English First Division 1970/1971
Historical league standings at 2nd September 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 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 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 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.67 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 20 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 |
