1970–71 Football League

The Football League
Season1970–71
ChampionsArsenal
New Club in LeagueCambridge United

The 1970–71 season was the 72nd completed season of The Football League.

Arsenal won the league championship at the home of their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, with Ray Kennedy scoring the winner. This would soon be followed by their FA Cup final tie with Liverpool. They narrowly overcame Leeds to win the league, with a 12-point gap separating Leeds United from third-placed Tottenham. Wolves and Liverpool joined these two teams in the UEFA Cup. Chelsea missed out on the top five on goal average but compensated for this shortcoming by beating Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Burnley and Blackpool (who won this year's Anglo-Italian Cup) were relegated to the Second Division. Burnley returned from 1973/74 to 1975/76 but it took Blackpool until the 2009–10 season to regain their top flight status after a 3–2 victory over Cardiff City in the Playoff Final (only to be relegated back after the 2010–11 season).

Wilf McGuinness was sacked after 18 unsuccessful months as manager of Manchester United. Sir Matt Busby was re-appointed as manager on a temporary basis, but never considered returning to his old job on a permanent basis. Leicester City manager Frank O'Farrell was appointed at the end of the season.

Leicester City and Sheffield United were promoted to the First Division. Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, two of the most famous and historic names in English football, were relegated to the Third Division.

Preston North End and Fulham finally had something to shout about by getting promoted to the Second Division. Halifax Town achieved its best ever league position, missing out on the Second Division by one place. Reading, Bury, Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham slid into the Fourth Division.

Notts County, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Oldham Athletic and York City were promoted to the Third Division. The Football League voted for the league's four bottom clubs to maintain their status.

Final league tables and results

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.[1]

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.[2]

First Division

First Division
Season1970–71
ChampionsArsenal
8th English title
RelegatedBurnley
Blackpool
European CupArsenal
European Cup Winners' CupLiverpool
Chelsea
UEFA CupLeeds United
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton
Watney CupManchester United
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played462
Goals scored1,089 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerTony Brown
(28 goals)[3]
Biggest home winSouthampton 6–0 Crystal Palace
(4 May 1971)
Biggest away winBurnley 0–4 Manchester City
(19 December 1970)
Highest scoringArsenal 6–2 West Bromwich Albion
(19 September 1970)
Derby County 4–4 Manchester United
(26 December 1970)
Crystal Palace 3–5 Manchester United
(17 April 1971)
Longest winning run9 matches
Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Leeds United
Longest losing run7 matches
Blackpool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 29 7 6 71 29 2.448 65 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Leeds United 42 27 10 5 72 30 2.400 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 14 9 54 33 1.636 52
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 8 12 64 54 1.185 52
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 42 24 1.750 51 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
6 Chelsea 42 18 15 9 52 42 1.238 51 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
7 Southampton 42 17 12 13 56 44 1.273 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 65 66 0.985 43 Qualification for the Watney Cup[c]
9 Derby County 42 16 10 16 56 54 1.037 42
10 Coventry City 42 16 10 16 37 38 0.974 42
11 Manchester City 42 12 17 13 47 42 1.119 41
12 Newcastle United 42 14 13 15 44 46 0.957 41
13 Stoke City 42 12 13 17 44 48 0.917 37
14 Everton 42 12 13 17 54 60 0.900 37
15 Huddersfield Town 42 11 14 17 40 49 0.816 36
16 Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 42 61 0.689 36
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 15 17 58 75 0.773 35 Qualification for the Watney Cup[c]
18 Crystal Palace 42 12 11 19 39 57 0.684 35
19 Ipswich Town 42 12 10 20 42 48 0.875 34
20 West Ham United 42 10 14 18 47 60 0.783 34
21 Burnley (R) 42 7 13 22 29 63 0.460 27 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Blackpool (R) 42 4 15 23 34 66 0.515 23
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners, Arsenal, qualified for the European Cup.
  2. ^ Chelsea qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1970-71 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results

