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1970–71 Football League
72nd season of the Football League
72nd season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | [1970–71](1970-71-in-english-football) |
| winners | Arsenal |
| continentalcup1 | New Club in League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Cambridge United |
| prevseason | [1969–70](1969-70-football-league) |
| nextseason | [1971–72](1971-72-football-league) |
The 1970–71 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 2009–10 season to regain their top flight status after a 3–2 victory over Cardiff City in the Playoff Final (only to be relegated back after the 2010–11 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.
Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, 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 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.
First Division
8th English title Blackpool Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton West Bromwich Albion (28 goals) (4 May 1971) (19 December 1970) (19 September 1970) Derby County 4–4 Manchester United (26 December 1970) Crystal Palace 3–5 Manchester United (17 April 1971) Arsenal Leeds United Blackpool
Results
Maps
Arsenal Chelsea Crystal Palace Tottenham West Ham
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
Top scorers
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.
- 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.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | League goals | [FA Cup](1970-71-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1970-71-football-league-cup) goals | Texaco Cup goals | Euro competitions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG ** Martin Chivers** | ** Tottenham** | 21 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | **34** |
| **2** | ENG **Tony Brown** | **West Bromwich Albion** | **28** | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 |
| 3 | ENG Ray Kennedy | Arsenal | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | ENG Bobby Gould | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — | 24 |
| 5 | ENG Allan Clarke | Leeds United | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | ENG Joe Royle | Everton | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | ENG Ian Storey-Moore | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 |
| 8 | NIR George Best | Manchester United | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 21 |
| 9 | WAL Ron Davies | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | ENG John Radford | Arsenal | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | ENG Mick Channon | Southampton | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | SCO Hugh Curran | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 20 |
| 13 | ENG Francis Lee | Manchester City | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | 19 |
| 14 | ENG Colin Bell | Manchester City | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 19 |
| 15 | WAL John Toshack | Liverpool / Cardiff City | 5 + 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 + 5 | 19 |
| 16 | SCO Peter Lorimer | Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 19 |
| 17 | ENG Martin Peters | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 19 |
| 18 | ENG John Ritchie | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 |
| 19 | SCO Alan Gilzean | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 |
| 20 | SCO Denis Law | Manchester United | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 16 |
| = | ENG Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 16 |
| 22 | IRE Johnny Giles | Leeds United | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 16 |
| 23 | ENG Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 |
| = | SCO John O’Hare | Derby County | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 |
| 25 | ENG Alun Evans | Liverpool | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 |
| 26 | ENG John Tudor | Newcastle United / Sheffield United | 5 + 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 27 | ENG Keith Weller | Chelsea | 13 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 28 | IRE Terry Conroy | Stoke City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 |
| 29 | SCO George Graham | Arsenal | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | SCO Neil Martin | Coventry City / Nottingham Forest | 1 + 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 31 | ENG Pop Robson | Newcastle United / West Ham United | 3 + 9 | 0 + 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | NIR Derek Dougan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 13 |
| 33 | ENG Alan Birchenall | Crystal Palace | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| 34 | ENG Ernie Hunt | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| 35 | ENG Brian Kidd | Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 13 |
| 36 | ENG Kevin Hector | Derby County | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| 37 | RSA/ENG Colin Viljoen | Ipswich Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 |
| 38 | ENG Alan Hinton | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| 39 | SCO Gerry Queen | Crystal Palace | 9 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 12 |
| 40 | SCO Peter Cormack | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 |
| 41 | ENG Frank Worthington | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 |
| 42 | ENG Micky Burns | Blackpool | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | ENG Frank James Clarke | Ipswich Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | ENG Jimmy Greenhoff | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 |
| 45 | ENG Charlie George | Arsenal | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
Second Division
Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Luton Town (25 goals) (5 December 1970) (30 September 1970) Bristol City 0–4 Oxford United (10 October 1970) Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 Luton Town (10 October 1970) Sunderland 0–4 Cardiff City (13 February 1971) Watford 0–4 Norwich City (16 January 1971) (26 September 1970) Hull City 4–4 Sheffield Wednesday (26 December 1970)
Results
Maps
Charlton Athletic Orient Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford
Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Bristol City Carlisle United Cardiff City Charlton Hull Leicester City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Orient Oxford Portsmouth QPR Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Swindon Watford
Top scorers
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.
