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West Ham United
1970–71 season
ChairmanReg Pratt
ManagerRon Greenwood
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First DivisionFirst Division 20th
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Geoff Hurst (15)
All:
Geoff Hurst (16)

Season summary edit

The 1970–71 season was West Ham's 13th season in the First Division following their promotion in the 1957-58 season. The club were managed by Ron Greenwood.

In the league, they finished in 20th place just one place above a relegation spot having not been higher than 16th all season.[1] Their defence was the poorest in the league ranking 22nd letting in 93 goals at an average of 2.21 goals every game.[1] A run of four wins in their last five games moved them out of the relegation places with one game of the season remaining.[1] This included their only away win of the season, at Old Trafford against Manchester United. The winning goal in a 2-1 victory was scored by Arthur Wilson who many years later recalled the goal; "It was a real belter from 30 yards. The ball hit the underside of the bar and struck the goalkeeper on the back of the neck before crossing the line. The force of the shot knocked him to the floor". [2] The players were promised a continental tour if the managed to beat relegation. This did not materialize.[2]

The club's top scorer was Vic Watson with 28 goals; 24 in the league and four in the FA Cup.[3]

West Ham reached the semi-final of the FA Cup before losing to Everton whose goals were scored by Dixie Dean and Ted Critchley.[2][4] Everton went on to contest, and win, an all Lancashire final against Manchester City.[5]


First Division edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 42 29 7 6 71 29 +42 65 1971–72 European Cup
2 Leeds United 42 27 10 5 72 30 +42 64 1971–72 UEFA Cup
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 14 9 54 33 +21 52
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 8 12 64 54 +10 52
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 42 24 +18 51 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup
6 Chelsea 42 18 15 9 52 42 +10 51
7 Southampton 42 17 12 13 56 44 +12 46 1971–72 UEFA Cup
8 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 65 66 −1 43
9 Derby County 42 16 10 16 56 54 +2 42
10 Coventry City 42 16 10 16 37 38 −1 42
11 Manchester City 42 12 17 13 47 42 +5 41
12 Newcastle United 42 14 13 15 44 46 −2 41
13 Stoke City 42 12 13 17 44 48 −4 37
14 Everton 42 12 13 17 54 60 −6 37
15 Huddersfield Town 42 11 14 17 40 49 −9 36
16 Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 42 61 −19 36
17 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 15 17 58 75 −17 35
18 Crystal Palace 42 12 11 19 39 57 −18 35
19 Ipswich Town 42 12 10 20 42 48 −6 34
20 West Ham United 42 10 14 18 47 60 −13 34
21 Burnley (R) 42 7 13 22 29 63 −34 27 Relegation to 1971–72 Second Division
22 Blackpool (R) 42 4 15 23 34 66 −32 23
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

