1970–71 Football League
| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Arsenal |
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| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Arsenal (8th English title) |
| Relegated |
Burnley Blackpool |
| European Cup 1971–72 | Arsenal |
| FA Cup winners | Arsenal (4th FA Cup title) (first Arsenal double) |
| European Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72 |
Liverpool (Runners up of FA Cup 1970–71), Chelsea (defending champions) |
| UEFA Cup 1971–72 |
Leeds United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,089 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | T. Brown (West Bromwich Albion), 28 |
| Biggest home win | Southampton – Crystal Palace 6–0 (4 Mar 1971) |
| Biggest away win | Burnley – Manchester City 0–4 (19 Dec 1970) |
| Highest scoring |
Arsenal – West Bromwich 6–2 (19 Sept 1970) Derby – Manchester United 4–4 (26 Dec 1970) Crystal Palace – Manchester United 3–5 (17 Apr 1971) |
| Longest winning run | Arsenal (9) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Leeds United (16) |
| Longest losing run | Blackpool (7) |
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| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Leicester City (5th title) |
| Promoted | Sheffield United |
| Relegated |
Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,141 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 25 |
| Biggest home win | Carlisle – Portsmouth 6–0 (5 Dec 1970) |
| Biggest away win |
Portsmouth – Sheffield United 0–4 (30 Sept 1970) Sheffield Wednesday – Luton 0–4(10 Oct 1970) Bristol City – Oxford 0–4 (10 Oct 1970) Sunderland – Cardiff 0–4 (13 Feb 1971) Watford – Norwich 0–4 (16 Jan 1971) |
| Highest scoring |
Middlesbrough – QPR 6–2 (26 Sept 1970) Hull – Sheffield Wednesday 4–4 (26 Dec 1970) |
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| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Preston North End (1st title) |
| Promoted | Fulham |
| Relegated |
Bury, Doncaster, Gillingham, Reading |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,372 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Gerry Ingram (Preston North End), 22 Dudley Roberts (Mansfield Town), 22 |
| Biggest home win |
Chesterfield – Halifax 5–0 (10 Oct 1970) Chesterfield – Torquay 5–0 (24 pr 1971) Fulham – Bradford City 5–0 (2 Sep 1970) Swansea – Reading 5–0 (27 Mar 1971) Swansea – Shrewsbury 5–0 (1 Sep 1970) Tranmere – Rotherham 5–0 (4 Dec 1970) |
| Biggest away win |
Mansfield – Plymouth 1–5 (4 Sep 1970) Reading – Bury 1–5 (5 Dec 1970) Barnsley – Bristol Rovers 0–4 (2 Jan 1971) Torquay – Reading 0–4 (19 Feb 1971) |
| Highest scoring | Shrewsbury – Port Vale 7–3 (12 Sept 1970) |
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| Season | 1970–71 |
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| Champions | Notts County (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Oldham Athletic, York City |
| Failed re-election | none |
| New club in the league | Cambridge United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,527 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 42 |
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The 1970–1971 season was the 72nd completed season of The Football League.
Arsenal won the league championship at the home of their bitter rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, with Ray Kennedy scoring the winner. This would soon be followed by their FA Cup final tie with Liverpool. They narrowly overcame Leeds to win the league, with a 12-point gap separating Leeds from third-placed Tottenham. Wolves and Liverpool joined these two teams in the UEFA Cup. Chelsea missed out on the top five on goal average but compensated for this shortcoming by achieving European Cup Winners' Cup glory over Real Madrid.
Burnley and Blackpool (who won this year's Anglo-Italian Cup) were relegated to the Second Division. Burnley returned from 1973/74 to 1975/76 but it took Blackpool until the 2009–10 season to regain their top flight status after a 3–2 victory over Cardiff in the Playoff Final (only to be relegated back after the 2010–11 season).
Wilf McGuinness was sacked after 18 unsuccessful months as manager of Manchester United. Sir Matt Busby was re-appointed as manager on a temporary basis, but never considered returning to his old job on a permanent basis. Leicester City manager Frank O'Farrell was appointed at the end of the season.
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