Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5     1970-71 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1970-71
1 22/07/1970 Watford   H FR   2-1 - 0               Sammels 1   George 1             1   League FA Cup League Cup EFC Friendlies   League FA Cup League Cup Europe Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 28/07/1970 Gothenburg Alliance (Sweden)   A FR 2-0 4-2 - 5,069 Wilson Storey McNab 1 Kelly McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford George 2 Graham 1 (Barnett) (Rice) (Roberts) (Marinello) (Kennedy) 2 Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls 1 ARSENAL 42 29 7 6 71 29 65
3 31/07/1970 Kungsbacka BI (Sweden)   A FR 1-0 5-0 -   Barnett Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Marinello Sammels 2 Kennedy 1 George 2(1p) Graham Storey Simpson Armstrong (Wilson)   3 G Armstrong 42   - 7   9   - -   5   - -   8   - 1   3 +1 - -   G Armstrong 294 +3 8 43   29 +1 1 5   23   - 2   19 +2 1 1   65 +1   20   2 Leeds United 42 27 10 5 72 30 64
4 04/08/1970 Copenhagen Football Alliance (Denmark)   A FR 1-0 1-1 - 5,700 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford George 1 Graham Roberts Marinello (Barnett) (Rice) (Kennedy) 4 GC Barnett -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   8 -   1 (1) 3 0 * GC Barnett 11 (4) - 9 * -   - -   -   - -   2 (2) 16 0 * 1 +2 (3)   0 * 3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 14 9 54 33 52
5 07/08/1970 Crystal Palace   N FR 1-0 2-0 - 2,000 Wilson Rice Storey Kelly McLintock © Roberts Marinello Radford 2 Kennedy Graham Armstrong (Barnett) (Carmichael) (Davies)     5 J Carmichael -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   J Carmichael -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -     -   4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 8 12 64 54 52
1 15/08/1970 Everton   A FL 0-1 2-2 11 49,684 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford George 1 Graham 1 Marinello (71)         1 P Davies -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   2 -   -   1 -   P Davies -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   2 -   -     -   5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 42 24 51
2 17/08/1970 West Ham United   A FL 0-0 0-0 7 39,904 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Kennedy Radford Marinello Graham (Rice)         2 FC George 17   1 5   7 +1 - 5   -   - -   2 +1 - -   4   - 6   FC George 38 +7 4 11   8 +1 1 5   2   - -   10 +1 1 4   8 +3   13   6 Chelsea 42 18 15 9 52 42 51
3 22/08/1970 Manchester United   H FL 2-0 4-0 3 54,117 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 3 Kennedy Graham 1 Marinello (70)         3 G Graham 36 +2 4 11   6   3 1   5   - 1   7 +1 - 1   4   - 1   G Graham 166 +5 7 49   18   3 2   20 +2 1 8   17 +2 - 6   30 +2   2   7 Southampton 42 17 12 13 56 44 46
4 25/08/1970 Huddersfield Town   H FL 0-0 1-0 1 34,848 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy 1 Graham Nelson (65)         4 EP Kelly 21 +2 5 4   0 +2 1 1   5   - -   4   4 -   4   - -   EP Kelly 35 +4 12 6   0 +2 1 1   5   - -   10 +2 4 1   7 +2   -   8 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 65 66 43
5 29/08/1970 Chelsea   A FL 0-1 1-2 7 53,722 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly 1 McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Nelson Kennedy Graham (Woodward)         5 R Kennedy 41   - 19   9   - 2   5   - 2   8   - 3   2   2 1   R Kennedy 43 +2 1 20   9   - 2   5   - 2   8 +2 8 4   5     3   9 Derby County 42 16 10 16 56 54 42
6 01/09/1970 Leeds United   H FL 0-0 0-0 6 47,749 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham (Nelson)         6 F McLintock 42   - 5   9   - -   5   - -   7   - 1   4   - -   F McLintock 248   - 23   24   - -   26   - 4   14   1 1   50     11   10 Coventry City 42 16 10 16 37 38 42
7 05/09/1970 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 2-0 2-0 3 48,713 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong 2 Storey Radford Kennedy Graham Nelson (68)         7 R McNab 40   - -   9   - -   5   - -   8   - -   3   - 1   R McNab 174 +1 2 2   18   2 -   21   - 2   19   - -   24     3   11 Manchester City 42 12 17 13 47 42 41
