1971-05-05
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 3 | 4 | Manchester United | Maine Road | 43,626 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| Hill, Lee, Mellor | Lineups | Best 2, Charlton, Law | ||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Victoria Ground | 14,019 | |
| Lineups | Peters | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 1.636 | 52 | W | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 1.185 | 52 | W | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | -1 | Liverpool | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 | 51 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.238 | 51 | D | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 0.985 | 43 | W | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 1.037 | 42 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 0.974 | 42 | W | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Manchester City | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1.119 | 41 | L | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 0.917 | 37 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | ||
