Season archive
1970-71 season
Division 1 — finished 2. Manager: Don Revie.
Season summary
Division
Division 1
Position
2
Played
—
W-D-L
0-0-0
Goals
0-0
Points
—
Manager: Don Revie
Cups: FA Cup: Fifth round · League Cup: Quarter-finals · Europe: Winners
Squad & statistics
Match results (59)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester United | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Aug 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Aug 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Everton | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Aug 70 | Football League First Division | Home | West Ham United | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Aug 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Burnley | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Sept 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Arsenal | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Sept 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Chelsea | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Sept 70 | League Cup | Away | Sheffield United | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Sept 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Stoke City | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Sept 70 | Europa League | Away | Sarpsborg FK | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Sept 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Southampton | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Sept 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Sept 70 | Europa League | Home | Sarpsborg FK | 5–0 | W |
| 03 Oct 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Oct 70 | Football League First Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | D |
| 17 Oct 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester United | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Oct 70 | Europa League | Home | Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Oct 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Derby County | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Oct 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Coventry City | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Nov 70 | Europa League | Away | Dynamo Dresden | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Nov 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Nov 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Blackpool | 3–1 | W |
| 18 Nov 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Stoke City | 4–1 | W |
| 21 Nov 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | W |
| 28 Nov 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester City | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Dec 70 | Europa League | Home | Sparta Prague | 6–0 | W |
| 05 Dec 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Liverpool | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Dec 70 | Europa League | Away | Sparta Prague | 3–2 | W |
| 12 Dec 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Dec 70 | Football League First Division | Away | Everton | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Dec 70 | Football League First Division | Home | Newcastle United | 3–0 | W |
| 09 Jan 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Jan 71 | FA Cup | Away | Rotherham United | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Jan 71 | Football League First Division | Away | West Ham United | 3–2 | W |
| 18 Jan 71 | FA Cup | Home | Rotherham United | 3–2 | W |
| 23 Jan 71 | FA Cup | Home | Swindon Town | 4–0 | W |
| 30 Jan 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester City | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Feb 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Liverpool | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Feb 71 | FA Cup | Away | Colchester United | 2–3 | L |
| 20 Feb 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | W |
| 23 Feb 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | W |
| 26 Feb 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Coventry City | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Mar 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Derby County | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Mar 71 | Europa League | Home | Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Mar 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Blackpool | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Mar 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Mar 71 | Europa League | Away | Vitória Setúbal | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Mar 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Chelsea | 1–3 | L |
| 03 Apr 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Burnley | 4–0 | W |
| 10 Apr 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Newcastle United | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Apr 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Apr 71 | Europa League | Away | Liverpool | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Apr 71 | Football League First Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Apr 71 | Football League First Division | Away | Southampton | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Apr 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Arsenal | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Apr 71 | Europa League | Home | Liverpool | 0–0 | D |
| 01 May 71 | Football League First Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | W |
| 28 May 71 | Europa League | Away | Juventus | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Jun 71 | Europa League | Home | Juventus | 1–1 | D |