Iain | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
| KNOX, Archie | 4 | – | 4 | 8 |
| BORLAND, Willie | 7 | – | – | 7 |
| McQUEEN, Gordon | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| PRENTICE, David | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| MILLAR, David | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| BRYCELAND, Tommy | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| LAWSON, Willie | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumbarton | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 89 | 51 | 38 | 52 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 52 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 37 | 38 | 50 |
| 4 | St Mirren | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 37 | 50 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 28 | 41 | 48 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | Queen of Sth | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 43 |
| 8 | East Stirling | 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 |
| 11 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Queen’s Park | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 33 |
| 13 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 32 |
| 14 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 28 |
| 15 | Brechin City | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 23 |
| 16 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 75 | −34 | 22 |
| 17 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 84 | −52 | 21 |
| 18 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 20 |
| 19 | Hamilton Accies | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 93 | −62 | 16 |
| Managers: Wilson Humphries (until Jan1972) & Tommy Bryceland |
| League Position: 4th (Second Division) |
| Overall Scottish Position: 22/37 |
| Scottish Cup: 4th Round |
| League Cup: Semi Final |
| Longest Winning Run (League): 6 |
| Longest Unbeaten Run (League): 6 |
| Longest Losing Run (League): 3 |
| Longest Winless Run (League): 5 |
| Longest Winning Run (All Comps): 6 |
| Longest Unbeaten Run (All Comps): 6 |
| Longest Losing Run (All Comps): 3 |
| Longest Winless Run (All Comps): 5 |
| Highest Home Attendance: 29,376 v Rangers (Scottish Cup, 26/2/72) |
| Lowest Home Attendance: 2,148 v Montrose (League Cup, 14/8/71) |
| Average Attendance: |
| Most Appearances: |
| Top Scorer: Ally McLeod 26 |
| Clean Sheets: 2 |
| Number of Successful Penalties: |




