1971 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 1971 British Open Championship was held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham from 4–12 December 1969. Jonah Barrington won his fourth title defeating Aftab Jawaid in the final.

Seeds
• # Jonah Barrington

• #🇵🇰 Aftab Jawaid

• #🇵🇰 Mohammed Yasin

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Philip Ayton

• #🇵🇰 Sharif Khan

• #🇦🇺 Rainer Ratinac

• #🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Easter

• #🇪🇬 Abdelfattah Abou Taleb

Main draw
Eighth Seed Abdelfattah Abou Taleb withdrew against Mike Hepker in the first round.