- Cardiff City scored a total of 15 goals in the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup, but John Toshack’s 6 goals are given in the listing for First Division topscorers by Rothmans. The other 9 goals were distributed between six other players, none of whom made this listing.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | League goals | [FA Cup](1970-71-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1970-71-football-league-cup) goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG **Malcolm Macdonald** | **Luton Town** | 24 | 4 | 2 | **30** |
| 2 | ENG ** John Hickton** | ** Middlesbrough** | **25** | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | ENG Bob Hatton | Carlisle United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | ENG Chris Chilton | Hull City | 21 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | ENG Rodney Marsh | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | ENG Phil Summerill | Birmingham City | 16 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | ENG Don Rogers | Swindon Town | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | ENG Alan Warboys | Cardiff City / | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 13 + 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 9 | ENG Barry Bridges | Millwall / | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 15 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 18 | ||
| 10 | SCO Alistair Brown | Leicester City | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | SCO Ken Foggo | Norwich City | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | ENG Derek Possee | Millwall | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 13 | ENG Peter Silvester | Norwich City | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | ENG David Watson | Sunderland / | ||||
| Rotherham United | 4 + 9 | 0 + 3 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 15 | ENG Ron Wigg | Watford | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | ENG Ken Wagstaff | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | ENG Alan Woodward | Sheffield United | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| = | ENG Mick Prendergast | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| = | ENG Trevor Francis | Birmingham City | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| = | ENG Brian Clark | Cardiff City | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | ENG Peter Noble | Swindon Town | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 22 | SCO Hughie McIlmoyle | Middlesbrough | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 23 | ENG Bill Dearden | Sheffield United | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 24 | ENG Ray Hiron | Portsmouth | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | ENG Arthur Horsfield | Swindon Town | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 26 | ENG Bob Latchford | Birmingham City | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 27 | ENG Bobby Owen | Carlisle United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 28 | ENG Derrick Downing | Middlesbrough | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 29 | IRE Don Givens | Luton Town | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 30 | ENG Malcolm Partridge | Leicester City / | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 3 + 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 31 | ENG John Galley | Bristol City | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 32 | SCO Dennis Martin | Carlisle United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 33 | ENG Terry Venables | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 34 | ENG John Farrington | Leicester City | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| = | ENG Chris Garland | Bristol City | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 36 | ENG Joe Baker | Sunderland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Harry Cripps | Millwall | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 38 | ENG Tony Currie | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| = | SCO Bobby Kerr | Sunderland | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 40 | ENG Mike Trebilcock | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Third Division
Fulham Bury Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Wrexham Gerry Ingram (22 goals each) (1 September 1970) Fulham 5–0 Bradford City (2 September 1970) Chesterfield 5–0 Halifax Town (10 October 1970) Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Rotherham United (4 December 1970) Swansea City 5–0 Reading (27 March 1971) Chesterfield 5–0 Torquay United (24 April 1971) (4 September 1970) Reading 1–5 Bury (5 December 1970) Barnsley 0–4 Bristol Rovers (2 January 1971) Torquay United 0–4 Reading (19 February 1971) (12 September 1970)
Results
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Maps
Aston Villa Barnsley Brighton & Hove Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Chesterfield Doncaster Fulham Gillingham Halifax Town Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Reading Rochdale Rotherham Shrewsbury Swansea City Tranmere Torquay Walsall Wrexham
Top scorers
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](1970-71-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1970-71-football-league-cup) goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | WAL ** Dave Gwyther** | ** Swansea City** | **18** | 7 | 2 | **27** |
