Football League Second Division  1970/71

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Leicester City 42 23 13 6 57 30 1.900 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Sheffield United 42 21 14 7 73 39 1.872 56 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Cardiff City 42 20 13 9 64 41 1.561 53 ♦ECWC
4th  Carlisle United 42 20 13 9 65 43 1.512 53 -
5th  Hull City 42 19 13 10 54 41 1.317 51 -
6th  Luton Town 42 18 13 11 62 43 1.442 49 -
7th  Middlesbrough 42 17 14 11 60 43 1.395 48 -
8th  Millwall 42 19 9 14 59 42 1.405 47 -
9th  Birmingham City 42 17 12 13 58 48 1.208 46 -
10th  Norwich City 42 15 14 13 54 52 1.038 44 -
11th  Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 58 53 1.094 43 -
12th  Swindon Town 42 15 12 15 61 51 1.196 42 -
13th  Sunderland 42 15 12 15 52 54 0.963 42 -
14th  Oxford United 42 14 14 14 41 48 0.854 42 -
15th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 12 18 51 69 0.739 36 -
16th  Portsmouth 42 10 14 18 46 61 0.754 34 -
17th  Orient 42 9 16 17 29 51 0.569 34 -
18th  Watford 42 10 13 19 38 60 0.633 33 -
19th  Bristol City 42 10 11 21 46 64 0.719 31 -
20th  Charlton Athletic 42 8 14 20 41 65 0.631 30 -
21st  Blackburn Rovers 42 6 15 21 37 69 0.536 27 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bolton Wanderers 42 7 10 25 35 74 0.473 24 ▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes
 ▼Burnley were Relegated from the Football League First Division
 ▼Blackpool were Relegated from the Football League First Division
 ▲Leicester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division
 ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Football League First Division
 ▼Blackburn Rovers were Relegated to the Football League Third Division
 ▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Preston North End were Promoted from the Football League Third Division
 ▲Fulham were Promoted from the Football League Third Division