1970–71 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1970–71 season
Chairman	Helmut Beyer
Manager	Hennes Weisweiler
Bundesliga	1st
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
European Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Herbert Laumen (20 goals) All: Herbert Laumen (28 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 1970–71 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 72nd season in the club's history and the 6th in the top-flight of German football. The season began on 15 August 1970 against Kickers Offenbach and finished on 5 June 1971 against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In the 1970–71 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach, coached by Hennes Weisweiler, won their second title in the Bundesliga after their success in the 1969–70 Bundesliga. In the 1970–71 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Mönchengladbach was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Fortuna Düsseldorf. In the 1970–71 European Cup, Borussia Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the round of 16 by Everton.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  GER Wolfgang Kleff — GK  GER Bernd Schrage — DF  GER Werner Adler — DF  GER Berti Vogts — DF  GER Klaus-Dieter Sieloff — DF  GER Rainer Bonhof — DF  GER Ludwig Müller — DF  GER Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp — DF  GER Heinz Wittmann

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  GER Hartwig Bleidick — MF  GER Herbert Wimmer — MF  GER Peter Dietrich — MF  GER Hans-Jürgen Wloka — FW  GER Jupp Heynckes — FW  GER Günter Netzer — FW  DEN Ulrik le Fevre — FW  GER Horst Köppel

In Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source DF Werner Adler SV Alsenborn Summer 1970 FW Jupp Heynckes Hannover 96 Summer 1970

Out Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source GK Volker Danner MSV Duisburg Summer 1970 MF Werner Kaiser 1. FC Saarbrücken Summer 1970 MF Heinz Koch VfL Osnabrück Summer 1970 FW Peter Kracke 1. FC Saarbrücken Summer 1970 FW Peter Meyer VfL Benrath Summer 1970 MF Winfried Schäfer Kickers Offenbach Summer 1970 MF Erwin Spinnler Kickers Offenbach Summer 1970 MF Gerd Zimmermann SC Fortuna Köln Summer 1970

  Win   Draw   Loss

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Kickers Offenbach

15 August 1970 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	Kickers Offenbach	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Bonhof 79' Köppel 87'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Horst Herden (Hamburg)

Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach

22 August 1970 2	Hamburger SV	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
15:30 CET	Zaczyk 62' (pen.) Seeler 70'	Report	Heynckes 7' Netzer 30'	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Arminia Bielefeld v Borussia Mönchengladbach

5 September 1970 4	Arminia Bielefeld	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
15:30 CET		Report	31' Köppel 57' Laumen	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

12 September 1970 5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Laumen 4', 66' Köppel 12', 87' Wimmer 25'	Report		Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Laatzen)

Bayern Munich v Borussia Mönchengladbach

19 September 1970 (1970-09-19) 6	Bayern Munich	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Munich
15:30 CET	Schwarzenbeck 14' Müller 74'	Report	Sieloff 64' (pen.) Heynckes 90'	Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Bliesransbach)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

30 September 1970 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6–0	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Netzer 5', 69' Heynckes 23' Sieloff 49' (pen.) Müller 53' (rig) Laumen 80'	Report		Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Köln

3 October 1970 9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	1. FC Köln	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Fevre 48'	Report	Rupp 19'	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Groß Escherde)

Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7 October 1970 10	Werder Bremen	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Weserstadion, Bremen
20:00 CET	Zembski 10'	Report	Müller 26'	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Rudolf Schröck (Riegelsberg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Braunschweig

10 October 1970 11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	Eintracht Braunschweig	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Laumen 12', 67' Heynckes 84'	Report	Merkhoffer 73'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Günter Linn (Altendiez)

MSV Duisburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

24 October 1970 12	MSV Duisburg	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Wedaustadion, Duisburg
15:30 CET	Rettkowski 72'	Report	Heynckes 67'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rudolf Frickel (Munich)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart

31 October 1970 13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–1	VfB Stuttgart	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Netzer 2', 11' Eisele 58' (o.g.) Laumen 65'	Report	Handschuh 69'	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Herbert Lutz (Bremen)

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7 November 1970 14	Hertha BSC	4–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET	Weber 28' Steffenhagen 38' Horr 47' Varga 88' (pen.)	Report	Laumen 66' Heynckes 67'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Dieter Heckeroth (Frankfurt/Main)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund

13 November 1970 15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	Borussia Dortmund	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Dietrich 17' Netzer 28' Köppel 30'	Report	Weinkauff 77', 79'	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

Rot-Weiss Essen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

28 November 1970 16	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen
15:30 CET	Fürhoff 43'	Report	Fevre 52' Heynckes 66'	Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Mannheim)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 December 1970 17	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Laumen 12', 66' Heynckes 28', 45' Dietrich 84'	Report		Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover)

Kickers Offenbach v Borussia Mönchengladbach

23 January 1971 18	Kickers Offenbach	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach am Main
15:30 CET	Winkler 73'	Report	Reich 13' (o.g.) Heynckes 49', 70'	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ewald Regely (Berlin)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV

