Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Arsenal |
New Club in League | Cambridge United |
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The 1970β71 season was the 72nd completed season of The Football League.
Arsenal won the league championship at the home of their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, 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 United 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 beating Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
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 it took Blackpool until the 2009β10 season to regain their top flight status after a 3β2 victory over Cardiff City in the Playoff Final (only to be relegated back after the 2010β11 season).
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.
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.
Preston North End and Fulham finally had something to shout about by getting promoted to the Second Division. Halifax Town achieved its best ever league position, missing out on the Second Division by one place. Reading, Bury, Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham slid into the 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.
Beginning with the season 1894β95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976β77 season. [1]
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958β59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election. [2]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions |
Arsenal 8th English title |
Relegated |
Burnley Blackpool |
European Cup | Arsenal |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Liverpool Chelsea |
UEFA Cup |
Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton |
Watney Cup |
Manchester United West Bromwich Albion |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,089 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Tony Brown (28 goals) [3] |
Biggest home win |
Southampton 6β0
Crystal Palace (4 May 1971) |
Biggest away win |
Burnley 0β4
Manchester City (19 December 1970) |
Highest scoring |
Arsenal 6β2
West Bromwich Albion (19 September 1970) Derby County 4β4 Manchester United (26 December 1970) Crystal Palace 3β5 Manchester United (17 April 1971) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Arsenal |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Leeds United |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Blackpool |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | 2.448 | 65 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 2.400 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 1.636 | 52 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 52 | |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 42 | 24 | 1.750 | 51 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 51 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [b] |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 44 | 1.273 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 43 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [c] |
9 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 1.037 | 42 | |
10 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 38 | 0.974 | 42 | |
11 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 1.119 | 41 | |
12 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 0.957 | 41 | |
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 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [c] |
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 (R) | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 63 | 0.460 | 27 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Blackpool (R) | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 66 | 0.515 | 23 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Leicester City |
Promoted |
Leicester City Sheffield United |
Relegated |
Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers |
Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
Watney Cup |
Carlisle United Luton Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,141 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
John Hickton (25 goals) [3] |
Biggest home win |
Carlisle United 6β0
Portsmouth (5 December 1970) |
Biggest away win |
Portsmouth 0β4
Sheffield United (30 September 1970) Bristol City 0β4 Oxford United (10 October 1970) Sheffield Wednesday 0β4 Luton Town (10 October 1970) Sunderland 0β4 Cardiff City (13 February 1971) Watford 0β4 Norwich City (16 January 1971) |
Highest scoring |
Middlesbrough 6β2
Queens Park Rangers (26 September 1970) Hull City 4β4 Sheffield Wednesday (26 December 1970) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 1.900 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Sheffield United (P) | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 1.872 | 56 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 1.561 | 53 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
4 | Carlisle United | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 43 | 1.512 | 53 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
5 | Hull City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 1.317 | 51 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 43 | 1.442 | 49 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
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 (R) | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 69 | 0.536 | 27 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 74 | 0.473 | 24 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Preston North End |
Promoted |
Preston North End Fulham |
Relegated |
Reading Bury Doncaster Rovers Gillingham |
Watney Cup |
Halifax Town Wrexham |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,372 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Dudley Roberts Gerry Ingram (22 goals each) [3] |
Biggest home win |
Swansea City 5β0
Shrewsbury Town (1 September 1970) Fulham 5β0 Bradford City (2 September 1970) Chesterfield 5β0 Halifax Town (10 October 1970) Tranmere Rovers 5β0 Rotherham United (4 December 1970) Swansea City 5β0 Reading (27 March 1971) Chesterfield 5β0 Torquay United (24 April 1971) |
Biggest away win |
Mansfield Town 1β5
Plymouth Argyle (4 September 1970) Reading 1β5 Bury (5 December 1970) Barnsley 0β4 Bristol Rovers (2 January 1971) Torquay United 0β4 Reading (19 February 1971) |
Highest scoring |
Shrewsbury Town 7β3
Port Vale (12 September 1970) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Preston North End (C, P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 39 | 1.615 | 61 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Fulham (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 1.659 | 60 | |
3 | Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 56 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
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 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
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 (R) | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 | 0.565 | 39 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |
22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 60 | 0.867 | 37 | |
23 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 66 | 0.682 | 35 | |
24 | Gillingham (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 | 33 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Notts County (1st title) |
Promoted |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Oldham Athletic, York City |
Failed re-election | none |
New club in the league | Cambridge United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,527 (2.77 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall ( Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 42 [3] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 2.472 | 69 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 1.761 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 1.397 | 59 | |
4 | York City | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 1.444 | 56 | |
5 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 1.255 | 55 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 1.296 | 54 | Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup [a] |
7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 1.068 | 51 | |
8 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 1.105 | 48 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.985 | 48 | |
10 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 0.980 | 48 | |
11 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 0.754 | 46 | |
12 | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 1.018 | 45 | |
13 | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 0.930 | 45 | |
14 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 1.065 | 44 | |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 0.987 | 44 | Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup [a] |
16 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 0.986 | 43 | |
17 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 0.918 | 43 | |
18 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 0.803 | 43 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 0.803 | 43 | |
20 | Cambridge United [b] | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 0.773 | 43 | |
21 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 0.986 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 0.647 | 28 | |
23 | Hartlepool | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 0.459 | 28 | |
24 | Barrow | 46 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 52 | 0.567 | 22 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Arsenal |
New Club in League | Cambridge United |
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The 1970β71 season was the 72nd completed season of The Football League.
