1970-08-28
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Bury | Oakwell | 7,149 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Jones | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Gay Meadow | 5,836 | |
| Andrews, Moir 2, Wood (p), McLaughlin | Lineups | Partridge 2 | ||||
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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 | 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.83 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1970-09-01 | Swansea City | A |
| 2 | -1 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 3 | -1 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Walsall | A |
| 4 | -1 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Rochdale | A |
| 5 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.83 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1970-08-31 | Aston Villa | A |
| 6 | -1 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 7 | -1 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1970-09-01 | Rotherham United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Fulham | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Torquay United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Reading | H |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Halifax Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Chesterfield | A |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | 3 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1970-09-01 | Walsall | A |
| 22 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Rotherham United | H |
| 23 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 24 | -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 |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 0 | 0 | Darlington | Roots Hall | 7,577 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Edgeley Park | 4,164 | |
| McMillan, Deere OG | Lineups | |||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Colchester United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Workington | A |
| 3 | 4 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1970-08-31 | Hartlepool | A |
| 4 | 0 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | York City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | 15 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1970-08-31 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | -5 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1970-09-01 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 9 | -1 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Lincoln City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Notts County | H |
| 12 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.67 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Hartlepool | H |
| 13 | -1 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 14 | -1 | Workington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Chester | H |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Cambridge United | A |
| 17 | 4 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1970-09-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 18 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Barrow | A |
| 19 | -2 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 20 | -2 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | -2 | Barrow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 22 | -2 | Hartlepool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1970-08-29 | Southport | H |
| 24 | 0 | 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 |