30 January 1971 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	Hamburger SV	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Sieloff 66' (rig) Wimmer 74' Heynckes 78'	Report		Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

6 February 1971 20	Hannover 96	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
15:30 CET	Siemensmeyer 42'	Report	Laumen 60'	Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Arminia Bielefeld

13 February 1971 21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–2	Arminia Bielefeld	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET		Report	Brei 47' Wittmann 58' (o.g.)	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Dieter Berner (Enzberg)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach

27 February 1971 21	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Betzenbergstadion, Kaiserslautern
15:30 CET		Report	Dietrich 35'	Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich

14 April 1971 (1971-04-14) 23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	Bayern Munich	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Netzer 37' le Fevre 56' Laumen 83'	Report	Mrosko 66'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Horst Herden (Hamburg)

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

28 April 1971 24	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
20:00 CET		Report	Laumen 25' Wimmer 29'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Schalke 04

20 March 1971 25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	FC Schalke 04	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Netzer 13' Sieloff 26'	Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)

1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach

27 March 1971 26	1. FC Köln	3–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
15:30 CET	Weber 9' Rupp 14', 37'	Report	Heynckes 7' Köppel 57'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Hamburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen

3 April 1971 27	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–2	Werder Bremen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Köppel 7'	Report	Hasebrink 16'	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gert Meuser (Ingelheim)

Eintracht Braunschweig v Borussia Mönchengladbach

17 April 1971 28	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion an der Hamburger Straße, Braunschweig
15:30 CET	Ulsaß 26'	Report	Laumen 8'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v MSV Duisburg

1 May 1971 29	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	MSV Duisburg	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Sieloff 40' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Rudolf Schröck (Riegelsberg)

VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach

8 May 1971 30	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
15:30 CET	Handschuh 13'	Report	Laumen 31'	Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hannover)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha BSC

14 May 1971 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–0	Hertha BSC	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET	Laumen 4', 52' Köppel 8' Heynckes 56'	Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Dieter Heckeroth (Frankfurt/Main)

Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach

22 May 1971 32	Borussia Dortmund	3–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
15:30 CET	Neuberger 6' Weinkauff 26' Ritschel 54'	Report	Laumen 35' Heynckes 48' Sieloff 50' Vogts 56'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Rot-Weiss Essen

29 May 1971 33	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–3	Rot-Weiss Essen	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET	Laumen 7', 30' Heynckes 49', 56'	Report	Erlhoff 21' Stauvermann 72' Ferner 83'	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Alfons Betz (Regensburg)

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach

5 June 1971 34	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
15:30 CET	Nickel 45'	Report	Netzer 43' Köppel 69' Heynckes 78', 81'	Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Walter Horstmann (Groß Escherde)

SV Alsenborn v Borussia Mönchengladbach

12 December 1970 First round - First leg	SV Alsenborn	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stadion an der Kinderlehre, Enkenbach-Alsenborn
CET	Lenz 55'	Report	Netzer 60'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fritz Seiler (Schmiden)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v SV Alsenborn

30 December 1970 First round - Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	SV Alsenborn	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
CET	Laumen 28', 85' Sieloff 56' (pen.)	Report	Nepomucký 58'	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Karl-Heinz Picker (Hamburg)

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

20 February 1971 Round of 16	Hertha BSC	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Olympiastadion, Berlin
CET	Gayer 72'	Report	Dietrich 28' Köppel 67' Heynckes 78'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Hamburg)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Borussia Mönchengladbach

8 April 1971 Quarter-finals	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Flinger Broich, Düsseldorf
CET	Begerau 60' Hoffer 83' Geye 89'	Report	Laumen 19'	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Karl Riegg (Augsburg)

EPA Larnaca v Borussia Mönchengladbach

16 September 1970 First leg	EPA Larnaca	0–6	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
		Report	Laumen 6', 35' Köppel 28', 48' Netzer 57' Heynckes 84'	Attendance: 15,764 Referee: Josef Krňávek (Czechoslovakia)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v EPA Larnaca

22 September 1970 Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	10–0	EPA Larnaca	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Netzer 19' Wimmer 30' Köppel 35', 60' Dietrich 40' Sieloff 44' (pen.) Laumen 50', 56' Heynckes 73' Vogts 82'	Report		Attendance: 16,059 Referee: Bohumil Smejkal (Czechoslovakia)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 16–0 on aggregate.

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Everton

21 October 1970 First leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Everton	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
	Vogts 35'	Report	Kendall 47'	Attendance: 29,340 Referee: Karlo Kruashvili (Soviet Union)

Everton v Borussia Mönchengladbach

4 November 1970 Second leg	Everton	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Goodison Park, Liverpool
	Morrissey 1'	Report	Laumen 35'	Attendance: 42,744 Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)
	Penalties
	Royle Ball Morrissey Kendall Brown		Sieloff Laumen Heynckes Köppel Müller

2–2 on aggregate; Everton won on penalties.

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