2 08/09/1970 Ipswich Town   A FLC 0-0 0-0 - 21,564 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Nelson Kennedy Graham (Woodward)         2 P Marinello 1 +2 4 -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 6 -   2 +1 1 -   P Marinello 15 +2 4 1   -   - -   -   - -   4 +1 9 -   4 +2   2   12 Newcastle United 42 14 13 15 44 46 41
8 12/09/1970 Burnley   A FL 1-1 2-1 4 12,675 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy 1 Graham (Nelson)         8 S Nelson 2 +2 7 -   -   - -   1   2 -   0 +1 5 -   -   - -   S Nelson 6 +2 7 -   1   - -   1   2 -   1 +2 7 -   4 +5   -   13 Stoke City 42 12 13 17 44 48 37
1 16/09/1970 Lazio (Italy)   A EFC 0-0 2-2 - 60,000 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 2 Kennedy Graham (Barnett) (Nelson) (Woodward) (Marinello) (Davies) 1 J Radford 41   - 15   9   - 2   4   - 1   8   - 3   3   - 2   J Radford 226 +3 5 71   25   - 11   22   - 7   19   - 8   31 +5   24   14 Everton 42 12 13 17 54 60 37
9 19/09/1970 West Bromwich Albion OG H FL 2-0 6-2 3 33,326 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong 1 Storey Radford Kennedy 2 Graham 2 (Marinello)         9 PJ Rice 41   1 -   9   - -   5   - -   8   - -   2   2 -   PJ Rice 50 +4 7 1   9   - -   7   3 -   9   8 -   11 +6   1   15 Huddersfield Town 42 11 14 17 40 49 36
1 23/09/1970 Lazio (Italy)   H EFC 1-0 2-0 - 53,013 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong 1 Storey Radford 1 Kennedy Graham Nelson (82) (Barnett) (Woodward) (Marinello) (Davies) 1 JG Roberts 18   3 -   -   - -   5   - 1   5   3 -   2 +1 1 -   JG Roberts 29   4 1   -   - -   7   - 1   5   7 -   5 +5   1   16 Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 42 61 36
10 26/09/1970 Stoke City   A FL 0-2 0-5 4 18,153 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham (Nelson)         10 JC Sammels 13 +2 4 1   5 +1 1 -   -   1 -   3   2 1   4   - 3   JC Sammels 212 +3 9 39   20 +1 1 3   19   1 3   15   2 7   52 +1   24   17 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 15 17 58 75 35
2 28/09/1970 Ipswich Town   H FLC 3-0 4-0 - 26,379 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts 1 Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy 2 Graham (Nelson)         2 PF Simpson 25   - -   9   - 1   -   1 -   4   2 -   2 +1 - -   PF Simpson 189 +5 15 3   24   - 1   21   - 3   16   2 -   39 +3   1   18 Crystal Palace 42 12 11 19 39 57 35
11 03/10/1970 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-0 4-0 3 32,053 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong 1 Storey Radford Kennedy 3 Graham (Marinello)         11 PE Storey 40   - 2   9   - 4   5   - -   8   - 2   3 +1 - -   PE Storey 222   - 4   25   - 4   26   - -   19   - 2   44 +4   1   19 Ipswich Town 42 12 10 20 42 48 34
3 06/10/1970 Luton Town   A FLC 1-0 1-0 - 27,023 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham 1 (Nelson)         3 RP Wilson 42 (25) - 29 * 9 (4) - 7 * 5 (4) - 2 * 8 (4) - 5 * 3 (1) 1 3 * RP Wilson 134 (54) - 126 * 16 (7) - 14 * 14 (7) - 10 * 18 (10) 1 11 * 32 +7 (22)   32 * 20 West Ham United 42 10 14 18 47 60 34
12 10/10/1970 Newcastle United   A FL 0-0 1-1 4 38,024 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham 1 (Nelson)         12 J Woodward -   3 -   -   - -   -   1 -   -   2 -   -   - -   J Woodward 2 +1 5 -   -   - -   1   1 -   -   2 -   1 +2   -   21 Burnley 42 7 13 22 29 63 27
13 17/10/1970 Everton   H FL 2-0 4-0 2 50,012 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly 1 McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey 1p Radford Kennedy 2 Graham (Marinello)         13 Own Goals -   - 2   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   Own Goals -   - 71   -   - 12   -   - -   -   - -   -     26   22 Blackpool 42 4 15 23 34 66 23
2 21/10/1970 Sturm Graz (Austria)   A EFC 0-0 0-1 - 13,000 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham (Barnett) (Nelson) (Simpson) (Marinello)   2 Friendly appearances - 9 short.
