[1] Arsenal's summer transfer window was quiet, with the outlay of Bobby Gould to Wolves for £50,000 as the only major business.

Due to pre-season injuries, Arsenal was missing Peter Simpson (cartilage operation) and Jon Sammels (broken leg).

John Radford set up the chance for Charlie George who collided with the goalkeeper as he scored, cracking two bones in his ankle.

Finally playing at home, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 4–0 at Highbury with a hattrick from Radford.

Arsenal faced Huddersfield Town next, a tough game won by a Kennedy header in the last fifteen minutes.

Arsenal returned to Highbury to face Leeds United who were now top of the table with a perfect record.

Arsenal then hosted the North London Derby and beat Tottenham by two goals to none, the brace being scored by George Armstrong.

Their 1970-71 campaign began with a match against Lazio, a team featuring Giorgio Chinaglia and a very tough away crowd.

[4] Ipswich felt the backlash as Arsenal scored three goals in thirty-five minutes and won 4-0 with a brace from Kennedy in the League Cup.

Arsenal faced Luton in the third round of the League Cup where they snuck through with a 1-0 victory thanks to a Graham header.

Due to the threat of snow in Austria, they switched the order of the legs so the Austrians would play at home first.

Sturm Graz won their home leg 1-0, but Arsenal prevailed 2-0 at Highbury with goals from Kennedy and a penalty for Peter Storey after a Graham volley was handled on the line.

A tie with Crystal Palace precluded a run of five wins, though their next match against Ipswich was not one for the record books.

Both Sammels and Simpson were to go on to contribute their fair share to the league and cup campaigns, while Roberts had played his final match for Arsenal.

"[4] Arsenal then faced Yeovil Town in the third round of the FA Cup, a club well known to slay giants.

After it was proven that the left back George Lay had dove to save a Radford shot, Arsenal received a penalty and scored through Storey.

Arsenal faced City again in the FA Cup whom they beat with a brace from George, one of which was a gorgeous free kick from outside the box.

[5] In February, manager Mee told his players they could expect two matches a week for the rest of the season and to aim for all three trophies.

Arsenal won 4-0 against the eventual fourth-place finishers, narrowing the gap to the top to five points with Leeds having played one game more.

[2] Arsenal faced Leicester City in the FA Cup, a tough match that ended in a 0-0 tie.

Although Arsenal beat Koln 2-1 at home, the defence of the Fairs Cup ended with a quarter-final defeat to the West German side on away goals (agg.

[1] Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0, a game which brought Sammel's only league goal of the campaign and an ankle injury to Charlie George.

In front of Highbury's largest crowd of the season (over 57,000), Arsenal won 1-0 thanks to a disallowed Leicester goal and a George header.

[5] Arsenal had one more game to reach the FA Cup final against Liverpool, who had beaten Everton in the opposite match.

Arsenal pulled again with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle thanks to a goal from George while Leeds lost at home to West Brom.

Leeds returned to their winning ways and Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw at West Brom before the two teams fighting for the title were to face each other.

McLintock scored his third goal in five games, just after he had been chosen as Footballer of the Year, and Rice left the match with a twisted ankle.

[6] At White Hart Lane, they played Tottenham Hotspur, the last side to win the double, in the 1960–61 season, and Arsenal won.

Two minutes into additional time, Steve Heighway scored for Liverpool, slipping the ball on the inside of Wilson.

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