First Division 1970/71
Arsenal won the 1970/71 First Division with 65 points, 1 point ahead of Leeds United. Burnley and Blackpool were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,089 goals, 2.36 a game.
Arsenal
Champions
1,089
Goals
2.36
Goals a game
47%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 65 |
| 2 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 64 |
| 3 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 52 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 52 |
| 5 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 51 |
| 6 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 51 |
| 7 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 46 |
| 8 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 66 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 42 |
| 10 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 42 |
| 11 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 41 |
| 12 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 41 |
| 13 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 36 |
| 16 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 75 | -17 | 35 |
| 18 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 35 |
| 19 |  Ipswich TownIpswich Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 34 |
| 20 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 34 |
| 21 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 63 | -34 | 27 |
| 22 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 66 | -32 | 23 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1970/71 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Wed 5 May 1971
1
Arsenal
65
2
Leeds United
64
3
Tottenham
52
4
Wolves
52
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1970/71 · Wed 5 May 1971
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The 1970/71 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
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First-ever results
Every result in 1970/71 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1970/71 compares
At 2.36 goals a game, 1970/71 was the lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 47% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 29% were draws and 24% away wins.