1970-01-02
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Fulham | 1 | 1 | Orient | Craven Cottage | 12,308 | |
| Conway | Lineups | Lazarus | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Luton Town | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2.471 | 33 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-01-10 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Orient | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1.6 | 32 | D | L | W | D | D | 1970-01-17 | Torquay United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1.5 | 31 | W | L | W | W | D | 1970-01-14 | Reading | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 1.394 | 30 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-01-17 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1.286 | 30 | W | L | L | D | L | 1970-01-17 | Gillingham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Torquay United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1.321 | 29 | L | D | D | D | D | 1970-01-10 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1.364 | 27 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-01-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1.206 | 27 | D | D | L | D | W | 1970-01-10 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.08 | 27 | W | D | W | D | D | 1970-01-03 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 26 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-01-10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 11 | 3 | Fulham | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1.194 | 25 | D | W | L | D | W | 1970-01-10 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 12 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1.154 | 25 | W | L | W | L | D | 1970-01-10 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 13 | -1 | Rotherham United | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1.133 | 25 | W | W | D | W | W | 1970-01-10 | Gillingham | A |
| 14 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0.941 | 25 | L | W | D | W | L | 1970-01-10 | Luton Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0.789 | 24 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-01-10 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Halifax Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.778 | 23 | D | L | W | W | D | 1970-01-10 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bury | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 0.976 | 22 | L | D | W | D | W | 1970-01-03 | Stockport County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0.875 | 21 | W | D | L | L | L | 1970-01-10 | Fulham | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 0.75 | 21 | L | D | D | D | W | 1970-01-10 | Reading | H |
| 20 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 0.773 | 20 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-01-10 | Bury | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 0.758 | 18 | L | D | L | L | W | 1970-01-10 | Stockport County | A |
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0.657 | 14 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-01-10 | Rotherham United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Stockport County | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 0.389 | 13 | W | L | L | L | D | 1970-01-03 | Bury | A |
| 24 | 0 | Barrow | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 0.4 | 12 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-01-17 | Rotherham United | A |