Home \ Away ARS BLP BUR CHE COV CRY DER EVE HUD IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN NEW NOT SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 6–2 2–0 2–1
Blackpool 0–1 1–1 3–4 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–2
Burnley 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3
Chelsea 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–2
Coventry City 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Crystal Palace 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–5 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1
Derby County 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–4 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 4–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2
Everton 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–2
Huddersfield Town 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Ipswich Town 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–3
Leeds United 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
Liverpool 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Manchester City 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–4 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–0
Manchester United 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Newcastle United 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2
Nottingham Forest 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–4 3–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 4–1
Southampton 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 6–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2
Stoke City 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–2 3–1 2–1 2–4
West Ham United 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–2 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1970–1971
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Locations of the Football League First Division 1970–1971 teams

Top scorers

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.[4]

Rank Scorer Club League goals FA Cup goals League Cup goals Texaco Cup goals Euro competitions Total
1 England Martin Chivers Tottenham 21 1 7 5 — 34
2 England Tony Brown West Bromwich Albion 28 2 0 0 — 30
3 England Ray Kennedy Arsenal 19 2 2 — 3 26
4 England Bobby Gould Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 2 0 5 — 24
5 England Allan Clarke Leeds United 19 1 0 — 3 23
6 England Joe Royle Everton 17 2 0 — 4 23
7 England Ian Storey-Moore Nottingham Forest 18 2 1 1 — 22
8 Northern Ireland George Best Manchester United 18 1 2 — — 21
9 Wales Ron Davies Southampton 17 4 0 — 0 21
10 England John Radford Arsenal 15 2 1 — 3 21
11 England Mick Channon Southampton 18 1 1 — 0 20
12 Scotland Hugh Curran Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 0 0 4 — 20
13 England Francis Lee Manchester City 14 0 1 — 4 19
14 England Colin Bell Manchester City 13 4 0 — 2 19
15 Wales John Toshack Liverpool / Cardiff City 5 + 8 1 0 — 0 + 5 19
16 Scotland Peter Lorimer Leeds United 12 2 0 — 5 19
17 England Martin Peters Tottenham Hotspur 9 2 4 4 — 19
18 England John Ritchie Stoke City 13 4 0 0 — 17
19 Scotland Alan Gilzean Tottenham Hotspur 9 4 4 0 — 17
20 Scotland Denis Law Manchester United 15 0 1 — — 16
= England Geoff Hurst West Ham United 15 0 1 — — 16
22 Republic of Ireland Johnny Giles Leeds United 13 2 0 — 1 16
23 England Jeff Astle West Bromwich Albion 13 1 1 0 — 15
= Scotland John O’Hare Derby County 13 1 1 — — 15
25 England Alun Evans Liverpool 10 1 1 — 3 15
26 England John Tudor Newcastle United / Sheffield United 5 + 9 0 0 — 0 14
27 England Keith Weller Chelsea 13 0 1 — 0 14
28 Republic of Ireland Terry Conroy Stoke City 11 2 1 0 — 14
29 Scotland George Graham Arsenal 11 1 1 — 1 14
30 Scotland Neil Martin Coventry City / Nottingham Forest 1 + 9 2 0 0 2 14
31 England Pop Robson Newcastle United / West Ham United 3 + 9 0 + 1 0 — 0 13
32 Northern Ireland Derek Dougan Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 0 0 1 — 13
33 England Alan Birchenall Crystal Palace 10 1 2 — — 13
34 England Ernie Hunt Coventry City 10 1 1 — 1 13
35 England Brian Kidd Manchester United 8 0 5 — — 13
36 England Kevin Hector Derby County 11 0 1 — — 12
37 South Africa/England Colin Viljoen Ipswich Town 10 2 0 — — 12
38 England Alan Hinton Derby County 10 1 1 — — 12
39 Scotland Gerry Queen Crystal Palace 9 0 3 — — 12
40 Scotland Peter Cormack Nottingham Forest 8 1 1 2 — 12
41 England Frank Worthington Huddersfield Town 9 2 0 — — 11
42 England Micky Burns Blackpool 10 0 0 — — 10
43 England Frank James Clarke Ipswich Town 8 2 0 — — 10
44 England Jimmy Greenhoff Stoke City 7 3 0 0 — 10
45 England Charlie George Arsenal 5 5 0 — 0 10

