1971–72 snooker season

1971–72 snooker season
Details
Duration	March 1971 – April 1972
Tournaments	8 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
World Championship	Alex Higgins
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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.

Calendar[edit]

Date^[a]			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Reference
04-28	04-29	ENG	NR	Park Drive 600	St Phillips Social Club	Sheffield	Ray Reardon	John Spencer	4–0	^[1]
05-17	05-19	AUS	NR	Hunter Valley Championship	Maitland Leagues Club	Maitland	Eddie Charlton	Warren Simpson	5–4	^[2]^[3]
05-??	06-??	ENG	NR	Willie Smith Trophy	East Ward Liberal Club	Leeds	Alex Higgins	John Dunning	25–13	^[4]
09-17		ENG	NR	Stratford Professional	Wilmcote Working Men's Club	Wilmcote	John Spencer	David Taylor	5–2	^[5]
10-04	10-31	ENG	NR	Park Drive 2000 (October 1971)		Various	Ray Reardon	John Spencer	4–3	^[6]^[7]
11-08	11-30	AUS	NR	Australian Professional Championship	Junior Rugby League Club	Sydney	Eddie Charlton	Warren Simpson	15–7	^[8]
12-29	01-01	ENG	NR	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Eddie Charlton	Ray Reardon	1–0	^[9]^[10]
01-03	01-08	NIR	NR	Irish Professional Championship		Various	Alex Higgins	Jackie Rea	28–12	^[11]
01-31	02-20	ENG	NR	Park Drive 2000 (Spring 1972)		Various	John Spencer	Alex Higgins	4–3	^[12]^[7]
03-01	02-26	ENG	NR	World Snooker Championship	Selly Park British Legion	Birmingham	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	37–31	^[13]^[b]
01-03	03-20	ENG	NR	Men Of The Midlands		Various	Alex Higgins	John Spencer	4–2	^[15]

Notes[edit]

^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
^ Some sources give the score as 37–32. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History (2004) says "Higgins triumphed 37–31 (not 37–32 as so many publications have wrongly printed)."^[14]

References[edit]

^ Everton, Clive; Silverton, John (1972). Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book. Gallagher Ltd. p. 20.
^ "$1250 prize for snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 1971. p. 18.
^ "Untitled article". World Snooker. July 1972. p. 12.
^ "Alex Higgins retains Willie Smith trophy". World Snooker. July 1972. p. 1.
^ "Snooker champion in top form". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. p. 32.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "Snooker: Higgins makes final flourish". The Times. 28 February 1972. p. 7.
^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0954854904.
^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[1] Dates use the mm-dd date format.

[16] Some sources give the score as 37–32. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History (2004) says "Higgins triumphed 37–31 (not 37–32 as so many publications have wrongly printed)."^[14]

[2] Everton, Clive; Silverton, John (1972). Park Drive Official Snooker And Billiards Year book. Gallagher Ltd. p. 20.

[3] "$1250 prize for snooker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 1971. p. 18.

[4] "Untitled article". World Snooker. July 1972. p. 12.

[5] "Alex Higgins retains Willie Smith trophy". World Snooker. July 1972. p. 1.

[Coventry_1-6] "Snooker champion in top form". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1971. p. 32.

[7] Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[GBS-8] Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 0851122302.

[9] Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[10] "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.

[11] "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[12] Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[13] Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[T28FEB-14] "Snooker: Higgins makes final flourish". The Times. 28 February 1972. p. 7.

[CUESPORT72-15] Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Rose Villa Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0954854904.

[17] Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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