According to UEFA country ranking for 1970, England was number 1
League Division 1
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. ARSENAL 42 18 3 0 41 6 11 4 6 30 23 65
2. Leeds United 42 16 2 3 40 12 11 8 2 32 18 64
3. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 5 5 33 19 8 9 4 21 14 52
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 33 22 9 5 7 31 32 52
5. Liverpool 42 11 10 0 30 10 6 7 8 12 14 51
6. Chelsea 42 12 6 3 34 21 6 9 6 18 21 51
7. Southampton 42 12 5 4 35 15 5 7 9 21 29 46
8. Manchester United 42 9 6 6 29 24 7 5 9 36 42 43
9. Derby County 42 9 5 7 32 26 7 5 9 24 28 42
10. Coventry City 42 12 4 5 24 12 4 6 11 13 26 42
11. Manchester City 42 7 9 5 30 22 5 8 8 17 20 41
12. Newcastle United 42 9 9 3 27 16 5 4 12 17 30 41
13. Stoke City 42 10 7 4 28 11 2 6 13 16 37 37
14. Everton 42 10 7 4 32 16 2 6 13 22 44 37
15. Huddersfield Town 42 7 8 6 19 16 4 6 11 21 33 36
16. Nottingham Forest 42 9 4 8 29 26 5 4 12 13 35 36
17. West Bromwich Albion 42 9 8 4 34 25 1 7 13 24 50 35
18. Crystal Palace 42 9 5 7 24 24 3 6 12 15 33 35
19. Ipswich Town 42 9 4 8 28 22 3 6 12 14 26 34
20. West Ham United 42 6 8 7 28 30 4 6 11 19 30 34
21. BURNLEY 42 4 8 9 20 31 3 5 13 9 32 27
22. BLACKPOOL 42 3 9 9 22 31 1 6 14 12 35 23
