1970–71 Football League First Division

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1970–71 season.

Football League First Division
Season1970–71
ChampionsArsenal (8th English title)
RelegatedBurnley
Blackpool
1971–72 European CupArsenal
FA Cup winnersArsenal (4th FA Cup title) (first Arsenal double)
1971–72 European Cup Winners' CupLiverpool (Runners up of FA Cup 1970–71),
Chelsea (defending champions)
1971–72 UEFA CupLeeds United,
Southampton,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,089 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerT. Brown (West Bromwich Albion), 28[1]
Biggest home winSouthampton – Crystal Palace 6–0 (4 Mar 1971)
Biggest away winBurnley – Manchester City 0–4 (19 Dec 1970)
Highest scoringArsenal – West Bromwich Albion 6–2 (19 Sept 1970)
Derby County – Manchester United 4–4 (26 Dec 1970)
Crystal Palace – Manchester United 3–5 (17 Apr 1971)
Longest winning runArsenal (9)
Longest unbeaten runLeeds United (16)
Longest losing runBlackpool (7)

Overview

Arsenal won the First Division title for the eighth time in the club's history that season. They also won the FA Cup to complete the club's first double. Arsenal wrapped up the title on 3 May, with a 1–0 win at North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Blackpool were relegated on 12 April, after only holding Tottenham Hotspur to a 0–0 draw at home. Burnley joined them on 24 April, after losing 2–1 at home to Derby County, which meant West Ham United's 1–1 draw at Manchester United saved the Hammers from relegation.

League standings
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 18 3 0 41 6 11 4 6 30 23 2.448 65 Qualified for European Cup
2 Leeds United 42 16 2 3 40 12 11 8 2 32 18 2.400 64 Qualified for UEFA Cup
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 5 5 33 19 8 9 4 21 14 1.636 52 League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 33 22 9 5 7 31 32 1.185 52 Qualified for UEFA Cup
5 Liverpool 42 11 10 0 30 10 6 7 8 12 14 1.750 51 FA Cup runners-up, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
6 Chelsea 42 12 6 3 34 21 6 9 6 18 21 1.238 51 Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup as holders
7 Southampton 42 12 5 4 35 15 5 7 9 21 29 1.273 46 Qualified for UEFA Cup
8 Manchester United 42 9 6 6 29 24 7 5 9 36 42 0.985 43
9 Derby County 42 9 5 7 32 26 7 5 9 24 28 1.037 42[lower-alpha 1]
10 Coventry City 42 12 4 5 24 12 4 6 11 13 26 0.974 42
11 Manchester City 42 7 9 5 30 22 5 8 8 17 20 1.119 41
12 Newcastle United 42 9 9 3 27 16 5 4 12 17 30 0.957 41
13 Stoke City 42 10 7 4 28 11 2 6 13 16 37 0.917 37
14 Everton 42 10 7 4 32 16 2 6 13 22 44 0.900 37
15 Huddersfield Town 42 7 8 6 19 16 4 6 11 21 33 0.816 36
16 Nottingham Forest 42 9 4 8 29 26 5 4 12 13 35 0.689 36
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 9 8 4 34 25 1 7 13 24 50 0.773 35
18 Crystal Palace 42 9 5 7 24 24 3 6 12 15 33 0.684 35
19 Ipswich Town 42 9 4 8 28 22 3 6 12 14 26 0.875 34
20 West Ham United 42 6 8 7 28 30 4 6 11 19 30 0.783 34
21 Burnley 42 4 8 9 20 31 3 5 13 9 32 0.460 27 Relegated
22 Blackpool 42 3 9 9 22 31 1 6 14 12 35 0.515 23
Source:
(C) League Champions
Notes:
  1. Derby County had initially qualified for the 1970–71 Fairs Cup after finishing the 1969–70 First Division in 4th place, but were banned from entering the competition for financial irregularities.

