Category: 1971

Scotland – ranked 3^rd by UEFA.

Scottish League Division One 1970/71

HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GA

1. Celtic 34 15 1 1 43 7 11 5 2 46 16 56 3.86

2. Aberdeen 34 11 6 0 38 7 13 0 4 30 11 54 3.77

3. St.Johnstone 34 10 3 4 33 20 9 3 5 26 24 44 1.34

4. Rangers 34 10 5 2 33 10 6 4 7 25 24 41 1.70

5. Dundee 34 9 2 6 30 23 5 8 4 23 22 38 1.17

6. Dundee United 34 8 4 5 34 29 6 4 7 19 25 36 0.98

7. Falkirk 34 8 5 4 24 20 5 4 8 22 33 35 0.86

8. Morton 34 9 4 4 25 17 4 4 9 19 27 34 1.00

9. Airdrieonians 34 8 3 6 33 26 5 5 7 27 39 34 0.92

10. Motherwell 34 7 4 6 30 27 6 4 7 13 20 34 0.91

11. Heart Of Midlothian 34 8 5 4 24 16 5 2 10 17 24 33 1.02

12. Hibernian 34 8 4 5 33 24 2 6 9 14 29 30 0.88

13. Kilmarnock 34 5 6 6 26 31 5 2 10 17 36 28 0.64

14. Ayr United 34 7 5 5 22 15 2 3 12 15 39 26 0.68

15. Clyde 34 5 5 7 19 23 3 5 9 14 36 26 0.55

16. Dunfermline Athletic 34 6 5 6 26 19 0 6 11 18 37 23 0.78 —————————————

17. St.Mirren 34 4 3 10 20 30 3 6 8 18 26 23 0.67

18. Cowdenbeath 34 1 2 14 13 39 6 1 10 20 38 17 0.42

Cup and Third Division.

No Cup tournament this season – probably, because of the change during 1970 from spring-fall to fall-spring format.

The winners of the three groups in Third Division, promoted to Second Division in order:

Eszaki csoport:

Volan SC

Keleti csoport:

Penzugyor SE

Nyugati csoport:

Dorogi Banyasz SC

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Hungary II Division

11

1. Vörös Meteor Egyetértés SK

34

18

13

3

47 –  20

57

2	2. Egri Dózsa SC	34	19	8	7	52 –  23	51
3	Oroszlányi Bányász SK	34	18	6	10	58 –  39	49
4	Kecskeméti Dózsa	34	13	14	7	40 –  29	47
5	Győri MÁV Dunántúli AC	34	13	12	9	35 –  26	44
6	Békéscsabai Előre Spartacus SC	34	13	10	11	40 –  37	42
7	Zalaegerszegi TE	34	12	11	11	39 –  33	40
8	Pécsi Bányász	34	8	14	12	33 –  51	39
9	Debreceni VSC	34	13	10	11	44 –  37	38
10	FŐSPED Szállítók SE	34	9	10	15	30 –  42	37
11	Várpalotai Bányász SK	34	9	17	8	43 –  33	36
12	Budapesti Spartacus SC	34	8	12	14	32 –  41	36
13	Szolnoki MTE	34	10	11	13	38 –  42	35
14	Ganz-MÁVAG SE	34	7	16	11	37 –  51	34
15	Ózdi Kohász SE	34	10	9	15	34 –  48	32
16	16. BVSC	34	10	9	15	41 –  55	30
17	17. Székesfehérvári MÁV Előre SC	34	7	12	15	26 –  40	28
18	18. BKV Előre SC	34	6	12	16	20 –  42	27

Hungary – ranked 2^nd by UEFA.

                                          (extra points; see 1970)
           1.Ú.Dózsa      30  18  7  5   71:29  51   8
 2.FTC          30  16  9  5   52:26  49   8
 3.Vasas SC     30  19  3  8   61:25  47   6
 4.BP.Honvéd    30  14  8  8   54:37  43   7
 5.MTK          30  10 13  7   46:35  40   7
 6.Csepel SC    30   9 14  7   35:27  38   6
 7.Salgótarjani BTC  30  14  6 10   46:46  36   2
 8.Tatabánya    30  12  6 12   47:35  34   4
 9.Rába ETO     30  13  6 11   37:34  33   1
10.Videoton     30   9 12  9   29:33  33   3
11.Pécsi Dózsa  30   8 12 10   28:34  33   5
12.Diósgyőri VTK 30  10  7 13   24:46  32   5 
13.Haladás      30   9  7 14   40:52  28   3
14.Komlói Banyasz SK 30   7 10 13   35:53  26   2
15.Dunaújváros  30   3  7 20   23:69  17   4
16.SZEOL        30   3  5 22   28:75  12   1

 

FA Cup Final

 08 May Arsenal                  2  1  Liverpool                [aet[Wembley]

Liverpool lost in overtime.

