1970-03-06
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1 | 1 | Hull City | Vicarage Road | 15,470 | |
| Packer | Lineups | Houghton | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 1.733 | 46 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-03-10 | Leicester City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 2.067 | 41 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-03-13 | Carlisle United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 1.559 | 40 | D | W | D | D | D | 1970-03-14 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 1.341 | 40 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-03-14 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Blackpool | 32 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1.184 | 40 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-03-14 | Bristol City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swindon Town | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1.294 | 39 | W | D | W | W | W | 1970-03-14 | Preston North End | H |
| 7 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1.162 | 38 | D | L | W | L | W | 1970-03-07 | Bristol City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 1.242 | 37 | W | D | L | W | D | 1970-03-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester City | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1.175 | 36 | D | W | W | L | L | 1970-03-10 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Carlisle United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 1.083 | 35 | L | D | D | W | L | 1970-03-07 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol City | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 1.171 | 34 | D | W | L | W | D | 1970-03-07 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Oxford United | 33 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 0.879 | 31 | W | L | D | W | D | 1970-03-14 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Millwall | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 0.826 | 31 | W | D | W | D | D | 1970-03-11 | Birmingham City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Portsmouth | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 0.873 | 30 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-03-07 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 15 | 0 | Birmingham City | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 0.833 | 30 | D | D | W | L | L | 1970-03-11 | Millwall | A |
| 16 | 1 | Hull City | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 0.893 | 28 | D | D | D | L | D | 1970-03-10 | Aston Villa | H |
| 17 | -1 | Norwich City | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 0.756 | 28 | D | D | L | W | L | 1970-03-11 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 18 | 1 | Watford | 34 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 0.818 | 26 | D | D | D | W | L | 1970-03-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 0.789 | 26 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-03-14 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 0.7 | 24 | D | L | D | L | D | 1970-03-14 | Swindon Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 0.458 | 23 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-03-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Aston Villa | 32 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 0.538 | 21 | L | W | L | L | D | 1970-03-10 | Hull City | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Halifax Town | Prenton Park | 3,009 | |
| Beamish | Lineups | McCarthy | ||||
| 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 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 1.92 | 44 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-03-09 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 1.367 | 43 | L | D | W | W | D | 1970-03-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 1.173 | 43 | W | D | D | W | W | 1970-03-11 | Luton Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Luton Town | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 1.676 | 42 | W | D | D | L | L | 1970-03-11 | Reading | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 1.465 | 42 | W | D | W | W | W | 1970-03-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Barnsley | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 1.25 | 41 | W | W | D | L | L | 1970-03-07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bradford City | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 1.314 | 39 | D | W | D | D | D | 1970-03-07 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Rochdale | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 1.262 | 36 | L | L | D | W | W | 1970-03-09 | Torquay United | H |
| 9 | 4 | Halifax Town | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 0.932 | 36 | D | W | L | D | L | 1970-03-11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 10 | -1 | Rotherham United | 35 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1.22 | 35 | L | L | D | L | D | 1970-03-10 | Southport | H |
| 11 | -1 | Fulham | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 1.196 | 35 | W | D | D | D | W | 1970-03-14 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 1.093 | 35 | W | D | W | L | W | 1970-03-11 | Gillingham | A |
| 13 | -1 | Torquay United | 34 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 1.091 | 35 | L | L | D | L | D | 1970-03-09 | Rochdale | A |
| 14 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1.167 | 33 | W | D | W | D | L | 1970-03-09 | Barnsley | H |
| 15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 0.976 | 32 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-03-07 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 0.942 | 32 | L | D | L | L | W | 1970-03-11 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 0.927 | 31 | L | D | D | W | L | 1970-03-07 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 35 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 0.644 | 29 | D | L | L | W | D | 1970-03-14 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 19 | 0 | Walsall | 31 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 0.688 | 28 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-03-14 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Southport | 32 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0.927 | 27 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-03-10 | Rotherham United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 0.607 | 24 | D | L | D | D | L | 1970-03-14 | Southport | A |
| 22 | 0 | Barrow | 36 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 0.475 | 23 | D | W | L | W | D | 1970-03-07 | Stockport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Gillingham | 31 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0.68 | 20 | W | L | D | W | L | 1970-03-11 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 34 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 0.42 | 19 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-03-07 | Barrow | A |
