1970-02-20
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | Southampton | The Hawthorns | 19,414 | |
| Suggett | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1.229 | 32 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Arsenal | 33 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0.921 | 31 | D | D | D | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Derby County | A |
| 14 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.977 | 30 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-02-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 0.769 | 22 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-02-28 | West Ham United | 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 |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool | 1 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Victoria Park | 1,555 | |
| Wright | Lineups | Heath, Kerr | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2.882 | 41 | D | W | W | D | D | 1970-02-21 | Brentford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Brentford | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1.625 | 38 | D | W | W | L | D | 1970-02-21 | Chesterfield | H |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea City | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1.324 | 38 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-02-21 | Lincoln City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wrexham | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 36 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Notts County | A |
| 5 | 0 | Port Vale | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.619 | 36 | D | L | L | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Bradford | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 1.317 | 36 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1.022 | 35 | W | L | D | D | L | 1970-02-28 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Peterborough United | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 1.286 | 34 | W | D | L | D | W | 1970-02-21 | Aldershot | A |
| 9 | 0 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 1.128 | 32 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-02-21 | Wrexham | H |
| 10 | 0 | Colchester United | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 32 | W | D | D | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Southend United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chester | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 0.909 | 32 | D | D | W | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1.105 | 31 | D | D | W | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0.939 | 28 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Exeter City | H |
| 14 | 0 | York City | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 0.841 | 28 | W | D | L | D | L | 1970-02-21 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 27 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1.125 | 27 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-02-21 | Chester | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 1.071 | 26 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-02-21 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 26 | D | W | W | W | D | 1970-02-21 | Newport County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 31 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 0.673 | 24 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-02-23 | Brentford | A |
| 19 | 0 | Southend United | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 0.632 | 23 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Darlington | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 0.786 | 22 | D | W | D | L | L | 1970-02-23 | Workington | H |
| 21 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 0.735 | 22 | W | D | L | W | D | 1970-02-21 | York City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 0.72 | 22 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-02-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Workington | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 0.538 | 20 | D | D | L | W | L | 1970-02-23 | Darlington | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford | 30 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 0.556 | 17 | L | L | D | L | W | 1970-02-21 | Port Vale | A |
