The 1970–71 season was Cambridge United's 1st season in the Football League.
In June 1970 Bradford Park Avenue failed to be re-elected to the Football League and Cambridge United were voted to take their place. They had a quite start to life as a football league club finishing in 20th position with 43 points.
Final league table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Results
Legend
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Match |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
1 |
15 August 1970 |
Lincoln City |
H |
1 – 1 |
6,843 |
Meldrum |
2 |
22 August 1970 |
Northampton Town |
A |
1 – 2 |
7,901 |
Walker |
3 |
29 August 1970 |
Oldham Athletic |
H |
3 – 1 |
5,435 |
Cassidy, Harris, Leggett |
4 |
31 August 1970 |
Brentford |
H |
1 – 0 |
6,654 |
Meldrum |
5 |
5 September 1970 |
Scunthorpe United |
A |
0 – 0 |
4,149 |
|
6 |
12 September 1970 |
Southport |
H |
0 – 0 |
3,843 |
|
7 |
19 September 1970 |
Crewe Alexandra |
A |
2 – 1 |
2,224 |
Lindsay, McKinven |
8 |
23 September 1970 |
Chester |
A |
1 – 2 |
5,982 |
Hardy |
9 |
26 September 1970 |
Hartlepool United |
H |
2 – 0 |
5,225 |
McKinven, Howell |
10 |
30 September 1970 |
Aldershot |
A |
2 – 2 |
5,739 |
Cassidy, Meldrum |
11 |
3 October 1970 |
Bournemouth |
A |
0 – 3 |
7,116 |
|
12 |
10 October 1970 |
Peterborough United |
H |
1 – 1 |
7,570 |
Gregson |
13 |
17 October 1970 |
Lincoln City |
A |
1 – 0 |
7,132 |
Walker |
14 |
19 October 1970 |
Stockport County |
H |
1 – 1 |
4,650 |
Leggett |
15 |
24 October 1970 |
Exeter City |
A |
0 – 1 |
5,631 |
|
16 |
31 October 1970 |
Southend United |
H |
0 – 3 |
5,701 |
|
17 |
7 November 1970 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
0 – 2 |
7,472 |
|
18 |
9 November 1970 |
Workington |
H |
1 – 2 |
4,238 |
Leggett |
19 |
14 November 1970 |
Newport County |
H |
3 – 2 |
3,608 |
Harris (2), Hollett |
20 |
28 November 1970 |
Barrow |
A |
1 – 2 |
2,129 |
Hollett |
21 |
5 December 1970 |
Colchester United |
H |
2 – 1 |
5,183 |
Harris, Horrey |
22 |
19 December 1970 |
Northampton Town |
H |
0 – 2 |
4,814 |
|
23 |
26 December 1970 |
Notts County |
A |
1 – 4 |
15,722 |
Hollett |
24 |
2 January 1971 |
Darlington |
H |
2 – 0 |
3,866 |
Cassidy |
25 |
9 January 1971 |
Aldershot |
H |
1 – 1 |
4,823 |
Cassidy |
26 |
15 January 1971 |
Stockport County |
A |
1 – 0 |
2,340 |
Horrey |
27 |
30 January 1971 |
Barrow |
H |
3 – 3 |
3,803 |
Cassidy, White, Garbett (o.g.) |
28 |
5 February 1971 |
Colchester United |
A |
1 – 2 |
6,469 |
Horrey |
29 |
13 February 1971 |
York City |
H |
1 – 1 |
4,593 |
Hollett |
30 |
20 February 1971 |
Workington |
A |
1 – 3 |
2,114 |
Collins |
31 |
26 February 1971 |
Southend United |
A |
1 – 1 |
6,827 |
Harris |
32 |
1 March 1971 |
York City |
A |
0 – 3 |
3,138 |
|
33 |
6 March 1971 |
Exeter City |
H |
2 – 0 |
3,803 |
Collins (2) |
34 |
8 March 1971 |
Chester |
H |
1 – 1 |
3,576 |
Hollett |
35 |
12 March 1971 |
Newport County |
A |
0 – 2 |
2,587 |
|
36 |
15 March 1971 |
Darlington |
A |
0 – 2 |
2,809 |
|
37 |
20 March 1971 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
2 – 3 |
3,929 |
Collins, Hollett |
38 |
27 March 1971 |
Scunthorpe United |
H |
1 – 1 |
3,657 |
White |
39 |
3 April 1971 |
Oldham Athletic |
A |
1 – 4 |
8,242 |
Hollett |
40 |
9 April 1971 |
Southport |
A |
1 – 0 |
2,885 |
Hollett |
41 |
10 April 1971 |
Notts County |
H |
2 – 1 |
6,935 |
Hollett, Harris |
42 |
13 April 1971 |
Bournemouth |
H |
0 – 2 |
6,027 |
|
43 |
17 April 1971 |
Peterborough United |
A |
3 – 2 |
5,068 |
Hollett (2), Foote |
44 |
24 April 1971 |
Crewe Alexandra |
H |
1 – 0 |
4,370 |
Meldrum |
45 |
26 April 1971 |
Brentford |
A |
2 – 1 |
5,994 |
Harris, Eades |
46 |
1 May 1971 |
Hartlepool United |
A |
0 – 0 |
1,767 |
|
FA Cup
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League Cup
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Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
R1 |
19 August 1970 |
Colchester United |
A |
0 – 5 |
6,952 |
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Squad statistics
References
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