1970-01-17
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | Highbury | 53,793 | |
| Lineups | Hollins, Baldwin, Hutchinson | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst Park | 22,531 | |
| Payne | Lineups | Chapman | ||||
| Derby County | 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Baseball Ground | 32,991 | |
| O'Hare | Lineups | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Portman Road | 17,801 | |
| Lineups | Casper | |||||
| Leeds United | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | Elland Road | 34,295 | |
| Clarke 2, Charlton | Lineups | Madeley OG | ||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Anfield Road | 43,526 | |
| Lawler | Lineups | Brown | ||||
| Manchester City | 0 | 1 | Stoke City | Maine Road | 31,565 | |
| Lineups | Conroy | |||||
| Southampton | 2 | 1 | Everton | The Dell | 27,156 | |
| Channon 2 | Lineups | Morrissey | ||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Roker Park | 13,993 | |
| Harris, Hughes | Lineups | Morgan | ||||
| West Ham United | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | Upton Park | 41,643 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Newcastle United | Molineux | 29,665 | |
| Curran | Lineups | Guthrie | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Leeds United | 29 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 2.296 | 44 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-01-26 | Manchester United | A |
| 2 | -1 | Everton | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1.962 | 43 | L | W | L | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Newcastle United | H |
| 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 1.484 | 36 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-01-31 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | -1 | Liverpool | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 1.633 | 35 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 5 | 1 | Derby County | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.462 | 33 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Manchester United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1.242 | 33 | D | W | D | L | W | 1970-01-24 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Stoke City | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1.143 | 33 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-01-31 | Leeds United | H |
| 8 | 2 | Manchester United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 1.053 | 31 | D | W | D | D | W | 1970-01-26 | Leeds United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester City | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 1.367 | 30 | L | L | D | L | L | 1970-01-31 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 10 | -1 | Coventry City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1.286 | 30 | L | W | W | W | W | 1970-01-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 11 | 2 | Newcastle United | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1.391 | 28 | D | D | W | W | L | 1970-01-24 | Everton | A |
| 12 | -1 | Arsenal | 29 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0.97 | 28 | L | L | D | D | D | 1970-01-31 | Coventry City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 0.9 | 28 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-01-31 | Southampton | H |
| 14 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 0.878 | 28 | D | D | D | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Sunderland | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 0.944 | 24 | D | W | L | W | W | 1970-01-27 | Sunderland | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Ham United | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 0.791 | 24 | D | W | D | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Burnley | A |
| 17 | 0 | Burnley | 28 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 0.721 | 22 | W | L | D | L | L | 1970-01-31 | West Ham United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 0.551 | 19 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-01-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 19 | 0 | Southampton | 27 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 0.694 | 18 | W | D | L | L | D | 1970-01-31 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 20 | 1 | Sunderland | 28 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 0.396 | 17 | W | D | L | L | W | 1970-01-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 21 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0.49 | 16 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Newcastle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 0.5 | 14 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-01-28 | Coventry City | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 5 | Portsmouth | Villa Park | 21,170 | |
| Rioch B 2, Anderson | Lineups | McCann 2, Pointer, Hiron, Storrie | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Watford | Ewood Park | 8,441 | |
| Rogers | Lineups | |||||
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Bloomfield Road | 15,154 | |
| Burns | Lineups | Laidlaw | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Burnden Park | 14,272 | |
| Byrom | Lineups | McGill | ||||
| Bristol City | 1 | 1 | Millwall | Ashton Gate | 13,133 | |
| Bush | Lineups | Dunphy | ||||
| Carlisle United | 4 | 3 | Birmingham City | Brunton Park | 7,912 | |
| Barton 2, Peddelty, Murray (p) | Lineups | Summerill 3 | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 4 | Hull City | The Valley | 10,677 | |
| Peacock | Lineups | Chilton, Wagstaff, Simpkin, Butler I | ||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Swindon Town | Filbert Street | 24,378 | |
| Lineups | Horsfield 2 | |||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 0 | Norwich City | Manor Ground | 10,353 | |
| Thompson | Lineups | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | Cardiff City | Loftus Road | 22,033 | |
| Gillard, Marsh | Lineups | Toshack | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | Bramall Lane | 17,143 | |
| Reece, Addison | 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 | 2 | Sheffield United | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 2.16 | 35 | W | L | D | L | D | 1970-01-31 | Hull City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 1.63 | 35 | D | W | W | L | D | 1970-01-20 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1.258 | 35 | W | L | L | L | W | 1970-01-20 | Millwall | A |
