Season 1970-1971

Results

Football League Division Two

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 15 AUG Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D1 - 1 P. Noble 16,227
2 22 AUG Sheffield United (Away) Sheffield United (A) L1 - 2 P. Noble 18,718
3 29 AUG Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) W2 - 0 A. Horsfield, T. Gough 17,060
4 01 SEP Watford (Home) Watford (H) D1 - 1 A. Horsfield 16,176
5 05 SEP Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) L0 - 1 - 6,330
6 12 SEP Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W2 - 1 P. Noble, A. Horsfield 14,682
7 19 SEP Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L1 - 2 D. Rogers 10,070
8 26 SEP Luton Town (Home) Luton Town (H) D0 - 0 - 18,698
9 29 SEP Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W3 - 0 A. Horsfield, D. Rogers 2 (1 pen) 14,389
10 03 OCT Charlton Athletic (Away) Charlton Athletic (A) L1 - 2 P. Noble 10,034
11 10 OCT Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) W1 - 0 A. Horsfield 17,465
12 16 OCT Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) L0 - 2 - 20,958
13 21 OCT Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L0 - 1 - 11,357
14 24 OCT Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers, A. Horsfield 2 15,219
15 31 OCT Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) L1 - 2 P. Noble 18,502
16 07 NOV Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W2 - 1 A. Horsfield, P. Noble 16,453
17 14 NOV Leicester City (Away) Leicester City (A) L1 - 3 P. Noble 26,063
18 21 NOV Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D0 - 0 - 15,369
19 28 NOV Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W3 - 0 D. Rogers 2 (1 pen), R. Thomas 15,412
20 05 DEC Bolton Wanderers (Away) Bolton (A) W3 - 0 D. Rogers 2, C. Porter 7,531
21 12 DEC Orient (Home) Orient (H) D1 - 1 C. Porter 13,863
22 19 DEC Sheffield United (Home) Sheffield United (H) W3 - 0 G. Reece (o.g.), D. Rogers pen., A. Horsfield 14,505
23 26 DEC Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) D1 - 1 D. Rogers 24,812
24 09 JAN Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) D2 - 2 D. Rogers, A. Horsfield 10,140
25 16 JAN Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W3 - 2 F. Burrows, D. Rogers, P. Noble 14,977
26 30 JAN Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) D2 - 2 D. Rogers 2 (1 pen) 12,964
27 06 FEB Bolton Wanderers (Home) Bolton (H) W3 - 1 P. Noble 3 15,106
28 13 FEB Orient (Away) Orient (A) L0 - 1 - 7,797
29 20 FEB Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W3 - 0 P. Noble, C. Porter, D. Rogers pen. 17,744
30 27 FEB Birmingham City (Home) Birmingham (H) L1 - 2 C. Porter 19,860
31 06 MAR Middlesbrough (Away) Middlesbrough (A) L0 - 3 - 20,813
32 13 MAR Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) L0 - 1 - 17,979
33 20 MAR Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 2 A. Horsfield 17,127
34 27 MAR Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W3 - 0 J. Butler, T. Gough, C. Jones 11,299
35 03 APR Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) L2 - 5 J. Butler, D. Rogers 8,596
36 10 APR Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) D2 - 2 S. Peplow, R. Smart 21,158
37 12 APR Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W2 - 0 S. Peplow 2 10,987
38 13 APR Charlton Athletic (Home) Charlton Athletic (H) D1 - 1 C. Jones 11,953
39 17 APR Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L2 - 4 P. Noble 2 11,571
40 24 APR Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D0 - 0 - 11,561
41 28 APR Watford (Away) Watford (A) W2 - 1 S. Peplow, A. Horsfield 10,793
42 01 MAY Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) D1 - 1 C. Jones 10,205

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
THIRD ROUND
3 02 JAN Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) W2 - 1 A. Horsfield, P. Noble 14,840
FOURTH ROUND
4 23 JAN Leeds United (Away) Leeds United (A) L0 - 4 - 36,985

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
SECOND ROUND
2 08 SEP Watford (Home) Watford (H) W4 - 2 D. Rogers 2 (1 pen), A. Horsfield 2 13,271
THIRD ROUND
3 06 OCT Liverpool (Home) Liverpool (H) W2 - 0 D. Rogers 2 23,992
FOURTH ROUND
4 27 OCT Fulham (Away) Fulham (A) L0 - 1 - 22,576

Anglo-Italian Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
GROUP STAGE
G1 26 MAY Bologna FC 1909 (Home) Bologna (H) D2 - 2 P. Noble, T. Gough 9,542
G1 29 MAY UC Sampdoria (Home) Sampdoria (H) W4 - 1 A. Horsfield, P. Noble, S. Peplow, D. Rogers pen. 8,805
G1 01 JUN Bologna FC 1909 (Away) Bologna (A) L1 - 3 P. Noble 25,000
G1 05 JUN UC Sampdoria (Away) Sampdoria (A) W2 - 1 S. Peplow, P. Noble 2,127