Arsenal won their 4^th Cup and a double. Significant success: their very first double and first cup after 1950!
League Cup Final

Tottenham Hotspur        2  Aston Villa              0

Too bad Aston Villa lost the final – they played in the Third Division and if they won the League Cup would had been incredible. Yet, it was great effort.

And here are the winners: the Spurs won their first League Cup.

League Division 4
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. NOTTS COUNTY             46  19  4  0  59  12  11  5  7  30  24   69
 2. BOURNEMOUTH              46  16  5  2  51  15   8  7  8  30  31   60
 3. OLDHAM ATHLETIC          46  14  6  3  57  29  10  5  8  31  34   59
 4. YORK CITY                46  16  6  1  45  14   7  4 12  33  40   56
 5. Chester City             46  17  2  4  42  18   7  5 11  27  37   55
 6. Colchester United        46  14  6  3  44  19   7  6 10  26  35   54

Left to right, back row: Peter Hawkins, Eric Brookes, John Clarke, Kim Brook, John Fairbrother, Frank Large, Joe Kiernan.
Front row: Keith East, Trevor Gould, Frank Rankmore, Ray Fairfax, Dixie McNeil.

 7. Northampton              46  15  4  4  39  24   4  9 10  24  35   51
 8. Southport                46  15  2  6  42  24   6  4 13  21  33   48
 9. Exeter City              46  12  7  4  40  23   5  7 11  27  45   48
10. Workington               46  13  7  3  28  13   5  5 13  20  36   48
11. Stockport County         46  12  8  3  28  17   4  6 13  21  48   46
12. Darlington               46  15  3  5  42  22   2  8 13  16  35   45
13. Aldershot                46   8 10  5  32  23   6  7 10  34  48   45
14. Brentford                46  13  3  7  45  27   5  5 13  21  35   44
15. Crewe Alexandra          46  13  1  9  49  35   5  7 11  26  41   44
16. Peterborough United      46  14  3  6  46  23   4  4 15  24  48   43
17. Scunthorpe United        46   9  7  7  36  23   6  6 11  20  38   43
18. Southend United          46   8 11  4  32  24   6  4 13  21  42   43
19. Grimsby Town             46  13  4  6  37  26   5  3 15  20  45   43
20. Cambridge United         46   9  9  5  31  27   6  4 13  20  39   43
21. Lincoln City             46  11  4  8  45  33   2  9 12  25  38   39
22. Newport County           46   8  3 12  32  36   2  5 16  23  49   28
23. Hartlepool United        46   6 10  7  28  27   2  2 19   6  47   28
24. Barrow                   46   5  5 13  25  38   2  3 18  26  52   22

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League Division 3
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. PRESTON NORTH END        46  15  8  0  42  16   7  9  7  21  23   61
 2. FULHAM                   46  15  6  2  39  12   9  6  8  29  29   60
 3. Halifax Town             46  16  2  5  46  22   6 10  7  28  33   56
 4. Aston Villa              46  13  7  3  27  13   6  8  9  27  33   53
 5. Chesterfield             46  13  8  2  45  12   4  9 10  21  26   51
 6. Bristol Rovers           46  11  5  7  38  24   8  8  7  31  26   51
 7. Mansfield Town           46  13  7  3  44  28   5  8 10  20  34   51
 8. Rotherham United         46  12 10  1  38  19   5  6 12  26  41   50
 9. Wrexham                  46  12  8  3  43  25   6  5 12  29  40   49
10. Torquay United           46  12  6  5  37  26   7  5 11  17  31   49
11. Swansea City             46  11  5  7  41  25   4 11  8  18  31   46
12. Barnsley                 46  12  6  5  30  19   5  5 13  19  33   45
13. Shrewsbury Town          46  11  6  6  37  28   5  7 11  21  34   45
14. Brighton & Hove Albion   46   8 10  5  28  20   6  6 11  22  27   44
15. Plymouth Argyle          46   6 12  5  39  33   6  7 10  24  30   43

Back row (left to right): P.Madden (coach), R. Jenkins, D.Cross, P.Clarke, R.Jones, T.Godfrey, J.Ashworth (Captain), C.Parry, R. Blair, R.J.Connor (Manager)

Middle row: N. Whitehead, P.Gowans, R.Downes, T.Buck, D.Butler, H.Riley, D.Ryder, G.Smith.

