1971-04-28

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Cup and International Matches
European Cup Winners Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg VenueGateNotes
D 1Manchester City01ChelseaD 1Maine Road 43,663 agg 0-2
  Lineups Weller     
European Fairs Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg VenueGateNotes
D 1Leeds United00LiverpoolD 1Elland Road 40,462 agg 1-0
  Lineups      

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Newcastle United 30 West Bromwich AlbionSt James' Park18,444
Young, Smith, Tudor Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 11 Huddersfield TownWhite Hart Lane18,959
Chivers Lineups Cherry    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 00 Ipswich TownMolineux18,827
Lineups    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Leeds United 41 15 2 3 38 12 11 8 2 32 18 2.333 62 W W L D D 1971-05-01 Nottingham Forest H
2 0 Arsenal 40 17 3 0 40 6 10 4 6 29 23 2.379 61 L D W W W 1971-05-01 Stoke City H
3 0 Chelsea 41 12 6 3 34 21 6 8 6 18 21 1.238 50 L W D W D 1971-05-01 Ipswich Town A
4 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 12 3 5 32 22 9 5 7 31 32 1.167 50 D W L L W 1971-05-01 Burnley H
5 -1 Liverpool 41 10 10 0 29 10 6 7 8 12 14 1.708 49 D W W D L 1971-05-01 Southampton H
6 0 Tottenham Hotspur 39 11 5 4 33 18 6 9 4 19 14 1.625 48 D W D D W 1971-05-01 Manchester City A
7 0 Southampton 40 11 5 4 29 15 5 7 8 21 28 1.163 44 L L W D L 1971-05-01 Liverpool A
8 0 Manchester City 40 7 9 3 27 17 5 8 8 17 20 1.189 41 D L D D L 1971-05-01 Tottenham Hotspur H
9 3 Newcastle United 41 9 9 3 27 16 5 4 11 17 28 1 41 W D L D D 1971-05-01 Coventry City A
10 -1 Derby County 41 8 5 7 30 26 7 5 9 24 28 1 40 D W W D W 1971-05-01 West Bromwich Albion H
11 -1 Manchester United 40 9 6 6 29 24 6 4 9 31 38 0.968 40 W L W L W 1971-05-01 Blackpool A
12 -1 Coventry City 41 11 4 5 22 12 4 6 11 13 26 0.921 40 D L W W L 1971-05-01 Newcastle United H
13 0 Stoke City 40 10 7 3 28 10 2 6 12 16 36 0.957 37 D W L D L 1971-05-01 Arsenal A
14 0 Everton 41 10 7 4 32 16 2 6 12 22 42 0.931 37 D L W L D 1971-05-01 Crystal Palace A
15 0 Nottingham Forest 41 9 4 8 29 26 5 4 11 13 33 0.712 36 D L W L W 1971-05-01 Leeds United A
16 0 West Bromwich Albion 41 9 8 4 34 25 1 7 12 24 48 0.795 35 L D W L D 1971-05-01 Derby County A
17 0 West Ham United 41 6 8 6 28 29 4 6 11 19 30 0.797 34 W D W L L 1971-05-01 Huddersfield Town H
18 0 Huddersfield Town 41 7 8 6 19 16 3 6 11 20 33 0.796 34 D L L D W 1971-05-01 West Ham United A
19 1 Ipswich Town 41 9 3 8 28 22 3 6 12 14 26 0.875 33 D L W W L 1971-05-01 Chelsea H
20 -1 Crystal Palace 40 8 5 7 22 24 3 6 11 15 27 0.725 33 L L L D W 1971-05-01 Everton H
