| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arsenal 8thEnglish 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 | 462 |
| Goals | 1,089 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tony Brown (28 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Southampton 6–0Crystal Palace (4 March 1971) |
| Biggest away win | Burnley 0–4Manchester City (19 December 1970) |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal 6–2West Bromwich Albion (19 September 1970) Derby County 4–4Manchester United (26 December 1970) Crystal Palace 3–5Manchester United (17 April 1971) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Arsenal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Leeds United |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Blackpool |
1971–72 → | |
Statistics ofFootball League First Division in the 1970–71 season.
Arsenal won the First Division title for the eighth time in the club's history that season. They also won theFA Cup to complete the club's firstdouble. Arsenal wrapped up the title on 3 May, with a 1–0 win at North London rivalsTottenham 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 toDerby County, which meantWest Ham United's 1–1 draw atManchester United saved the Hammers from relegation.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal(C) | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | 2.448 | 65 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 2.400 | 64 | Qualification for theUEFA 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 theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 51 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 7 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 44 | 1.273 | 46 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 43 | Qualification for theWatney 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 theWatney 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 theSecond Division |
| 22 | Blackpool(R) | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 66 | 0.515 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | Sacked | 26 October 1970 | 21st | 26 October 1970 | ||
| Blackpool | End of caretaker spell | 20 December 1970 | 22nd | 20 December 1970 | ||
| Manchester United | Demoted to coach | 29 December 1970 | 18th | 29 December 1970 |