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{{Infobox Football club season
 | club               = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
 | season             = 1970–71
 | manager            = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Greaves]]
 | chairman           = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Drabble]]
 | league             = [[1970–71 Football League#First Division|Football League First Division]]
 | league result      = 15th
 | cup1               = [[1970–71 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
 | cup1 result        = Fourth round<br>{{small|(knocked out by [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]])}}
 | cup2               = [[1970–71 Football League Cup|Football League Cup]]
 | cup2 result        = Second round<br>{{small|(knocked out by [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]])}}
 | league topscorer   = [[Frank Worthington]] (10)
 | season topscorer   = [[Frank Worthington]] (12)
 | highest attendance = 43,011 vs [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] (12 April 1971)
 | lowest attendance  = 13,580 vs [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (24 April 1971)
 | largest win        = 3–0 vs [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (15 August 1970)<br>3–0 vs [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (24 March 1971)
 | largest loss       = 0–4 vs [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (22 August 1970)
 | prevseason         = [[1969–70 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1969–70]]
 | nextseason         = [[1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1971–72]]
}}
'''Huddersfield Town's 1970–71 campaign''' was Town's first season in [[the Football League|the Football League's]] [[Football League First Division|top division]] since the [[1955–56 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1955–56 season]], following their successful [[1969-70 in English football|previous season]] in [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]. They finished in 15th place, but only 9 points clear of the relegation zone. They had some brilliant results during the season, including a 2–1 win over champions and [[FA Cup]] winners [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], and were top of the table after wins over [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] and [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]. Their top position lasted only one more season, followed by their dramatic slide in the [[1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1971–72 season]].

==Squad at the start of the season==
{{Football squad start}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=GK | name= [[David Lawson (footballer)|David Lawson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=GK | name= [[Terry Poole (footballer, born 1949)|Terry Poole]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Trevor Cherry]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Dennis Clarke]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Roy Ellam]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Geoff Hutt]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Alan Jones (footballer born 1951)|Alan Jones]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Wales          | pos=DF | name= [[Ray Mielczarek]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Wales          | pos=MF | name= [[Mike Barry (footballer)|Mike Barry]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Les Chapman]]}}
{{football squad mid}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Colin Dobson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Bobby Hoy]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Brian Mahoney (footballer)|Brian Mahoney]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Scotland       | pos=MF | name= [[Jimmy McGill (footballer, born 1946)|Jimmy McGill]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Northern Ireland | pos=MF | name= [[Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer)|Jimmy Nicholson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Steve Smith (footballer born 1946)|Steve Smith]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=FW | name= [[Brian Greenhalgh]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Wales          | pos=FW | name= [[Dick Krzywicki]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=FW | name= [[Jimmy Lawson (English footballer)|Jimmy Lawson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=FW | name= [[Frank Worthington]]}}
{{football squad end}}

==Review==
After a successful previous season, Town started their Division 1 lives with convincing 3–0 & 3–1 wins over [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] & [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] respectively. Those wins actually put Town top of the table, but they were soon put back into place with a 4–0 drubbing by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]]. They had a pretty mixed season, but they were never in any danger of being dragged into a relegation dogfight. One of their most impressive wins was a 2–1 win over [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in January 1971. Goals by [[Les Chapman]] and [[Frank Worthington]] in between a [[Ray Kennedy]] equalizer gave Town a win over the eventual league and [[FA Cup]] winners.

Town finished in 15th place, despite only winning 11 games all season. They had 36 points, but never looked like getting relegated or fighting for a European place.

==Squad at the end of the season==
{{Football squad start}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=GK | name= [[David Lawson (footballer)|David Lawson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=GK | name= [[Terry Poole (footballer, born 1949)|Terry Poole]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Trevor Cherry]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Dennis Clarke]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Roy Ellam]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Geoff Hutt]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=DF | name= [[Alan Jones (footballer born 1951)|Alan Jones]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Wales          | pos=MF | name= [[Mike Barry (footballer)|Mike Barry]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Les Chapman]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Colin Dobson]]}}
{{football squad mid}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Terry Dolan (footballer)|Terry Dolan]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Bobby Hoy]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Brian Mahoney (footballer)|Brian Mahoney]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Scotland       | pos=MF | name= [[Jimmy McGill (footballer, born 1946)|Jimmy McGill]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Northern Ireland | pos=MF | name= [[Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer)|Jimmy Nicholson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=MF | name= [[Steve Smith (footballer born 1946)|Steve Smith]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=FW | name= [[Brian Greenhalgh]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=Wales          | pos=FW | name= [[Dick Krzywicki]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=FW | name= [[Jimmy Lawson (English footballer)|Jimmy Lawson]]}}
{{football squad player | no=-- | nat=England        | pos=FW | name= [[Frank Worthington]]}}
{{football squad end}}