21 0 Burnley 41 4 8 9 20 31 3 5 12 9 31 0.468 27 W L L L W 1971-05-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
22 0 Blackpool 41 3 8 9 21 30 1 6 14 12 35 0.508 22 W D L D D 1971-05-01 Manchester United H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Hull City12Carlisle UnitedBoothferry Park14,363
Butler LineupsHatton, Webb   
Oxford United21Luton TownManor Ground9,531
Cassidy, Clark D LineupsBusby   
Watford12Swindon TownVicarage Road10,793
Wigg LineupsPeplow, Horsfield   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Leicester City 41 12 7 2 30 14 10 6 4 25 15 1.897 57 W W D D W 1971-05-01 Portsmouth A
2 0 Sheffield United 41 13 6 1 46 18 7 8 6 24 21 1.795 54 W D W W D 1971-05-01 Watford H
3 0 Cardiff City 40 11 7 2 38 16 8 6 6 25 22 1.658 51 L W L D D 1971-05-01 Orient H
4 0 Carlisle United 41 15 3 2 36 13 4 10 7 26 30 1.442 51 W D W W W 1971-05-01 Sheffield Wednesday H
5 0 Hull City 41 10 5 5 30 16 8 8 5 23 25 1.293 49 L L W D W 1971-05-01 Norwich City H
6 0 Middlesbrough 41 13 6 2 37 16 4 7 9 22 26 1.405 47 D D D D D 1971-05-01 Queens Park Rangers A
7 0 Luton Town 40 11 6 2 36 17 6 6 9 22 25 1.381 46 L W D L L 1971-05-01 Swindon Town H
8 0 Millwall 41 13 5 3 36 12 5 4 11 22 30 1.381 45 W W L W W 1971-05-01 Sunderland A
9 0 Birmingham City 41 12 7 2 30 12 5 4 11 27 35 1.213 45 D D L D W 1971-05-01 Charlton Athletic A
10 0 Norwich City 41 11 8 2 34 20 4 6 10 20 31 1.059 44 L L D W L 1971-05-01 Hull City A
11 0 Queens Park Rangers 41 11 4 5 38 21 5 6 10 19 31 1.096 42 W D W W W 1971-05-01 Middlesbrough H
12 0 Sunderland 41 11 6 3 34 20 4 6 11 18 33 0.981 42 D W D W D 1971-05-01 Millwall H
13 0 Swindon Town 41 12 7 2 38 14 3 4 13 22 36 1.2 41 W D L D W 1971-05-01 Luton Town A
14 0 Oxford United 41 8 7 5 22 22 6 6 9 18 25 0.851 41 W L W D D 1971-05-01 Bolton Wanderers H
15 0 Sheffield Wednesday 41 10 7 4 32 27 2 5 13 19 39 0.773 36 L D D D L 1971-05-01 Carlisle United A
16 0 Portsmouth 41 9 4 7 31 26 1 10 10 14 33 0.763 34 D D D L L 1971-05-01 Leicester City H
17 0 Orient 41 5 11 5 16 15 4 5 11 13 35 0.58 34 D L L L D 1971-05-01 Cardiff City A
18 0 Watford 41 6 7 8 18 22 4 6 10 20 35 0.667 33 L W W L D 1971-05-01 Sheffield United A
19 0 Bristol City 41 9 6 6 30 28 1 4 15 14 34 0.71 30 L D L L W 1971-05-01 Blackburn Rovers A
20 0 Charlton Athletic 41 7 5 8 27 29 1 8 12 13 35 0.625 29 D L L W D 1971-05-01 Birmingham City H
21 0 Blackburn Rovers 41 5 7 8 18 26 1 7 13 17 41 0.522 26 L D L D L 1971-05-01 Bristol City H
22 0 Bolton Wanderers 41 6 5 10 22 31 1 4 15 12 42 0.466 23 D L L L L 1971-05-01 Oxford United A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City23FulhamValley Parade6,430
Hall J, Corner LineupsJohnston 2, Lloyd   
