League Second Division

1970/71

Game Week 37Sat, 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	Leiceste..Leicester City	42	42	23	13	6	57	30	+27	1.90	59	59
2	Sheffiel..Sheffield United	42	42	21	14	7	73	39	+34	1.87	56	56
3	Cardiff ..Cardiff City	42	42	20	13	9	64	41	+23	1.56	53	53
4	Carlisle..Carlisle United	42	42	20	13	9	65	43	+22	1.51	53	53
5	Hull CityHull City	42	42	19	13	10	54	41	+13	1.32	51	51
6	Luton TownLuton Town	42	42	18	13	11	62	43	+19	1.44	49	49
7	Middlesb..Middlesbrough	42	42	17	14	11	60	43	+17	1.40	48	48
8	MillwallMillwall	42	42	19	9	14	59	42	+17	1.40	47	47
9	Birmingh..Birmingham City	42	42	17	12	13	58	48	+10	1.21	46	46
10	Norwich ..Norwich City	42	42	15	14	13	54	52	+2	1.04	44	44
11	Queens P..Queens Park Rangers	42	42	16	11	15	58	53	+5	1.09	43	43
12	Swindon ..Swindon Town	42	42	15	12	15	61	51	+10	1.20	42	42
13	SunderlandSunderland	42	42	15	12	15	52	54	-2	0.96	42	42
14	Oxford U..Oxford United	42	42	14	14	14	41	48	-7	0.85	42	42
15	Sheffiel..Sheffield Wednesday	42	42	12	12	18	51	69	-18	0.74	36	36
16	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	42	10	14	18	46	61	-15	0.75	34	34
17	Leyton O..Leyton Orient	42	42	9	16	17	29	51	-22	0.57	34	34
18	WatfordWatford	42	42	10	13	19	38	60	-22	0.63	33	33
19	Bristol ..Bristol City	42	42	10	11	21	46	64	-18	0.72	31	31
20	Charlton..Charlton Athletic	42	42	8	14	20	41	65	-24	0.63	30	30
21	Blackbur..Blackburn Rovers	42	42	6	15	21	37	69	-32	0.54	27	27
22	Bolton W..Bolton Wanderers	42	42	7	10	25	35	74	-39	0.47	24	24

Qualification

Relegation

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

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