1970-04-17
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Haig Avenue | 3,436 | |
| Russell A | Lineups | Peach (p) | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | Prenton Park | 5,682 | |
| Beamish, Hinch, Gill 3 | Lineups | Gilbert 2 | ||||
| Walsall | 2 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Fellows Park | 5,061 | |
| Trevis, Seal | Lineups | Bickle, Rowan | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Orient promoted | ||||||
| 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 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 1.938 | 58 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-04-20 | Southport | H |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 44 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 1.786 | 57 | W | W | W | D | L | 1970-04-20 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 1.356 | 56 | L | L | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 1.326 | 55 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 1.153 | 53 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Fulham | 43 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 1.472 | 51 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-04-18 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | 0 | Reading | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 46 | 1.04 | 51 | L | D | W | W | L | 1970-04-20 | Fulham | A |
| 8 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 1.438 | 50 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-04-18 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 9 | 0 | Rochdale | 44 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 1.193 | 46 | L | D | L | W | W | 1970-04-18 | Fulham | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 1.188 | 46 | L | D | L | L | D | 1970-04-22 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 0.963 | 46 | D | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 1.148 | 44 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Torquay United | 45 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 43 | L | L | D | D | W | 1970-04-22 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 14 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 0.918 | 43 | D | W | L | D | W | 1970-04-18 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 15 | 2 | Walsall | 44 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 0.791 | 43 | D | W | L | W | W | 1970-04-22 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | -2 | Halifax Town | 44 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 0.783 | 43 | L | L | D | D | L | 1970-04-22 | Gillingham | A |
| 17 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 1 | 42 | W | D | L | D | D | 1970-04-18 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.938 | 41 | D | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 43 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 0.75 | 39 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-04-20 | Gillingham | H |
| 20 | 1 | Southport | 43 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 0.818 | 36 | D | L | W | L | L | 1970-04-20 | Orient | A |
| 21 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 44 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 0.662 | 36 | L | L | W | W | D | 1970-04-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 0.762 | 33 | D | W | D | L | W | 1970-04-20 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 0.568 | 30 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 0.386 | 22 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-04-22 | Walsall | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | Bradford | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 11,178 | |
| Moss 2, Moore, Randall | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 0 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bootham Crescent | 3,024 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2.517 | 61 | W | D | D | W | W | 1970-04-21 | Swansea City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 1.467 | 59 | L | L | W | W | D | 1970-04-21 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | 0 | Port Vale | 43 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 1.903 | 56 | D | W | D | W | D | 1970-04-18 | Notts County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 1.727 | 56 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-04-18 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Brentford | 44 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 1.421 | 52 | D | L | W | L | L | 1970-04-18 | Colchester United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 43 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 1.22 | 51 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-04-20 | Bradford | H |
| 7 | 0 | Notts County | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 1.207 | 49 | W | L | L | D | W | 1970-04-18 | Port Vale | A |
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 43 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1.24 | 46 | L | W | D | D | W | 1970-04-18 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Peterborough United | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 1.152 | 46 | D | W | L | D | W | 1970-04-18 | Chester | H |
| 10 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 1.031 | 46 | L | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Colchester United | 42 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 1.055 | 45 | W | L | D | L | W | 1970-04-18 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chester | 44 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 0.862 | 45 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-04-18 | Peterborough United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Northampton Town | 43 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 1.26 | 42 | D | W | W | W | D | 1970-04-18 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 42 | D | D | W | L | W | 1970-04-21 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | 1 | York City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 0.879 | 42 | D | D | W | L | D | 1970-04-21 | Newport County | H |
| 16 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 0.94 | 41 | L | W | D | L | D | 1970-04-18 | Northampton Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 0.966 | 39 | L | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Southend United | 45 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 0.682 | 38 | D | W | W | D | L | 1970-05-01 | York City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 0.905 | 36 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-04-18 | Wrexham | A |
| 20 | 0 | Workington | 45 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 0.672 | 36 | W | D | L | D | D | 1970-04-21 | Notts County | A |
| 21 | 0 | Newport County | 44 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 0.708 | 35 | W | L | W | D | L | 1970-04-21 | York City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 43 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 0.667 | 32 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-04-22 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 0.56 | 30 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-04-18 | Lincoln City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford | 45 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 0.424 | 23 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-04-20 | Aldershot | A |
