Season

1970-71

Manchester UnitedWilf McGuinness, Sir Matt Busby

8thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.1
goal difference
1.6 scored · 1.5 conceded
50
Played
40%
Win rate

Season in brief

8th of 22 in the First Division. George Best led the scoring with 21 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 78 United scored). Two managers shared the season: Wilf McGuinness, then Sir Matt Busby.

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Arsenal42P · 29W 7D 6L · GD +4265
  3. 6Chelsea42P · 18W 15D 9L · GD +1051
  4. 7Southampton42P · 17W 12D 13L · GD +1246
  5. 8Manchester United42P · 16W 11D 15L · GD -143
  6. 9Derby County42P · 16W 10D 16L · GD +242
  7. 10Coventry City42P · 16W 10D 16L · GD -142
  9. 21Burnley42P · 7W 13D 22L · GD -3427
  10. 22Blackpool42P · 4W 15D 23L · GD -3223

Slice: the final First Division table for 1970-71, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

50 matches
15 Aug 1970 v Leeds United: 0–119 Aug 1970 v Chelsea: 0–022 Aug 1970 @ Arsenal: 0–425 Aug 1970 @ Burnley: 2–029 Aug 1970 v West Ham United: 1–12 Sep 1970 v Everton: 2–05 Sep 1970 @ Liverpool: 1–19 Sep 1970 @ Aldershot: 3–112 Sep 1970 v Coventry City: 2–019 Sep 1970 @ Ipswich Town: 0–426 Sep 1970 v Blackpool: 1–13 Oct 1970 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–37 Oct 1970 v Portsmouth: 1–010 Oct 1970 v Crystal Palace: 0–117 Oct 1970 @ Leeds United: 2–224 Oct 1970 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–128 Oct 1970 v Chelsea: 2–131 Oct 1970 @ Newcastle United: 0–17 Nov 1970 v Stoke City: 2–214 Nov 1970 @ Nottingham Forest: 2–118 Nov 1970 v Crystal Palace: 4–221 Nov 1970 @ Southampton: 0–128 Nov 1970 v Huddersfield Town: 1–15 Dec 1970 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–212 Dec 1970 v Manchester City: 1–416 Dec 1970 v Aston Villa: 1–119 Dec 1970 v Arsenal: 1–323 Dec 1970 @ Aston Villa: 1–226 Dec 1970 @ Derby County: 4–42 Jan 1971 v Middlesbrough: 0–05 Jan 1971 @ Middlesbrough: 1–29 Jan 1971 @ Chelsea: 2–116 Jan 1971 v Burnley: 1–130 Jan 1971 @ Huddersfield Town: 2–16 Feb 1971 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–120 Feb 1971 v Southampton: 5–123 Feb 1971 @ Everton: 0–127 Feb 1971 v Newcastle United: 1–06 Mar 1971 @ West Bromwich Albion: 3–413 Mar 1971 v Nottingham Forest: 2–020 Mar 1971 @ Stoke City: 2–13 Apr 1971 @ West Ham United: 1–210 Apr 1971 v Derby County: 1–212 Apr 1971 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–013 Apr 1971 @ Coventry City: 1–217 Apr 1971 @ Crystal Palace: 5–319 Apr 1971 v Liverpool: 0–224 Apr 1971 v Ipswich Town: 3–21 May 1971 @ Blackpool: 1–15 May 1971 @ Manchester City: 4–3
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.