1969-08-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Highbury | 30,287 | |
| McNab, Graham | Lineups | Storey-Moore | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst Park | 39,494 | |
| Lineups | Pearce, Chivers | |||||
| Derby County | 0 | 0 | Stoke City | Baseball Ground | 36,170 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 1 | Coventry City | Portman Road | 18,280 | |
| Lineups | Carr | |||||
| Leeds United | 1 | 1 | Newcastle United | Elland Road | 40,403 | |
| Jones | Lineups | Scott | ||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 3 | Burnley | Anfield Road | 51,113 | |
| Smith 2 (1p), Graham | Lineups | Thomas, Casper, Dobson | ||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Everton | Maine Road | 43,366 | |
| Bowyer | Lineups | Morrissey | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | The Dell | 25,935 | |
| Kemp, Paine | Lineups | Osgood 2 | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Roker Park | 15,559 | |
| Todd | Lineups | Craig, Eustace | ||||
| West Ham United | 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Upton Park | 29,156 | |
| Hurst | Lineups | Suggett, Brown, Krzywicki | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | Molineux | 50,783 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 9 | D | W | W | W | W | 1969-08-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.333 | 9 | D | W | W | W | W | 1969-08-27 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.833 | 9 | D | W | W | W | W | 1969-08-27 | Derby County | H |
| 4 | 2 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | W | W | D | W | D | 1969-08-27 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 7 | D | W | D | W | D | 1969-08-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | -2 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.25 | 7 | D | D | W | D | W | 1969-08-26 | Burnley | A |
| 7 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.8 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1969-08-27 | Chelsea | H |
| 8 | 3 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 6 | W | D | W | D | L | 1969-08-25 | West Ham United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 5 | D | L | W | W | L | 1969-08-27 | Manchester United | A |
| 10 | -3 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | L | D | L | W | W | 1969-08-25 | Arsenal | H |
| 11 | 1 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | D | D | W | D | L | 1969-08-27 | Coventry City | H |
| 12 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | L | L | L | W | 1969-08-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 13 | -3 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.833 | 4 | L | D | L | W | D | 1969-08-27 | Liverpool | H |
| 14 | -1 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.667 | 4 | D | L | W | L | D | 1969-08-26 | Leeds United | H |
| 15 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.636 | 4 | W | W | L | L | L | 1969-08-26 | Everton | A |
| 16 | -1 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | D | D | W | L | L | 1969-08-27 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 17 | -1 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1969-08-27 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 18 | -1 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.875 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1969-08-27 | Sunderland | A |
| 19 | -5 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.429 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1969-08-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 20 | 1 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.273 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1969-08-27 | Newcastle United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.143 | 2 | L | D | L | L | D | 1969-08-27 | Manchester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.167 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1969-08-27 | Southampton | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0 | 2 | Swindon Town | Villa Park | 29,797 | |
| Lineups | Horsfield, Thomas | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | Hull City | Ewood Park | 11,627 | |
| Martin, Rogers | Lineups | Butler I | ||||
| Blackpool | 2 | 0 | Birmingham City | Bloomfield Road | 17,495 | |
| Brown (p), OG | Lineups | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | Burnden Park | 15,009 | |
| Phillips, Wharton (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol City | 0 | 2 | Cardiff City | Ashton Gate | 23,237 | |
| Lineups | Clark, Bird (p) | |||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Brunton Park | 12,578 | |
| Balderstone (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | Watford | The Valley | 16,478 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leicester City | 3 | 0 | Norwich City | Filbert Street | 26,716 | |
| Sjoberg, Lochhead, Forbes OG | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 2 | Portsmouth | Manor Ground | 10,941 | |
| Lineups | Hiron, Jennings | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 2 | Millwall | Loftus Road | 19,735 | |
| Bridges 2, Clement | Lineups | Bolland, Possee | ||||
| Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Bramall Lane | 22,528 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1969-08-26 | Blackpool | H |
| 2 | -1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | D | L | W | W | W | 1969-08-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.333 | 7 | D | W | W | W | # | 1969-08-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 4 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | D | D | W | # | 1969-08-26 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 5 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.667 | 6 | W | D | D | W | # | 1969-08-26 | Carlisle United | A |
| 6 | 3 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.333 | 6 | W | L | D | D | W | 1969-08-27 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 7 | 3 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.143 | 6 | W | W | D | D | L | 1969-08-30 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 8 | -3 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | L | W | 1969-08-26 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | -6 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | L | W | W | L | W | 1969-08-27 | Portsmouth | H |
| 10 | 2 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1969-08-27 | Aston Villa | A |
| 11 | 2 | Blackpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1969-08-26 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 12 | -6 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.857 | 5 | L | D | W | W | L | 1969-08-27 | Cardiff City | A |
| 13 | 2 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | D | D | L | # | 1969-08-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | -3 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.714 | 4 | L | L | W | W | L | 1969-08-27 | Birmingham City | H |
| 15 | 5 | Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.625 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1969-08-27 | Norwich City | A |
| 16 | -2 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 17 | 0 | Millwall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1969-08-30 | Leicester City | H |