Second Division

Second Division
Season1970–71
ChampionsLeicester City
PromotedLeicester City
Sheffield United
RelegatedBlackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Cup Winners' CupCardiff City
Watney CupCarlisle United
Luton Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,141 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Hickton
(25 goals)[3]
Biggest home winCarlisle United 6–0 Portsmouth
(5 December 1970)
Biggest away winPortsmouth 0–4 Sheffield United
(30 September 1970)
Bristol City 0–4 Oxford United
(10 October 1970)
Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 Luton Town
(10 October 1970)
Sunderland 0–4 Cardiff City
(13 February 1971)
Watford 0–4 Norwich City
(16 January 1971)
Highest scoringMiddlesbrough 6–2 Queens Park Rangers
(26 September 1970)
Hull City 4–4 Sheffield Wednesday
(26 December 1970)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 42 23 13 6 57 30 1.900 59 Promotion to the First Division
2 Sheffield United (P) 42 21 14 7 73 39 1.872 56
3 Cardiff City 42 20 13 9 64 41 1.561 53 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Carlisle United 42 20 13 9 65 43 1.512 53 Qualification for the Watney Cup
5 Hull City 42 19 13 10 54 41 1.317 51
6 Luton Town 42 18 13 11 62 43 1.442 49 Qualification for the Watney Cup
7 Middlesbrough 42 17 14 11 60 43 1.395 48
8 Millwall 42 19 9 14 59 42 1.405 47
9 Birmingham City 42 17 12 13 58 48 1.208 46
10 Norwich City 42 15 14 13 54 52 1.038 44
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 58 53 1.094 43
12 Swindon Town 42 15 12 15 61 51 1.196 42
13 Sunderland 42 15 12 15 52 54 0.963 42
14 Oxford United 42 14 14 14 41 48 0.854 42
15 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 12 18 51 69 0.739 36
16 Portsmouth 42 10 14 18 46 61 0.754 34
17 Orient 42 9 16 17 29 51 0.569 34
18 Watford 42 10 13 19 38 60 0.633 33
19 Bristol City 42 10 11 21 46 64 0.719 31
20 Charlton Athletic 42 8 14 20 41 65 0.631 30
21 Blackburn Rovers (R) 42 6 15 21 37 69 0.536 27 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Bolton Wanderers (R) 42 7 10 25 35 74 0.473 24
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BIR BLB BOL BRI CAR CRL CHA HUL LEI LUT MID MIL NWC ORI OXF POR QPR SHU SHW SUN SWI WAT
Birmingham 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0
Blackburn Rovers 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–3
Bolton Wanderers 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 4–0 0–0 0–3 4–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–1
Bristol City 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–3 0–1 3–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–3 2–1 3–0
Cardiff City 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 0–0 3–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–1
Carlisle United 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–0 3–2 6–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1
Charlton Athletic 1–1 2–4 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–2
Hull City 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–4 4–0 2–0 1–0
Leicester City 1–4 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1
Luton Town 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0
Middlesbrough 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 6–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–2
Millwall 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–0
Norwich City 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Orient 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Oxford United 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Portsmouth 1–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 2–0 2–1 0–2 5–0
Queens Park Rangers 5–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–1
Sheffield United 3–0 5–0 2–2 3–3 5–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–0
Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–5 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1
Sunderland 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 5–2 3–3
Swindon Town 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Watford 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1970–1971
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Locations of the Football League Second Division 1970–1971 teams

Top scorers

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.[4]

