FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1970-71
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1970-71 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 3 | 292 | 159 | 58 | 75 | 655 | 384 | 271 | 82 | 1879-80 | 1970-71 | Rd 1 |  |
| 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 271 | 143 | 55 | 73 | 491 | 301 | 190 | 77 | 1883-84 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 269 | 138 | 54 | 77 | 559 | 322 | 237 | 82 | 1879-80 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 245 | 134 | 41 | 70 | 481 | 287 | 194 | 73 | 1886-87 | 1970-71 | SF 4th Place | |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 259 | 127 | 55 | 77 | 481 | 318 | 163 | 80 | 1880-81 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 236 | 120 | 57 | 59 | 474 | 292 | 182 | 64 | 1895-96 | 1970-71 | Rd 6 | |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 244 | 120 | 50 | 74 | 492 | 319 | 173 | 78 | 1883-84 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | Liverpool | D 1 | 233 | 119 | 47 | 67 | 353 | 245 | 108 | 68 | 1893-94 | 1970-71 | Final | |
| 9 | -1 | Preston North End | D 3 | 239 | 117 | 48 | 74 | 494 | 303 | 191 | 77 | 1883-84 | 1970-71 | Rd 1 | |
| 10 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 2 | 248 | 115 | 59 | 74 | 437 | 332 | 105 | 78 | 1881-82 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 222 | 112 | 47 | 63 | 422 | 283 | 139 | 69 | 1892-93 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | Arsenal | D 1 | 216 | 110 | 41 | 65 | 368 | 247 | 121 | 69 | 1890-91 | 1970-71 | Winner | |
| 13 | -1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 225 | 109 | 52 | 64 | 414 | 311 | 103 | 68 | 1886-87 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 250 | 108 | 61 | 81 | 427 | 348 | 79 | 83 | 1878-79 | 1970-71 | Rd 5 | |
| 15 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 227 | 106 | 53 | 68 | 352 | 273 | 79 | 72 | 1889-90 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 216 | 103 | 37 | 76 | 423 | 347 | 76 | 77 | 1884-85 | 1970-71 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | 0 | Sunderland | D 2 | 228 | 100 | 53 | 75 | 411 | 324 | 87 | 76 | 1884-85 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 201 | 100 | 40 | 61 | 372 | 259 | 113 | 65 | 1896-97 | 1970-71 | Rd 5 | |
| 19 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 209 | 98 | 55 | 56 | 349 | 233 | 116 | 55 | 1906-07 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 211 | 93 | 47 | 71 | 376 | 289 | 87 | 73 | 1885-86 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | Notts County | D 4 | 213 | 91 | 39 | 83 | 420 | 314 | 106 | 84 | 1877-78 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 203 | 87 | 41 | 75 | 342 | 297 | 45 | 74 | 1881-82 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 2 | 166 | 85 | 24 | 57 | 299 | 241 | 58 | 57 | 1886-87 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | 213 | 79 | 58 | 76 | 341 | 317 | 24 | 74 | 1883-84 | 1970-71 | SF 3rd Place | |
| 25 | 1 | Leicester City | D 2 | 178 | 77 | 40 | 61 | 280 | 261 | 19 | 61 | 1893-94 | 1970-71 | Rd 6 |
League Cup Top 25 Ranking as as 1970-71
| Pos | |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1970-71 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 3 | 51 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 112 | 73 | 39 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Final |  |
| 2 | 2 | Leicester City | D 2 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 36 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | -1 | Rotherham United | D 3 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | -1 | West Ham United | D 1 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 105 | 66 | 39 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Norwich City | D 2 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 47 | 29 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | -1 | Leeds United | D 1 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | -1 | Manchester City | D 1 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 1965-66 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | Workington | D 4 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 56 | 12 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | Swindon Town | D 2 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | -3 | Burnley | D 1 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | -2 | Blackpool | D 1 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 2 | Carlisle United | D 2 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | D 2 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 4 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 18 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 1966-67 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 6 | Fulham | D 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 5 | |
| 20 | -1 | Chelsea | D 1 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | -3 | Darlington | D 4 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 22 | -6 | Stoke City | D 1 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | 4 | Coventry City | D 1 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 5 | |
| 24 | -1 | Portsmouth | D 2 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | -1 | Northampton Town | D 4 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 11 | 1960-61 | 1970-71 | Rd 3 | |
| 41 | 44 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1966-67 | 1970-71 | Winner | |