| 4 | -3 | Cardiff City | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1.667 | 34 | L | W | W | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 1.361 | 34 | W | D | W | L | W | 1970-01-20 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 6 | 3 | Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1.207 | 32 | W | D | D | D | D | 1970-01-31 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 1.2 | 32 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.061 | 32 | D | W | W | W | D | 1970-01-31 | Cardiff City | A |
| 9 | -2 | Leicester City | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.105 | 31 | L | D | L | W | D | 1970-01-31 | Watford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Carlisle United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1.098 | 31 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-01-31 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol City | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 1.065 | 26 | D | L | L | L | D | 1970-01-24 | Preston North End | A |
| 12 | 0 | Birmingham City | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 0.83 | 25 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Bristol City | H |
| 13 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 0.909 | 24 | D | D | W | W | D | 1970-01-31 | Swindon Town | A |
| 14 | 3 | Portsmouth | 28 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 0.788 | 24 | W | D | W | L | L | 1970-01-24 | Oxford United | H |
| 15 | -2 | Norwich City | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 0.788 | 24 | L | W | L | W | D | 1970-01-31 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Oxford United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 0.778 | 24 | W | L | L | D | W | 1970-01-24 | Portsmouth | A |
| 17 | -2 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 0.532 | 23 | L | L | D | D | L | 1970-01-31 | Portsmouth | A |
| 18 | 2 | Hull City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 0.889 | 22 | W | W | L | D | L | 1970-01-24 | Millwall | H |
| 19 | 0 | Millwall | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 0.707 | 22 | D | D | W | L | L | 1970-01-20 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 20 | -2 | Preston North End | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 0.763 | 21 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-01-24 | Bristol City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Watford | 28 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 0.833 | 19 | L | L | D | D | W | 1970-01-31 | Leicester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Aston Villa | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 0.537 | 17 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Preston North End | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 5 | 1 | Gillingham | Oakwell | 9,092 | |
| Loyden 2, Evans 2, Boardman | Lineups | Green | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | Bradford City | Goldstone Ground | 14,552 | |
| Duffy, Dawson | Lineups | Bannister (p) | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | Craven Cottage | 7,435 | |
| Richardson | Lineups | Elgin | ||||
| Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | The Shay | 3,093 | |
| Atkins 2, Lawther, Pickering | Lineups | MacDougall | ||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Kenilworth Road | 12,358 | |
| Lineups | Rickard, Bickle | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Field Mill | 6,280 | |
| Stenson, Jones | Lineups | |||||
| Reading | 3 | 2 | Bury | Elm Park | 10,592 | |
| Williams, Cumming, Wagstaff A | Lineups | Kerr 2 (1p) | ||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | Spotland | 5,701 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | Barrow | Millmoor | 8,086 | |
| Womble 2, Hague, Lill, Mullen | Lineups | |||||
| Southport | 2 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Haig Avenue | 2,346 | |
| Russell M, Redrobe | Lineups | Regan 2 | ||||
| Torquay United | 0 | 1 | Orient | Plainmoor | 5,873 | |
| Lineups | Jones | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | Walsall | Prenton Park | 3,344 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | Orient | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.65 | 34 | W | D | L | W | D | 1970-01-26 | Bury | H |
| 2 | -1 | Luton Town | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1.792 | 33 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-01-24 | Bury | A |
| 3 | 3 | Barnsley | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1.414 | 32 | W | W | L | L | D | 1970-01-24 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 4 | 3 | Reading | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 1.07 | 32 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-01-20 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Rochdale | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 1.394 | 31 | D | L | D | L | W | 1970-01-23 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 6 | -3 | Bradford City | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1.348 | 31 | L | L | W | L | W | 1970-01-24 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 7 | -3 | Torquay United | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1.31 | 31 | L | W | L | D | D | 1970-01-24 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 8 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.154 | 31 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-01-23 | Stockport County | A |
| 9 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1.286 | 30 | D | W | D | D | L | 1970-01-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 10 | 1 | Rotherham United | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1.29 | 29 | W | D | D | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 11 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1.231 | 28 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-01-20 | Reading | H |
| 12 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1.1 | 27 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 13 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 27 | L | W | L | W | D | 1970-01-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 14 | 2 | Halifax Town | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0.929 | 27 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-01-27 | Barrow | H |
| 15 | -2 | Bury | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 1.196 | 26 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-01-24 | Luton Town | H |
