1970-09-30
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | IBK Keflavik | 0 | 3 | Everton | D 1 | Keflavíkurvöllur | 9,500 | agg 2-9 |
| Lineups | Whittle, Royle 2 | |||||||
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Aris Thessalonika |  | Stamford Bridge | 40,425 | agg 2-6 |
| Hinton, Hollins 2, Hutchinson 2 | Lineups | Alexiadis | ||||||
| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
 | Linfield | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | D 1 | Windsor Park | 21,000 | agg 2-2 |
| Millen 2 | Lineups | Lee | ||||||
 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 0 | 0 | Cardiff City | D 2 | GSZ Stadium | 10,000 | agg 0-8 |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| European Fairs Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | Trakia Plovdiv |  | Highfield Road | 20,771 | agg 6-1 |
| Blockley, Joicey | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Internazionale |  | St James' Park | 56,495 | agg 3-1 |
| Davies, Moncur | Lineups | |||||||
| Texaco Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 1 | Burnley | D 1 | Tynecastle | 15,861 | agg 5-4 |
| D 1 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | Motherwell | |
Victoria Ground | 15,779 | aet agg 2-2 4-3p |
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Morton | |
The Hawthorns | 16,168 | agg 1-3 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Orient | Burnden Park | 7,165 | |
| Lineups | Fairbrother | |||||
| Leicester City | 3 | 2 | Middlesbrough | Filbert Street | 26,260 | |
| Brown 2, Kellard | Lineups | Hickton 2 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 5 | Sheffield United | Fratton Park | 16,587 | |
| Munks | Lineups | Dearden, Woodward 3, Reece | ||||
| Watford | 2 | 0 | Norwich City | Vicarage Road | 14,163 | |
| Wigg, Eddy (p) | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 3 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.286 | 13 | W | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 8 | Sheffield United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.25 | 10 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | 8 | Orient | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.75 | 10 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | 8 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.1 | 9 | W | D | L | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Portsmouth | A |
| 11 | -4 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Watford | H |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | -4 | Norwich City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.875 | 9 | L | L | D | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Oxford United | A |
| 14 | -3 | 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 |
| 15 | -2 | 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 |
| 16 | -4 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.083 | 8 | L | W | D | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Cardiff City | A |
| 17 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.688 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-03 | Sunderland | A |
| 18 | -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 |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Villa Park | 32,082 | |
| Lochhead | Lineups | Graydon | ||||
| Bradford City | 0 | 1 | Reading | Valley Parade | 5,692 | |
| Lineups | Williams | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 1 | Preston North End | Gay Meadow | 8,053 | |
| Lineups | Heppolette | |||||
| Torquay United | 2 | 1 | Bury | Plainmoor | 5,077 | |
| Edwards, Twitchin | Lineups | Tinsley | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 15 | D | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.889 | 13 | D | D | W | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Chesterfield | H |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | 3 | Torquay United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Swansea City | H |
| 6 | 5 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.154 | 12 | W | D | W | L | W | 1970-10-02 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | -2 | 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 |
| 8 | 6 | Reading | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.929 | 12 | W | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-03 | Wrexham | H |
| 9 | -3 | 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 |
| 10 | -3 | Bradford City | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.667 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-10-02 | Preston North End | H |
| 11 | -2 | 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 |
| 12 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1.15 | 10 | L | W | L | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Halifax Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.529 | 5 | L | L | L | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 23 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2 | 2 | Cambridge United | Recreation Ground | 5,739 | |
| Walton 2 | Lineups | Meldrum, Cassidy | ||||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Dean Court | 8,219 | |
| Lineups | Deere, Davidson | |||||
| Chester | 1 | 0 | Southport | Sealand Road | 6,749 | |
| Tarbuck | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool | 2 | 1 | Notts County | Victoria Park | 2,772 | |
| Young, Crook | Lineups | Bradd | ||||
| Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | London Road | 5,857 | |
| Sheffield, Moss | Lineups | Shaw | ||||
| Workington | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Borough Park | 2,350 | |
| Wookey | Lineups | Gilchrist | ||||
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.571 | 16 | L | W | W | D | W | 1970-10-03 | Workington | H |
| 2 | 3 | Chester | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.167 | 15 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Aldershot | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.875 | 15 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-10-03 | Cambridge United | H |
| 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 | -2 | Southport | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.667 | 14 | L | W | L | W | D | 1970-10-02 | Barrow | H |
| 6 | 5 | Peterborough United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.273 | 13 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-10-03 | Colchester United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Cambridge United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.444 | 12 | D | W | L | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 8 | -2 | 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 |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 11 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Southend United | H |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.25 | 10 | W | D | D | L | W | 1970-10-03 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Colchester United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | D | W | D | L | L | 1970-10-03 | Peterborough United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Workington | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.889 | 9 | D | D | L | W | D | 1970-10-03 | Notts County | A |
| 17 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Hartlepool | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.769 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Newport County | H |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | -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 |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.714 | 6 | D | L | L | D | L | 1970-10-03 | Chester | A |
| 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 |
