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Stoke City

1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
Gordon Banks 40 0
John Farmer 2 0
2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
John Marsh 38 0
Alex Elder 2 0
Eric Skeels 2 0
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Mike Pejic 42 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
Mike Bernard 38 2
Eric Skeels 3 0
Stewart Jump 1 0
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
Dennis Smith 35 0
Alan Bloor 7 0
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
Alan Bloor 29 0
Eric Skeels 8 0
Terence Lees 3 0
Stewart Jump 1 0
Willie Stevenson 1 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Gerry Conroy 24 6
Sean Haslegrave 10 0
John Mahoney 7 0
George Eastham 1 0
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
Jimmy Greenhoff 26 5
John Mahoney 5 0
Gerry Conroy 3 2
Eric Skeels 2 0
Mike Bernard 1 0
Peter Dobing 1 0
George Eastham 1 0
Terence Lees 1 0
Terence Smith 1 0
Willie Stevenson 1 0
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
John Ritchie 25 12
Jimmy Greenhoff 8 2
Gerry Conroy 6 3
John Mahoney 1 0
Eric Skeels 1 0
Terence Smith 1 1
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
George Eastham 13 0
Peter Dobing 10 2
Stewart Jump 6 1
Eric Skeels 5 0
Mike Bernard 2 0
John Mahoney 2 0
Gerry Conroy 1 0
Alex Elder 1 0
John Ritchie 1 0
Willie Stevenson 1 0
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Harry Burrows 33 5
Sean Haslegrave 6 0
George Eastham 1 0
Stewart Jump 1 0
Dennis Smith 1 0
Substitutes
70/71 League App. Gls
John Mahoney 3 0
George Eastham 2 0
Alex Elder 2 0
Stewart Jump 2 0
Terence Lees 2 0
Eric Skeels 2 0
Willie Stevenson 2 0
Harry Burrows 1 0
John Marsh 1 0
John Ritchie 1 0
Terence Smith 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 10 7 4 28 11  
Away 21 2 6 13 16 37  
Total 42 12 13 17 44 48 37
League position: 13th

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Victoria Ground
Ground capacity

50,500

Manager Tony Waddington
Club captain Gordon Banks

Previous 5 seasons...

1965/66 Division 1 - 10th
1966/67

Division 1 - 12th

1967/68

Division 1 - 18th

1968/69

Division 1 - 19th

1969/70

Division 1 - 9th

Next 4 seasons...

1971/72 Division 1 - 17th
1972/73

Division 1 - 15th

1973/74 Division 1 - 5th
1974/75 Division 2 - 5th

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. Millwall 2-1
4 v. Huddersfield T. 3-3,0-0,1-0
5 v. Ipswich Town 0-0, 1-0
6 v. Hull City 3-2
SF v. Arsenal 2-2, 0-2

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Millwall 0-0, 1-2

1970/71 League home record

15/08/70 v. Ipswich Town D 0-0  
19/08/70 v. Newcastle Utd. W 3-0 Ritchie, Burrows, Smith J. (o.g.)
29/08/70 v. Crystal Palace D 0-0  
02/09/70 v. Nottingham For. D 0-0  
12/09/70 v. Leeds United W 3-0 Ritchie 2, Burrows
26/09/70 v. Arsenal W 5-0 Ritchie 2, Burrows, Conroy, Greenhoff
10/10/70 v. West Ham Utd. W 2-1 Greenhoff, Dobing
31/10/70 v. Huddersfield T. W 3-1 Conroy 2, Greenhoff
14/11/70 v. Everton D 1-1 Ritchie
28/11/70 v. Southampton D 0-0  
12/12/70 v. Burnley D 0-0  
19/12/70 v. Derby County W 1-0 Burrows
16/01/71 v. W.B.A. W 2-0 Conroy 2
06/02/71 v. Coventry City W 2-1 Greenhoff, Mortimer (o.g.)
20/02/71 v. Chelsea L 1-2 Conroy
20/03/71 v. Manchester Utd. L 1-2 Ritchie
07/04/71 v. Wolver. Wand. W 1-0 Burrows (pen.)
10/04/71 v. Liverpool L 0-1  
13/04/71 v. Blackpool D 1-1 Jump
24/04/71 v. Manchester City W 2-0 Bernard, Ritchie
05/05/71 v. Tottenham H. L 0-1  

1970/71 League away record

22/08/70 v. Derby County L 0-2  
26/08/70 v. W.B.A. L 2-5 Ritchie, Conroy
05/09/70 v. Wolver. Wand. D 1-1 Greenhoff
19/09/70 v. Manchester City L 1-4 Bernard
03/10/70 v. Blackpool D 1-1 Dobing
17/10/70 v. Ipswich Town L 0-2  
24/10/70 v. Tottenham H. L 0-3  
07/11/70 v. Manchester Utd. D 2-2 Conroy, Ritchie
18/11/70 v. Leeds United L 1-4 Conroy
21/11/70 v. Chelsea L 1-2 T. Smith
05/12/70 v. Coventry City L 0-1  
26/12/70 v. Liverpool D 0-0  
09/01/71 v. Newcastle Utd. W 2-0 Greenhoff, Burrows
30/01/71 v. Southampton L 1-2 Greenhoff
23/02/71 v. Burnley D 1-1 Conroy
27/02/71 v. Huddersfield T. W 1-0 Conroy (pen.)
13/03/71 v. Everton L 0-2  
03/04/71 v. Crystal Palace L 2-3 Ritchie 2
17/04/71 v. West Ham Utd. L 0-1  
27/04/71 v. Nottingham For. D 0-0  
01/05/71 v. Arsenal L 0-1