Rank Scorer Club League goals FA Cup goals League Cup goals Total
1 England Malcolm Macdonald Luton Town 24 4 2 30
2 England John Hickton Middlesbrough 25 0 2 27
3 England Bob Hatton Carlisle United 18 2 4 24
4 England Chris Chilton Hull City 21 2 0 23
5 England Rodney Marsh Queens Park Rangers 21 1 1 23
6 England Phil Summerill Birmingham City 16 1 4 21
7 England Don Rogers Swindon Town 16 0 4 20
8 England Alan Warboys Cardiff City /
Sheffield Wednesday		 13 + 6 0 0 19
9 England Barry Bridges Millwall /
Queens Park Rangers		 15 + 2 0 0 + 1 18
10 Scotland Alistair Brown Leicester City 15 2 0 17
11 Scotland Ken Foggo Norwich City 15 1 1 17
12 England Derek Possee Millwall 14 1 2 17
13 England Peter Silvester Norwich City 15 0 1 16
14 England David Watson Sunderland /
Rotherham United		 4 + 9 0 + 3 0 16
15 England Ron Wigg Watford 13 2 1 16
16 England Ken Wagstaff Hull City 12 4 0 16
17 England Alan Woodward Sheffield United 15 0 0 15
= England Mick Prendergast Sheffield Wednesday 15 0 0 15
= England Trevor Francis Birmingham City 15 0 0 15
= England Brian Clark Cardiff City 15 0 0 15
21 England Peter Noble Swindon Town 14 1 0 15
22 Scotland Hughie McIlmoyle Middlesbrough 13 1 1 15
23 England Bill Dearden Sheffield United 14 0 0 14
24 England Ray Hiron Portsmouth 13 1 0 14
25 England Arthur Horsfield Swindon Town 11 1 2 14
26 England Bob Latchford Birmingham City 13 0 0 13
27 England Bobby Owen Carlisle United 11 2 0 13
28 England Derrick Downing Middlesbrough 11 1 1 13
29 Republic of Ireland Don Givens Luton Town 11 0 2 13
30 England Malcolm Partridge Leicester City /
Mansfield Town		 3 + 3 3 4 13
31 England John Galley Bristol City 12 0 0 12
32 Scotland Dennis Martin Carlisle United 10 1 1 12
33 England Terry Venables Queens Park Rangers 10 0 1 11
34 England John Farrington Leicester City 8 0 3 11
= England Chris Garland Bristol City 8 0 3 11
36 England Joe Baker Sunderland 10 0 0 10
= England Harry Cripps Millwall 10 0 0 10
38 England Tony Currie Sheffield United 9 0 1 10
= Scotland Bobby Kerr Sunderland 9 0 1 10
40 England Mike Trebilcock Portsmouth 8 2 0 10

Third Division

Third Division
Season1970–71
ChampionsPreston North End
PromotedPreston North End
Fulham
RelegatedReading
Bury
Doncaster Rovers
Gillingham
Watney CupHalifax Town
Wrexham
Matches played552
Goals scored1,372 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerDudley Roberts
Gerry Ingram
(22 goals each)[3]
Biggest home winSwansea City 5–0 Shrewsbury Town
(1 September 1970)
Fulham 5–0 Bradford City
(2 September 1970)
Chesterfield 5–0 Halifax Town
(10 October 1970)
Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Rotherham United
(4 December 1970)
Swansea City 5–0 Reading
(27 March 1971)
Chesterfield 5–0 Torquay United
(24 April 1971)
Biggest away winMansfield Town 1–5 Plymouth Argyle
(4 September 1970)
Reading 1–5 Bury
(5 December 1970)
Barnsley 0–4 Bristol Rovers
(2 January 1971)
Torquay United 0–4 Reading
(19 February 1971)
Highest scoringShrewsbury Town 7–3 Port Vale
(12 September 1970)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Preston North End (C, P) 46 22 17 7 63 39 1.615 61 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Fulham (P) 46 24 12 10 68 41 1.659 60
3 Halifax Town 46 22 12 12 74 55 1.345 56 Qualification for the Watney Cup
4 Aston Villa 46 19 15 12 54 46 1.174 53
5 Chesterfield 46 17 17 12 66 38 1.737 51
6 Bristol Rovers 46 19 13 14 69 50 1.380 51
7 Mansfield Town 46 18 15 13 64 62 1.032 51
8 Rotherham United 46 17 16 13 64 60 1.067 50
9 Wrexham 46 18 13 15 72 65 1.108 49 Qualification for the Watney Cup
10 Torquay United 46 19 11 16 54 57 0.947 49
11 Swansea City 46 15 16 15 59 56 1.054 46
12 Barnsley 46 17 11 18 49 52 0.942 45
13 Shrewsbury Town 46 16 13 17 58 62 0.935 45
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 14 16 16 50 47 1.064 44
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 19 15 63 63 1.000 43
16 Rochdale 46 14 15 17 61 68 0.897 43
17 Port Vale 46 15 12 19 52 59 0.881 42
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 22 14 45 55 0.818 42
19 Bradford City 46 13 14 19 49 62 0.790 40
20 Walsall 46 14 11 21 51 57 0.895 39
21 Reading (R) 46 14 11 21 48 85 0.565 39 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Bury (R) 46 12 13 21 52 60 0.867 37
23 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 13 9 24 45 66 0.682 35
24 Gillingham (R) 46 10 13 23 42 67 0.627 33
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AST BAR BRA B&HA BRR BRY CHF DON FUL GIL HAL MAN PLY PTV PNE REA ROC ROT SHR SWA TOR TRA WAL WRE
Aston Villa 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–4
Barnsley 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1
Bradford City 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0
Bristol Rovers 1–2 3–0 4–2 1–3 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–2
Bury 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 0–1 5–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Chesterfield 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Doncaster Rovers 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1
Fulham 0–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Gillingham 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2
Halifax Town 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–3 2–1 2–0
Mansfield Town 2–0 1–2 3–5 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–5 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 6–2 2–2 1–1
Plymouth Argyle 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 4–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–2
Port Vale 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–3
Preston North End 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–2
Reading 3–5 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0
Rochdale 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 4–3 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–1
Rotherham United 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Shrewsbury Town 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 7–3 0–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Swansea City 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 5–0 4–2 1–1 5–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0
Torquay United 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–2 1–2
Tranmere Rovers 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 0–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Walsall 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–0 3–1
Wrexham 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–4 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1970–1971