West Ham United's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1970 Tottenham Hotspur A 2-2 53,640 Bennett, Greaves
17 August 1970 Arsenal H 0-0 39,903
22 August 1970 Chelsea H 2-2 39,240 Hurst, Howe
26 August 1970 Leeds United A 0-3 42,677
10 September 1932 Port Vale A 0-4 9,582
17 September 1932 Millwall H 3-0 25,496 Watson (2), Morton
24 September 1932 Southampton A 3-4 11,636 Watson, Morton (2)
1 October 1932 Bury A 0-1 12,848
8 October 1932 Lincoln City A 0-6 9,887
15 October 1932 Oldham Athletic H 5-2 13,161 Norris (3), Watson, Morton
22 October 1932 Preston North End A 1-4 8,525 Mills
29 October 1932 Burnley H 4-4 12,009 Watson (3), Morton
5 November 1932 Bradford Park Avenue A 0-3 14,861
12 November 1932 Grimsby Town H 5-2 11,481 Yews, Watson, Wilson (2), Jacobson (og)
19 November 1932 Stoke City A 0-0 11,225
26 November 1932 Charlton Athletic H 7-3 18,347 Barrett, Yews, Watson (2), Wilson (2), Morton
3 December 1932 Nottingham Forest A 2-2 7,399 Watson, Wilson
10 December 1932 Manchester United H 3-1 13,435 Watson (2), Wilson
17 December 1932 Tottenham Hotspur A 2-2 45,129 Morton, Whatley (og)
24 December 1932 Plymouth Argyle H 2-2 21,312 Barrett, Morton
26 December 1932 Fulham A 2-4 26,932 Watson, Puddefoot
27 December 1932 Fulham H 1-1 32,237 Watson
31 December 1932 Swansea City H 3-1 16,876 Barrett, Watson (2)
7 January 1933 Notts County A 0-2 11,437
21 January 1933 Port Vale H 5-0 13,908 Barrett, Watson (2), Wilson (2)
31 January 1933 Millwall A 0-1 4,063
4 February 1933 Southampton H 3-1 16,521 Watson, Wilson (2)
11 February 1933 Bury A 1-6 7,516 Barrett
6 March 1933 Preston North End H 1-1 8,648 Puddefoot
11 March 1933 Burnley A 0-4 10,771
13 March 1933 Oldham Athletic A 2-3 7,159 Mills, Wood
20 March 1933 Bradford Park Avenue H 2-1 7,258 Watson (2)
25 March 1933 Grimsby Town A 1-2 8,546 Wilson
27 March 1933 Lincoln City H 0-0 9,836
1 April 1933 Stoke City H 1-2 19,104 Barrett
8 April 1933 Charlton Athletic A 1-3 21,487 Barrett
14 April 1933 Chesterfield A 0-1 11,974
15 April 1933 Nottingham Forest H 4-3 16,925 Barrett, Wood, Goulden, Morton
17 April 1933 Chesterfield H 3-1 18,394 Pollard, Watson, Morton
22 April 1933 Manchester United A 2-1 14,958 Wilson, Morton
29 April 1933 Tottenham Hotspur H 1-0 31,706 Wilson
6 May 1933 Plymouth Argyle A 1-4 10,444 Hardie (og)

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1932-33 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 14 January 1933 Corinthians A 2-0 16,421 Pollard, Watson
R4 28 January 1933 West Bromwich Albion H 2-0 37,222 Wilson, Watson
R5 18 February 1933 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2-2 32,310 Musgrave, Watson
R5 Replay 22 February 1933 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1-0 36,742 Morton
R6 4 March 1933 Birmingham City H 4-0 44,242 Pollard, Wilson, Morton, Barkas (og)
Semi-Final 18 March 1933 Everton Molineux 1-2 37,936 Watson

Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Jim Barrett
— MF   ENG Albert Cadwell
— DF   ENG Alfred Chalkley
— DF   ENG Joe Cockroft
— DF   ENG Jimmy Collins
— FW   ENG Dickie Deacon
— DF   ENG Bob Dixon
— DF   ENG Alfred Earl
— FW   ENG Ted Fenton
— DF   ENG William Fryatt
— DF   ENG Reg Goodacre
— FW   ENG Len Goulden
— FW   ENG William Johnson
— GK   SCO Pat McMahon
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   SCO Hugh Mills
— FW   ENG Jackie Morton
— MF   ENG Joe Musgrave
— MF   ENG Fred Norris
— FW   ENG Walter Pollard
— FW   ENG Syd Puddefoot
— FW   ENG Jimmy Ruffell
— MF   ENG Wally St Pier
— DF   ENG Albert Walker
— GK   ENG George Watson
— FW   ENG Vic Watson
— MF   ENG Arthur Wilson
— FW   ENG Jim Wood
— MF   ENG Tommy Yews

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "West Ham United 1932-1933 : Home". www.statto.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference essential was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics 2nd Division 1932-33". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ whu 1933 cup semi final. British Movietone.
  5. ^ "Days news in brief". Aberdeen Journal. 20 March 1933. Retrieved 22 January 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)


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