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Set maker:
A&BC Chewing Gum
Set details:
1970/71 Footballers, Orange backs
Number in set: 255
Checklists:
Series 1 (1-84),
Series 2 (85-169),
Series 3 (170-255),
Team checklist
Links:
Arsenal,
Blackpool,
Burnley,
Chelsea,
Coventry City,
Crystal Palace,
Derby County,
Everton,
Ipswich Town,
Leeds United,
Liverpool,
Manchester City,
Manchester United,
Newcastle United,
Nottingham Forest,
Southampton,
Stoke City,
Tottenham Hotspur,
West
Bromwich Albion,
West Ham United,
Wolverhampton Wanderers,
Checklists,
Variants and
error cards. |
1.
Goalkeeper
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Harry Thompson |
19 |
0 |
| Alan Taylor |
10 |
0 |
| Neil Ramsbotham |
9 |
0 |
| Alan Burridge |
3 |
0 |
| Adam Blackslaw |
1 |
0 |
|
2.
Right back
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Jimmy Armfield |
26 |
0 |
| Terry Alcock |
5 |
0 |
| Dave Hatton |
5 |
0 |
| Henry Mowbray |
4 |
0 |
| Tony Green |
1 |
0 |
| Peter Nicholson |
1 |
0 |
|
3.
Left back
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Henry Mowbray |
18 |
0 |
| Bill Bentley |
16 |
0 |
| Peter Suddaby |
3 |
0 |
| John Craven |
2 |
0 |
| Dave Hatton |
2 |
0 |
| Peter Nicholson |
1 |
0 |
|
4.
Right half
|
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Fred Kemp |
14 |
1 |
| Bill Bentley |
8 |
0 |
| John Johnston |
8 |
0 |
| Dave Hatton |
6 |
0 |
| Peter Suddaby |
2 |
0 |
| Henry Mowbray |
2 |
0 |
| John Craven |
1 |
0 |
| Peter Nicholson |
1 |
0 |
|
5. Centre half
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
|
Glyn James |
35 |
1 |
| Terry Alcock |
7 |
0 |
|
6.
Left half
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Dave Hatton |
21 |
0 |
| Terry Alcock |
11 |
0 |
| Peter Suddaby |
8 |
0 |
| Bill Bentley |
2 |
0 |
|
7.
Right wing
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Mick Burns |
25 |
9 |
| Ron Brown |
3 |
1 |
| Tony Green |
3 |
0 |
| Tom Hutchison |
2 |
0 |
| Fred Kemp |
2 |
0 |
| William McGrotty |
2 |
1 |
| Tony Coleman |
1 |
0 |
| John Johnston |
1 |
0 |
| Fred Pickering |
1 |
0 |
| Alan Suddick |
1 |
0 |
|
8. Inside right
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Tony Green |
26 |
3 |
| John Craven |
7 |
2 |
| Graham Rowe |
3 |
0 |
| Fred Kemp |
2 |
0 |
| Tom Hutchison |
1 |
0 |
| Henry Mowbray |
1 |
0 |
| Alan Suddick |
1 |
0 |
| Dennis Wann |
1 |
0 |
|
9.
Centre forward
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| John Craven |
26 |
5 |
| Fred Pickering |
11 |
7 |
| John Hughes |
2 |
0 |
| Graham Rowe |
2 |
0 |
| Mick Burns |
1 |
0 |
|
10.
Inside left
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Alan Suddick |
14 |
1 |
| Tony Coleman |
10 |
0 |
| Dennis Wann |
8 |
0 |
| Bill Bentley |
5 |
0 |
| John Craven |
3 |
1 |
| John Johnston |
1 |
0 |
| Fred Pickering |
1 |
0 |
|
11.
