1971-05-04
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | The Dell | 15,980 | |
| Channon 2, Gabriel, Davies, O'Neil, Harfield | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 2.448 | 65 | W | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 2.4 | 64 | W | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 1.185 | 52 | W | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 | 51 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.238 | 51 | D | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 1.606 | 50 | L | W | D | W | D | 1971-05-05 | Stoke City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.273 | 46 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1.037 | 42 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 0.974 | 42 | W | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Manchester City | 41 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1.158 | 41 | L | D | L | D | D | 1971-05-05 | Manchester United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Manchester United | 41 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 0.968 | 41 | D | W | L | W | L | 1971-05-05 | Manchester City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 0.957 | 41 | L | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Stoke City | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 0.936 | 37 | L | D | W | L | D | 1971-05-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 14 | 0 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 0.9 | 37 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 0.816 | 36 | W | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 0.689 | 36 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 0.773 | 35 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 0.684 | 35 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0.875 | 34 | D | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.783 | 34 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 0.46 | 27 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Blackpool | 42 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 0.515 | 23 | D | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Town | 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | Kenilworth Road | 10,784 | |
| MacDonald 3 | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 1.9 | 59 | W | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 1.872 | 56 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1.561 | 53 | L | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 1.512 | 53 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 1.317 | 51 | W | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 2 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 1.442 | 49 | W | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1.395 | 48 | D | D | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Millwall | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 1.405 | 47 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 1.208 | 46 | D | D | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 1.038 | 44 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1.094 | 43 | D | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 1.196 | 42 | D | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 0.963 | 42 | L | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Oxford United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 0.854 | 42 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 0.739 | 36 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Portsmouth | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 0.754 | 34 | L | D | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Orient | 42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 0.569 | 34 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Watford | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 0.633 | 33 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 0.719 | 31 | D | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 0.631 | 30 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 0.536 | 27 | D | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 0.473 | 24 | D | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Reading | Villa Park | 15,666 | |
| Anderson, Bell OG | Lineups | Habbin | ||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 0 | Rotherham United | Deepdale | 28,224 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| Spavin 2, Heppolette | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea City | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Vetch Field | 3,989 | |
| Evans B, Holme, Gwyther | Lineups | Rhodes | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Reading relegated | ||||||
| Preston North End champions | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 1.615 | 61 | W | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 2 | -1 | Fulham | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 1.659 | 60 | L | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 1.345 | 56 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 2 | Aston Villa | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 1.174 | 53 | W | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | -1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 1.737 | 51 | L | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 1.38 | 51 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 1.032 | 51 | W | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 1.067 | 50 | L | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 1.109 | 48 | W | D | W | D | D | 1971-05-07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 45 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 0.93 | 47 | W | W | L | L | L | 1971-05-06 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 11 | 2 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1.054 | 46 | W | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 0.951 | 45 | L | W | W | W | D | 1971-05-06 | Torquay United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 0.942 | 45 | L | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 1.065 | 43 | W | D | L | W | L | 1971-05-07 | Wrexham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 43 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 0.897 | 43 | D | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 0.881 | 42 | D | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 0.818 | 42 | W | D | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 0.79 | 40 | W | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 0.895 | 39 | D | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 52 | 0.565 | 39 | L | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 0.867 | 37 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 0.682 | 35 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 0.627 | 33 | L | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Blundell Park | 4,916 | |
| Ross, Tees | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 2.472 | 69 | D | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 1.761 | 60 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 1.397 | 59 | D | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | York City | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 1.444 | 56 | L | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 1.255 | 55 | W | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Colchester United | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 1.302 | 53 | W | W | D | L | L | 1971-05-07 | Stockport County | H |
| 7 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 1.068 | 51 | L | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 1.105 | 48 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Workington | 45 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 1.043 | 48 | L | W | D | L | W | 1971-05-07 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.985 | 48 | D | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 1.018 | 45 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 0.93 | 45 | D | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Stockport County | 45 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 0.75 | 45 | D | L | W | D | D | 1971-05-07 | Colchester United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 0.987 | 44 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 0.986 | 43 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 0.918 | 43 | W | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 0.803 | 43 | D | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 0.803 | 43 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | -1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 0.773 | 43 | D | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Brentford | 45 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 1.016 | 42 | L | L | D | L | W | 1971-05-07 | Workington | H |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 0.986 | 39 | D | D | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 0.647 | 28 | L | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 0.459 | 28 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Barrow | 46 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 52 | 0.567 | 22 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
