1971 Uganda National First Division League
# 1971 Uganda National First Division League

The 1971 Uganda National First Division League was the fourth season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

## Overview

The 1971 Uganda National First Division League was contested by 8 teams and was won by Simba FC, the Army side. In the next two seasons of 1972 and 1973 the championship was not completed because of civil unrest.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Simba FC (C) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 26 | Champions |
| 2 | Prisons | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 21 | |
| 3 | Coffee Kakira | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 17 | |
| 4 | Express FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | |
| 5 | Uganda Police FC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 11 | |
| 6 | Jinja | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 9 | |
| 7 | Masaka | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 7 | |
| 8 | Kilembe Mines FC | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 6 | |

## Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 1971 season was Polly Ouma of Simba FC with 18 goals.

