Football League First Division 1970/71
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Arsenal | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 29 | 2.448 | 65 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 2.400 | 64 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 1.636 | 52 | ♦UC |
| 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 52 | ♦UC |
| 5th | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 42 | 24 | 1.750 | 51 | ♦ECWC |
| 6th | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 51 | ♦ECWC |
| 7th | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 44 | 1.273 | 46 | ♦UC |
| 8th | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 1.037 | 42 | - |
| 10th | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 38 | 0.974 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 1.119 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 0.957 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 48 | 0.917 | 37 | - |
| 14th | Everton | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 60 | 0.900 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 36 | - |
| 16th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | 36 | - |
| 17th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 0.773 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 57 | 0.684 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 48 | 0.875 | 34 | - |
| 20th | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 60 | 0.783 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Burnley | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 63 | 0.460 | 27 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Blackpool | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 66 | 0.515 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Arsenal finished as Football League First Division Champions (8th Time) |
| ♦ Leeds United finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ▼Burnley were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Blackpool were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |