1970–71 Football League First Division

1970–71 season of Football League First Division Football League First Division 1970–71 Arsenal8th English title BurnleyBlackpool European Cup Arsenal European Cup Winners' Cup LiverpoolChelsea UEFA Cup Leeds UnitedTottenham HotspurWolverhampton WanderersSouthampton Watney Cup Manchester UnitedWest Bromwich Albion Tony Brown(28 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-10-31 Southampton 6–0 Crystal Palace(4 March 1971) Burnley 0–4 Manchester City(19 December 1970) Arsenal 6–2 West Bromwich Albion(19 September 1970)Derby County 4–4 Manchester United(26 December 1970)Crystal Palace 3–5 Manchester United(17 April 1971) 462 1089 9 matchesArsenal 16 matchesLeeds United 7 matchesBlackpool 1969–70 1971–72 Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1970–71 season. 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 main WDL World Football ARS, LEE, TOT, WOL, LIV, CHE, SOU, MUN, DER, COV, MCI, NEW, STK, EVE, HUD, NFO, WBA, CRY, IPS, WHU, BUR, BLP EC1R UC1R UC1R UC1R CWC1R CHE UC1R WAC WAC REL REL complete 29 7 6 71 29 4 15 23 34 66 7 13 22 29 63 18 15 9 52 42 16 10 16 37 38 12 11 19 39 57 16 10 16 56 54 12 13 17 54 60 11 14 17 40 49 12 10 20 42 48 27 10 5 72 30 17 17 8 42 24 12 17 13 47 42 16 11 15 65 66 14 13 15 44 46 14 8 20 42 61 17 12 13 56 44 12 13 17 44 48 19 14 9 54 33 10 15 17 58 75 10 14 18 47 60 22 8 12 64 54 C R R Arsenal Blackpool Burnley Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Qualification for the European Cup first round yellow1 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners, Arsenal, qualified for the European Cup. yellow1 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round Chelsea qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1970-71 European Cup Winners' Cup winners. blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round #CCCCFF Qualification for the Watney Cup Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition. red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Blackpool ENG Les Shannon Sacked 26 October 1970 21st ENG Jimmy Meadows (caretaker) 26 October 1970 Blackpool ENG Jimmy Meadows End of caretaker spell 20 December 1970 22nd ENG Bob Stokoe 20 December 1970 Manchester United ENG Wilf McGuinness Demoted to coach 29 December 1970 18th SCO Matt Busby (caretaker) 29 December 1970 Team locations England left 400 Locations of the Football League First Division 1970–1971 teams England 51.56 -0.10 left England 53.81 -3.05 left England 53.79 -2.25 left England 51.50 -0.19 left England 52.41 -1.51 left England 51.40 -0.085 left England 52.92 -1.476 left England 53.47 -2.97 left England 53.64 -1.78 left England 52.06 1.14 left England 53.78 -1.57 left England 53.53 -2.99 left England 53.47 -2.18 left England 53.47 -2.30 left England 54.98 -1.62 left England 53.01 -1.137 left England 50.91 -1.39 left England 53.00 -2.18 left England 51.63 -0.063 left England 52.52 -1.97 left England 51.54 0.040 left England 52.59 -2.13 left Arsenal Blackpool Burnley Chelsea Coventry Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Huddersfield Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle Nottingham Forest Southampton Stoke Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Wolverhampton Wanderers Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1970–1971 Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Greater London 51.398 -0.085 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Arsenal Chelsea Crystal Palace Tottenham West Ham 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. RankScorerClubLeague goalsFA Cup goalsLeague Cup goalsTexaco Cup goalsEuro competitions*The goals listed below in the European fields stem from the following competitions: Everton participated in the 1970–71 European Cup. Manchester City participated in the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup. Arsenal, Coventry City, Leeds United (winners), Liverpool, and Newcastle United participated in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers participated in the 1970–71 Texaco Cup.Total1 ENG Martin Chivers Tottenham Hotspur 21175—342 ENG Tony Brown West Bromwich Albion 28200—303 ENG Ray Kennedy Arsenal 1922—3264 ENG Bobby Gould Wolverhampton Wanderers 17205—245 ENG Allan Clarke Leeds United 1910—3236 ENG Joe Royle Everton 1720—4237 ENG Ian Storey-Moore Nottingham Forest 18211—228 NIR George Best Manchester United 1812——219 WAL Ron Davies Southampton 1740—02110 ENG John Radford Arsenal 1521—32111 ENG Mick Channon Southampton 1811—02012 SCO Hugh Curran Wolverhampton Wanderers 16004—2013 ENG Francis Lee Manchester City 1401—41914 ENG Colin Bell Manchester City 1340—21915 WAL John Toschack Liverpool / Cardiff City 5 + 810—0 + 51916 SCO Peter Lorimer Leeds United 1220—51917 ENG Martin Peters Tottenham Hotspur 9244—1918 ENG John Ritchie Stoke City 13400—1719 SCO Alan Gilzean Tottenham Hotspur 9440—1720 SCO Denis Law Manchester United 1501——16= ENG Geoff Hurst West Ham United 1501——1622 IRE Johnny Giles Leeds United 1320—11623 ENG Jeff Astle West Bromwich Albion 13110—15= SCO John O’Hare Derby County 1311——1525 ENG Alun Evans Liverpool 1011—31526 ENG John Tudor Newcastle United / Sheffield United 5 + 900—01427 ENG Keith Weller Chelsea 1301—01428 IRE Terry Conroy Stoke City 11210—1429 SCO George Graham Arsenal 1111—11430 SCO Neil Martin Coventry City / Nottingham Forest 1 + 920021431 ENG Pop Robson Newcastle United / West Ham United 3 + 90 + 10—01332 NIR Derek Dougan Wolverhampton Wanderers 12001—1333 ENG Alan Birchenall Crystal Palace 1012——1334 ENG Ernie Hunt Coventry City 1011—11335 ENG Brian Kidd Manchester United 805——1336 ENG Kevin Hector Derby County 1101——1237 RSA 1928/ENG Colin Viljoen Ipswich Town 1020——1238 ENG Alan Hinton Derby County 1011——1239 SCO Gerry Queen Crystal Palace 903——1240 SCO Peter Cormack Nottingham Forest 8112—1241 ENG Frank Worthington Huddersfield Town 920——1142 ENG Micky Burns Blackpool 1000——1043 ENG Frank James Clarke Ipswich Town 820——1044 ENG Jimmy Greenhoff Stoke City 7300—1045 ENG Charlie George Arsenal 550—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.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. References RSSSF Category:Football League First Division seasons Eng Category:1970–71 Football League Category:1970–71 in English football leagues