1970-04-06
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | Selhurst Park | 27,704 | |
| Hoy | 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 | Everton | 41 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 2.118 | 65 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-04-08 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 1.884 | 57 | W | D | L | L | W | 1970-04-18 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Derby County | 41 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1.75 | 52 | W | W | D | W | W | 1970-04-15 | Southampton | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 1.444 | 51 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-04-13 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Liverpool | 40 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 1.575 | 49 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-04-15 | Sunderland | A |
| 6 | 0 | Newcastle United | 41 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 1.514 | 45 | W | L | D | D | W | 1970-04-14 | Coventry City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Coventry City | 39 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1.233 | 45 | L | W | D | D | D | 1970-04-07 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke City | 40 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 1.083 | 43 | W | L | W | D | L | 1970-04-13 | Chelsea | H |
| 9 | 0 | Arsenal | 41 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 1.063 | 42 | W | L | W | D | W | 1970-05-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 10 | 0 | Manchester United | 39 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 0.982 | 42 | L | W | D | L | L | 1970-04-08 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 0.982 | 40 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-04-10 | Coventry City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 0.944 | 39 | L | W | D | W | L | 1970-04-13 | Manchester United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Manchester City | 39 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1.087 | 38 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-04-08 | Southampton | A |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 37 | W | L | W | D | L | 1970-04-08 | Manchester United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Burnley | 41 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 0.883 | 37 | L | W | D | D | D | 1970-04-15 | Chelsea | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 0.85 | 36 | L | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 0.716 | 36 | L | L | D | L | L | 1970-04-07 | Coventry City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 0.617 | 29 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-04-10 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 19 | 0 | Southampton | 40 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 0.682 | 27 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-04-08 | Manchester City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 0.5 | 27 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 40 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 0.448 | 25 | W | D | D | D | L | 1970-04-08 | Everton | H |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 0.552 | 24 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-04-15 | Manchester United | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 3 | Fulham | Field Mill | 10,322 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Partridge, Jones | Lineups | Conway, Halom, Lloyd | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Prenton Park | 4,543 | |
| King, Hinch, Gill | Lineups | Bickle | ||||
| 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 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 2.107 | 55 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-04-07 | Walsall | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1.462 | 54 | D | D | D | W | L | 1970-04-07 | Stockport County | H |
| 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 1.35 | 53 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-04-08 | Rotherham United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Luton Town | 41 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1.667 | 51 | D | L | W | W | L | 1970-04-08 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 1.103 | 50 | L | W | D | W | D | 1970-04-07 | Torquay United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Reading | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 1.086 | 50 | W | W | L | L | L | 1970-04-08 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 7 | 1 | Fulham | 41 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 1.49 | 49 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-04-08 | Luton Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1.455 | 47 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-04-10 | Gillingham | A |
| 9 | 0 | Rochdale | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 1.28 | 45 | W | W | L | D | D | 1970-04-09 | Walsall | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 1.227 | 45 | L | L | D | D | W | 1970-04-08 | Barrow | H |
| 11 | 0 | Torquay United | 43 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 1.073 | 43 | D | D | W | D | L | 1970-04-07 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Halifax Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 0.807 | 43 | D | D | L | W | D | 1970-04-07 | Southport | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 44 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 1.137 | 42 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-04-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 14 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 43 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 0.923 | 41 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-04-07 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 15 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 43 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 0.898 | 40 | L | D | W | L | L | 1970-04-13 | Stockport County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 0.965 | 39 | L | D | D | L | L | 1970-04-07 | Bury | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bury | 44 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.935 | 39 | L | W | W | D | L | 1970-04-07 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Walsall | 39 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 0.717 | 36 | W | L | D | D | D | 1970-04-07 | Orient | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 0.687 | 36 | W | W | D | D | D | 1970-04-07 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 20 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 0.691 | 35 | W | D | W | D | D | 1970-04-08 | Reading | A |
| 21 | -1 | Southport | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 0.811 | 33 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-04-07 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 0.724 | 29 | L | W | D | D | W | 1970-04-10 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 45 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 51 | 0.551 | 29 | L | L | L | W | D | 1970-04-08 | Bradford City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 0.397 | 22 | W | L | D | L | L | 1970-04-07 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 0 | 3 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | 3,776 | |
| Lineups | McNeil 3 | |||||
| Newport County | 1 | 2 | Swansea City | Somerton Park | 5,537 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Hill | Lineups | Gwyther 2 | ||||
| Southend United | 4 | 2 | Chester | Roots Hall | 5,512 | |
| Best 2, Garner 2 | Lineups | Tarbuck, Dearden | ||||
| Wrexham | 4 | 0 | Bradford | Racecourse Ground | 8,972 | |
| Kinsey 3, Tinnion | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 1 | Swansea City | 43 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 1.641 | 59 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-04-10 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Chesterfield | 40 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 2.481 | 57 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-04-07 | Exeter City | A |
| 3 | 1 | Wrexham | 40 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 1.868 | 54 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-04-10 | Peterborough United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Port Vale | 41 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1.9 | 53 | D | W | D | W | L | 1970-04-08 | Notts County | A |
| 5 | 0 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 1.5 | 51 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-04-07 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 41 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 1.246 | 49 | L | W | D | L | D | 1970-04-07 | York City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Notts County | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 1.204 | 47 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-04-08 | Port Vale | H |
| 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 1.067 | 45 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-04-08 | Workington | A |
| 9 | 0 | Lincoln City | 41 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1.289 | 44 | D | D | W | W | W | 1970-04-08 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 10 | 0 | Peterborough United | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 1.155 | 43 | D | W | L | L | W | 1970-04-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Colchester United | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 1.019 | 43 | L | D | L | W | W | 1970-04-13 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 43 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 0.828 | 43 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-04-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 4 | Northampton Town | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 1.213 | 39 | W | W | D | L | D | 1970-04-10 | Swansea City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 0.957 | 39 | D | L | D | W | D | 1970-04-07 | Brentford | H |
| 15 | -1 | Exeter City | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 0.982 | 38 | W | W | L | L | W | 1970-04-07 | Chesterfield | H |
| 16 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 0.957 | 38 | W | W | D | L | D | 1970-04-08 | Lincoln City | A |
| 17 | -1 | York City | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 0.842 | 38 | L | D | W | W | D | 1970-04-07 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | 3 | Southend United | 43 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 0.651 | 35 | W | D | L | W | D | 1970-04-10 | Darlington | H |
| 19 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 0.897 | 34 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-04-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Newport County | 43 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 0.694 | 33 | L | W | D | L | L | 1970-04-13 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Workington | 43 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 0.645 | 33 | L | D | D | L | D | 1970-04-08 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 0.667 | 30 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-04-10 | Southend United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 0.592 | 30 | L | L | L | W | L | 1970-04-10 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford | 43 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 0.448 | 23 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-04-15 | Workington | A |