| 2 | ENG Dudley Roberts | Mansfield Town | 22 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | ENG Gerry Ingram | Preston North End | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | ENG John Rudge | Torquay United | 18 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | ENG George Andrews | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | ENG Ernie Moss | Chesterfield | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | ENG Kevin Randall | Chesterfield | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | ENG George Jones | Bury | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | ENG Bill Atkins | Halifax Town | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | ENG Robin Stubbs | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | ENG Bruce Bannister | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | ENG Albert Kinsey | Wrexham | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | ENG Les Barrett | Fulham | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 14 | ENG John James | Port Vale | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | ENG Reg Jenkins | Rochdale | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| = | ENG Steve Earle | Fulham | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 17 | ENG John Stenson | Mansfield Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 18 | ENG Ray Graydon | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| = | WAL Arfon Griffiths | Wrexham | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | ENG Alf Arrowsmith | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 | SCO Gordon Cumming | Reading | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | ENG Colin Taylor | Walsall | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 23 | ENG Harold Jarman | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| = | ENG Dick Habbin | Reading | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 25 | ENG Bobby Ham | Preston North End / | ||||
| Bradford City | 10 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 13 | ||
| 26 | SCO Kit Napier | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 27 | SCO Tom White | Bury | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 28 | ENG Ken Beamish | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 29 | SCO Andy Lochhead | Aston Villa | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 30 | ENG Mike Green | Gillingham | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 31 | ENG Alf Wood | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 32 | ENG Ian Hamilton | Aston Villa | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 33 | SCO Pat McMahon | Aston Villa | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 34 | ENG Dave Lennard | Halifax Town | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | ENG Don Hutchins | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 36 | SCO George Johnston | Fulham / | ||||
| Walsall | 9 + 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 37 | ENG Geoff Vowden | Aston Villa / | ||||
| Birmingham City | 5 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 3 | 11 | ||
| 38 | ENG Ronnie Moore | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Brian Yeo | Gillingham | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 40 | ENG David Cross | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Neil Hague | Rotherham United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 42 | ENG Leslie Lea | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 43 | ENG Steve Briggs | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| = | ENG Keith Brierley | Halifax Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 45 | WAL Brian Evans | Swansea City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Fourth Division
Fourth Division Oldham Athletic York City
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Maps
Aldershot Barrow Bournemouth Brentford Cambridge U. Chester Colchester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Peterborough Scunthorpe & Lindsey Southport Stockport Southend Workington York City
Top scorers
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](1970-71-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1970-71-football-league-cup) goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | SCO ** Ted MacDougall** | **Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic** | **42** | 7 | 0 | **49** |
| 2 | ENG Ray Crawford | Colchester United | 25 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | ENG Paul Aimson | York City | 26 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | ENG Jim Fryatt | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | ENG Jack Howarth | Aldershot | 21 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | ENG Phil Boyer | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic / | ||||
| York City | 11 + 9 | 0 + 1 | 0 + 3 | 24 | ||
| 7 | ENG David Shaw*Rothmans apparently has an error in the goals of David Shaw, but it is not possible to identify the error clearly.* | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | ENG Tony Hateley | Notts County | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | IRE Pat Morrissey | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | SCO Billy Best | Southend United | 19 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | ENG Alan Banks | Exeter City | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | ENG Phil Hubbard | Lincoln City | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | ENG Joe Gadston | Exeter City | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | ENG Colin Garwood | Peterborough United | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| = | ENG Alan Harding | Darlington | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | ENG John Fairbrother | Northampton Town | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 17 | ENG Bobby Svarc | Lincoln City / | ||||
