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The 1971–72 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club’s 69th in the Football League and their 31st in the Second Division. They finished in second place in the 22-team division so were promoted to the First Division for 1972–73 despite never having been in the promotion positions until after the final game of the season.They entered the 1971–72 FA Cup in the third round proper and progressed to the semi-final in which they lost to Leeds United.