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| Above: | 1970–71 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Division One champions |
| Data2: | Celtic |
| Header3: | Division Two champions |
| Data4: | Partick Thistle |
| Header5: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data6: | Celtic |
| Header7: | League Cup winners |
| Data8: | Rangers |
| Header9: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data10: | Cambuslang Rangers |
| Header11: | Teams in Europe |
| Data12: | Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Rangers |
| Header13: | Scotland national team |
| Data14: | 1971 BHC, UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying |
The 1970–71 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 74th season of Scottish league football.[1]
See main article: 1970–71 Scottish Division One. Aberdeen, with a 15-game unbeaten run, led the league from December until the last week of the season. Aberdeen faced Celtic in their penultimate game, needing a win to almost certainly clinch the title, but could only draw 1–1 and then they lost their last game, at Falkirk, allowing Celtic to take the championship by 2 points.Champions: Celtic
Relegated: St Mirren, Cowdenbeath
See main article: 1970–71 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Partick Thistle, East Fife
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
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| Scottish Cup 1970–71 | Celtic | 2 – 1 (rep.) | Rangers | ||||
| League Cup 1970–71 | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Celtic | ||||
| Junior Cup | Cambuslang Rangers | 2 – 1 | Newtongrange Star |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Inverness Caledonian | 4 – 2 * | Elgin City | ||||
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 5 – 3 * | Burntisland Shipyard |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead | ||||||
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 2 – 2 * | Kilmarnock | ||||
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Hearts | ||||
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 0 * | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Dundee United | ||||
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | Motherwell | |||||
| Stirlingshire Cup | Stenhousemuir | 3 – 2 | East Stirling |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=100 | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 November | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–0 | ECQG5 | John O'Hare | ||
| 3 February | Stade Sclessin, Liège (A) | 0–3 | ECQG5 | |||
| 21 April | Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A) | 0–2 | ECQG5 | |||
| 15 May | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | 0–0 | BHC | |||
| 18 May | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–1 | BHC | |||
| 22 May | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | 1–3 | BHC | Hugh Curran | ||
| 9 June | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen (A) | 0–1 | ECQG5 | |||
| 14 June | Lenin Stadium, Moscow (A) | 0–1 | Friendly |
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