Top scorers

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.[4]

Rank Scorer Club League goals FA Cup goals League Cup goals Total
1 Wales Dave Gwyther Swansea City 18 7 2 27
2 England Dudley Roberts Mansfield Town 22 1 1 24
3 England Gerry Ingram Preston North End 22 0 2 24
4 England John Rudge Torquay United 18 2 1 21
5 England George Andrews Shrewsbury Town 18 2 0 20
6 England Ernie Moss Chesterfield 16 3 1 20
7 England Kevin Randall Chesterfield 19 0 0 19
8 England George Jones Bury 18 1 0 19
9 England Bill Atkins Halifax Town 18 0 1 19
10 England Robin Stubbs Bristol Rovers 17 1 1 19
11 England Bruce Bannister Bradford City 16 3 0 19
12 England Albert Kinsey Wrexham 16 0 1 17
13 England Les Barrett Fulham 15 0 2 17
14 England John James Port Vale 15 0 0 15
15 England Reg Jenkins Rochdale 13 0 2 15
= England Steve Earle Fulham 13 0 2 15
17 England John Stenson Mansfield Town 12 1 2 15
18 England Ray Graydon Bristol Rovers 13 0 1 14
= Wales Arfon Griffiths Wrexham 13 0 1 14
20 England Alf Arrowsmith Rochdale 12 2 0 14
21 Scotland Gordon Cumming Reading 11 3 0 14
22 England Colin Taylor Walsall 13 0 0 13
23 England Harold Jarman Bristol Rovers 12 1 0 13
= England Dick Habbin Reading 12 1 0 13
25 England Bobby Ham Preston North End /
Bradford City		 10 + 2 0 0 + 1 13
26 Scotland Kit Napier Brighton & Hove Albion 11 2 0 13
27 Scotland Tom White Bury 11 1 1 13
28 England Ken Beamish Tranmere Rovers 10 0 3 13
29 Scotland Andy Lochhead Aston Villa 9 0 4 13
30 England Mike Green Gillingham 11 1 0 12
31 England Alf Wood Shrewsbury Town 11 0 1 12
32 England Ian Hamilton Aston Villa 9 0 3 12
33 Scotland Pat McMahon Aston Villa 8 0 4 12
34 England Dave Lennard Halifax Town 11 0 0 11
= England Don Hutchins Plymouth Argyle 11 0 0 11
36 Scotland George Johnston Fulham /
Walsall		 9 + 1 1 0 11
37 England Geoff Vowden Aston Villa /
Birmingham City		 5 + 3 0 0 + 3 11
38 England Ronnie Moore Tranmere Rovers 10 0 0 10
= England Brian Yeo Gillingham 10 0 0 10
40 England David Cross Rochdale 9 1 0 10
= England Neil Hague Rotherham United 9 1 0 10
42 England Leslie Lea Barnsley 9 1 0 10
43 England Steve Briggs Doncaster Rovers 9 0 1 10
= England Keith Brierley Halifax Town 9 0 1 10
45 Wales Brian Evans Swansea City 7 3 0 10

