1970-09-11
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 2 | Halifax Town | Belle Vue | 4,570 | |
| Briggs | Lineups | Brierley 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 | 0 | Fulham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-09-12 | Rochdale | A |
| 2 | 10 | Halifax Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 7 | W | W | L | W | D | 1970-09-19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | -1 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.286 | 7 | W | L | W | D | W | 1970-09-12 | Barnsley | A |
| 4 | -1 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.667 | 7 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-09-12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 5 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.8 | 6 | W | D | W | D | L | 1970-09-12 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 6 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.375 | 6 | W | W | L | D | D | 1970-09-12 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 7 | -1 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.333 | 6 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-09-12 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 8 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 | D | D | D | D | W | 1970-09-12 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | -1 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.143 | 6 | D | W | D | W | L | 1970-09-12 | Wrexham | A |
| 10 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.636 | 6 | L | W | L | W | W | 1970-09-12 | Swansea City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Torquay United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1970-09-12 | Gillingham | A |
| 12 | -1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1970-09-12 | Bury | H |
| 13 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.333 | 5 | W | D | D | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Bradford City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.917 | 5 | L | L | W | D | W | 1970-09-12 | Port Vale | H |
| 15 | 0 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.889 | 5 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Reading | H |
| 16 | 0 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.889 | 4 | L | L | W | W | L | 1970-09-12 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.833 | 4 | D | W | D | L | L | 1970-09-12 | Aston Villa | H |
| 18 | 0 | Wrexham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.8 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1970-09-12 | Rotherham United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Reading | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.625 | 4 | W | D | L | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Preston North End | A |
| 20 | 0 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | D | L | W | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Torquay United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.375 | 4 | L | W | D | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Fulham | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.7 | 3 | L | L | D | W | L | 1970-09-12 | Chesterfield | A |
| 23 | 0 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.727 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-09-12 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-09-19 | Fulham | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Recreation Ground | 5,963 | |
| Lineups | Rusling | |||||
| Southend United | 1 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Roots Hall | 7,545 | |
| Best | Lineups | Sainty, Gulliver | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Hartlepool | Edgeley Park | 4,146 | |
| Rowlands, Brookes | Lineups | Kirk | ||||
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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 | 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.25 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-09-18 | Colchester United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Notts County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.667 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-09-12 | Colchester United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Southport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.4 | 9 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-09-12 | Cambridge United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | 9 | W | W | D | W | W | 1970-09-12 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | York City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | L | W | W | W | D | 1970-09-12 | Chester | H |
| 6 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.4 | 7 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-09-12 | Workington | A |
| 7 | 9 | Stockport County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.25 | 7 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-09-18 | Southport | A |
| 8 | -1 | Chester | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.667 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1970-09-12 | York City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | D | W | W | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Southport | H |
| 10 | 8 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.167 | 6 | W | D | L | L | W | 1970-09-19 | York City | H |
| 11 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.091 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-09-12 | Newport County | A |
| 12 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.4 | 5 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-09-12 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | -2 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.2 | 5 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-09-12 | Notts County | H |
| 14 | -2 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 | 5 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-09-12 | Barrow | A |
| 15 | -2 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.125 | 5 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 16 | -1 | Peterborough United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-09-12 | Brentford | A |
| 17 | -3 | Hartlepool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.875 | 5 | L | W | D | D | D | 1970-09-19 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | -1 | Aldershot | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-09-19 | Hartlepool | A |
| 19 | 0 | Workington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.667 | 4 | L | L | W | D | D | 1970-09-12 | Darlington | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.462 | 3 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.3 | 2 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-09-19 | Lincoln City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Barrow | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.333 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1970-09-12 | Lincoln City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.182 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-09-12 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.167 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-09-12 | Oldham Athletic | H |