Results
Home \ Away ARS BLP BUR CHE COV CRY DER EVE HUD IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN NEW NOT SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 6–2 2–0 2–1
Blackpool 0–1 1–1 3–4 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–2
Burnley 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3
Chelsea 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–2
Coventry City 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Crystal Palace 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–5 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1
Derby County 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–4 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 4–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2
Everton 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–2
Huddersfield Town 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Ipswich Town 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–3
Leeds United 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
Liverpool 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Manchester City 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–4 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–0
Manchester United 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Newcastle United 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2
Nottingham Forest 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–4 3–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 4–1
Southampton 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 6–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2
Stoke City 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–2 3–1 2–1 2–4
West Ham United 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–2 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Blackpool England Les Shannon Sacked 26 October 1970 21st England Jimmy Meadows (caretaker) 26 October 1970
Blackpool England Jimmy Meadows End of caretaker spell 20 December 1970 22nd England Bob Stokoe 20 December 1970
Manchester United England Wilf McGuinness Demoted to coach 29 December 1970 18th Scotland Matt Busby (caretaker) 29 December 1970

Team locations
Locations of the Football League First Division 1970–1971 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1970–1971

Top goalscorers
  • Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.
Rank Scorer Club League goals FA Cup goals League Cup goals Texaco Cup goals Euro competitions[2] Total
1England Martin Chivers Tottenham Hotspur21175—34
2England Tony BrownWest Bromwich Albion28200—30
3England Ray KennedyArsenal1922—326
4England Bobby GouldWolverhampton Wanderers17205—24
5England Allan ClarkeLeeds United1910—323
6England Joe RoyleEverton1720—423
7England Ian Storey-MooreNottingham Forest18211—22
8Northern Ireland George BestManchester United1812——21
9Wales Ron DaviesSouthampton1740—021
10England John RadfordArsenal1521—321
11England Mick ChannonSouthampton1811—020
12Scotland Hugh CurranWolverhampton Wanderers16004—20
13England Francis LeeManchester City1401—419
14England Colin BellManchester City1340—219
15Wales John ToschackLiverpool / Cardiff City5 + 810—0 + 519
16Scotland Peter LorimerLeeds United1220—519
17England Martin PetersTottenham Hotspur9244—19
18England John RitchieStoke City13400—17
19Scotland Alan GilzeanTottenham Hotspur9440—17
20Scotland Denis LawManchester United1501——16
=England Geoff HurstWest Ham United 1501——16
22Republic of Ireland Johnny GilesLeeds United1320—116
23England Jeff AstleWest Bromwich Albion13110—15
=Scotland John O’HareDerby County1311——15
25England Alun EvansLiverpool1011—315
26England John TudorNewcastle United / Sheffield United5 + 900—014
27England Keith WellerChelsea1301—014
28Republic of Ireland Terry ConroyStoke City11210—14
29Scotland George GrahamArsenal1111—114
30Scotland Neil MartinCoventry City / Nottingham Forest1 + 9200214
31England Pop RobsonNewcastle United / West Ham United 3 + 90 + 10—013
32Northern Ireland Derek DouganWolverhampton Wanderers12001—13
33England Alan BirchenallCrystal Palace1012——13
34England Ernie HuntCoventry City 1011—113
35England Brian KiddManchester United805——13
36England Kevin HectorDerby County1101——12
37South Africa/England Colin ViljoenIpswich Town1020——12
38England Alan HintonDerby County1011——12
39Scotland Gerry QueenCrystal Palace903——12
40Scotland Peter CormackNottingham Forest8112—12
41England Frank WorthingtonHuddersfield Town920——11
42England Micky BurnsBlackpool1000——10
43England Frank James ClarkeIpswich Town820——10
44England Jimmy GreenhoffStoke City7300—10
45England Charlie GeorgeArsenal550—010
  • The listing above is from the Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72, pp. 465–468. The Queen Anne Press Limited. Compiled by Tony Williams and Roy Peskett. Editorial Board: Denis Howell, Sir Matt Busby, David Coleman, Jimmy Hill, Tony Williams and Roy Peskett.[3]

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72, pp. 465–468. The Queen Anne Press Limited. Compiled by Tony Williams and Roy Peskett. Editorial Board: Denis Howell, Sir Matt Busby, David Coleman, Jimmy Hill, Tony Williams and Roy Peskett.
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