# 1970–71 Everton F.C. season

During the 1970–71 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 14th in the table with 37 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 0.957 | 41 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 48 | 0.917 | 37 |
| 14 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 60 | 0.900 | 37 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 36 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | 36 |

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Charity Shield

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 8 August 1970 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 43,547 | Whittle, Kendall |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 15 August 1970 | Arsenal | H | 2–2 | 50,248 |
| 18 August 1970 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 44,717 |
| 22 August 1970 | Leeds United | A | 2–3 | 46,718 |
| 26 August 1970 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 48,195 |
| 29 August 1970 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 50,724 |
| 2 September 1970 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 49,599 |
| 5 September 1970 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 29,171 |
| 12 September 1970 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 41,596 |
| 19 September 1970 | Blackpool | A | 2–0 | 30,705 |
| 26 September 1970 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | 43,443 |
| 3 October 1970 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | 29,212 |
| 10 October 1970 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 46,614 |
| 17 October 1970 | Arsenal | A | 0–4 | 50,053 |
| 24 October 1970 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | 43,135 |
| 31 October 1970 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 31,628 |
| 7 November 1970 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 39,255 |
| 14 November 1970 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 26,765 |
| 21 November 1970 | Liverpool | A | 2–3 | 53,777 |
| 28 November 1970 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 44,301 |
| 5 December 1970 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 27,658 |
| 12 December 1970 | Southampton | H | 4–1 | 31,139 |
| 19 December 1970 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 47,393 |
| 26 December 1970 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 30,178 |
| 9 January 1971 | Burnley | A | 2–2 | 17,512 |
| 16 January 1971 | Chelsea | H | 3–0 | 43,628 |
| 30 January 1971 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 42,105 |
| 6 February 1971 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | 37,213 |
| 16 February 1971 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 22,183 |
| 20 February 1971 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 56,846 |
| 23 February 1971 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 52,544 |
| 27 February 1971 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–3 | 36,940 |
| 13 March 1971 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | 38,924 |
| 17 March 1971 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 22,874 |
| 20 March 1971 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | 21,643 |
| 30 March 1971 | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | 29,094 |
| 3 April 1971 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | 26,885 |
| 6 April 1971 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 20,288 |
| 10 April 1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 35,294 |
| 12 April 1971 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | 24,371 |
| 17 April 1971 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 28,793 |
| 24 April 1971 | Blackpool | H | 0–0 | 26,286 |
| 1 May 1971 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 21,590 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 2 January 1971 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | 40,471 | |
| 4 | 23 February 1971 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–0 | 54,857 | |
| 5 | 13 February 1971 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 53,490 | |
| 6 | 6 March 1971 | Colchester United | H | 5–0 | 53,028 | |
| SF | 27 March 1971 | Liverpool | N | 1–2 | 62,144 | Ball |
| 3rd | 7 May 1971 | Stoke City | N | 2–3 | 5,031 | Whittle, Ball |

### European Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2:1 | 16 September 1970 | Keflavík | H | 6–2 | 28,444 | Ball (3), Royle (2), Kendall |
| 2:2 | 30 September 1970 | Keflavík | A | 3–0 | 9,546 | Royle (2), Whittle |
| 3:1 | 21 October 1970 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 1–1 | 29,340 | Kendall |
| 3:2 | 4 November 1970 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | H | 1–1 (aet, Everton won 4–3 on penalties) | 42,744 | Morrissey |
| QF:1 | 9 March 1971 | Panathinaikos | H | 1–1 | 46,047 | Johnson |
| QF:2 | 24 March 1971 | Panathinaikos | A | 0–0 | 25,000 | |