The results of this voting were published on France Football # 1343 (28 December 1971).
There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.
The columns are: Position Name of Player Name of Club Nationality Total Number of Points 1P = First Places 2P = Second Places 3P = Third Places 4P = Fourth Places 5P = Fifth Places Votes = Number of Voters who nominated this player
Pos Player Country Club Total 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Votes
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1. Johan Cruyff Netherlands Ajax 116 19 5 - - 1 25
2. Alessandro Mazzola Italy Internazionale 57 3 6 3 3 3 18
3. George Best Northern Ireland Manchester United 56 1 5 8 3 1 18
4. Gunter Netzer West Germany Borussia Moenchengladbach 30 1 1 3 4 4 13
5. Franz Beckenbauer West Germany Bayern Munich 27 - 4 2 1 3 10
6. Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich 18 1 1 1 2 2 7
Josip Skoblar Yugoslavia Olympique Marseille 18 1 - 2 2 3 8
8. Martin Chivers England Tottenham 12 - 1 1 2 1 5
9. Piet Keizer Netherlands Ajax 9 - 1 1 1 - 3
10. Bobby Moore England West Ham United 7 - 1 1 - - 2
Ferenc Bene Hungary Újpest Dózsa 7 - - 1 1 2 4
12. Yevgueni Rudakov Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 6 - - 1 1 1 3
13. Giacinto Facchetti Italy Internazionale 4 - 1 - - - 1
Dimitris Domazos Greece Panathinaikos 4 - - 1 - 1 2
15. José Martínez "Pirri" Spain Real Madrid 3 - - 1 - - 1
Dragan Dzajic Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda 3 - - - 1 1 2
Berti Vogts West Germany Borussia Moenchengadbach 3 - - - 1 1 2
18. Terry Cooper England Leeds United 2 - - - 1 - 1
Francis Lee England Manchester City 2 - - - 1 - 1
Wolfgang Overath West Germany 1.FC Köln 2 - - - 1 - 1
Wilfred Van Moer Belgium Standard Liege 2 - - - 1 - 1
22. Bobby Charlton England Manchester United 1 - - - - 1 1
Albert Shesternev Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 1 - - - - 1 1
Notes:
1. France-Football reports Martin Chivers with 13 points.
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