| 16 | -2 | Fulham | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 1.128 | 26 | D | L | D | W | L | 1970-01-27 | Walsall | A |
| 17 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 25 | W | W | W | D | L | 1970-01-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Walsall | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0.769 | 25 | D | L | W | W | L | 1970-01-27 | Fulham | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 0.69 | 21 | L | L | L | D | D | 1970-01-24 | Bradford City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 0.654 | 21 | D | L | L | D | L | 1970-01-31 | Orient | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 0.771 | 20 | D | D | L | D | L | 1970-01-31 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 22 | 1 | Stockport County | 28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 0.39 | 16 | D | D | D | L | W | 1970-01-23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 23 | -1 | Gillingham | 26 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 0.61 | 15 | L | D | W | W | L | 1970-01-31 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Barrow | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 0.36 | 12 | L | L | W | W | L | 1970-01-24 | Reading | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1 | 0 | Southend United | Park Avenue | 4,524 | |
| Woolmer | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | Chester | Gresty Road | 4,704 | |
| Turner, Inglis, McHale | Lineups | |||||
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Feethams Ground | 1,790 | |
| Hale | Lineups | Colquhoun | ||||
| Hartlepool | 4 | 2 | Peterborough United | Victoria Park | 2,382 | |
| Trail, Bell, Young, Goad | Lineups | Garwood 2 | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Sincil Bank | 9,296 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Meath 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 0 | 2 | Northampton Town | Somerton Park | 2,280 | |
| Lineups | Fairbrother 2 | |||||
| Notts County | 3 | 0 | Aldershot | Meadow Lane | 4,854 | |
| Bradd, Masson 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Vale Park | 4,633 | |
| Blain OG, James | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | York City | Old Showground | 4,860 | |
| Davidson | Lineups | Boyer | ||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | Vetch Field | 8,008 | |
| Thomas | Lineups | |||||
| Workington | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | Borough Park | 1,861 | |
| Massie | Lineups | Phelan | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 0 | Brentford | Racecourse Ground | 8,451 | |
| 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 | 0 | Chesterfield | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2.8 | 36 | D | D | W | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Lincoln City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.941 | 35 | W | L | L | D | W | 1970-01-24 | Brentford | A |
| 3 | 1 | Wrexham | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2.211 | 34 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-01-31 | Southend United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Brentford | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1.565 | 33 | L | D | L | W | D | 1970-01-24 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 2 | Swansea City | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 1.194 | 33 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-01-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | Peterborough United | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 1.268 | 31 | L | D | W | D | D | 1970-01-31 | Swansea City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Aldershot | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 1.231 | 31 | L | W | W | D | W | 1970-01-31 | Port Vale | H |
| 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 1.054 | 30 | D | L | W | D | L | 1970-01-27 | Colchester United | H |
| 9 | 3 | Lincoln City | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1.226 | 27 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-01-24 | Chesterfield | A |
| 10 | 3 | Notts County | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1.2 | 27 | W | D | L | D | L | 1970-01-24 | Southend United | A |
| 11 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1.071 | 26 | L | W | W | D | D | 1970-01-24 | Swansea City | H |
| 12 | -2 | Chester | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 0.892 | 26 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-01-19 | Bradford | A |
| 13 | -2 | Colchester United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 0.889 | 26 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Workington | H |
| 14 | 0 | York City | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 0.829 | 25 | D | L | D | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Notts County | H |
| 15 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 0.842 | 24 | W | D | D | D | W | 1970-01-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 16 | 1 | Northampton Town | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 23 | W | D | W | L | D | 1970-01-31 | Bradford | H |
| 17 | -1 | Exeter City | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 0.923 | 21 | L | D | L | D | W | 1970-01-24 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 18 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 0.857 | 21 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-01-27 | Southend United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Newport County | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 0.729 | 21 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-01-31 | Colchester United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Southend United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 0.714 | 21 | L | W | D | W | L | 1970-01-24 | Notts County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0.732 | 19 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Chester | A |
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 0.659 | 16 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-01-24 | Bradford | H |
| 23 | 1 | Bradford | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 0.604 | 16 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-01-19 | Chester | H |
| 24 | -1 | Workington | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 0.467 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1970-01-24 | Colchester United | A |