Brighton & Hove Albion11Plymouth ArgyleGoldstone Ground8,232
Irvine LineupsAllen   
Gillingham11ChesterfieldPriestfield Stadium1,887
Woodley LineupsArcher   
Shrewsbury Town10Swansea CityGay Meadow4,578
Andrews Lineups   
Torquay United20Halifax TownPlainmoor3,334
Rudge 2 Lineups   
Footnotes
Fulham promoted

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Fulham 45 15 6 1 39 11 9 6 8 29 29 1.7 60 W W D D W 1971-05-01 Preston North End H
2 0 Preston North End 44 14 8 0 39 16 6 9 7 20 23 1.513 57 D D L D L 1971-05-01 Fulham A
3 0 Halifax Town 44 15 2 5 42 21 6 10 6 27 30 1.353 54 L W W D W 1971-05-01 Barnsley H
4 2 Chesterfield 45 13 8 2 45 12 4 9 9 21 25 1.784 51 D W L W D 1971-05-01 Bradford City A
5 -1 Bristol Rovers 45 11 5 6 37 21 8 8 7 31 26 1.447 51 L W W L L 1971-05-01 Brighton & Hove Albion H
6 -1 Aston Villa 44 12 7 2 22 8 6 8 9 27 33 1.195 51 L D W D L 1971-05-01 Wrexham H
7 0 Rotherham United 44 12 9 1 37 18 5 6 11 26 38 1.125 49 W L W W D 1971-05-01 Plymouth Argyle H
8 0 Mansfield Town 45 12 7 3 42 28 5 8 10 20 34 1 49 W L W W D 1971-05-01 Gillingham H
9 0 Wrexham 44 12 7 3 42 24 5 5 12 25 37 1.098 46 D W D D W 1971-05-01 Aston Villa A
10 0 Barnsley 45 12 6 5 30 19 5 5 12 18 29 1 45 L W L W D 1971-05-01 Halifax Town A
11 1 Shrewsbury Town 44 11 6 6 37 28 5 7 9 21 32 0.967 45 W W W D D 1971-04-30 Tranmere Rovers A
12 1 Torquay United 44 10 6 5 34 25 7 5 11 17 31 0.911 45 W L L L L 1971-05-01 Doncaster Rovers H
13 -2 Swansea City 44 10 5 7 38 24 4 10 8 17 30 1.019 43 L D W L L 1971-05-01 Bury A
14 1 Plymouth Argyle 45 6 12 5 39 33 6 6 10 23 29 1 42 D L L W D 1971-05-01 Rotherham United A
15 -1 Rochdale 45 8 8 7 29 26 6 6 10 31 41 0.896 42 W W W L D 1971-05-01 Reading A
16 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 44 8 10 5 28 20 5 5 11 18 25 1.022 41 D L W L W 1971-05-01 Bristol Rovers A
17 -1 Port Vale 45 11 5 6 28 17 4 6 13 23 41 0.879 41 W D W L L 1971-05-01 Walsall H
18 0 Tranmere Rovers 45 7 11 4 26 18 2 11 10 18 37 0.8 40 D D L D D 1971-04-30 Shrewsbury Town H
19 0 Walsall 45 10 1 12 30 27 4 9 9 20 29 0.893 38 W L W L W 1971-05-01 Port Vale A
20 0 Bradford City 45 6 6 10 22 25 6 8 9 26 37 0.774 38 L W L D L 1971-05-01 Chesterfield H
21 0 Reading 44 10 6 6 31 32 4 4 14 15 50 0.561 38 D L L W W 1971-05-01 Rochdale H
22 0 Bury 45 7 8 7 29 22 5 4 14 22 37 0.864 36 L L W L L 1971-05-01 Swansea City H
23 0 Doncaster Rovers 45 8 5 10 28 27 5 4 13 16 37 0.688 35 L L L W W 1971-05-01 Torquay United A
24 0 Gillingham 45 6 9 8 22 29 4 4 14 20 36 0.646 33 D D L W D 1971-05-01 Mansfield Town A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Aldershot50Stockport CountyRecreation Ground3,379
Joslyn, Brown, Howarth 2, Melia Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra12Notts CountyGresty Road4,222