Arsenal won the league championship at the home of their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, 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 United 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 beating Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
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 it took Blackpool until the 2009β10 season to regain their top flight status after a 3β2 victory over Cardiff City in the Playoff Final (only to be relegated back after the 2010β11 season).
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.
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.
Preston North End and Fulham finally had something to shout about by getting promoted to the Second Division. Halifax Town achieved its best ever league position, missing out on the Second Division by one place. Reading, Bury, Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham slid into the 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.
Beginning with the season 1894β95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976β77 season. [1]
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958β59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election. [2]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions |
Arsenal 8th English title |
Relegated |
Burnley Blackpool |
European Cup | Arsenal |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Liverpool Chelsea |
UEFA Cup |
Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton |
Watney Cup |
Manchester United West Bromwich Albion |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,089 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Tony Brown (28 goals) [3] |
Biggest home win |
Southampton 6β0
Crystal Palace (4 May 1971) |
Biggest away win |
Burnley 0β4
Manchester City (19 December 1970) |
Highest scoring |
Arsenal 6β2
West Bromwich Albion (19 September 1970) Derby County 4β4 Manchester United (26 December 1970) Crystal Palace 3β5 Manchester United (17 April 1971) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Arsenal |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Leeds United |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Blackpool |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | 2.448 | 65 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 2.400 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 1.636 | 52 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 52 | |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 42 | 24 | 1.750 | 51 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 51 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [b] |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 44 | 1.273 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 43 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [c] |
9 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 1.037 | 42 | |
10 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 38 | 0.974 | 42 | |
11 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 1.119 | 41 | |
12 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 0.957 | 41 | |
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 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [c] |
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 (R) | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 63 | 0.460 | 27 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Blackpool (R) | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 66 | 0.515 | 23 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Leicester City |
Promoted |
Leicester City Sheffield United |
Relegated |
Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers |
Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
Watney Cup |
Carlisle United Luton Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,141 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
John Hickton (25 goals) [3] |
Biggest home win |
Carlisle United 6β0
Portsmouth (5 December 1970) |
Biggest away win |
Portsmouth 0β4
Sheffield United (30 September 1970) Bristol City 0β4 Oxford United (10 October 1970) Sheffield Wednesday 0β4 Luton Town (10 October 1970) Sunderland 0β4 Cardiff City (13 February 1971) Watford 0β4 Norwich City (16 January 1971) |
Highest scoring |
Middlesbrough 6β2
Queens Park Rangers (26 September 1970) Hull City 4β4 Sheffield Wednesday (26 December 1970) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 1.900 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Sheffield United (P) | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 1.872 | 56 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 1.561 | 53 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
4 | Carlisle United | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 43 | 1.512 | 53 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
5 | Hull City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 1.317 | 51 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 43 | 1.442 | 49 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
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 (R) | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 69 | 0.536 | 27 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 74 | 0.473 | 24 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
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Champions | Preston North End |
Promoted |
Preston North End Fulham |
Relegated |
Reading Bury Doncaster Rovers Gillingham |
Watney Cup |
Halifax Town Wrexham |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,372 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Dudley Roberts Gerry Ingram (22 goals each) [3] |
Biggest home win |
Swansea City 5β0
Shrewsbury Town (1 September 1970) Fulham 5β0 Bradford City (2 September 1970) Chesterfield 5β0 Halifax Town (10 October 1970) Tranmere Rovers 5β0 Rotherham United (4 December 1970) Swansea City 5β0 Reading (27 March 1971) Chesterfield 5β0 Torquay United (24 April 1971) |
Biggest away win |
Mansfield Town 1β5
Plymouth Argyle (4 September 1970) Reading 1β5 Bury (5 December 1970) Barnsley 0β4 Bristol Rovers (2 January 1971) Torquay United 0β4 Reading (19 February 1971) |
Highest scoring |
Shrewsbury Town 7β3
Port Vale (12 September 1970) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Preston North End (C, P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 39 | 1.615 | 61 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Fulham (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 1.659 | 60 | |
3 | Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 56 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
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 | Qualification for the Watney Cup |
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 (R) | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 | 0.565 | 39 | Relegation to the Fourth Division |
22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 60 | 0.867 | 37 | |
23 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 66 | 0.682 | 35 | |
24 | Gillingham (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 | 33 |
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. [4]
Season | 1970β71 |
---|---|
Champions | Notts County (1st title) |
Promoted |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Oldham Athletic, York City |
Failed re-election | none |
New club in the league | Cambridge United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,527 (2.77 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall ( Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 42 [3] |
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1969β70
1971β72 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 2.472 | 69 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 1.761 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 1.397 | 59 | |
4 | York City | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 1.444 | 56 | |
5 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 1.255 | 55 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 1.296 | 54 | Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup [a] |
7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 1.068 | 51 | |
8 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 1.105 | 48 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.985 | 48 | |
10 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 0.980 | 48 | |
11 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 0.754 | 46 | |
12 | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 1.018 | 45 | |
13 | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 0.930 | 45 | |
14 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 1.065 | 44 | |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 0.987 | 44 | Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup [a] |
16 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 0.986 | 43 | |
17 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 0.918 | 43 | |
18 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 0.803 | 43 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 0.803 | 43 | |
20 | Cambridge United [b] | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 0.773 | 43 | |
21 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 0.986 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 0.647 | 28 | |
23 | Hartlepool | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 0.459 | 28 | |
24 | Barrow | 46 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 52 | 0.567 | 22 |
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. [4]