1971-08-17
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | Portsmouth | D 2 | Dean Court | 15,382 | |
| MacDougall 2 | Lineups | McCann | ||||||
| D 2 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | Peterborough United | D 4 | The Valley | 7,042 | |
| Treacy 2, Endean, Davies, Bond | Lineups | Conmy (p) | ||||||
| D 2 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | Cambridge United | D 4 | Craven Cottage | 8,360 | |
| Halom, Earle 3 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 3 | Doncaster Rovers | D 4 | Blundell Park | 8,836 | |
| Lewis, Tees, Woodward, Brace | Lineups | Watson, Branfoot, Irvine | ||||||
| D 4 | Newport County | 1 | 2 | Torquay United | D 3 | Somerton Park | 4,316 | |
| Jones R | Lineups | Rudge (p), Stuckey | ||||||
| D 3 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | Bury | D 4 | Boundary Park | 9,219 | |
| Clements | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Orient | 1 | 1 | Notts County | D 3 | Brisbane Road | 8,263 | |
| Lazarus | Lineups | Nixon | ||||||
| D 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | D 2 | Home Park | 11,248 | |
| Hinch | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Rotherham United | 0 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | Millmoor | 8,983 | |
| Lineups | Sissons, Sinclair | |||||||
| D 3 | Swansea City | 0 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | D 3 | Vetch Field | 5,680 | |
| Lineups | Spearritt | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 1 | Arsenal | Leeds Road | 21,279 | |
| Lineups | Kennedy | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | Portman Road | 18,921 | |
| Clarke 2 (1p), Hamilton | Lineups | Carr | ||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Anfield Road | 51,869 | |
| Toshack, Heighway, Smith (p) | Lineups | Dougan, Hibbitt | ||||
| Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | Leeds United | Bramall Lane | 40,725 | |
| Flynn, Dearden, Colquhoun | Lineups | |||||
| Southampton | 3 | 1 | Stoke City | The Dell | 18,382 | |
| Channon, Stokes, OG | Lineups | Greenhoff | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Everton | A |
| 2 | -1 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-20 | Manchester United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Newcastle United | A |
| 4 | 12 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Southampton | A |
| 5 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Manchester City | A |
| 6 | 12 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Everton | H |
| 8 | -3 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | -2 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | West Ham United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 11 | -1 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Chelsea | A |
| 12 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Newcastle United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Leeds United | A |
| 14 | -6 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 15 | -2 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 16 | -2 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1971-08-21 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 17 | -2 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 18 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Leicester City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Derby County | A |
| 21 | 0 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1971-08-18 | Manchester United | H |
