English First Division 1970/1971
Historical league standings at 3rd October 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 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 3.20 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1.23 |
| 12 | Everton | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Derby County | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 0.94 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0.39 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0.30 |
