| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 15 aug | H | DERBY | 2-1 |
Hutchinson 2 | |
| 19 | b | Manchester United | 0-0 |
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| 22 | b | West Ham | 2-2 |
Weller 2 | |
| 26 | H | EVERTON | 2-2 |
Mulligan, Hollins | |
| 29 | H | ARSENAL | 2-1 | Dempsey, Weller | |
| 1 sep | b | Burnley | 0-0 |
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| 5 | b | Leeds | 0-1 |
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| 12 | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 2-2 |
R Harris, Hutchinson | |
| 19 | b | Coventry | 1-0 | Hollins | |
| 26 | H | IPSWICH | 2-1 | Hudson, Osgood | |
| 3 okt | b | Liverpool | 0-1 |
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| 10 | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 1-1 |
Weller | |
| 17 | b | Derby | 2-1 | Weller 2 | |
| 24 | b | Blackpool | 4-3 | Webb, Weller 2, självmål | |
| 31 | H | SOUTHAMPTON | 2-2 |
Hollins, Webb | |
| 7 nov | b | Huddersfield | 1-0 | Baldwin | |
| 14 | H | TOTTENHAM | 0-2 |
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| 21 | H | STOKE | 2-1 | Osgood, självmål | |
| 28 | b | West Bromwich | 2-2 |
Weller, Cooke | |
| 5 dec | H | NEWCASTLE | 1-0 | Weller | |
| 12 | b | Nottingham | 1-1 |
Weller | |
| 19 | H | WEST HAM | 2-1 | Osgood 2 | |
| 1971 9 jan |
b | Manchester United | 1-2 |
Hudson | |
| 13 | b | Crystal Palace | 0-0 |
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| 16 | b | Everton | 0-3 |
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| 30 | H | WEST BROMWICH | 4-1 | Hollins 2, Hutchinson, Smethurst | |
| 6 feb | b | Newcastle | 1-0 | Hudson | |
| 13 | b | Wolverhampton | 0-1 |
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| 17 | H | NOTTINGHAM | 2-0 | Hollins, självmål | |
| 20 | b | Stoke | 2-1 | Smethurst, Hutchinson | |
| 27 | b | Southampton | 0-0 |
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| 6 mars | H | BLACKPOOL | 2-0 | Webb, Baldwin | |
| 13 | b | Tottenham | 1-2 |
Weller | |
| 20 | H | HUDDERSFIELD | 0-0 |
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| 27 | H | LEEDS | 3-1 | Osgood, Houseman 2 | |
| 3 apr | b | Arsenal | 0-2 |
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| 10 | H | CRYSTAL PALACE | 1-1 |
Webb | |
| 12 | H | LIVERPOOL | 1-0 | självmål | |
| 17 | b | Manchester City | 1-1 |
Weller | |
| 24 | H | COVENTRY | 2-1 | Wmethurst, Feely | |
| 26 | H | BURNLEY | 0-1 |
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| 1 maj | b | Ipswich | 0-0 |
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