Left wing
 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Tom Hutchison |
35 |
1 |
| Tony Coleman |
6 |
0 |
| Mick Burns |
1 |
1 |
|
Substitutes
Transferred to Barnsley, June 1970 |
|
70/71 League |
App. |
Gls |
| Mick Burns |
3 |
0 |
| Peter Nicholson |
3 |
0 |
| John Johnston |
2 |
0 |
| John Murray |
2 |
0 |
| Alan Suddick |
2 |
0 |
| Ronnie Brown |
1 |
0 |
| John Craven |
1 |
0 |
| John Hughes |
1 |
0 |
| Glyn James |
1 |
0 |
| William McGrotty |
1 |
0 |
| Fred Pickering |
1 |
0 |
| Dennis Wann |
1 |
0 |
|
 |
1970/71 League record |
| |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Home |
21 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
22 |
31 |
|
| Away |
21 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
12 |
35 |
|
| Total |
42 |
4 |
15 |
23 |
34 |
66 |
23 |
|
League position: 22nd |
|
Team facts - 1970/71 |
| Home ground |
Bloomfield Road |
| Ground capacity |
38,000 |
| Manager |
Bob Stokoe |
| Club captain |
Jimmy Armfield |
|
|
Previous 5 seasons... |
| 1965/66 |
Division 1 - 13th |
| 1966/67 |
Division 1 - 22nd |
| 1967/68 |
Division 2 - 3rd |
| 1968/69 |
Division 2 - 8th |
| 1969/70 |
Division 2 - 2nd |
|
Next 4 seasons... |
| 1971/72 |
Division 2 - 6th |
| 1972/73 |
Division 2 - 7th |
| 1973/74 |
Division 2 - 5th |
| 1974/75 |
Division 2 - 7th |
|
 |
1970/71 F.A. Cup |
| Rnd |
Opponent |
Result |
| 3 |
v. West Ham Utd. |
4-0 |
| 4 |
v. Hull City |
0-2 |
|
 |
1970/71 League Cup |
| Rnd |
Opponent |
Result |
| 2 |
v. Newport Co. |
4-1 |
| 3 |
v. Bristol City |
0-1 |
|
|
1970/71 League home
record |
| 17/08/70 |
v. Liverpool |
D 0-0 |
|
| 22/08/70 |
v. W.B.A. |
W 3-1 |
Brown, Pickering |
| 05/09/70 |
v. Southampton |
L 0-3 |
|
| 19/09/70 |
v. Everton |
L 0-2 |
|
| 03/10/70 |
v. Stoke City |
D 1-1 |
Burns |
| 17/10/70 |
v. Huddersfield T. |
D 2-2 |
Burns, Green |
| 24/10/70 |
v. Chelsea |
L 3-4 |
Pickering 2, Suddick |
| 07/11/70 |
v. Arsenal |
L 0-1 |
|
| 28/11/70 |
v. Ipswich Town |
L 0-2 |
|
| 12/12/70 |
v. Coventry City |
W 1-0 |
Craven |
| 26/12/70 |
v. Burnley |
D 1-1 |
Burns |
| 16/01/71 |
v. Manchester City |
D 3-3 |
Craven, Pickering 2 |
| 06/02/71 |
v. Wolver. Wand. |
L 0-2 |
|
| 20/02/71 |
v. Derby County |
L 0-1 |
|
| 27/02/71 |
v. West Ham Utd. |
D 1-1 |
Kemp |
| 13/03/71 |
v. Leeds United |
D 1-1 |
Craven |
| 03/04/71 |
v. Newcastle United |
L 0-1 |
|
| 12/04/71 |
v. Tottenham H. |
D 0-0 |
|
| 17/04/71 |
v. Nottingham For. |
L 2-3 |
McGrotty, Craven |
| 26/04/71 |
v. Crystal Palace |
W 3-1 |
Burns 2, Craven |
| 01/05/71 |
v. Manchester Utd. |
D 1-1 |
Green |
|
|
1970/71 League away
record |
| 15/08/70 |
v. Huddersfield Town |
L 0-3 |
|
| 26/08/70 |
v. Manchester City |
L 0-2 |
|
| 29/08/70 |
v. Newcastle Utd. |
W 2-1 |
Craven |
| 02/09/70 |
v. Crystal Palace |
L 0-1 |
|
| 12/09/70 |
v. Tottenham H. |
L 0-3 |
|
| 26/09/70 |
v. Manchester Utd. |
D 1-1 |
Burns |
| 10/10/70 |
v. Nottingham For. |
L 1-3 |
Burns |
| 31/10/70 |
v. West Ham Utd. |
L 1-2 |
Green |
| 14/11/70 |
v. Leeds United |
L 1-3 |
Craven |
| 21/11/70 |
v. Derby County |
L 0-2 |
|
| 05/12/70 |
v. Wolver. Wand. |
L 0-1 |
|
| 19/12/70 |
v. W.B.A. |
D 1-1 |
James |
| 09/01/71 |
v. Liverpool |
D 2-2 |
Pickering, Burns |
| 30/01/71 |
v. Ipswich Town |
L 1-2 |
Burns |
| 13/02/71 |
v. Coventry City |
L 0-2 |
|
| 06/03/71 |
v. Chelsea |
L 0-2 |
|
| 20/03/71 |
v. Arsenal |
L 0-1 |
|
| 27/03/71 |
v. Southampton |
D 1-1 |
Burns |
| 10/04/71 |
v. Burnley |
L 0-1 |
|
| 13/04/71 |
v. Stoke City |
D 1-1 |
Hutchison |
| 24/04/71 |
v. Everton |
D 0-0 |
Kennedy |
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