14 24/10/1970 Coventry City   A FL 1-0 3-1 2 30,017 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy 1 Graham 1 (Woodward)         14 Friendly goals conceded - 1 short.
4 28/10/1970 Crystal Palace   A FLC 0-0 0-0 - 40,451 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham (Simpson)         4
15 31/10/1970 Derby County   H FL 1-0 2-0 2 43,013 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly 1 McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy Graham (Woodward)         15
2 04/11/1970 Sturm Graz (Austria)   H EFC 1-0 2-0 - 37,667 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey 1p Radford Kennedy 1 Graham (Barnett) (Simpson) (Sammels) (Marinello)   2
16 07/11/1970 Blackpool   A FL 0-0 1-0 2 17,115 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy Graham (Nelson)         16
4 09/11/1970 Crystal Palace   H FLC 0-1 0-2 - 45,026 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy Graham (Sammels)         4
17 14/11/1970 Crystal Palace   H FL 1-1 1-1 3 34,503 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Roberts Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy Graham (Sammels)         17
18 21/11/1970 Ipswich Town   A FL 0-0 1-0 2 22,856 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Simpson Armstrong 1 Storey Radford Kennedy Sammels (Graham)         18
19 28/11/1970 Liverpool   H FL 0-0 2-0 2 45,097 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Storey Radford 1 Kennedy Sammels Graham (65) 1         19
3 02/12/1970 Beveren-Waas (Belgium)   H EFC 2-0 4-0 - 33,444 Wilson Rice McNab Graham 1 McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Storey Radford Kennedy 2 Sammels 1 (Barnett) (Nelson) (Roberts) (Kelly) (Marinello) 3
20 05/12/1970 Manchester City   A FL 0-0 2-0 2 33,027 Wilson Rice McNab Graham McLintock © Simpson Armstrong 1 Storey Radford 1 Kennedy Sammels (Roberts)         20
21 12/12/1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 1-0 2-1 2 38,816 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford 1 Kennedy Graham 1 (Marinello)         21
3 16/12/1970 Beveren-Waas (Belgium)   A EFC 0-0 0-0 - 16,000 Wilson Rice McNab Storey Roberts Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy Graham George (46) Marinello (57) (Barnett) (Nelson) (Kelly) 3
22 19/12/1970 Manchester United   A FL 3-1 3-1 2 33,182 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © 1 Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy 1 Graham 1 (Roberts)         22
23 26/12/1970 Southampton   H FL 0-0 0-0 2 34,169 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy Graham (George)         23
3 06/01/1971 Yeovil Town   A FAC 2-0 3-0 - 14,374 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford 2 Kennedy 1 Graham Kelly (80)         3
24 09/01/1971 West Ham United   H FL 1-0 2-0 2 49,007 Wilson Rice Nelson Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy 1 Graham 1 (Kelly)         24
25 16/01/1971 Huddersfield Town   A FL 0-1 1-2 2 30,455 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy 1 Graham (Nelson)         25
4 23/01/1971 Portsmouth   A FAC 1-0 1-1 - 39,659 Wilson Rice McNab Storey 1p McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy Graham George (70)         4
26 30/01/1971 Liverpool   A FL 0-1 0-2 2 43,847 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy Graham (Roberts)         26
4 01/02/1971 Portsmouth   H FAC 2-1 3-2 - 47,865 Wilson Rice McNab Storey 1p McLintock © Simpson 1 Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy George 1 (Graham)         4
27 06/02/1971 Manchester City   H FL 0-0 1-0 2 46,122 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford 1 Kennedy George (Graham)         27
5 17/02/1971 Manchester City   A FAC 1-0 2-1 - 45,105 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy George 2 (Graham)         5
28 20/02/1971 Ipswich Town   H FL 3-0 3-2 2 39,822 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © 1 Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford 1 Kennedy George 1 (Graham)         28
29 27/02/1971 Derby County   A FL 0-1 0-2 2 35,875 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy George Graham (75)         29
