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1970–71 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
1970–71 season
ManagerJoe Mercer
StadiumMaine Road
First Division11th
FA CupFifth Round
League CupSecond Round
UEFA Cup Winners' CupSemi-finals
Anglo-Italian League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Francis Lee(14)
All: Francis Lee(20)
Highest home attendance45,105 vs Arsenal
17 February 1971
Lowest home attendance17,975 vs Liverpool
26 April 1971
Average home league attendance30,846 (9th highest in league)

The 1970–71 season was Manchester City's 69th season of competitive football and 51st season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the Anglo-Italian League Cup.

First Division

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Main article: 1970–71 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Derby County 42 16 10 16 56 54 1.037 42
10 Coventry City 42 16 10 16 37 38 0.974 42
11 Manchester City 42 12 17 13 47 42 1.119 41
12 Newcastle United 42 14 13 15 44 46 0.957 41
13 Stoke City 42 12 13 17 44 48 0.917 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 12 17 13 47 42 1.119 41 7 9 5 30 22 23 5 8 8 17 20 18

Source: [1]

Results

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
15 August 1970 Southampton A The Dell 1 - 1 Bell 24,599
19 August 1970 Crystal Palace A Selhurst Park 1 – 0 Oakes 33,118
22 August 1970 Burnley H Maine Road 0 – 0 37,849
26 August 1970 Blackpool H Maine Road 2 - 0 Lee, Bell 37,598
29 August 1970 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 0 Bell 50,724
5 September 1970 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 4 – 1 Lee, Bell (2), Summerbee 30,549
12 September 1970 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 1 - 0 Doyle 28,896
19 September 1970 Stoke City H Maine Road 4 – 1 Book, Young, Banks (og), Lee 35,473
26 September 1970 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 0 – 2 42,490
3 October 1970 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1 - 1 Doyle 31,158
10 October 1970 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 1 Bell 51,903
17 October 1970 Southampton H Maine Road 1 – 1 Lee 31,998
24 October 1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 0 - 3 32,700
31 October 1970 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 2 – 0 Lee, Bell 27,317
7 November 1970 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1 – 2 Bell 25,287
14 November 1970 Derby County H Maine Road 1 – 1 Bell 31,817
21 November 1970 West Ham United H Maine Road 2 – 0 Lee (2) 28,485
28 November 1970 Leeds United A Elland Road 0 – 1 43,511
5 December 1970 Arsenal H Maine Road 0 - 2 43,027
12 December 1970 Manchester United A Old Trafford 4 – 1 Doyle, Lee (3) 52,636
19 December 1970 Burnley A Turf Moor 4 – 0 Lee, Bell (2), Summerbee 19,917
26 December 1970 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 1 – 1 Bell 40,091
9 January 1971 Crystal Palace H Maine Road 1 - 0 Book 27,442
12 January 1971 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 0 45,985
16 January 1971 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 3 – 3 Summerbee (2), Bell 29,356
30 January 1971 Leeds United H Maine Road 0 – 2 43,517
6 February 1971 Arsenal A Highbury 0 – 1 46,122
20 February 1971 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 0 – 0 30,168
26 February 1971 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 0 – 2 20,685
6 March 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 0 – 0 24,563
13 March 1971 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 – 0 31,987
20 March 1971 Coventry City H Maine Road 1 - 1 Lee 22,120
27 March 1971 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 0 – 0 20,100
3 April 1971 Everton H Maine Road 3 – 0 Doyle, Hill, Booth 26,885
9 April 1971 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 1 – 3 Doyle 33,772
10 April 1971 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 0 – 1 Booth 21,992
12 April 1971 Newcastle United A St James Park 0 - 0 29,040
17 April 1971 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 1 Lee 26,120
24 April 1971 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 0 - 2 14,836
26 April 1971 Liverpool H Maine Road 2 – 2 Ross (og), Carter 17,976
1 May 1971 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 0 – 1 19,761
5 May 1971 Manchester United H Maine Road 3 – 4 Hill, Lee, Mellor 43,626

FA Cup

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Main article: 1970-71 FA Cup

Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 January 1971 3rd Round Wigan Athletic H Maine Road 1 – 0 Bell 46,212
23 January 1971 4th Round Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 3 – 0 Bell (2), Bowyer 50,176
17 February 1971 5th Round Arsenal H Maine Road 1 – 2 Bell 45,105


Football League Cup

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Main article: 1970-71 Football League Cup

Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
9 September 1970 2nd Round Carlisle United A Brunton Park 1 – 2 Lee 17,942

Cup Winners’ Cup

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Main article: 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup

Results

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
16 September 1970 1st Round 1st leg Linfield H Maine Road 1 – 0 Bell 25,184
30 September 1970 1st Round 2nd leg Linfield A Windsor Park 1 – 2 Lee 56,296
21 October 1970 2nd Round 1st leg Budapest Honved A Bozsik József Stadion 1 – 0 Lee 14,000
4 November 1970 2nd Round 2nd leg Budapest Honved H Maine Road 2 – 0 Bell, Lee 28,770
10 March 1971 Quarter Final 1st leg Gornik Zabrze A Arena Zabrze 0 – 2 100,000
24 March 1971 Quarter Final 2nd leg Gornik Zabrze H Maine Road 2 – 0 Mellor, Doyle 31,950
31 March 1971 Quarter Final Replay Gornik Zabrze N Parken 3 – 1 Young, Booth, Lee 12,100
14 April 1971 Semi Final 1st leg Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 0 – 1 45,955
28 April 1971 Semi Final 2nd leg Chelsea H Maine Road 0 – 1 43,663

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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