1970-08-22
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4 | 0 | Manchester United | Highbury | 54,117 | |
| Radford 3, Graham | Lineups | |||||
| Blackpool | 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bloomfield Road | 22,162 | |
| Pickering 2, Brown | Lineups | Astle | ||||
| Coventry City | 1 | 0 | Southampton | Highfield Road | 26,238 | |
| Hunt | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Selhurst Park | 27,287 | |
| Birchenall | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 2 | 0 | Stoke City | Baseball Ground | 35,461 | |
| Hinton (p), Wignall | Lineups | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Portman Road | 19,150 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leeds United | 3 | 2 | Everton | Elland Road | 46,718 | |
| Bremner 2, Giles | Lineups | Brown, Husband | ||||
| Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Anfield Road | 52,628 | |
| McLaughlin 2, Evans A 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 0 | 0 | Burnley | Maine Road | 37,849 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | Upton Park | 39,240 | |
| Howe, Hurst | Lineups | Weller 2 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Molineux | 23,896 | |
| Lineups | Mullery, Chivers, Morgan | |||||
| 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 | 1 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1970-08-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 2 | 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 3 | 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 4 | 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Blackpool | H |
| 5 | 3 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.75 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 6 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | 5 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | -4 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.33 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Everton | H |
| 9 | -8 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Arsenal | A |
| 10 | -7 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1970-08-26 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 11 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Leeds United | A |
| 13 | 5 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | 7 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Manchester City | A |
| 15 | -6 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Chelsea | A |
| 16 | -6 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Stoke City | H |
| 17 | -2 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.67 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Manchester United | H |
| 18 | -4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 19 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Derby County | A |
| 20 | -4 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 21 | -2 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Burnley | A |
| 22 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1970-08-25 | Coventry City | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Orient | Ewood Park | 9,306 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Millwall | Ninian Park | 25,299 | |
| Toshack, King | Lineups | Possee, Cripps | ||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 3 | Birmingham City | Brunton Park | 9,244 | |
| Lineups | Vincent, Latchford R 2 | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | The Valley | 10,460 | |
| Peacock | Lineups | Galley | ||||
| Hull City | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Boothferry Park | 20,929 | |
| Simpkin | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | Kenilworth Road | 16,110 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Manor Ground | 11,090 | |
| Atkinson G | Lineups | Prendergast | ||||
| Portsmouth | 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Fratton Park | 15,743 | |
| McCann, Hiron 2, Jennings | Lineups | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 3 | Leicester City | Loftus Road | 17,090 | |
| Venables (p) | Lineups | Kellard, Brown, Farrington | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | Bramall Lane | 18,696 | |
| Woodward, Colquhoun | Lineups | Noble | ||||
| Sunderland | 3 | 3 | Watford | Roker Park | 16,228 | |
| Park, Hughes, Kerr | Lineups | Walley, Wigg, Lees | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Luton Town | H |
| 2 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.86 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 9 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Millwall | A |
| 4 | -2 | Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 5 | 5 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Watford | A |
| 6 | 3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 7 | -2 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Cardiff City | H |
| 9 | -3 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.25 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Hull City | H |
| 10 | -2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1970-08-26 | Cardiff City | H |
| 11 | 11 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Carlisle United | H |
| 12 | -8 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Sheffield United | H |
| 14 | 6 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Norwich City | A |
| 15 | -1 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.86 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Swindon Town | A |
| 16 | 2 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Portsmouth | H |
| 17 | -4 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Sunderland | H |
| 18 | -3 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Birmingham City | A |
| 19 | -3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 20 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Orient | A |
| 21 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | -5 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Leicester City | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Villa Park | 29,230 | |
| McMahon | Lineups | Aitken OG | ||||
| Bradford City | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | Valley Parade | 8,912 | |
| O'Neill | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Eastville | 8,994 | |
| Stubbs, Gilbert | Lineups | McLaughlin, Andrews | ||||
| Bury | 2 | 1 | Gillingham | Gigg Lane | 3,774 | |
| White (p), Jones | Lineups | Williams | ||||
| Fulham | 4 | 1 | Swansea City | Craven Cottage | 10,314 | |
| Earle 2, Halom, Dunne | Lineups | Cotton | ||||
| Halifax Town | 2 | 0 | Wrexham | The Shay | 3,789 | |
| Atkins, Robertson (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Field Mill | 7,988 | |
| Napier J OG | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 4 | 1 | Rochdale | Vale Park | 6,196 | |
| McLaren 2, James, Morris | Lineups | Jenkins (p) | ||||
| Reading | 1 | 2 | Walsall | Elm Park | 8,589 | |
| Harrison OG | Lineups | Woodward, Taylor | ||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Millmoor | 8,693 | |
| Brogden, Leigh | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Plainmoor | 6,023 | |
| Rudge, Jackson, Mitchinson | Lineups | Ingram | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 2 | 6 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Walsall | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Rochdale | A |
| 4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 5 | 5 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 6 | 11 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Wrexham | A |
| 7 | -5 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 8 | -2 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.33 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Swansea City | A |
| 9 | -8 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 10 | 8 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | 8 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 12 | -3 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Preston North End | A |
| 13 | 8 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Fulham | H |
| 14 | -7 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Torquay United | H |
| 15 | -2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Reading | H |
| 16 | -5 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | -2 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Halifax Town | H |
| 18 | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | -3 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Chesterfield | A |
| 20 | -8 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | -7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Rotherham United | H |
| 22 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 23 | 1 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.17 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Aston Villa | H |
| 24 | -2 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Bury | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Dean Court | 7,029 | |
| Worthington OG, Allen | Lineups | Brace | ||||
| Chester | 2 | 1 | Colchester United | Sealand Road | 5,447 | |
| Draper, Cheetham | Lineups | Owen | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 4 | York City | Gresty Road | 2,334 | |
| Swallow OG, Hollett 2 | Lineups | Aimson 2, Taylor, Boyer | ||||
| Darlington | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | Feethams Ground | 2,980 | |
| Coddington OG | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | Workington | Victoria Park | 2,945 | |
| Wilson OG | Lineups | Martin | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | Brentford | Sincil Bank | 6,813 | |
| Freeman 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | Cambridge United | County Ground | 7,901 | |
| East, Neal | Lineups | Walker | ||||
| Notts County | 3 | 1 | Barrow | Meadow Lane | 5,826 | |
| Crickmore, Barker 2 | Lineups | Garbett | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | Exeter City | Boundary Park | 6,352 | |
| Fryatt, Bryceland | Lineups | Gadston | ||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | Aldershot | London Road | 5,957 | |
| Wile | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | Southend United | Old Showground | 3,930 | |
| Kerr, Foxton, Heath | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Colchester United | A |
| 2 | 2 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Workington | A |
| 3 | 10 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Stockport County | A |
| 4 | -3 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 7 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | York City | A |
| 6 | 10 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | 3 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Southend United | A |
| 8 | 11 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 8 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 10 | -7 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | -9 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.67 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Hartlepool | H |
| 12 | -7 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | 2 | Workington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Chester | H |
| 14 | 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Newport County | A |
| 15 | 6 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Cambridge United | A |
| 16 | -7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Barrow | A |
| 17 | -9 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 18 | -7 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Peterborough United | H |
| 19 | -12 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 20 | 3 | Hartlepool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 21 | -7 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Darlington | H |
| 22 | -4 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-28 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 23 | -3 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Southport | H |
| 24 | -2 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.14 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