30 02/03/1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 2-0 3-0 2 33,644 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong 1 Sammels Radford 1 Kennedy 1 George (Graham)         30
6 06/03/1971 Leicester City   A FAC 0-0 0-0 - 42,000 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy George (Graham)         6
4 09/03/1971 FC Köln (West Germany)   H EFC 1-1 2-1 - 40,007 Wilson Rice McNab Storey 1 McLintock © 1 Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford Kennedy George Graham (46) (Barnett) (Roberts) (Kelly) (Marinello) 4
31 13/03/1971 Crystal Palace   A FL 1-0 2-0 2 35,022 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham 1 Radford Kennedy George Sammels (64) 1         31
6 15/03/1971 Leicester City   H FAC 1-0 1-0 - 57,443 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George 1 (Kelly)         6
32 20/03/1971 Blackpool   H FL 0-0 1-0 2 37,372 Wilson Rice McNab Storey 1 McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George (Kelly)         32
4 23/03/1971 FC Köln (West Germany)   A EFC 0-1 0-1 - 50,000 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George (Barnett) (Nelson) (Roberts) (Kelly) (Sammels) 4
SF 27/03/1971 Stoke City   N FAC 0-2 2-2 - 53,436 Wilson Rice McNab Storey 2(1p) McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George Sammels (77)         SF
SF 31/03/1971 Stoke City   N FAC 1-0 2-0 - 62,500 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham 1 Radford Kennedy 1 George (Sammels)         SF
33 03/04/1971 Chelsea   H FL 0-0 2-0 2 62,087 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy 2 George Kelly (83)         33
34 06/04/1971 Coventry City   H FL 0-0 1-0 2 37,029 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy 1 George (Kelly)         34
35 10/04/1971 Southampton   A FL 1-1 2-1 2 30,231 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © 1 Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford 1 Kennedy George (Nelson)         35
36 13/04/1971 Nottingham Forest   A FL 2-0 3-0 2 40,727 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © 1 Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy 1 George 1 (Sammels)         36
37 17/04/1971 Newcastle United   H FL 0-0 1-0 1 48,106 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George 1 (Kelly)         37
38 20/04/1971 Burnley   H FL 1-0 1-0 1 47,484 Wilson Rice Roberts Kelly McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George 1p (Sammels)         38
39 24/04/1971 West Bromwich Albion OG A FL 1-1 2-2 1 36,858 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © 1 Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George Sammels (46)         39
40 26/04/1971 Leeds United   A FL 0-0 0-1 2 48,350 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George (Kelly)         40
41 01/05/1971 Stoke City   H FL 0-0 1-0 2 55,011 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George Kelly (55) 1         41
42 03/05/1971 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 0-0 1-0 1 51,992 Wilson Rice McNab Kelly McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy 1 George (Sammels)         42
F 08/05/1971 Liverpool   N FAC 0-0 2-1 - 100,000 Wilson Rice McNab Storey McLintock © Simpson Armstrong Graham Radford Kennedy George 1 Kelly (64) 1         F
22/07/1970 played as 3 x 30 minute periods at London Colney. 07/08/1970 played at the National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace. 23/03/1971 lost on away goals rule. 27/03/1971 played at Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday. 31/03/1971 played at Villa Park, Aston Villa.
08/05/1971 played at Wembley, after extra time, 0-0 after 90 minutes.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - Bertie Mee
Directors - Denis Hill-Wood (Chairman), Guy Smith (changed his name to Guy Bracewell-Smith in March 1973), Robert Bellinger, Stuart McIntyre, Peter Hill-Wood, Noel Bone, Bob Wall (Secretary), Ken Friar (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Frank McLintock
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