Captain:

Home Grounds used:
Thorneyholme Road, Accrington

Away Grounds visited:
Turf Moor, Burnley; The Horsfield, Colne; Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle; Lanehead, Bacup; Dill Hall Lane, Enfield; The Worswick Memorial Ground, Rawtenstall; Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn; Centre Vale, Todmorden; Seedhill, Nelson; Bentgate, Haslingden; Liverpool Road, Lowerhouse; Blackburn Road, Rishton; Acre Bottom, Ramsbottom

First XI playing record:
P 28     W 14     D 0     L 9     NR 5

Click on this link for the season's First XI scorecards and results

18 players appeared in First XI matches for Accrington in 1971:
D Bailey; IH Birtwistle; A Breckell; RF Cuddihy; PS Graham; G Hayhurst; J Kearsley; A Kennedy; T Neville; RM Ratcliffe; A Richardson; E Robinson; B Rutter; DW Taylor; M Taylor; PJ West; GJ Woodcock; A Worsick.