Bowles LineupsBradd, Masson   
Lincoln City20ChesterSincil Bank3,086
Freeman, Svarc Lineups   
Peterborough United31Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticLondon Road3,312
Hall, Conmy (p), Robson LineupsMacDougall (p)   
Southend United00Exeter CityRoots Hall4,471
Lineups   
Footnotes
York City promoted

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Notts County 45 19 3 0 58 11 11 5 7 30 24 2.514 68 W D W W L 1971-05-01 Exeter City H
2 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 45 15 5 2 47 15 8 7 8 30 31 1.674 58 L D W W D 1971-05-01 York City H
3 0 Oldham Athletic 45 14 5 3 56 28 10 5 8 31 34 1.403 58 D W W L D 1971-05-01 Stockport County H
4 0 York City 45 16 6 1 45 14 7 4 11 33 36 1.56 56 L W L D D 1971-05-01 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
5 0 Chester 45 16 2 4 40 17 7 5 11 27 37 1.241 53 L L W D W 1971-05-01 Newport County H
6 0 Colchester United 44 14 5 3 43 18 6 6 10 23 35 1.245 51 W D L L L 1971-05-01 Crewe Alexandra A
7 0 Northampton Town 45 15 4 3 39 22 4 9 10 24 35 1.105 51 L L W L D 1971-05-01 Southend United H
8 0 Workington 44 13 7 3 28 13 5 5 11 20 29 1.143 48 W D L W W 1971-05-01 Scunthorpe United A
9 0 Southport 46 15 2 6 42 24 6 4 13 21 33 1.105 48 W L D W L End of Season
10 0 Exeter City 45 12 7 4 40 23 5 6 11 26 44 0.985 47 D W L D D 1971-05-01 Notts County A
11 0 Crewe Alexandra 44 13 1 8 49 32 5 7 10 26 39 1.056 44 L L L D W 1971-05-01 Colchester United H
12 3 Aldershot 45 8 10 5 32 23 6 6 10 30 44 0.925 44 W W W L D 1971-05-01 Lincoln City A
13 -1 Stockport County 44 12 8 3 28 17 4 4 13 19 46 0.746 44 L W D D L 1971-05-01 Oldham Athletic A
14 -1 Darlington 45 14 3 5 40 21 2 8 13 16 35 1 43 W L L L D 1971-05-01 Brentford H
15 -1 Brentford 44 12 3 7 42 27 5 5 12 20 33 1.033 42 L D L W L 1971-05-01 Darlington A
16 0 Cambridge United 45 9 9 5 31 27 6 3 13 20 39 0.773 42 W W W L W 1971-05-01 Hartlepool A
17 2 Peterborough United 45 13 3 6 42 23 4 4 15 24 48 0.93 41 W L L L L 1971-05-01 Barrow H
18 -1 Scunthorpe United 45 8 7 7 32 23 6 6 11 20 38 0.852 41 L L W W L 1971-05-01 Workington H
19 -1 Grimsby Town 45 12 4 6 35 26 5 3 15 20 45 0.775 41 W W W L W 1971-05-04 Crewe Alexandra H
20 0 Southend United 44 8 10 4 31 23 5 4 13 19 42 0.769 40 D W W L L 1971-05-01 Northampton Town A
21 0 Lincoln City 44 11 3 8 41 29 2 8 12 24 37 0.985 37 W D D D D 1971-05-01 Aldershot H
22 0 Newport County 45 8 3 12 32 36 2 5 15 22 47 0.651 28 L W D W W 1971-05-01 Chester A
23 0 Hartlepool 45 6 9 7 28 27 2 2 19 6 47 0.459 27 L L W L L 1971-05-01 Cambridge United H
24 0 Barrow 45 5 5 13 25 38 2 3 17 26 48 0.593 22 L W L L D 1971-05-01 Peterborough United A