The 1970–71 season was Leeds United's 44th season in the Football League, and their seventh consecutive season in the First Division, in which they were runners-up for the second consecutive season. Along with the First Division, they competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup, being eliminated in the fifth round and the second round respectively, and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which they won for the second time in their history after beating Juventus in the final. The season covers the period from 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971.
Competitions
First Division
League table
Matches WinDrawLoss + First Division match detailsDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance15 August 1970Manchester UnitedA1–0Jones59,36519 August 1970Tottenham HotspurA2–0Giles, Gray39,92722 August 1970EvertonH3–2Bremner (2), Giles46,71826 August 1970West Ham UnitedH3–0Jones, Giles (pen.), Belfitt42,67729 August 1970BurnleyA3–0Clarke (2), Jones26,0061 September 1970ArsenalA0–047,7495 September 1970ChelseaH1–0Clarke47,66212 September 1970Stoke CityA0–322,59219 September 1970SouthamptonH1–0Giles (pen.)32,71326 September 1970Nottingham ForestA0–031,5373 October 1970Huddersfield TownH2–0Lorimer (2, 1 pen.)36,49810 October 1970West Bromwich AlbionA2–2Clarke, Jones37,25517 October 1970Manchester UnitedH2–2Belfitt, Charlton50,19024 October 1970Derby CountyA2–0Lorimer, Clarke32,79731 October 1970Coventry CityH2–0Charlton, Giles31,6707 November 1970Crystal PalaceA1–1Lorimer37,96314 November 1970BlackpoolH3–1Madeley, Charlton, Giles32,92118 November 1970Stoke CityH4–1Madeley, Clarke, Lorimer, Giles (pen.)30,54921 November 1970Wolverhampton WanderersA3–2Madeley, Clarke, Holsgrove (o.g.)41,04828 November 1970Manchester CityH1–0Clarke43,5115 December 1970LiverpoolA1–1Madeley51,35712 December 1970Ipswich TownH0–029,67519 December 1970EvertonA1–0Charlton47,39326 December 1970Newcastle UnitedH3–0Clarke, Giles (2, 2 pens.)46,7589 January 1971Tottenham HotspurH1–2Clarke43,90716 January 1971West Ham UnitedA3–2Hunter, Giles, Belfitt34,39630 January 1971Manchester CityA2–0Clarke, Charlton43,5176 February 1971LiverpoolH0–148,42520 February 1971Wolverhampton WanderersH3–0Madeley, Clarke, Giles (pen.)37,27323 February 1971Ipswich TownA4–2Lorimer, Clarke (2), Giles (pen.)27,26426 February 1971Coventry CityA1–0Lorimer20,6856 March 1971Derby CountyH1–0Lorimer36,46713 March 1971BlackpoolA1–1Lorimer27,40120 March 1971Crystal PalaceH2–1Lorimer, Giles31,87627 March 1971ChelseaA1–3Cooper58,4623 April 1971BurnleyH4–0Clarke (4)31,19210 April 1971Newcastle UnitedA1–1Lorimer49,64012 April 1971Huddersfield TownA0–043,01117 April 1971West Bromwich AlbionH1–2Clarke36,81224 April 1971SouthamptonA3–0Hollywood (o.g.), Jones (2)30,00126 April 1971ArsenalH1–0Charlton48,3501 May 1971Nottingham ForestH2–0Bremner, Lorimer43,083
FA Cup
WinDrawLoss
+FA Cup match resultsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird round11 January 1971Rotherham UnitedA0–024,000Third round replay18 January 1971Rotherham UnitedH3–2Lorimer (2), Giles36,890Fourth round23 January 1971Swindon TownH4–0Jones (3), Clarke36,985Fifth round13 February 1971Colchester UnitedA2–3Hunter, Giles16,000
League Cup
WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round8 September 1970Sheffield UnitedA0–129,573
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
WinDrawLoss +Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round, first leg15 September 1970Sarpsborg FKA1–0Lorimer10,000First round, second leg29 September 1970Sarpsborg FKH5–0Charlton (2), Bremner (2), Lorimer19,283Second round, first leg21 October 1970Dynamo DresdenH1–0Lorimer21,292Second round, second leg4 November 1970Dynamo DresdenA1–2Jones35,000Third round, first leg2 December 1970Sparta PragueH6–0Clarke, Bremner, Gray (2), Charlton, Chovanec (o.g.)25,843Third round, second leg9 December 1970Sparta PragueA3–2Gray, Clarke, Belfitt30,000Quarter-finals, first leg10 March 1971Vitória SetúbalH2–1Lorimer, Giles (pen.)27,143Quarter-finals, second leg24 March 1971Vitória SetúbalA1–1Lorimer30,000Semi-finals, first leg14 April 1971LiverpoolA1–0Bremner52,877Semi-finals, second leg28 April 1971LiverpoolH0–040,462Final, first leg28 May 1971JuventusA2–2Madeley, Bates45,000Final, second leg3 June 1971JuventusH1–1Clarke42,483
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