1970–71 Everton F.C. season

Everton

1970–71 season
Manager	Harry Catterick
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	14th
FA Cup	Semi-Finalists
European Cup	Quarter-Finalists
FA Charity Shield	Winners
Home colours Away colours
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

During the 1970–71 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 14th in the table with 37 points.

Final League Table[]

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Arsenal	42		18	3	0	41	6		11	4	6	30	23		71	29	2.448	+42		65
2	Leeds United	42		16	2	3	40	12		11	8	2	32	18		72	30	2.400	+42		64
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42		11	5	5	33	19		8	9	4	21	14		54	33	1.636	+21		52
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		13	3	5	33	22		9	5	7	31	32		64	54	1.185	+10		52
5	Liverpool	42		11	10	0	30	10		6	7	8	12	14		42	24	1.750	+18		51
6	Chelsea	42		12	6	3	34	21		6	9	6	18	21		52	42	1.238	+10		51
7	Southampton	42		12	5	4	35	15		5	7	9	21	29		56	44	1.273	+12		46
8	Manchester United	42		9	6	6	29	24		7	5	9	36	42		65	66	0.985	−1		43
9	Derby County	42		9	5	7	32	26		7	5	9	24	28		56	54	1.037	+2		42
10	Coventry City	42		12	4	5	24	12		4	6	11	13	26		37	38	0.974	−1		42
11	Manchester City	42		7	9	5	30	22		5	8	8	17	20		47	42	1.119	+5		41
12	Newcastle United	42		9	9	3	27	16		5	4	12	17	30		44	46	0.957	−2		41
13	Stoke City	42		10	7	4	28	11		2	6	13	16	37		44	48	0.917	−4		37
14	Everton	42		10	7	4	32	16		2	6	13	22	44		54	60	0.900	−6		37
15	Huddersfield Town	42		7	8	6	19	16		4	6	11	21	33		40	49	0.816	−9		36
16	Nottingham Forest	42		9	4	8	29	26		5	4	12	13	35		42	61	0.689	−19		36
17	West Bromwich Albion	42		9	8	4	34	25		1	7	13	24	50		58	75	0.773	−17		35
18	Crystal Palace	42		9	5	7	24	24		3	6	12	15	33		39	57	0.684	−18		35
19	Ipswich Town	42		9	4	8	28	22		3	6	12	14	26		42	48	0.875	−6		34
20	West Ham United	42		6	8	7	28	30		4	6	11	19	30		47	60	0.783	−13		34
21	Burnley	42		4	8	9	20	31		3	5	13	9	32		29	63	0.460	−34		27
22	Blackpool	42		3	9	9	22	31		1	6	14	12	35		34	66	0.515	−32		23

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

• Derby County had initially qualified for the 1970–71 Fairs Cup after finishing the 1969–70 First Division in 4th place, but were banned from entering the competition for financial irregularities.

Key
	League champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup (Chelsea qualified as holders)
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
	League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
	Relegated

Results[]

Win

Draw

Loss

Charity Shield[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1970	Chelsea	A	2-1	43,547	Whittle, Kendall

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Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1970	Arsenal	H	2-2	50,248
18 August 1970	Burnley	H	1-1	44,717
22 August 1970	Leeds United	A	2-3	46,718
26 August 1970	Chelsea	A	2-2	48,195
29 August 1970	Manchester City	H	0-1	50,724
2 September 1970	Manchester United	A	0-2	49,599
5 September 1970	West Ham United	A	2-1	29,171
12 September 1970	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	41,596
19 September 1970	Blackpool	A	2-0	30,705
26 September 1970	Crystal Palace	H	3-1	43,443
3 October 1970	Coventry City	A	1-3	29,212
10 October 1970	Derby County	H	1-1	46,614
17 October 1970	Arsenal	A	0-4	50,053
24 October 1970	Newcastle United	H	3-1	43,135
31 October 1970	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-3	31,628
7 November 1970	Nottingham Forest	H	1-0	39,255
14 November 1970	Stoke City	A	1-1	26,765
21 November 1970	Liverpool	A	2-3	53,777
28 November 1970	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-0	44,301
5 December 1970	Huddersfield Town	A	1-1	27,658
12 December 1970	Southampton	H	4-1	31,139
19 December 1970	Leeds United	H	0-1	47,393
26 December 1970	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-2	30,178
9 January 1971	Burnley	A	2-2	17,512
16 January 1971	Chelsea	H	3-0	43,628
30 January 1971	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-2	42,105
6 February 1971	Huddersfield Town	H	2-1	37,213
16 February 1971	Southampton	A	2-2	22,183
20 February 1971	Liverpool	H	0-0	56,846
23 February 1971	Manchester United	H	1-0	52,544
27 February 1971	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-3	36,940
13 March 1971	Stoke City	H	2-0	38,924
18 March 1971	Newcastle United	A	1-2	22,874
20 March 1971	Nottingham Forest	A	2-3	21,643
30 March 1971	West Ham United	H	0-1	29,094
3 April 1971	Manchester City	A	0-3	26,885
6 April 1971	Ipswich Town	A	0-0	20,288
10 April 1971	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-2	35,294
12 April 1971	Coventry City	H	3-0	24,371
17 April 1971	Derby County	A	1-3	28,793
24 April 1971	Blackpool	H	0-0	26,286
1 May 1971	Crystal Palace	A	0-2	21,590

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FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	2 January 1971	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-0	40,471
4	23 February 1971	Middlesbrough	H	3-0	54,857
5	13 February 1971	Derby County	H	1-0	53,490
6	6 March 1971	Colchester United	H	5-0	53,028
SF	27 March 1971	Liverpool	N	1-2	62,144	Ball
3rd	7 May 1971	Stoke City	N	2-3	5,031	Whittle, Ball

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European Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2:1	16 September 1970	Keflavík	H	6-2	28,444	Ball (3), Royle (2), Kendall
2:2	30 September 1970	Keflavík	A	3-0	9,546	Royle (2), Whittle
3:1	21 October 1970	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	1-1	29,340	Kendall
3:2	4 November 1970	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	1-1 (aet, Everton won 4-3 on penalties)	42,744	Morrissey
QF:1	9 March 1971	Panathinaikos	H	1-1	46,047	Johnson
QF:2	24 March 1971	Panathinaikos	A	0-0	25,000

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Squad[]

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References[]