==Results==

=== [[Football League First Division|Division One]]===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!'''Date'''
!'''Opponents'''
!'''Home/<br>Away'''
!'''Result<br>F–A'''
!'''Scorers'''
!'''Attendance'''
!'''Position'''
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|15 August 1970
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|H
|3–0
|Smith (2), Worthington (pen)
|22,787
|1st
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|18 August 1970
|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|H
|3–1
|Krzywicki, Nicholson, Smith
|24,424
|1st
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|22 August 1970
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|A
|0–4
|
|52,628
|9th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|25 August 1970
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|A
|0–1
|
|34,848
|9th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|29 August 1970
|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|H
|0–0
|
|27,997
|10th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|1 September 1970
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|H
|1–1
|Smith
|26,701
|9th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|5 September 1970
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|A
|0–0
|
|25,899
|10th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|12 September 1970
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|H
|0–2
|
|18,820
|16th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|19 September 1970
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|A
|1–3
|Dobson
|19,444
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|26 September 1970
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|H
|1–1
|Smith
|20,887
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|3 October 1970
|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|A
|0–2
|
|36,498
|19th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|10 October 1970
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|H
|1–0
|McGill
|17,944
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|17 October 1970
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|A
|2–2
|Smith, Worthington
|21,006
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|24 October 1970
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|H
|0–0
|
|17,121
|16th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|31 October 1970
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|A
|1–3
|Worthington
|17,625
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|7 November 1970
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|H
|0–1
|
|24,631
|20th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|14 November 1970
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|A
|3–2
|Hoy (2), J. Lawson
|18,112
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|21 November 1970
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|H
|2–1
|J. Lawson, Hutt
|18,209
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|28 November 1970
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|A
|1–1
|Hoy
|45,306
|16th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|5 December 1970
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|H
|1–1
|Worthington
|27,658
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|12 December 1970
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|A
|0–2
|
|21,254
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|19 December 1970
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|H
|0–0
|
|25,033
|16th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|26 December 1970
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|A
|1–1
|[[Tony Book|Book]] ([[Own goal|og]])
|40,091
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|9 January 1971
|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|A
|0–1
|
|19,422
|16th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|16 January 1971
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|H
|2–1
|Chapman, Worthington (pen)
|30,455
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|30 January 1971
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|H
|1–2
|Worthington (pen)
|41,464
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|6 February 1971
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|A
|1–2
|Worthington
|37,213
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|13 February 1971
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|H
|1–1
|Cherry
|15,580
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|20 February 1971
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|A
|1–2
|Worthington
|18,254
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|27 February 1971
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|H
|0–1
|
|15,626
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|6 March 1971
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|A
|3–1
|Worthington, Nicholson, Mahoney
|15,798
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|13 March 1971
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|H
|0–1
|
|18,793
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|20 March 1971
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|A
|0–0
|
|28,207
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|24 March 1971
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|A
|3–0
|J. Lawson, Cherry, Mahoney
|16,646
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|27 March 1971
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|H
|1–0
|Ellam
|15,141
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|3 April 1971
|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|A
|2–3
|Clarke, Ellam
|24,194
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|10 April 1971
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|H
|1–0
|Cherry
|21,922
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|12 April 1971
|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|H
|0–0
|
|43,011
|15th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|17 April 1971
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|A
|0–2
|
|16,626
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|24 April 1971
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|H
|1–2
|Nicholson
|13,580
|17th
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|28 April 1971
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|A
|1–1
|Cherry
|18,859
|18th
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|1 May 1971
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|A
|1–0
|J. Lawson
|24,988
|15th
|}

