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

Manchester United

1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
Alex Stepney 21 0
Jimmy Rimmer 21 0
2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
Paul Edwards 14 0
John Fitzpatrick 12 0
Willie Watson 8 0
Tony Dunne 6 0
Tom O'Neill 1 0
Nobby Stiles 1 0
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Tony Dunne 29 0
Francis Burns 13 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
Pat Crerand 23 0
John Fitzpatrick 19 2
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
Paul Edwards 15 0
Ian Ure 14 0
Steve James 12 0
David Sadler 1 0
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
David Sadler 31 1
Nobby Stiles 8 0
Francis Burns 1 0
John Fitzpatrick 1 0
Steve James 1 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Willie Morgan 20 3
Denis Law 7 2
George Best 6 4
Nobby Stiles 5 0
Francis Burns 2 0
John Fitzpatrick 1 0
Alan Gowling 1 0
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
George Best 17 7
Denis Law 14 4
Alan Gowling 7 2
John Fitzpatrick 2 0
Brian Kidd 1 0
Nobby Stiles 1 0
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
Bobby Charlton 42 5
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
Brian Kidd 23 7
Alan Gowling 9 6
Denis Law 6 7
Nobby Stiles 3 0
George Best 1 1
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
John Aston 18 3
George Best 16 6
Willie Morgan 4 0
Carlo Sartori 2 2
Brian Kidd 1 1
Denis Law 1 2
Substitutes

70/71 League App. Gls
Carlo Sartori 4 0
Francis Burns 3 0
John Aston 1 0
Alan Gowling 1 0
Brian Kidd 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 9 6 6 29 24  
Away 21 7 5 9 36 42  
Total 42 16 11 15 65 66 43
League position: 8th

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Old Trafford
Ground capacity

63,500

Manager Frank O'Farrell
Club captain Bobby Charlton

Previous 5 seasons...

1965/66 Division 1 - 4th
1966/67

Division 1 - 1st

1967/68

Division 1 - 2nd

1968/69

Division 1 - 11th

1969/70

Division 1 - 8th

Next 4 seasons...

1971/72 Division 1 - 8th
1972/73

Division 1 - 18th

1973/74 Division 1 - 21st
1974/75 Division 2 - 1st

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. Middlesbrough 0-0, 1-2

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Aldershot 3-1
3 v. Portsmouth 1-0
4 v. Chelsea 2-1
5 v. Crystal Palace 4-2
SF v. Aston Villa 1-1, 1-2

1970/71 League home record

15/08/70 v. Leeds United L 0-1  
19/08/70 v. Chelsea D 0-0  
29/08/70 v. West Ham United D 1-1 Fitzpatrick
02/09/70 v. Everton W 2-0 Best, Charlton
12/09/70 v. Coventry City W 2-0 Charlton, Best
26/09/70 v. Blackpool D 1-1 Best
10/10/70 v. Crystal Palace L 0-1  
24/10/70 v. W.B.A. W 2-1 Kidd, Law
07/11/70 v. Stoke City D 2-2 Sadler, Law
28/11/70 v. Huddersfield Town D 1-1 Best
12/12/70 v. Manchester City L 1-4 Kidd
19/12/70 v. Arsenal L 1-3 Sartori
16/01/71 v. Burnley D 1-1 Aston
06/02/71 v. Tottenham H. W 2-1 Morgan (pen.), Best
20/02/71 v. Southampton W 5-1 Gowling 4, Morgan
27/02/71 v. Newcastle Utd. W 1-0 Kidd
13/03/71 v. Nottingham For. W 2-0 Best, Law
10/04/71 v. Derby County L 1-2 Law
12/04/71 v. Wolver. Wand. W 1-0 Gowling
19/04/71 v. Liverpool L 0-2  
24/04/71 v. Ipswich Town W 3-2 Best (pen.), Charlton, Kidd

1970/71 League away record

22/08/70 v. Arsenal L 0-4  
25/08/70 v. Burnley W 2-0 Law 2
05/09/70 v. Liverpool D 1-1 Kidd
19/09/70 v. Ipswich Town L 0-4  
03/10/70 v. Wolver. Wand. L 2-3 Gowling, Kidd
17/10/70 v. Leeds United D 2-2 Fitzpatrick, Charlton
31/10/70 v. Newcastle United L 0-1  
14/11/70 v. Nottingham For. W 2-1 Gowling, Sartori
21/11/70 v. Southampton L 0-1  
05/12/70 v. Tottenham H. D 2-2 Best, Law
26/12/70 v. Derby County D 4-4 Kidd, Best, Law 2
09/01/71 v. Chelsea W 2-1 Morgan (pen.), Gowling
30/01/71 v. Huddersfield Town W 2-1 Law, Aston
23/02/71 v. Everton L 0-1  
06/03/71 v. W.B.A. L 3-4 Kidd, Best, Aston
20/03/71 v. Stoke City W 2-1 Best 2
03/04/71 v. West Ham United L 1-2 Best
13/04/71 v. Coventry City L 1-2 Best
17/04/71 v. Crystal Palace W 5-3 Law 3, Best 2
01/05/71 v. Blackpool D 1-1 Law
05/05/71 v. Manchester City W 4-3 Best 2, Charlton, Law