Front row : A. Arrowsmith, C. Simpson, K.Williams, A. Mandzuk.

16. Rochdale                 46   8  8  7  29  26   6  7 10  32  42   43
17. Port Vale                46  11  6  6  29  18   4  6 13  23  41   42
18. Tranmere Rovers          46   8 11  4  27  18   2 11 10  18  37   42
19. Bradford City            46   7  6 10  23  25   6  8  9  26  37   40
20. Walsall                  46  10  1 12  30  27   4 10  9  21  30   39
21. READING                  46  10  7  6  32  33   4  4 15  16  52   39
22. BURY                     46   7  9  7  30  23   5  4 14  22  37   37
23. DONCASTER ROVERS         46   8  5 10  28  27   5  4 14  17  39   35
24. GILLINGHAM               46   6  9  8  22  29   4  4 15  20  38   33

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League Division 2
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. LEICESTER CITY 42 12 7 2 30 14 11 6 4 27 16 59
2. SHEFFIELD UNITED 42 14 6 1 49 18 7 8 6 24 21 56
3. Cardiff City 42 12 7 2 39 16 8 6 7 25 25 53
4. Carlisle United 42 16 3 2 39 13 4 10 7 26 30 53
5. Hull City 42 11 5 5 31 16 8 8 5 23 25 51
6. Luton Town 42 12 7 2 40 18 6 6 9 22 25 49
7. Middlesbrough 42 13 6 2 37 16 4 8 9 23 27 48
8. Millwall 42 13 5 3 36 12 6 4 11 23 30 47
9. Birmingham City 42 12 7 2 30 12 5 5 11 28 36 46
10. Norwich City 42 11 8 2 34 20 4 6 11 20 32 44
11. Queen’s Park Rangers 42 11 5 5 39 22 5 6 10 19 31 43
12. Swindon Town 42 12 7 2 38 14 3 5 13 23 37 42
13. Sunderland 42 11 6 4 34 21 4 6 11 18 33 42
14. Oxford United 42 8 8 5 23 23 6 6 9 18 25 42
15. Sheffield Wednesday 42 10 7 4 32 27 2 5 14 19 42 36
16. Portsmouth 42 9 4 8 32 28 1 10 10 14 33 34
17. Leyton Orient 42 5 11 5 16 15 4 5 12 13 36 34
18. Watford 42 6 7 8 18 22 4 6 11 20 38 33
19. Bristol City 42 9 6 6 30 28 1 5 15 16 36 31
20. Charlton Athletic 42 7 6 8 28 30 1 8 12 13 35 30
21. BLACKBURN ROVERS 42 5 8 8 20 28 1 7 13 17 41 27
22. BOLTON WANDERERS 42 6 5 10 22 31 1 5 15 13 43 24

1971

Total football arrived. It was brewing already, but the big bang happened and the herald was Ajax. Although 1972 was the greatest year of the club, in the 1970-71 season Ajax brought the new exciting and revolutionary kind of play to the front: it was the whole package – players changing positions as the game flowed, covering the whole field, defenders attacking and scoring, all of them highly technical and perfectly fit. No wonder the Dutch became everlasting darlings, fondly remembered by those who saw them. Total football finished the stagnated defensive football of the 1960s, bringing back the sheer joy of watching the game. New heroes in every sense, for it was revolutionary team not only on the pitch: long hairs, loose manners, no suits, opinionated and even arrogant young men, looking more like hippies instead of stiff workers. Even their numbers were different – no longer following the standard 1-11 numbering, Ajax players used individual constant numbers and among them the number 14 – Johan Cruiff – was God.

Ajax and total football! 1971 was great year. And Brazil finally organized state’s league championship.