| Manchester United beat Derby 1-0 (H) on 16 Oct 1971 |
| Derby beat Leicester 2-0 (A) on 21 Aug 1971 |
| Leicester beat Ipswich 2-1 (A) on 11 Sep 1971 |
| Ipswich beat Coventry 3-1 (H) on 17 Aug 1971 |
| Coventry beat Tottenham 1-0 (H) on 25 Sep 1971 |
| Tottenham beat Huddersfield 4-1 (H) on 21 Aug 1971 |
| Huddersfield beat Leeds 2-1 (H) on 25 Sep 1971 |
| Leeds beat Crystal Palace 2-0 (H) on 4 Sep 1971 |
| Crystal Palace beat Newcastle 2-0 (H) on 14 Aug 1971 |
| Newcastle beat Liverpool 3-2 (H) on 21 Aug 1971 |
| Liverpool beat Nottingham 3-1 (H) on 14 Aug 1971 |
| Nottingham beat West Ham 1-0 (H) on 21 Aug 1971 |
| West Ham beat Chelsea 2-1 (H) on 11 Sep 1971 |
| Chelsea beat Wolverhampton 3-1 (H) on 2 Oct 1971 |
| Wolverhampton beat Manchester City 2-1 (H) on 24 Aug 1971 |
| Manchester City beat Southampton 3-0 (H) on 25 Sep 1971 |
| Southampton beat Stoke 3-1 (H) on 17 Aug 1971 |
| Stoke beat Sheffield United 3-2 (A) on 9 Oct 1971 |
| Sheffield United beat Arsenal 1-0 (A) on 24 Aug 1971 |
| Arsenal beat West Brom 1-0 (A) on 4 Sep 1971 |
| West Brom beat Everton 2-0 (H) on 18 Aug 1971 |
| Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 (H) on 31 Aug 1971 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.