| 18 | -2 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| 19 | 3 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1969-08-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 20 | -2 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1969-08-25 | Watford | H |
| 21 | -2 | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.333 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1969-08-27 | Hull City | A |
| 22 | -1 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.167 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1969-08-27 | Leicester City | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | Oakwell | 7,869 | |
| Winstanley | Lineups | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Goldstone Ground | 14,382 | |
| Napier K | Lineups | MacDougall | ||||
| Fulham | 2 | 1 | Gillingham | Craven Cottage | 8,648 | |
| Haynes, Conway (p) | Lineups | Machin | ||||
| Halifax Town | 0 | 0 | Bradford City | The Shay | 10,274 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Luton Town | 3 | 2 | Orient | Kenilworth Road | 13,761 | |
| Collins, MacDonald, French | Lineups | Jones, Bullock | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | Walsall | Field Mill | 6,696 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Reading | 1 | 5 | Bristol Rovers | Elm Park | 8,244 | |
| Chappell | Lineups | Graydon 2, Stubbs, Jones R, Meldrum OG | ||||
| Rochdale | 3 | 3 | Bury | Spotland | 9,752 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Melledew, Jenkins 2 | Lineups | Connell, Parry, Kerr (p) | ||||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Millmoor | 13,801 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Lineups | Regan | |||||
| Southport | 1 | 0 | Barrow | Haig Avenue | 4,398 | |
| Pring | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Plainmoor | 11,099 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Rudge | Lineups | Bickle, Tedesco | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Prenton Park | 6,639 | |
| Yardley 2, Smith | Lineups | Roberts | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Torquay United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | 5 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.667 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Reading | H |
| 4 | 1 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | 7 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 6 | -3 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Barrow | A |
| 7 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 8 | -2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Walsall | H |
| 9 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Rochdale | H |
| 10 | -6 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.857 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | -1 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 12 | 6 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Southport | H |
| 13 | 2 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Luton Town | A |
| 14 | 3 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 15 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| 16 | 3 | Southport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Fulham | A |
| 17 | -6 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 18 | -5 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 20 | -6 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 21 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Bury | A |
| 22 | -1 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Stockport County | A |
| 23 | 1 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Gillingham | H |
| 24 | -2 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Orient | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Park Avenue | 3,384 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Ross (p) | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 | Brentford | Gresty Road | 3,051 | |
| Hollett | Lineups | Renwick, Cook | ||||
| Darlington | 0 | 1 | Chesterfield | Feethams Ground | 4,604 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Lineups | Fenoughty | |||||
| Hartlepool | 2 | 2 | York City | Victoria Park | 2,990 | |
| Bell, Dobbing | Lineups | Hewitt, Topping | ||||
| Lincoln City | 3 | 3 | Southend United | Sincil Bank | 6,956 | |
| Fletcher, Jeffrey, Taylor B | Lineups | Best, Beesley, Haydock | ||||
| Newport County | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Somerton Park | 2,525 | |
| Hill, Derrick | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Meadow Lane | 4,901 | |
| Hobson | Lineups | Massey | ||||
| Port Vale | 4 | 1 | Northampton Town | Vale Park | 4,809 | |
| Green, Wookey, Gough, Magee | Lineups | Felton | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | Old Showground | 2,790 | |
| Heath, Deere | Lineups | Robson | ||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 1 | Aldershot | Vetch Field | 7,361 | |
| Allchurch | Lineups | Dean | ||||
| Workington | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Borough Park | 2,428 | |
| Wall | Lineups | |||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 0 | Chester | Racecourse Ground | 11,959 | |
| Kinsey, Griffiths (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Lincoln City | A |
| 2 | 6 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Chester | A |
| 3 | -2 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.667 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | -2 | York City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Exeter City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Southend United | A |
| 6 | 4 | Wrexham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Workington | A |
| 7 | -1 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Peterborough United | H |
| 8 | -5 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Northampton Town | A |
| 9 | 2 | Bradford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 10 | 2 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Chesterfield | H |
| 11 | -6 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Colchester United | A |
| 12 | 1 | Swansea City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 13 | 4 | Workington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | 5 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Aldershot | A |
| 15 | -8 | Chester | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.833 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Brentford | H |
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Port Vale | H |
| 17 | -3 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Notts County | H |
| 18 | 5 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Darlington | A |
| 19 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.571 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Bradford | H |
| 20 | -5 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Newport County | H |
| 21 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1969-08-25 | Swansea City | H |
| 22 | -4 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1969-08-27 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1969-08-26 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 24 | -2 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.143 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1969-08-25 | York City | A |
