1970-01-23
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | Rochdale | Belle Vue | 6,237 | |
| Regan, Briggs, Harker OG | Lineups | Jenkins | ||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Edgeley Park | 5,109 | |
| Lineups | Smith | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Reading | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 1.089 | 34 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-01-24 | Barrow | A |
| 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 4 | 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.192 | 33 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-01-31 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | -3 | Rochdale | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1.306 | 31 | L | D | L | D | L | 1970-01-26 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1.233 | 30 | W | L | D | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Fulham | H |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Stockport County | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 0.381 | 16 | L | D | D | D | L | 1970-01-31 | Luton Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | 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 |
