Seasons · Division One · Season 51

1970/71

Finished 2nd · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 59
Won: 36
Drawn: 15
Lost: 8
For: 105
Against: 45
Points: 64

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–0; v Sparta Prague
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Stoke City
Clean sheets: 32
Top scorer: Clarke; 23 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 36,957

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1970/71
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	29	7	6	71	29	+42	65
2	Leeds United	42	27	10	5	72	30	+42	64
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	14	9	54	33	+21	52
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	22	8	12	64	54	+10	52
5	Liverpool	42	17	17	8	42	24	+18	51
6	Chelsea	42	18	15	9	52	42	+10	51
7	Southampton	42	17	12	13	56	44	+12	46
8	Manchester United	42	16	11	15	65	66	-1	43
9	Derby County	42	16	10	16	56	54	+2	42
10	Coventry City	42	16	10	16	37	38	-1	42
11	Manchester City	42	12	17	13	47	42	+5	41
12	Newcastle United	42	14	13	15	44	46	-2	41
13	Stoke City	42	12	13	17	44	48	-4	37
14	Everton	42	12	13	17	54	60	-6	37
15	Huddersfield Town	42	11	14	17	40	49	-9	36
16	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	42	61	-19	36
17	West Bromwich Albion	42	10	15	17	58	75	-17	35
18	Crystal Palace	42	12	11	19	39	57	-18	35
19	Ipswich Town	42	12	10	20	42	48	-6	34
20	West Ham United	42	10	14	18	47	60	-13	34
21	Burnley	42	7	13	22	29	63	-34	27
22	Blackpool	42	4	15	23	34	66	-32	23

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1970/71
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
15 Aug	A	Manchester United	1–0	59,365	Won 1–0 v Manchester United
19 Aug	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	39,927	Won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
22 Aug	H	Everton	3–2	46,718	Won 3–2 v Everton
26 Aug	H	West Ham United	3–0	42,677	Won 3–0 v West Ham United
29 Aug	A	Burnley	3–0	26,006	Won 3–0 v Burnley
1 Sep	A	Arsenal	0–0	47,749	Drew 0–0 v Arsenal
5 Sep	H	Chelsea	1–0	47,662	Won 1–0 v Chelsea
12 Sep	A	Stoke City	0–3	22,592	Lost 0–3 v Stoke City
19 Sep	H	Southampton	1–0	32,713	Won 1–0 v Southampton
26 Sep	A	Nottingham Forest	0–0	31,537	Drew 0–0 v Nottingham Forest
3 Oct	H	Huddersfield Town	2–0	36,498	Won 2–0 v Huddersfield Town
10 Oct	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	37,255	Drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion
17 Oct	H	Manchester United	2–2	50,190	Drew 2–2 v Manchester United
24 Oct	A	Derby County	2–0	32,797	Won 2–0 v Derby County
31 Oct	H	Coventry City	2–0	31,670	Won 2–0 v Coventry City
7 Nov	A	Crystal Palace	1–1	37,963	Drew 1–1 v Crystal Palace
14 Nov	H	Blackpool	3–1	32,921	Won 3–1 v Blackpool
18 Nov	H	Stoke City	4–1	30,549	Won 4–1 v Stoke City
21 Nov	A	Wolves	3–2	41,048	Won 3–2 v Wolves
28 Nov	H	Manchester City	1–0	43,511	Won 1–0 v Manchester City
5 Dec	A	Liverpool	1–1	51,357	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
12 Dec	H	Ipswich Town	0–0	29,675	Drew 0–0 v Ipswich Town
19 Dec	A	Everton	1–0	47,393	Won 1–0 v Everton
26 Dec	H	Newcastle United	3–0	46,758	Won 3–0 v Newcastle United
9 Jan	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	43,907	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
16 Jan	A	West Ham United	3–2	34,396	Won 3–2 v West Ham United
30 Jan	A	Manchester City	2–0	43,517	Won 2–0 v Manchester City
6 Feb	H	Liverpool	0–1	48,425	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
20 Feb	H	Wolves	3–0	37,273	Won 3–0 v Wolves
23 Feb	A	Ipswich Town	4–2	27,264	Won 4–2 v Ipswich Town
26 Feb	A	Coventry City	1–0	40,012	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
6 Mar	H	Derby County	1–0	36,467	Won 1–0 v Derby County
13 Mar	A	Blackpool	1–1	27,401	Drew 1–1 v Blackpool
20 Mar	H	Crystal Palace	2–1	31,876	Won 2–1 v Crystal Palace
27 Mar	A	Chelsea	1–3	58,462	Lost 1–3 v Chelsea
3 Apr	H	Burnley	4–0	31,192	Won 4–0 v Burnley
10 Apr	A	Newcastle United	1–1	49,640	Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United
12 Apr	A	Huddersfield Town	0–0	43,011	Drew 0–0 v Huddersfield Town
17 Apr	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	36,812	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
24 Apr	A	Southampton	3–0	30,001	Won 3–0 v Southampton
26 Apr	H	Arsenal	1–0	48,350	Won 1–0 v Arsenal
1 May	H	Nottingham Forest	2–0	43,083	Won 2–0 v Nottingham Forest

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup · 12 played

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup fixtures, 1970/71
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
15 Sep	A	Sarpsborg	1–0	10,000	Won 1–0 v Sarpsborg
29 Sep	H	Sarpsborg	5–0	19,283	Won 5–0 v Sarpsborg
21 Oct	H	Dynamo Dresden	1–0	21,292	Won 1–0 v Dynamo Dresden
4 Nov	A	Dynamo Dresden	1–2	35,000	Lost 1–2 v Dynamo Dresden
2 Dec	H	Sparta Prague	6–0	25,843	Won 6–0 v Sparta Prague
9 Dec	A	Sparta Prague	3–2	30,000	Won 3–2 v Sparta Prague
10 Mar	H	Vitoria Setubal	2–1	27,143	Won 2–1 v Vitoria Setubal
24 Mar	A	Vitoria Setubal	1–1	30,000	Drew 1–1 v Vitoria Setubal
14 Apr	A	Liverpool	1–0	52,877	Won 1–0 v Liverpool
28 Apr	H	Liverpool	0–0	40,462	Drew 0–0 v Liverpool
28 May	A	Juventus	2–2	45,000	Drew 2–2 v Juventus
3 Jun	H	Juventus	1–1	42,483	Drew 1–1 v Juventus

FA Cup · 4 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1970/71
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
11 Jan	A	Rotherham United	0–0	24,000	Drew 0–0 v Rotherham United
18 Jan	H	Rotherham United	3–2	36,890	Won 3–2 v Rotherham United
23 Jan	H	Swindon Town	4–0	36,985	Won 4–0 v Swindon Town
13 Feb	A	Colchester United	2–3	16,000	Lost 2–3 v Colchester United

League Cup · 1 played

League Cup fixtures, 1970/71
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
8 Sep	A	Sheffield United	0–1	29,573	Lost 0–1 v Sheffield United