1970-09-18
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | Plainmoor | 6,080 | |
| Welsh A | Lineups | Hickton (p) | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | Swansea City | Prenton Park | 5,282 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Fulham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3.2 | 10 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-09-19 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.857 | 9 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-09-19 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 3 | 2 | Torquay United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 8 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-09-21 | Barnsley | H |
| 4 | -1 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.25 | 8 | D | W | L | W | D | 1970-09-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 5 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0.846 | 8 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-09-19 | Wrexham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.8 | 7 | D | W | D | W | D | 1970-09-19 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 4 | Chesterfield | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | D | D | L | W | W | 1970-09-21 | Port Vale | A |
| 9 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.375 | 7 | D | W | W | L | D | 1970-09-19 | Walsall | H |
| 10 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.2 | 7 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-09-19 | Bury | A |
| 11 | -1 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.2 | 7 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-09-19 | Aston Villa | A |
| 12 | -1 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.125 | 7 | D | D | W | D | W | 1970-09-19 | Rochdale | H |
| 13 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.857 | 7 | D | L | D | D | D | 1970-09-25 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 14 | -1 | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.111 | 6 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-09-19 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.846 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-09-19 | Gillingham | H |
| 16 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | L | W | D | D | L | 1970-09-19 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.857 | 5 | D | D | W | D | L | 1970-09-19 | Reading | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.818 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1970-09-19 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.7 | 4 | D | L | L | D | W | 1970-09-19 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | 4 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-09-19 | Port Vale | A |
| 21 | 0 | Reading | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | L | W | D | L | L | 1970-09-19 | Barnsley | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.4 | 4 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-09-19 | Rotherham United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Swansea City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.667 | 3 | D | L | L | W | L | 1970-09-22 | Rotherham United | A |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 1 | Colchester United | Dean Court | 7,769 | |
| MacDougall 4 | Lineups | Crawford | ||||
| Southport | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | Haig Avenue | 4,174 | |
| Redrobe | 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 | 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.6 | 12 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-09-23 | Workington | H |
| 2 | 1 | Southport | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 | 12 | W | D | W | W | L | 1970-09-21 | Exeter City | H |
| 3 | -2 | Notts County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.8 | 11 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-09-19 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | -2 | Northampton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.2 | 11 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-09-19 | Barrow | H |
| 5 | 0 | York City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.429 | 8 | D | L | W | W | W | 1970-09-19 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Darlington | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.4 | 8 | D | W | D | D | W | 1970-09-19 | Newport County | H |
| 7 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.333 | 8 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-09-19 | Workington | H |
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.667 | 7 | W | W | L | L | W | 1970-09-19 | Southend United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Exeter City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 7 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-09-19 | Chester | A |
| 10 | 0 | Cambridge United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | D | D | W | W | L | 1970-09-19 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chester | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | D | W | L | W | W | 1970-09-19 | Exeter City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | L | W | L | W | W | 1970-09-22 | Northampton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | D | W | L | L | W | 1970-09-19 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-09-19 | Peterborough United | A |
| 16 | 1 | 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 |
| 17 | -2 | Colchester United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.75 | 5 | L | L | L | W | D | 1970-09-21 | Darlington | A |
| 18 | 0 | Workington | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.667 | 5 | D | L | L | W | D | 1970-09-19 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0.421 | 3 | L | L | L | W | L | 1970-09-19 | Cambridge United | H |
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.308 | 1 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-09-19 | Northampton Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-09-19 | Notts County | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.188 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-09-19 | Darlington | A |
