League First Division

1970/71

League table

Game Week 36Sat, 1 May 1971

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	ArsenalArsenal	42	42	29	7	6	71	29	+42	2.45	65	65
2	Leeds Un..Leeds United	42	42	27	10	5	72	30	+42	2.40	64	64
3	Tottenha..Tottenham Hotspur	42	42	19	14	9	54	33	+21	1.64	52	52
4	Wolverha..Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	42	22	8	12	64	54	+10	1.19	52	52
5	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	42	17	17	8	42	24	+18	1.75	51	51
6	ChelseaChelsea	42	42	18	15	9	52	42	+10	1.24	51	51
7	Southamp..Southampton	42	42	17	12	13	56	44	+12	1.27	46	46
8	Manchest..Manchester United	42	42	16	11	15	65	66	-1	0.98	43	43
9	Derby Co..Derby County	42	42	16	10	16	56	54	+2	1.04	42	42
10	Coventry..Coventry City	42	42	16	10	16	37	38	-1	0.97	42	42
11	Manchest..Manchester City	42	42	12	17	13	47	42	+5	1.12	41	41
12	Newcastl..Newcastle United	42	42	14	13	15	44	46	-2	0.96	41	41
13	Stoke CityStoke City	42	42	12	13	17	44	48	-4	0.92	37	37
14	EvertonEverton	42	42	12	13	17	54	60	-6	0.90	37	37
15	Huddersf..Huddersfield Town	42	42	11	14	17	40	49	-9	0.82	36	36
16	Nottingh..Nottingham Forest	42	42	14	8	20	42	61	-19	0.69	36	36
17	West Bro..West Bromwich Albion	42	42	10	15	17	58	75	-17	0.77	35	35
18	Crystal ..Crystal Palace	42	42	12	11	19	39	57	-18	0.68	35	35
19	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	42	42	12	10	20	42	48	-6	0.88	34	34
20	West Ham..West Ham United	42	42	10	14	18	47	60	-13	0.78	34	34
21	BurnleyBurnley	42	42	7	13	22	29	63	-34	0.46	27	27
22	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	42	4	15	23	34	66	-32	0.52	23	23

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Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.