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 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.
RankScorerClubLeague goalsFA Cup goalsLeague Cup goalsTexaco Cup goalsEuro competitions*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.Total1 Martin Chivers Tottenham Hotspur 21175—342 Tony Brown West Bromwich Albion 28200—303 Ray Kennedy Arsenal 1922—3264 Bobby Gould Wolverhampton Wanderers 17205—245 Allan Clarke Leeds United 1910—3236 Joe Royle Everton 1720—4237 Ian Storey-Moore Nottingham Forest 18211—228 George Best Manchester United 1812——219 Ron Davies Southampton 1740—02110 John Radford Arsenal 1521—32111 Mick Channon Southampton 1811—02012 Hugh Curran Wolverhampton Wanderers 16004—2013 Francis Lee Manchester City 1401—41914 Colin Bell Manchester City 1340—21915 John Toschack Liverpool / Cardiff City 5 + 810—0 + 51916 Peter Lorimer Leeds United 1220—51917 Martin Peters Tottenham Hotspur 9244—1918 John Ritchie Stoke City 13400—1719 Alan Gilzean Tottenham Hotspur 9440—1720 Denis Law Manchester United 1501——16= Geoff Hurst West Ham United 1501——1622 Johnny Giles Leeds United 1320—11623 Jeff Astle West Bromwich Albion 13110—15= John O’Hare Derby County 1311——1525 Alun Evans Liverpool 1011—31526 John Tudor Newcastle United / Sheffield United 5 + 900—01427 Keith Weller Chelsea 1301—01428 Terry Conroy Stoke City 11210—1429 George Graham Arsenal 1111—11430 Neil Martin Coventry City / Nottingham Forest 1 + 920021431 Pop Robson Newcastle United / West Ham United 3 + 90 + 10—01332 Derek Dougan Wolverhampton Wanderers 12001—1333 Alan Birchenall Crystal Palace 1012——1334 Ernie Hunt Coventry City 1011—11335 Brian Kidd Manchester United 805——1336 Kevin Hector Derby County 1101——1237 / Colin Viljoen Ipswich Town 1020——1238 Alan Hinton Derby County 1011——1239 Gerry Queen Crystal Palace 903——1240 Peter Cormack Nottingham Forest 8112—1241 Frank Worthington Huddersfield Town 920——1142 Micky Burns Blackpool 1000——1043 Frank James Clarke Ipswich Town 820——1044 Jimmy Greenhoff Stoke City 7300—1045 Charlie George Arsenal 550—010 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.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
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