1970-02-16
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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 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 2.219 | 49 | D | W | D | D | W | 1970-02-28 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1.929 | 47 | D | W | D | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Coventry City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 1.5 | 39 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-02-25 | Newcastle United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1.243 | 37 | D | D | L | W | D | 1970-02-21 | Manchester City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester United | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 1.098 | 37 | D | W | W | D | D | 1970-02-28 | Stoke City | A |
| 6 | 2 | Liverpool | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 1.581 | 36 | D | L | D | W | W | 1970-02-28 | Derby County | H |
| 7 | -1 | Coventry City | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1.414 | 36 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Everton | A |
| 8 | -1 | Stoke City | 31 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1.135 | 36 | D | D | D | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 9 | 1 | Newcastle United | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1.458 | 35 | D | W | W | D | D | 1970-02-25 | Chelsea | A |
| 10 | -1 | Derby County | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1.367 | 35 | D | D | L | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Arsenal | H |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 0.93 | 33 | D | W | W | D | D | 1970-02-21 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Manchester City | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1.235 | 31 | D | L | L | L | D | 1970-02-18 | Arsenal | H |
| 13 | 0 | Arsenal | 32 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0.919 | 30 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-02-18 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 0.886 | 30 | D | D | L | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Stoke City | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.953 | 28 | L | L | W | W | D | 1970-02-20 | Southampton | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 31 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 0.787 | 27 | D | W | W | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 17 | 0 | West Ham United | 31 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 0.771 | 24 | L | L | D | W | D | 1970-02-21 | Sunderland | A |
| 18 | 0 | Southampton | 30 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 0.784 | 22 | L | W | W | W | D | 1970-02-20 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 19 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 0.537 | 20 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-02-28 | Manchester City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0.5 | 18 | D | L | D | D | L | 1970-02-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 31 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 0.393 | 17 | L | L | L | W | D | 1970-02-21 | West Ham United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 0.473 | 15 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Crystal Palace | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Barrow | 1 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Holker Street | 3,892 | |
| Hartland | Lineups | Turner | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | Gigg Lane | 3,534 | |
| Anderson | Lineups | |||||
| Orient | 4 | 2 | Barnsley | Brisbane Road | 10,792 | |
| Bullock, Rofe, Lazarus, Dyson | Lineups | Loyden, Dean | ||||
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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 | 1 | Orient | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1.76 | 40 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-02-28 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 2 | -1 | Reading | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 1.157 | 40 | D | W | W | D | W | 1970-02-21 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 1.677 | 38 | L | L | W | D | W | 1970-02-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 4 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1.296 | 38 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-02-21 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1.395 | 37 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 6 | 0 | Barnsley | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1.195 | 36 | L | L | L | W | D | 1970-02-21 | Fulham | H |
| 7 | 0 | Rochdale | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 1.333 | 35 | W | W | L | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Southport | H |
| 8 | 0 | Rotherham United | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1.364 | 34 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-02-21 | Reading | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bradford City | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 1.323 | 34 | D | L | L | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 31 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1.222 | 34 | L | D | W | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Luton Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Fulham | 31 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 1.195 | 32 | D | D | W | W | D | 1970-02-21 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 1.05 | 32 | W | L | W | D | L | 1970-02-21 | Bradford City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Halifax Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 0.917 | 32 | L | L | W | D | W | 1970-02-21 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 14 | 2 | Bury | 32 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 1.034 | 31 | W | W | L | D | L | 1970-02-21 | Barrow | A |
| 15 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 1.057 | 30 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-02-18 | Gillingham | A |
| 16 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 0.947 | 30 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-02-25 | Gillingham | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 0.692 | 28 | W | D | W | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 1.065 | 27 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Walsall | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0.738 | 25 | L | D | L | W | W | 1970-02-23 | Barrow | A |
| 20 | 0 | Southport | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 0.816 | 22 | L | W | L | D | D | 1970-02-21 | Rochdale | A |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 0.63 | 21 | L | D | L | L | D | 1970-02-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 22 | 0 | Barrow | 32 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 0.424 | 18 | D | W | D | D | L | 1970-02-21 | Bury | H |
| 23 | 0 | Stockport County | 31 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 0.386 | 17 | L | D | L | D | D | 1970-02-21 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Gillingham | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 0.6 | 15 | L | L | D | W | W | 1970-02-18 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
