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Statistics of The Football League in season 1970/1971.

Contents

[edit] Overview

[edit] First Division

Arsenal won the league championship at the home of their bitter rivals, with Ray Kennedy scoring the winner. This would soon be followed by their FA Cup final tie with Liverpool. They narrowly overcame Leeds to win the league, with a 12-point gap separating Leeds from third-placed Tottenham. Wolves and Liverpool joined these two teams in the UEFA Cup. Chelsea missed out on the top five on goal average but compensated for this shortcoming by achieving European Cup Winners' Cup glory over Real Madrid.

Burnley and Blackpool (who won this year's Anglo-Italian Cup) were relegated to the Second Division. Burnley returned from 1973/74 to 1975/76 but Blackpool have never regained their top flight status.

Wilf McGuinness was sacked after 18 unsuccessful months as manager of Manchester United. Sir Matt Busby was re-appointed as manager on a temporary basis, but never considered returning to his old job on a permanent basis. Leicester City manager Frank O'Farrell was appointed at the end of the season.

[edit] Second Division

Leicester City and Sheffield United were promoted to the First Division. Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, two of the most famous and historic names in English football, were relegated to the Third Division.

[edit] Third Division

Preston North End and Fulham finally had something to shout about by getting promoted to the Second Division. Reading, Bury, Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham slid into the Fourth Division.

[edit] Fourth Division

Notts County, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Oldham Athletic and York City were promoted to the Third Division. The Football League voted for the league's four bottom clubs to maintain their status.

[edit] League standings

Football League, First Division
Season 1970–71
Champions Arsenal
Relegated Burnley
Blackpool
European Cup 1971–72 Arsenal
European Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72 Chelsea
Liverpool
UEFA Cup 1971–72 Leeds United
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71 Arsenal
Coventry City
Leeds United (winners)
Liverpool
Newcastle United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1089 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorer ?
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?

[edit] First Division

P W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 42 29 7 6 71 29 2.448 65 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71;
European Cup 1971–72
First round[1][2]
2 Leeds United 42 27 10 5 72 30 2.400 64 Winners of the
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71;
UEFA Cup 1971–72
First round[2]
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 14 9 54 33 1.636 52 UEFA Cup 1971–72
First round[3]
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 8 12 64 54 1.185 52 UEFA Cup 1971–72
First round
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 42 24 1.750 51 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71;
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72
First round[2][4]
6 Chelsea 42 18 15 9 52 42 1.238 51 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72
First round[5]
7 Southampton 42 17 12 13 56 44 1.273 46 UEFA Cup 1971–72
First round
8 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 65 66 0.985 43
9 Derby County 42 16 10 16 56 54 1.037 42 [6]
10 Coventry City 42 16 10 16 37 38 0.974 42 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71[2]
11 Manchester City 42 12 17 13 47 42 1.119 41
12 Newcastle United 42 14 13 15 44 46 0.957 41 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71[2]
13 Stoke City 42 12 13 17 44 48 0.917 37
14 Everton 42 12 13 17 54 60 0.900 37
15 Huddersfield Town 42 11 14 17 40 49 0.816 36
16 Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 42 61 0.689 36
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 15 17 58 75 0.773 35
18 Crystal Palace 42 12 11 19 39 57 0.684 35
19 Ipswich Town 42 12 10 20 42 48 0.875 34
20 West Ham United 42 10 14 18 47 60 0.783 34
21 Burnley 42 7 13 22 29 63 0.460 27
22 Blackpool 42 4 15 23 34 66 0.515 23
  1. ^ In addition to the league title, Arsenal also won the FA Cup, thus achieving the coveted double.
  2. ^ a b c d e Leeds United won this year's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating Juventus in the finals on away goals. The other participants in
    this years competition were Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Coventry.
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur were winners of this season's League Cup.
  4. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72 as 1971 FA Cup Final runners up, winners Arsenal having won
    the league and thus the Double and entering the European Cup.
  5. ^ Chelsea qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72 as Cup Winners Cup holders.
  6. ^ 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.
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970–71
League Cup Winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated


[edit] Second Division

P W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1 Leicester City 42 23 13 6 57 30 1.900 59
2 Sheffield United 42 21 14 7 73 39 1.872 56
3 Cardiff City 42 20 13 9 64 41 1.561 53

