The 1970–71 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 74th season of Scottish league football.
Scottish League 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
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Partick Thistle, East Fife
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1970–71Celtic2 – 1 (rep.)RangersLeague Cup 1970–71Rangers1 – 0CelticJunior CupCambuslang Rangers2 – 1Newtongrange Star
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Caledonian4 – 2 * Elgin CityScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthSt Cuthbert Wanderers5 – 3 *Burntisland Shipyard
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupAyr United2 – 2 * KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian1 – 0HeartsFife CupCowdenbeath2 – 0 * Dunfermline AthleticForfarshire CupDundee2 – 0Dundee UnitedLanarkshire CupAirdrieMotherwellStirlingshire CupStenhousemuir3 – 2East Stirling – aggregate over two legs – play off – won on penalties
Highland League
Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Martin Buchan Aberdeen
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)11 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0ECQG5John O'Hare3 FebruaryStade Sclessin, Liège (A)0–3ECQG521 AprilEstadio da Luz, Lisbon (A)0–2ECQG515 MayNinian Park, Cardiff (A)0–0BHC18 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–1BHC22 MayWembley Stadium, London (A)1–3BHCHugh Curran9 JuneIdraetsparken, Copenhagen (A)0–1ECQG514 JuneLenin Stadium, Moscow (A)0–1Friendly
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG5 = European Championship qualifying – Group 5 BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive