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

Crystal Palace

1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
John Jackson 42 0

 

2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
John Sewell 32 2
David Payne 5 0
John Loughlan 3 0
Phil Hoadley 2 1
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Peter Wall 40 1
Phil Hoadley 1 0
John McCormack 1 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
David Payne 20 0
Phil Hoadley 12 0
Trevor Dawkins 8 0
Steve Kember 2 0
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
John McCormack 29 0
Phil Hoadley 11 0
Mel Blyth 1 0
Gerry Humphreys 1 0
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
Mel Blyth 37 0
Steve Kember 2 0
Tony Taylor 2 0
Trevor Dawkins 1 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Tony Taylor 23 2
Terry Wharton 12 1
Jim Scott 5 0
Bobby Tambling 2 0
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
Steve Kember 34 4
Bobby Tambling 4 0
David Payne 2 0
Jim Scott 2 1
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
Gerry Queen 25 7
Alan Birchenall 9 2
Phil Hoadley 3 0
Bobby Tambling 3 1
Gerry Humphreys 1 0
Jim Scott 1 0
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
Alan Birchenall 27 8
Bobby Tambling 6 0
Gerry Queen 4 1
Phil Hoadley 3 0
Steve Kember 1 0
David Provan 1 0
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Jim Scott 13 3
Bobby Tambling 11 3
Tony Taylor 11 0
Gerry Humphreys 3 0
David Payne 3 0
Terry Wharton 1 0
Substitutes
70/71 League App. Gls
Gerry Humphreys 5 0
Gerry Queen 2 1
Jim Scott 2 0
John Sewell 2 0
Trevor Dawkins 1 0
Phil Hoadley 1 0
Terry Wharton 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 9 5 7 24 24  
Away 21 3 6 12 15 33  
Total 42 12 11 19 39 57 35
League position: 18th

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Selhurst Park
Ground capacity

51,000

Manager Bert Head
Club captain John Sewell

Previous 5 seasons...

1965/66 Division 2 - 11th
1966/67

Division 2 - 7th

1967/68

Division 2 - 11th

1968/69

Division 2 - 2nd

1969/70

Division 1 - 20th

Next 4 seasons...

1971/72 Division 1 - 20th
1972/73

Division 1 - 21st

1973/74 Division 2 - 20th
1974/75 Division 3 - 5th

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. Chelsea 2-2, 0-2

 

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Rochdale 3-3, 3-1
3 v. Lincoln City 4-0
4 v. Arsenal 0-0, 2-0
5 v. Manchester U. 2-4

1970/71 League home record

19/08/70 v. Manchester City L 0-1  
22/08/70 v. Newcastle United W 1-0 Birchenall
02/09/70 v. Blackpool W 1-0 Queen
05/09/70 v. Nottingham For. W 2-0 Scott, Queen
19/09/70 v. Tottenham H. L 0-3  
03/10/70 v. Southampton W 3-1 Queen 2, Birchenall
17/10/70 v. W.B.A. W 3-0 Tambling 2, Birchenall
24/10/70 v. West Ham Utd. D 1-1 Taylor
07/11/70 v. Leeds United D 1-1 Sewell
29/11/70 v. Wolver. Wand. D 1-1 Scott
12/12/70 v. Derby County D 0-0  
13/01/71 v. Chelsea D 0-0  
16/01/71 v. Liverpool W 1-0 Queen
06/02/71 v. Ipswich Town W 1-0 Wall
20/02/71 v. Coventry City L 1-2 Birchenall
27/02/71 v. Burnley L 0-2  
13/03/71 v. Arsenal L 0-2  
24/03/71 v. Huddersfield T. L 0-3  
03/04/71 v. Stoke City W 3-2 Kember, Birchenall, Wharton
17/04/71 v. Manchester Utd. L 3-5 Birchenall, Tambling, Queen
01/05/71 v. Everton W 2-0 Hoadley, Wright (o.g.)

1970/71 League away record

15/08/70 v. W.B.A. D 0-0  
25/08/70 v. Liverpool D 1-1 Queen
29/08/70 v. Stoke City D 0-0  
12/09/70 v. Huddersfield T. W 2-0 Kember, Queen
26/09/70 v. Everton L 1-3 Scott
10/10/70 v. Manchester Utd. W 1-0 Tambling
31/10/70 v. Burnley L 1-2 Taylor
14/11/70 v. Arsenal D 1-1 Birchenall
21/11/70 v. Coventry City L 1-2 Kember
05/12/70 v. Ipswich Town W 2-1 Sewell (pen.), Kember
19/12/70 v. Newcastle United L 0-2  
09/01/71 v. Manchester City L 0-1  
30/01/71 v. Wolver. Wand. L 1-2 Birchenall
17/02/71 v. Derby County L 0-1  
06/03/71 v. West Ham United D 0-0  
20/03/71 v. Leeds United L 1-2 Birchenall
27/03/71 v. Nottingham For. L 1-3 Birchenall
10/04/71 v. Chelsea D 1-1 Scott
24/04/71 v. Tottenham H. L 0-2  
26/04/71 v. Blackpool L 1-3 Queen
04/05/71 v. Southampton L 0-6