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A&BC Gum, Footballers 70/71 (Orange backs)

Arsenal

1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
Bob Wilson 42 0

 

2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
Pat Rice 41 0
Peter Storey 1 0
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Bob McNab 41 0
Sammy Nelson 1 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
Eddie Kelly 21 4
Peter Storey 20 1
Jon Sammels 1 0
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
Frank McLintock 42 5
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
Peter Simpson 25 0
John Roberts 17 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
George Armstrong 42 7
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
Peter Storey 19 1
George Graham 12 1
Jon Sammels 10 0
Ray Kennedy 1 0
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
John Radford 41 15
Sammy Nelson 1 0
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
Ray Kennedy 40 19
Charlie George 1 1
Peter Marinello 1 0
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
George Graham 24 10
Charlie George 16 4
Jon Sammels 2 0
Substitutes

70/71 League App. Gls
Eddie Kelly 2 0
Sammy Nelson 2 0
George Graham 1 0
Peter Marinello 1 0
Jon Sammels 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 18 3 0 41 6  
Away 21 11 4 6 30 23  
Total 42 29 7 6 71 29 65
League position: 1st

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Highbury
Ground capacity

63,000

Manager Bertie Mee
Club captain Frank McLintock

Previous 5 League seasons...

1965/66 Division 1 - 14th
1966/67

Division 1 - 7th

1967/68 Division 1 - 9th
1968/69 Division 1 - 4th
1969/70 Division 1 - 12th

Next 4 League seasons...

1971/72 Division 1 - 5th
1972/73

Division 1 - 2nd

1973/74 Division 1 - 10th
1974/75 Division 1 - 16th

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. Yeovil Town 3-0
4 v. Portsmouth 1-1, 3-2
5 v. Manchester C. 2-1
6 v. Leicester City 0-0, 1-0
SF v. Stoke City 2-2, 2-0
F v. Liverpool 2-1

 

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Ipswich Town 0-0, 4-0
3 v. Luton Town 2-1
4 v. Crystal Palace 0-0, 0-2

1970/71 League home record

22/08/70 v. Manchester Utd. W 4-0 Radford 3, Graham
25/08/70 v. Huddersfield T. W 1-0 Kennedy
01/09/70 v. Leeds United D 0-0  
05/09/70 v. Tottenham H. W 2-0 Armstrong 2
19/09/70 v. W.B.A. W 6-2 Graham 2, Kennedy 2, Armstrong, Cantello (o.g.)
03/10/70 v. Nottingham For. W 4-0 Kennedy 3, Armstrong
17/10/70 v. Everton W 4-0 Kennedy 2, Storey (pen.), Kelly
31/10/70 v. Derby County W 2-0 Kelly, Radford
14/11/70 v. Crystal Palace D 1-1 Radford
28/11/70 v. Liverpool W 2-0 Radford, Graham
12/12/70 v. Wolver. Wand. W 2-1 Radford, Graham
27/12/70 v. Southampton D 0-0  
09/01/71 v. West Ham Utd. W 2-0 Graham, Kennedy
06/02/71 v. Manchester City W 1-0 Radford
20/02/71 v. Ipswich Town W 3-2 McLintock, Radford, George
20/03/71 v. Blackpool W 1-0 Storey
03/04/71 v. Chelsea W 2-0 Kennedy 2
06/04/71 v. Coventry City W 1-0 Kennedy
17/04/71 v. Newcastle Utd. W 1-0 George
20/04/71 v. Burnley W 1-0 George (pen.)
01/05/71 v. Stoke City W 1-0 Kelly

1970/71 League away record

15/08/70 v. Everton D 2-2 George, Graham
17/08/70 v. West Ham Utd. D 0-0  
29/08/70 v. Chelsea L 1-2 Kelly
12/09/70 v. Burnley W 2-1 Radford, Kennedy
26/09/70 v. Stoke City L 0-5  
10/10/70 v. Newcastle Utd. D 1-1 Graham
24/10/70 v. Coventry City W 3-1 Radford, Graham, Kennedy
07/11/70 v. Blackpool W 1-0 Radford
21/11/70 v. Ipswich Town W 1-0 Armstrong
05/12/70 v. Manchester City W 2-0 Armstrong, Radford
20/12/70 v. Manchester Utd. W 3-1 McLintock, Graham, Kennedy
16/01/71 v. Huddersfield T. L 1-2 Kennedy
30/01/71 v. Liverpool L 0-2  
27/02/71 v. Derby County L 0-2  
02/03/71 v. Wolver. Wand. W 3-0 Radford, Armstrong, Kennedy
13/03/71 v. Crystal Palace W 2-0 Graham, Sammels
10/04/71 v. Southampton W 2-1 Radford, McLintock
13/04/71 v. Nottingham For. W 3-0 Kennedy, McLintock, George
24/04/71 v. W.B.A. D 2-2 McLintock, Hartford (o.g.)
26/04/71 v. Leeds United L 0-1  
03/05/71 v. Tottenham H. W 1-0 Kennedy