1970–71 Football League First Division Explained

Competition:	Football League First Division
Season:	1970–71
Winners:	Arsenal 8th English title
Relegated:	Burnley Blackpool
Continentalcup1:	European Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Arsenal
Continentalcup2:	European Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Liverpool Chelsea
Continentalcup3:	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)^[1]
Biggest Home Win:	(4 March 1971)
Biggest Away Win:	(19 December 1970)
Highest Scoring:	(19 September 1970) (26 December 1970) (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
Nextseason:	1971–72

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

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Blackpool	Les Shannon	Sacked	26 October 1970	21st	Jimmy Meadows (caretaker)	26 October 1970
Blackpool	Jimmy Meadows	End of caretaker spell	20 December 1970	22nd	Bob Stokoe	20 December 1970
Manchester United	Wilf McGuinness	Demoted to coach	29 December 1970	18th	Matt Busby (caretaker)	29 December 1970

Team locations

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.

width=45	Rank	width=160	Scorer	width=175	Club	width=50	League goals	width=50	FA Cup goals	width=50	League Cup goals	width=50	Texaco Cup goals	width=50	Euro competitions^[2]	width=50	Total
1	Martin Chivers	Tottenham Hotspur	21	1	7	5	—	34
2	Tony Brown	West Bromwich Albion	28	2	0	0	—	30
3			19	2	2	—	3	26
4			17	2	0	5	—	24
5			19	1	0	—	3	23
6			17	2	0	—	4	23
7			18	2	1	1	—	22
8			18	1	2	—	—	21
9			17	4	0	—	0	21
10			15	2	1	—	3	21
11			18	1	1	—	0	20
12			16	0	0	4	—	20
13			14	0	1	—	4	19
14			13	4	0	—	2	19
15			5 + 8	1	0	—	0 + 5	19
16			12	2	0	—	5	19
17			9	2	4	4	—	19
18			13	4	0	0	—	17
19			9	4	4	0	—	17
20			15	0	1	—	—	16
=			15	0	1	—	—	16
22			13	2	0	—	1	16
23			13	1	1	0	—	15
=			13	1	1	—	—	15
25			10	1	1	—	3	15
26			5 + 9	0	0	—	0	14
27			13	0	1	—	0	14
28			11	2	1	0	—	14
29			11	1	1	—	1	14
30			1 + 9	2	0	0	2	14
31			3 + 9	0 + 1	0	—	0	13
32			12	0	0	1	—	13
33			10	1	2	—	—	13
34			10	1	1	—	1	13
35			8	0	5	—	—	13
36			11	0	1	—	—	12
37			10	2	0	—	—	12
38			10	1	1	—	—	12
39			9	0	3	—	—	12
40			8	1	1	2	—	12
41			9	2	0	—	—	11
42			10	0	0	—	—	10
43			8	2	0	—	—	10
44			7	3	0	0	—	10
45			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.^[3]

References

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Notes and References

Web site: English League Leading Goalscorers. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010-10-31.
- 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.
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.