English First Division 1970/1971
Historical league standings at 29th August 1970
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.67 |
| 4 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.71 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00 |
