1970-01-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 2 | 2 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | 59,879 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Kidd, Sadler | Lineups | Jones, Bremner | ||||
| 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 | Leeds United | 30 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 2.207 | 45 | D | W | W | W | L | 1970-01-31 | Stoke City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1.962 | 44 | D | L | W | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 1.303 | 35 | W | D | W | D | L | 1970-01-31 | Everton | A |
| 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | Manchester United | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 1.05 | 32 | D | D | W | D | D | 1970-01-31 | Derby County | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 0.905 | 30 | W | D | D | D | W | 1970-01-31 | Liverpool | H |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1.391 | 29 | D | D | D | W | W | 1970-01-31 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 13 | 0 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 0.529 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1970-01-31 | Sheffield Wednesday | 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 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 0.4 | 17 | L | W | D | L | L | 1970-01-27 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 21 | 0 | 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 |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orient | 3 | 0 | Bury | Brisbane Road | 10,616 | |
| Fairbrother 2, Bullock | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Spotland | 5,286 | |
| Lineups | MacDougall | |||||
| 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 | 2 | Orient | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.8 | 36 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 2 | -1 | Luton Town | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 1.84 | 35 | W | L | L | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Stockport County | A |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 1.085 | 35 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-02-07 | Orient | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bradford City | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1.625 | 33 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-01-31 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1.4 | 33 | D | W | W | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Barrow | A |
| 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1.333 | 32 | W | D | W | D | D | 1970-01-31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | Rotherham United | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1.387 | 31 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-01-31 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Rochdale | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1.27 | 31 | L | L | D | L | D | 1970-01-31 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1.219 | 31 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-01-31 | Gillingham | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 28 | D | L | W | L | W | 1970-01-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 13 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | Bury | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 1.077 | 26 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-01-31 | Halifax Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 0.914 | 25 | L | W | W | W | D | 1970-01-31 | Mansfield Town | 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 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 0.62 | 23 | W | L | L | L | L | 1970-01-31 | Southport | H |
| 20 | -1 | 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 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 0.385 | 13 | D | L | L | W | W | 1970-01-27 | Halifax Town | A |
