Front Cover Colour: Jim Montgomery Sunderland

Back Cover Colour: Gordon Banks England

Other Full Colour photos of players:
Phil Hoadley Crystal Palace
John McLaughlin Liverpool and Steve Smith Huddersfield
Mike Kearns Oxford united
Mike Summerbee Manchester City

Other full-page black and white photos of players:
Paul Richardson and Bob Chapman Nottingham Forest
Stan Brown Fulham
Alan Hudson Chelsea

Other part-page black and white photos:
Ron Atkinson Oxford United

Double page spread, colour photo:
Sheffield United 1971-1972 Team Photo

Articles:
Bobby Charlton's Diary "I feel great - and I want 20 goals"
David Wagstaffe (Wolves) is the player the stars rate
Liverpool's Bobby Graham - The player that always gets off to a flier
Goal Editor Alan Hughes says……
"There's something special about Alan Gilzean... He could still surprise us" by Ken Jones star writer
Joe Kirkup predicts Southampton are good enough for First Division title
A look at Jimmy McGuigan's £18,000 Chesterfield side
Stewart Scullion and David nish to reacquaint themselves in Division 1
Vic Mobley back as Q.P.R coach
Oxford United's players get fined for reporting back overweight
Goalcast - Goal predicts the results for the season ahead, and has a brief look at each side across all 3 Division in both England and Scotland
A review of the results from the previous week
Steve Perryman is the force that keeps Spurs ticking
Only a major prize will do for Coventry says Paul Bennett

Meet the girl behind the man - Jackie Earle (Mrs Steve Earle)
Worldwide GOAL -the international news scene with Leslie Vernon
On the Ball -Whats happening inside soccer
Jack Potts -Britain's Best Pools Guide
Classified Adverts
GOAL Club
Spot the difference
Booter Comic Strip
GOAL LINES -Reader's letters