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72
First round
4 Carlisle United 42 20 13 9 65 43 1.512 53
5 Hull City 42 19 13 10 54 41 1.317 51
6 Luton Town 42 18 13 11 62 43 1.442 49
7 Middlesbrough 42 17 14 11 60 43 1.395 48
8 Millwall 42 19 9 14 59 42 1.405 47
9 Birmingham City 42 17 12 13 58 48 1.208 46
10 Norwich City 42 15 14 13 54 52 1.038 44
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 58 53 1.094 43
12 Swindon Town 42 15 12 15 61 51 1.196 42
13 Sunderland 42 15 12 15 52 54 0.963 42
14 Oxford United 42 14 14 14 41 48 0.854 42
15 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 12 18 51 69 0.739 36
16 Portsmouth 42 10 14 18 46 61 0.754 34
17 Orient 42 9 16 17 29 51 0.569 34
18 Watford 42 10 13 19 38 60 0.633 33
19 Bristol City 42 10 11 21 46 64 0.719 31
20 Charlton Athletic 42 8 14 20 41 65 0.631 30
21 Blackburn Rovers 42 6 15 21 37 69 0.536 27
22 Bolton Wanderers 42 7 10 25 35 74 0.473 24


Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated


[edit] Third Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Preston North End 46 22 17 7 63 39 1.615 61
2 Fulham 46 24 12 10 68 41 1.659 60
3 Halifax Town 46 22 12 12 74 55 1.345 56
4 Aston Villa 46 19 15 12 54 46 1.174 53
5 Chesterfield 46 17 17 12 66 38 1.737 51
6 Bristol Rovers 46 19 13 14 69 50 1.380 51
7 Mansfield Town 46 18 15 13 64 62 1.032 51
8 Rotherham United 46 17 16 13 64 60 1.067 50
9 Wrexham 46 18 13 15 72 65 1.108 49
10 Torquay United 46 19 11 16 54 57 0.947 49
11 Swansea City 46 15 16 15 59 56 1.054 46
12 Barnsley 46 17 11 18 49 52 0.942 45
13 Shrewsbury Town 46 16 13 17 58 62 0.935 45
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 14 16 16 50 47 1.064 44
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 19 15 63 63 1.000 43
16 Rochdale 46 14 15 17 61 68 0.897 43
17 Port Vale 46 15 12 19 52 59 0.881 42
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 22 14 45 55 0.818 42
19 Bradford City 46 13 14 19 49 62 0.790 40
20 Walsall 46 14 11 21 51 57 0.895 39
21 Reading 46 14 11 21 48 85 0.565 39
22 Bury 46 12 13 21 52 60 0.867 37
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 9 24 45 66 0.682 35
24 Gillingham 46 10 13 23 42 67 0.627 33
Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Relegated


[edit] Fourth Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Notts County 46 30 9 7 89 36 2.472 69
2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 24 12 10 81 46 1.761 60
3 Oldham Athletic 46 24 11 11 88 63 1.397 59
4 York City 46 23 10 13 78 54 1.444 56
5 Chester City 46 24 7 15 69 55 1.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 21 12 13 70 54 1.296 54
7 Northampton Town 46 19 13 14 63 59 1.068 51
8 Southport 46 21 6 19 63 57 1.105 48
9 Exeter City 46 17 14 15 67 68 0.985 48
10 Workington 46 18 12 16 48 49 0.980 48
11 Stockport County 46 16 14 16 49 65 0.754 46
12 Darlington 46 17 11 18 58 57 1.018 45
13 Aldershot 46 14 17 15 66 71 0.930 45
14 Brentford 46 18 8 20 66 62 1.065 44
15 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 8 20 75 76 0.987 44
16 Peterborough United 46 18 7 21 70 71 0.986 43
17 Scunthorpe United 46 15 13 18 56 61 0.918 43
18 Southend United 46 14 15 17 53 66 0.803 43
19 Grimsby Town 46 18 7 21 57 71 0.803 43
20 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 51 66 0.773 43
21 Lincoln City 46 13 13 20 70 71 0.986 39
22 Newport County 46 10 8 28 55 85 0.647 28
23 Hartlepool 46 8 12 26 34 74 0.459 28
24 Barrow 46 7 8 31 51 90 0.567 22

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Promoted
Failed re-election


[edit] See also

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