| Barrow | 11 + 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 18 | ENG Ivan Hollett | Cambridge United / | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 11 + 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 19 | ENG Alan Tarbuck | Chester | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| = | NIR Sammy McMillan | Stockport County | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| = | ENG Eddie Loyden | Chester | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 22 | SCO Bobby Ross | Brentford | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 | ENG Allan Gauden | Darlington | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 24 | ENG Derek Trevis | Lincoln City | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 25 | ENG Percy Freeman | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 26 | ENG Dennis Brown | Aldershot | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| = | ENG Roger Cross | Brentford | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 28 | ENG Fred Large | Northampton Town | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 29 | SCO Willie Brown | Newport County | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 30 | SCO Don Masson | Notts County | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | ENG Eddie Garbett | Barrow | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 32 | NIR Alan McNeill | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| = | ENG Kevin McMahon | York City | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| = | ENG Peter Graham | Darlington | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| = | ENG Stan Bowles | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 36 | ENG Richie Barker | Notts County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 37 | ENG Bob Moss | Peterborough United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 38 | SCO John Docherty | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 39 | ENG Tommy Robson | Peterborough United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| = | ENG Eric Redrobe | Southport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 41 | ENG Nigel Cassidy | Oxford United / | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 4 + 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 42 | ENG Charlie Crickmore | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 43 | ENG Bill Garner | Southend United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 44 | ENG Les Bradd | Notts County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | ENG Terry Heath | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | SCO Jim Irvine | Barrow | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | SCO Matt Tees | Grimsby Town / | ||||
| Luton Town | 9 + 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 48 | ENG Jim Hall | Peterborough United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| = | WAL Keith Webber | Chester | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 50 | SCO Tommy Bryceland | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| = | ENG Kevin Keegan | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 52 | ENG Stuart Brace | Grimsby Town | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Alan Bradshaw | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 54 | WAL Rod Jones | Newport County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Eddie Rowles | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 56 | ENG Keith Bebbington | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 57 | ENG Tommy Spratt | Workington | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Attendances
Source:
Division One
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 45,602 | 4,7% | 53,777 | 38,032 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 43,945 | -11,9% | 58,878 | 31,381 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 43,776 | 22,4% | 62,056 | 32,073 |
| 4 | Everton FC | 41,090 | -17,0% | 56,846 | 24,371 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 39,545 | -2,0% | 61,277 | 14,356 |
| 6 | Leeds United FC | 39,204 | 13,3% | 50,190 | 25,004 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 35,650 | -1,1% | 55,693 | 18,959 |
| 8 | Derby County FC | 31,367 | -12,7% | 36,007 | 23,521 |
| 9 | Manchester City FC | 31,041 | -8,5% | 43,623 | 17,961 |
| 10 | West Ham United FC | 29,961 | -1,9% | 42,322 | 22,800 |
| 11 | Newcastle United FC | 29,735 | -20,8% | 49,699 | 15,583 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace FC | 28,889 | -3,4% | 41,396 | 16,646 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 27,608 | -11,4% | 40,318 | 18,827 |
| 14 | Coventry City FC | 26,039 | -18,7% | 40,022 | 18,365 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 25,692 | -7,8% | 41,134 | 12,684 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 23,324 | -8,2% | 40,692 | 13,502 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 23,228 | 32,5% | 43,011 | 13,580 |
| 18 | Southampton FC | 22,267 | -2,8% | 30,231 | 15,980 |
| 19 | Blackpool FC | 20,472 | 30,4% | 30,705 | 8,905 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town FC | 20,432 | -1,4% | 27,777 | 15,993 |
| 21 | Stoke City FC | 19,905 | -17,6% | 40,005 | 13,299 |
| 22 | Burnley FC | 16,156 | -1,8% | 29,422 | 10,373 |
Division Two
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City FC | 25,949 | 3,4% | 36,752 | 20,435 |
