1970-04-25
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| Home International | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | England |  | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 137,438 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 0 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Priestfield Stadium | 8,638 | Largest Home Gate 1969-70 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Orient | 1 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Brisbane Road | 13,268 | |
| Lazarus | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | Spotland | 5,886 | |
| Jenkins | Lineups | Busby, MacDonald | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Southport relegated | ||||||
| Orient champions | ||||||
| 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 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 1.941 | 62 | W | W | W | D | L | 1970-04-27 | Gillingham | H |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 1.791 | 60 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | Fulham | 45 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 1.5 | 55 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-04-27 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 5 | 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 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 1.429 | 53 | W | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 1.153 | 53 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 48 | 1.13 | 53 | W | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 1.15 | 46 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 1.14 | 46 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 0.806 | 46 | W | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.051 | 45 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 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 | ||
| 15 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 0.984 | 44 | L | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 0.875 | 43 | L | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 0.746 | 43 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 0.764 | 42 | W | D | W | D | D | 1970-04-27 | Fulham | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.938 | 41 | D | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 0.676 | 39 | D | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | -1 | Southport | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 0.727 | 38 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 45 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 0.794 | 37 | D | W | D | D | W | 1970-04-27 | Orient | 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 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 0.38 | 23 | L | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Darlington | Sincil Bank | 3,407 | |
| Svarc | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Somerton Park | 1,009 | |
| Mabbutt | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Vale Park | 5,626 | |
| McLaren | Lineups | Dyson | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Darlington to apply for re-election | ||||||
| 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 | 45 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2.387 | 62 | L | D | W | D | D | 1970-04-27 | Peterborough United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 1.467 | 60 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 1 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 1.848 | 59 | D | D | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Wrexham | 45 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 1.653 | 59 | L | W | D | W | L | 1970-04-27 | Northampton Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 1.487 | 56 | W | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 45 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 1.222 | 53 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-04-30 | Chester | A |
| 7 | 0 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 1.177 | 52 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 1.269 | 50 | W | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Peterborough United | 45 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 1.152 | 48 | D | D | D | W | L | 1970-04-27 | Chesterfield | A |
| 10 | 0 | Colchester United | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 1.052 | 48 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-04-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 11 | 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 | ||
| 12 | 0 | York City | 44 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 0.917 | 46 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-04-27 | Darlington | A |
| 13 | 0 | Chester | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 0.862 | 46 | D | W | L | L | W | 1970-04-30 | Aldershot | H |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 45 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 1.231 | 44 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-04-27 | Wrexham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 44 | W | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 45 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 0.891 | 41 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-04-28 | Colchester United | 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 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 0.923 | 39 | W | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Workington | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 0.719 | 38 | W | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 0.716 | 37 | W | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 45 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 0.712 | 34 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-04-27 | York City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 0.512 | 30 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Bradford | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 64 | 0.427 | 23 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