===[[FA Cup]]===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!'''Date'''
!'''Round'''
!'''Opponents'''
!'''Home/<br>Away'''
!'''Result<br>F–A'''
!'''Scorers'''
!'''Attendance'''
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|2 January 1971
|Round 3
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|H
|1–1
|Hoy
|26,486
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|5 January 1971
|Round 3 Replay
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|A
|2–0
|Krzywicki, Worthington
|26,558
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|23 January 1971
|Round 4
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|A
|3–3
|Worthington, Chapman, Mahoney
|34,231
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|26 January 1971
|Round 4 Replay
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|H
|0–0
|
|40,363
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|8 February 1971
|Round 4 2nd Replay
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[Old Trafford|N]]
|0–1
|
|39,302
|}

===[[Football League Cup]]===
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!'''Date'''
!'''Round'''
!'''Opponents'''
!'''Home/<br>Away'''
!'''Result<br>F–A'''
!'''Scorers'''
!'''Attendance'''
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|9 September 1970
|Round 2
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|H
|0–0
|
|18,165
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|16 September 1970
|Round 2 Replay
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|A
|0–2
|
|15,818
|}

==Appearances and goals==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name!! Nation!! Position!! League Apps!! League Goals!! FA Cup Apps!! FA Cup Goals!! League Cup Apps!! League Cup Goals!! Total Apps!! Total Goals
|-
|[[Mike Barry (footballer)|Mike Barry]]||{{fb|WAL}}||MF||2 (2)||0||0||0||0||0||'''2 (2)'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Les Chapman]]||{{fb|ENG}}||MF||12 (3)||1||4||1||1||0||'''17 (3)'''||'''2'''
|-
|[[Trevor Cherry]]||{{fb|ENG}}||DF||35||4||5||0||1||0||'''41'''||'''4'''
|-
|[[Dennis Clarke]]||{{fb|ENG}}||DF||39||1||4||0||1||0||'''44'''||'''1'''
|-
|[[Colin Dobson]]||{{fb|ENG}}||FW||6 (3)||1||0 (1)||0||2||0||'''8 (4)'''||'''1'''
|-
|[[Terry Dolan (footballer)|Terry Dolan]]||{{fb|ENG}}||MF||0||0||0 (1)||0||0||0||'''0 (1)'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Roy Ellam]]||{{fb|ENG}}||DF||42||2||5||0||2||0||'''49'''||'''2'''
|-
|[[Brian Greenhalgh]]||{{fb|ENG}}||FW||10||0||2||0||0||0||'''12'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Bobby Hoy]]||{{fb|ENG}}||MF||11 (1)||3||2||1||1||0||'''14 (1)'''||'''4'''
|-
|[[Geoff Hutt]]||{{fb|ENG}}||DF||38||1||5||0||2||0||'''45'''||'''1'''
|-
|[[Alan Jones (footballer, born 1951)|Alan Jones]]||{{fb|ENG}}||DF||12||0||1||0||1||0||'''14'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Dick Krzywicki]]||{{fb|WAL}}||MF||14 (2)||1||2||1||0||0||'''16 (2)'''||'''2'''
|-
|[[David Lawson (footballer)|David Lawson]]||{{fb|ENG}}||GK||19||0||3||0||0||0||'''22'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Jimmy Lawson (English footballer)|Jimmy Lawson]]||{{fb|ENG}}||MF||27 (1)||4||1||0||0||0||'''28 (1)'''||'''4'''
|-
|[[Brian Mahoney (footballer)|Brian Mahoney]]||{{fb|ENG}}||MF||14 (1)||2||1||1||0||0||'''15 (1)'''||'''3'''
|-
|[[Jimmy McGill (footballer, born 1946)|Jimmy McGill]]||{{fb|SCO}}||MF||41||1||5||0||2||0||'''48'''||'''1'''
|-
|[[Ray Mielczarek]]||{{fb|WAL}}||DF||1||0||0||0||0||0||'''1'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer)|Jimmy Nicholson]]||{{fb|NIR}}||MF||33||3||3||0||2||0||'''38'''||'''3'''
|-
|[[Terry Poole (footballer, born 1949)|Terry Poole]]||{{fb|ENG}}||GK||23||0||2||0||2||0||'''27'''||'''0'''
|-
|[[Steve Smith (footballer, born 1946)|Steve Smith]]||{{fb|ENG}}||MF||41||6||5||0||2||0||'''48'''||'''6'''
|-
|[[Frank Worthington]]||{{fb|ENG}}||FW||42||9||5||2||2||0||'''49'''||'''11'''
|-
|}

{{Huddersfield Town A.F.C. seasons}}
{{1970–71 in English football}}

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