| 2 | Sheffield United FC | 25,254 | 41,6% | 42,963 | 15,097 |
| 3 | Birmingham City FC | 24,203 | -3,2% | 49,025 | 13,630 |
| 4 | Cardiff City FC | 21,522 | 0,1% | 26,666 | 14,853 |
| 5 | Hull City AFC | 19,737 | 75,8% | 26,772 | 11,301 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough FC | 18,534 | -6,7% | 30,682 | 12,802 |
| 7 | Luton Town FC | 17,353 | 17,2% | 25,172 | 10,205 |
| 8 | Swindon Town FC | 16,150 | -19,6% | 21,393 | 11,508 |
| 9 | Sunderland AFC | 15,780 | -27,6% | 42,617 | 8,596 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 15,780 | -40,2% | 47,406 | 9,462 |
| 11 | Watford FC | 14,348 | -16,7% | 24,381 | 10,211 |
| 12 | Bristol City FC | 14,165 | -13,0% | 24,969 | 10,187 |
| 13 | Portsmouth FC | 13,759 | -7,8% | 24,747 | 8,193 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 13,069 | -25,4% | 19,268 | 8,613 |
| 15 | Norwich City FC | 12,657 | -4,2% | 16,596 | 8,111 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic FC | 10,981 | -13,5% | 16,138 | 8,143 |
| 17 | Oxford United FC | 10,884 | 0,7% | 16,027 | 7,322 |
| 18 | Carlisle United FC | 10,657 | 13,5% | 16,623 | 7,305 |
| 19 | Millwall FC | 9,862 | -15,5% | 16,012 | 5,226 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient FC | 9,119 | -19,8% | 14,746 | 3,941 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 8,706 | -13,3% | 13,462 | 5,813 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 8,034 | -35,8% | 11,210 | 3,971 |
Division Three
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa FC | 26,219 | -4,1% | 37,640 | 16,694 |
| 2 | Preston North End FC | 13,787 | 1,8% | 28,224 | 7,957 |
| 3 | Fulham FC | 12,004 | 17,0% | 25,774 | 7,071 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers FC | 11,312 | -4,7% | 25,486 | 5,252 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 9,824 | -33,2% | 22,613 | 6,478 |
| 6 | Chesterfield FC | 9,636 | -2,5% | 16,689 | 5,282 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 8,704 | -4,5% | 17,175 | 5,464 |
| 8 | Wrexham AFC | 8,137 | -17,8% | 18,536 | 3,524 |
| 9 | Swansea City AFC | 8,035 | -4,5% | 13,535 | 3,789 |
| 10 | Rotherham United FC | 7,885 | -4,9% | 14,666 | 4,758 |
| 11 | Reading FC | 6,889 | -30,1% | 14,335 | 3,834 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town FC | 6,867 | -3,9% | 13,181 | 4,251 |
| 13 | Barnsley FC | 6,830 | -33,3% | 14,563 | 2,975 |
| 14 | Bradford City AFC | 5,997 | -32,2% | 10,029 | 3,830 |
| 15 | Torquay United FC | 5,726 | -16,8% | 12,807 | 2,770 |
| 16 | Port Vale FC | 5,437 | -21,1% | 11,224 | 3,450 |
| 17 | Walsall FC | 5,212 | -4,0% | 19,203 | 3,054 |
| 18 | Halifax Town AFC | 5,134 | 9,8% | 8,153 | 3,112 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town FC | 5,072 | 18,2% | 13,636 | 2,816 |
| 20 | Rochdale AFC | 4,866 | -20,3% | 10,345 | 3,217 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 4,478 | -47,7% | 8,147 | 2,416 |
| 22 | Gillingham FC | 4,241 | -21,5% | 10,812 | 1,887 |
| 23 | Bury FC | 3,993 | -11,5% | 8,047 | 2,708 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 3,949 | -10,1% | 7,130 | 2,513 |
Division Four
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County FC | 10,757 | 86,1% | 21,012 | 5,826 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic FC | 9,546 | 119,1% | 17,953 | 4,866 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8,676 | 60,4% | 15,431 | 5,801 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 6,776 | -12,8% | 10,058 | 4,176 |
| 5 | Northampton Town FC | 6,602 | 18,0% | 11,923 | 3,337 |
| 6 | Southend United FC | 6,409 | 0,9% | 9,623 | 3,839 |
| 7 | Colchester United FC | 5,603 | 20,7% | 7,777 | 3,502 |
| 8 | Lincoln City FC | 5,499 | -9,4% | 10,849 | 3,086 |
| 9 | Aldershot Town FC | 5,382 | -11,8% | 8,689 | 3,379 |
| 10 | York City FC | 5,253 | 22,9% | 14,626 | 3,138 |
| 11 | Chester City FC | 5,086 | 13,4% | 7,898 | 2,646 |
| 12 | Cambridge United FC | 4,919 | - | 7,570 | 3,576 |
| 13 | Peterborough United FC | 4,884 | -20,0% | 8,066 | 2,769 |
| 14 | Exeter City FC | 4,703 | -4,4% | 7,918 | 3,437 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town FC | 4,329 | -2,1% | 7,820 | 2,256 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United FC | 4,007 | -9,4% | 7,114 | 2,738 |
| 17 | Stockport County FC | 3,271 | -6,7% | 9,563 | 1,508 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra FC | 3,029 | -9,5% | 5,813 | 1,909 |
| 19 | Darlington FC | 3,011 | 9,7% | 5,096 | 1,629 |
| 20 | Southport FC | 2,860 | -16,6% | 6,027 | 1,436 |
| 21 | Newport County AFC | 2,549 | -7,5% | 4,536 | 1,479 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United FC | 2,459 | -4,0% | 5,032 | 1,267 |
| 23 | Barrow AFC | 2,333 | -36,1% | 3,764 | 1,452 |
| 24 | Workington AFC | 2,209 | 4,0% | 3,016 | 1,437 |
References
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
References
- "England 1970–71". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1979.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72'', p. 465–468. The Queen Anne Press Limited. Compiled by Tony Williams and Roy Peskett. Editorial Board: Denis Howell, [[Matt Busby. Sir Matt Busby]], David Coleman, Jimmy Hill, Tony Williams and Roy Peskett.
- ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72'', p. 148. The Queen Anne Press Limited. Compiled by Tony Williams and Roy Peskett. Editorial Board: Denis Howell, [[Matt Busby. Sir Matt Busby]], David Coleman, Jimmy Hill, Tony Williams and Roy Peskett.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1971.htm
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