1970-10-09
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | Layer Road | 5,423 | |
| Crawford | Lineups | Bebbington, Mundy | ||||
| Southend United | 0 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | Roots Hall | 7,699 | |
| Lineups | Bradshaw, Morrissey | |||||
| Stockport County | 4 | 3 | Lincoln City | Edgeley Park | 5,251 | |
| Mulvaney 3, McMillan | Lineups | Hubbard 2, Trevis | ||||
| York City | 2 | 0 | Southport | Bootham Crescent | 3,934 | |
| Johanneson, Boyer | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Chester | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.375 | 17 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-10-10 | Barrow | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.25 | 17 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-10-10 | Brentford | A |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.222 | 17 | D | L | W | W | D | 1970-10-10 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-10-10 | Workington | A |
| 5 | 0 | Southport | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.455 | 16 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-16 | Southend United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.318 | 16 | W | D | W | L | D | 1970-10-17 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 7 | 2 | Stockport County | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 | 15 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-10-17 | Peterborough United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Lincoln City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1.769 | 13 | L | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-17 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Darlington | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.375 | 13 | W | L | L | D | W | 1970-10-10 | Aldershot | A |
| 10 | 4 | York City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 13 | W | L | D | L | W | 1970-10-12 | Barrow | H |
| 11 | -1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.154 | 13 | L | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-10 | Cambridge United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.083 | 12 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-10-10 | Peterborough United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.111 | 11 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-10 | Hartlepool | H |
| 14 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.091 | 11 | D | L | W | D | D | 1970-10-10 | Newport County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | L | W | D | W | D | 1970-10-17 | Hartlepool | A |
| 16 | 0 | Workington | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.909 | 10 | D | D | D | L | W | 1970-10-10 | Northampton Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.684 | 10 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-10-10 | Notts County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Hartlepool | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.8 | 9 | D | W | L | L | D | 1970-10-10 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0.633 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-10-17 | Workington | H |
| 20 | -1 | Aldershot | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.8 | 8 | W | D | L | L | D | 1970-10-10 | Darlington | H |
| 21 | -1 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0.412 | 8 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-10-16 | Southport | A |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0.368 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.368 | 2 | L | L | D | L | L | 1970-10-10 | Chester | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-10-10 | Scunthorpe United | H |