Fourth Division

Football League
Fourth Division
Season1970–71
ChampionsNotts County (1st title)
PromotedBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,
Oldham Athletic,
York City
Failed re-electionnone
New club in the leagueCambridge United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,527 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerTed MacDougall (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 42 [3]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Notts County 46 19 4 0 59 12 11 5 7 30 24 2.472 69 Division Champions, promoted
2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 16 5 2 51 15 8 7 8 30 31 1.761 60 Promoted
3 Oldham Athletic 46 14 6 3 57 29 10 5 8 31 34 1.397 59
4 York City 46 16 6 1 45 14 7 4 12 33 40 1.444 56
5 Chester 46 17 2 4 42 18 7 5 11 27 37 1.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 14 6 3 44 19 7 6 10 26 35 1.296 54 Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup[a]
7 Northampton Town 46 15 4 4 39 24 4 9 10 24 35 1.068 51
8 Southport 46 15 2 6 42 24 6 4 13 21 33 1.105 48
9 Exeter City 46 12 7 4 40 23 5 7 11 27 45 0.985 48
10 Workington 46 13 7 3 28 13 5 5 13 20 36 0.980 48
11 Stockport County 46 12 8 3 28 17 4 6 13 21 48 0.754 46
12 Darlington 46 15 3 5 42 22 2 8 13 16 35 1.018 45
13 Aldershot 46 8 10 5 32 23 6 7 10 34 48 0.930 45
14 Brentford 46 13 3 7 45 27 5 5 13 21 35 1.065 44
15 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 1 9 49 35 5 7 11 26 41 0.987 44 Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup[a]
16 Peterborough United 46 14 3 6 46 23 4 4 15 24 48 0.986 43
17 Scunthorpe United 46 9 7 7 36 23 6 6 11 20 38 0.918 43
18 Southend United 46 8 11 4 32 24 6 4 13 21 42 0.803 43
19 Grimsby Town 46 13 4 6 37 26 5 3 15 20 45 0.803 43
20 Cambridge United[b] 46 9 9 5 31 27 6 4 13 20 39 0.773 43
21 Lincoln City 46 11 4 8 45 33 2 9 12 25 38 0.986 39 Re-elected
22 Newport County 46 8 3 12 32 36 2 5 16 23 49 0.647 28
23 Hartlepool 46 6 10 7 28 27 2 2 19 6 47 0.459 28
24 Barrow 46 5 5 13 25 38 2 3 18 26 52 0.567 22
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.
  2. ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League

Results

Home \ Away ALD BRW B&BA BRE CAM CHE COL CRE DAR EXE GRI HAR LIN NPC NOR NTC OLD PET SCU STD SOU STP WRK YOR
Aldershot 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 1–1 0–1
Barrow 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–4 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–2
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–0
Brentford 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 6–4
Cambridge United 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Chester 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1
Colchester United 5–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Crewe Alexandra 0–3 1–0 3–3 5–3 1–2 6–3 0–3 3–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–4
Darlington 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 5–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
Exeter City 4–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 6–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2
Grimsby Town 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–5 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1
Hartlepool 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1
Lincoln City 4–4 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–5
Newport County 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–3
Northampton Town 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–2
Notts County 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–2 2–1
Oldham Athletic 5–2 2–1 2–2 5–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 5–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–3 1–1
Peterborough United 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 2–1
Scunthorpe United 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 5–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–1
Southend United 2–2 2–3 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Southport 3–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 5–0 1–0 6–1 2–1 0–2 1–4 3–2 5–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Stockport County 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 4–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0
Workington 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0
York City 3–1 4–3 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1970–1971

