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1970–71 Football League First Division
1970–71 season of Football League First Division
1970–71 season of Football League First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League First Division |
| season | [1970–71](1970-71-football-league) |
| winners | Arsenal |
| 8th English title | |
| relegated | Burnley |
| Blackpool | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1971-72-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Arsenal |
| continentalcup2 | [European Cup Winners' Cup](1971-72-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Liverpool |
| Chelsea | |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1971-72-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Leeds United |
| Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Southampton | |
| continentalcup4 | Watney Cup |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Manchester United |
| West Bromwich Albion | |
| league topscorer | Tony Brown |
| (28 goals) | |
| biggest home win | Southampton 6–0 Crystal Palace |
| (4 March 1971) | |
| biggest away win | Burnley 0–4 Manchester City |
| (19 December 1970) | |
| highest scoring | 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) | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1089 |
| longest wins | 9 matches |
| Arsenal | |
| longest unbeaten | 16 matches |
| Leeds United | |
| longest losses | 7 matches |
| Blackpool | |
| prevseason | [1969–70](1969-70-football-league-first-division) |
| nextseason | [1971–72](1971-72-football-league-first-division) |
8th English title Blackpool Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton West Bromwich Albion (28 goals) (4 March 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 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
Results
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
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
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.
| 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*The goals listed below in the European fields stem from the following competitions: | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG ** Martin Chivers** | ** Tottenham Hotspur** | 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 Toschack | 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 |
- 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.
References
References
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72'', pp. 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.
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