
Division Two table as at Tuesday May 4th, 1971:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Leicester City
Leicester City
|
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 1.90 | 59 |
| 2 |
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
|
42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 1.87 | 56 |
| 3 |
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
|
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 1.56 | 53 |
| 4 |
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
|
42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 43 | 1.51 | 53 |
| 5 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 1.32 | 51 |
| 6 |
Luton Town
Luton Town
|
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 43 | 1.44 | 49 |
| 7 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 1.40 | 48 |
| 8 |
Millwall
Millwall
|
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 42 | 1.40 | 47 |
| 9 |
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.21 | 46 |
| 10 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 1.04 | 44 |
| 11 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 1.09 | 43 |
| 12 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 51 | 1.20 | 42 |
| 13 |
Sunderland
Sunderland
|
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 0.96 | 42 |
| 14 |
Oxford United
Oxford United
|
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 0.85 | 42 |
| 15 |
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
|
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 0.74 | 36 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
|
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 0.75 | 34 |
| 17 |
Orient
Orient
|
42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 51 | 0.57 | 34 |
| 18 |
Watford
Watford
|
42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 0.63 | 33 |
| 19 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.72 | 31 |
| 20 |
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
|
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 65 | 0.63 | 30 |
| 21 |
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
|
42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 69 | 0.54 | 27 |
| 22 |
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
|
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 74 | 0.47 | 24 |