Top scorers

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.[4]

Rank Scorer Club League goals FA Cup goals League Cup goals Total
1 Scotland Ted MacDougall Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 7 0 49
2 England Ray Crawford Colchester United 25 7 0 32
3 England Paul Aimson York City 26 5 0 31
4 England Jim Fryatt Oldham Athletic 24 0 2 26
5 England Jack Howarth Aldershot 21 3 1 25
6 England Phil Boyer Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic /
York City		 11 + 9 0 + 1 0 + 3 24
7 England David Shaw[notes2 1] Oldham Athletic 23 0 0 23
8 England Tony Hateley Notts County 22 1 0 23
9 Republic of Ireland Pat Morrissey Crewe Alexandra 20 1 1 22
10 Scotland Billy Best Southend United 19 3 0 22
11 England Alan Banks Exeter City 21 0 0 21
12 England Phil Hubbard Lincoln City 18 1 0 19
13 England Joe Gadston Exeter City 18 0 1 19
14 England Colin Garwood Peterborough United 17 1 0 18
= England Alan Harding Darlington 17 1 0 18
16 England John Fairbrother Northampton Town 15 1 2 18
17 England Bobby Svarc Lincoln City /
Barrow		 11 + 3 4 0 18
18 England Ivan Hollett Cambridge United /
Crewe Alexandra		 11 + 6 0 0 17
19 England Alan Tarbuck Chester 16 1 0 17
= Northern Ireland Sammy McMillan Stockport County 16 1 0 17
= England Eddie Loyden Chester 16 1 0 17
22 Scotland Bobby Ross Brentford 15 1 0 16
23 England Allan Gauden Darlington 13 2 1 16
24 England Derek Trevis Lincoln City 13 1 2 16
25 England Percy Freeman Lincoln City 10 4 2 16
26 England Dennis Brown Aldershot 14 1 0 15
= England Roger Cross Brentford 14 1 0 15
28 England Fred Large Northampton Town 14 0 1 15
29 Scotland Willie Brown Newport County 13 0 2 15
30 Scotland Don Masson Notts County 14 0 0 14
= England Eddie Garbett Barrow 14 0 0 14
32 Northern Ireland Alan McNeill Oldham Athletic 13 1 0 14
= England Kevin McMahon York City 13 1 0 14
= England Peter Graham Darlington 13 1 0 14
= England Stan Bowles Crewe Alexandra 13 1 0 14
36 England Richie Barker Notts County 13 0 0 13
37 England Bob Moss Peterborough United 11 2 0 13
38 Scotland John Docherty Brentford 10 3 0 13
39 England Tommy Robson Peterborough United 12 0 0 12
= England Eric Redrobe Southport 12 0 0 12
41 England Nigel Cassidy Oxford United /
Scunthorpe United		 4 + 7 1 0 12
42 England Charlie Crickmore Notts County 10 2 0 12
43 England Bill Garner Southend United 8 4 0 12
44 England Les Bradd Notts County 11 0 0 11
= England Terry Heath Scunthorpe United 11 0 0 11
= Scotland Jim Irvine Barrow 11 0 0 11
= Scotland Matt Tees Grimsby Town /
Luton Town		 9 + 2 0 0 11
48 England Jim Hall Peterborough United 10 1 0 11
= Wales Keith Webber Chester 10 1 0 11
50 Scotland Tommy Bryceland Oldham Athletic 10 0 1 11
= England Kevin Keegan Scunthorpe United 10 0 1 11
52 England Stuart Brace Grimsby Town 10 0 0 10
= England Alan Bradshaw Crewe Alexandra 10 0 0 10
54 Wales Rod Jones Newport County 9 1 0 10
= England Eddie Rowles Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 9 1 0 10
56 England Keith Bebbington Oldham Athletic 9 0 1 10
57 England Tommy Spratt Workington 8 2 0 10
  1. ^ Rothmans apparently has an error in the goals of David Shaw, but it is not possible to identify the error clearly.

See also

References

  1. ^ "England 1970–71". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. ^ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1979.
  3. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ^ a b c d Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72, p. 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.
  5. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72, p. 148. 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.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.