1970-09-29
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Fairs Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ferencvaros | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | Ulloi ut Stadion | 25,000 | agg 1-2 |
| Mucha | Lineups | Hughes | ||||||
| D 1 | Leeds United | 5 | 0 | Sarpsborg FK |  | Elland Road | 19,283 | agg 6-0 |
| Bremner 2, Charlton 2, Lorimer | Lineups | |||||||
| Texaco Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | East End Park | 9,000 | agg 0-7 |
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Dundee | |
Molineux | 13,042 | agg 2-1 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | Ashton Gate | 15,975 | |
| Galley, Sharpe | Lineups | Summerill | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Carlisle United | The Valley | 9,057 | |
| Peacock | Lineups | Balderstone | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 1 | Luton Town | Loftus Road | 19,268 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| Lineups | Keen | |||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | Millwall | County Ground | 14,389 | |
| Horsfield, Rogers 2 (1p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.375 | 13 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Norwich City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.833 | 12 | D | D | W | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 3 | 0 | Hull City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.714 | 12 | W | W | D | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.6 | 11 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-09-30 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 5 | 0 | Luton Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.167 | 11 | W | D | W | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Bristol City | H |
| 6 | 6 | Bristol City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.889 | 10 | W | D | L | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Luton Town | A |
| 7 | -1 | Portsmouth | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.667 | 9 | L | W | L | W | D | 1970-09-30 | Sheffield United | H |
| 8 | 9 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.375 | 9 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 9 | -2 | Norwich City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.167 | 9 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-09-30 | Watford | A |
| 10 | -2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.917 | 9 | W | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-03 | Sheffield United | A |
| 11 | 2 | Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.833 | 9 | D | L | W | D | W | 1970-10-02 | Millwall | H |
| 12 | -3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.222 | 8 | W | D | D | L | W | 1970-09-30 | Leicester City | A |
| 13 | -3 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.167 | 8 | D | W | L | W | W | 1970-10-03 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | -3 | Sheffield United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.909 | 8 | D | D | W | D | D | 1970-09-30 | Portsmouth | A |
| 15 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.733 | 8 | L | W | L | L | D | 1970-09-30 | Orient | H |
| 16 | -1 | Orient | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.625 | 8 | D | L | W | L | D | 1970-09-30 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | -1 | Birmingham City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.9 | 7 | L | D | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Hull City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Watford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | D | L | D | D | D | 1970-09-30 | Norwich City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.556 | 7 | D | D | L | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Leicester City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.647 | 6 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-03 | Orient | H |
| 21 | 0 | Millwall | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.538 | 5 | L | D | L | L | W | 1970-10-02 | Carlisle United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.308 | 4 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-10-03 | Swindon Town | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3 | 1 | Gillingham | Oakwell | 7,585 | |
| Loyden (p), McPhee, Dean | Lineups | Bailey | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Belle Vue | 3,447 | |
| Briggs, Rabjohn | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 3 | Rotherham United | The Shay | 5,891 | |
| Atkins | Lineups | Brogden 2, Phillips | ||||
| Swansea City | 3 | 0 | Wrexham | Vetch Field | 10,070 | |
| Evans B, Allchurch, Thomas | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 2 | 1 | Chesterfield | Fellows Park | 5,454 | |
| Train, Taylor (p) | Lineups | Moss | ||||
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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 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1.545 | 14 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-09-30 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 3 | 3 | Rotherham United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1.429 | 13 | W | L | W | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Walsall | H |
| 4 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | D | W | W | D | W | 1970-09-30 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 12 | W | D | D | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 6 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 11 | W | L | W | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Fulham | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bradford City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.727 | 11 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-09-30 | Reading | H |
| 8 | 0 | Torquay United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-09-30 | Bury | H |
| 9 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.25 | 10 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1.211 | 10 | W | L | D | W | L | 1970-09-30 | Preston North End | H |
| 11 | 0 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.077 | 10 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-09-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 12 | 2 | Walsall | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.071 | 10 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Rotherham United | A |
| 13 | 4 | Barnsley | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | W | D | W | L | D | 1970-10-03 | Port Vale | A |
| 14 | -2 | Reading | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.857 | 10 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-09-30 | Bradford City | A |
| 15 | -2 | Chesterfield | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.333 | 9 | L | L | W | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.789 | 8 | L | L | W | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Reading | A |
| 17 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.75 | 8 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Aston Villa | A |
| 18 | 3 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.941 | 7 | W | W | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Port Vale | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.619 | 7 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 20 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.583 | 7 | L | L | D | L | D | 1970-10-02 | Gillingham | H |
| 21 | -1 | Gillingham | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0.6 | 6 | L | D | L | D | L | 1970-10-02 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.533 | 5 | L | L | D | D | L | 1970-09-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 23 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.563 | 4 | W | L | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Bury | A |
| 24 | -1 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.353 | 4 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Mansfield Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Southend United | Blundell Park | 4,102 | |
| Oates, Hickman | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 0 | 1 | Exeter City | Somerton Park | 2,169 | |
| Lineups | Gadston | |||||
| 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 | Notts County | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.4 | 16 | W | W | D | W | W | 1970-09-30 | Hartlepool | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 15 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-09-30 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southport | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.875 | 14 | W | L | W | D | W | 1970-09-30 | Chester | A |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.857 | 14 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-10-03 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | 0 | Chester | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-09-30 | Southport | H |
| 6 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-10-03 | Exeter City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Cambridge United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.571 | 11 | W | L | W | D | D | 1970-09-30 | Aldershot | A |
| 8 | 5 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.357 | 11 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | -1 | York City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.3 | 11 | D | L | W | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Darlington | A |
| 10 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.278 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1970-09-30 | Peterborough United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Peterborough United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 11 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-09-30 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 12 | -1 | Stockport County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.143 | 11 | W | D | D | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | -1 | Darlington | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.125 | 11 | L | L | D | W | D | 1970-10-03 | York City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | W | D | L | L | L | 1970-09-30 | Workington | A |
| 15 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | D | D | L | W | D | 1970-09-30 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 16 | 0 | Workington | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.875 | 8 | D | L | W | D | L | 1970-09-30 | Colchester United | H |
| 17 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.846 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Southend United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0.538 | 8 | L | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 19 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0.556 | 7 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-03 | Stockport County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.667 | 6 | L | L | D | L | W | 1970-09-30 | Notts County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.667 | 5 | L | L | D | L | W | 1970-09-30 | Cambridge United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0.389 | 4 | L | W | L | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Northampton Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.389 | 2 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-10-02 | Southport | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.182 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-10-03 | Hartlepool | A |
