Football : Season Details : 1971

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup;
CWC Cup Winners' Cup; UEFA Fairs Cup;
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Arsenal
65
2-45
 FAC-W
2
 Leeds United
64
5-7
 UEFA-W
3
 Tottenham Hotspur
52
4-21
 LC-W
4
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
52
3-4
  
5
 Liverpool
51
4-9
 FAC-F
6
 Chelsea
51
4-8
 CWC-W
7
 Southampton
46
1-5
  
8
 Manchester United
43
5-26
  
9
 Derby County
42
5-2
  
10
 Coventry City
42
1-4
  
11
 Manchester City
41
7-5
  
12
 Newcastle United
41
3-6
  
13
 Stoke City
37
5-8
  
14
 Everton
37
3-17
  
15
 Huddersfield Town
36
3-1
  
16
 Nottingham Forest
36
4-14
  
17
 West Bromwich Albion
35
5-22
  
18
 Crystal Palace
35
1-2
  
19
 Ipswich Town
34
2-3
  
20
 West Ham United
34
2-13
  
21
 Burnley
27
4-24
  
22
 Blackpool
23
3-1
  

League Cup Final Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 0
FA Cup Final Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 aet

aet After Extra Time

History

Arsenal become the fourth club to complete the League and FA Cup double, ten years after their rivals Tottenham Hotspur. This was a record 8th Championship.

Leeds United came second with 64 points, the highest number for that position. They won the Fairs Cup.

London clubs did well with Tottenham Hotspur winning the League Cup and Chelsea winning the Cup Winners Cup.

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