1970-10-19
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall | 3 | 0 | Watford | The Den, New Cross | 11,988 | |
| Dunphy, Possee, Bridges | Lineups | |||||
| Orient | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Brisbane Road | 10,219 | |
| Dyson | Lineups | Warboys | ||||
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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 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 18 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-21 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3.286 | 17 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-20 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Leicester City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.909 | 17 | D | W | D | W | W | 1970-10-20 | Birmingham City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Oxford United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 16 | L | W | D | W | D | 1970-10-21 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.467 | 16 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-20 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cardiff City | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1.417 | 15 | D | W | L | D | D | 1970-10-24 | Carlisle United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Carlisle United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.154 | 14 | W | D | W | D | L | 1970-10-20 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.1 | 13 | W | D | D | L | L | 1970-10-21 | Swindon Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1.267 | 12 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-10-20 | Carlisle United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1.111 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-20 | Bristol City | H |
| 11 | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.783 | 12 | D | W | L | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Leicester City | H |
| 12 | -1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.125 | 11 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 13 | -1 | Swindon Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1970-10-21 | Norwich City | A |
| 14 | 6 | Millwall | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.833 | 11 | W | W | W | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Orient | A |
| 15 | -2 | Watford | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0.667 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Birmingham City | H |
| 16 | 2 | Orient | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.5 | 11 | D | L | L | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Millwall | H |
| 17 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 10 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 18 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.727 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-10-20 | Sheffield United | A |
| 19 | -2 | Bristol City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.615 | 10 | L | L | L | W | D | 1970-10-20 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 20 | -1 | Birmingham City | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.75 | 9 | L | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-20 | Leicester City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.563 | 8 | L | L | D | D | D | 1970-10-20 | Luton Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.381 | 6 | L | L | W | D | D | 1970-10-21 | Hull City | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | Vale Park | 11,224 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| James, Gough | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Swansea City | Deepdale | 10,388 | |
| Ingram | Lineups | Hole | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Bradford City | Prenton Park | 2,642 | |
| Brodie, Moore, Hinch | Lineups | Hall J | ||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Racecourse Ground | 10,092 | |
| Ashcroft, Tinnion | Lineups | Andrews | ||||
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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 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2.667 | 20 | D | W | D | W | D | 1970-10-21 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.375 | 18 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-20 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.857 | 18 | D | W | W | D | D | 1970-10-20 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.267 | 18 | L | D | D | D | D | 1970-10-24 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 5 | 2 | Preston North End | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.25 | 17 | D | L | W | W | W | 1970-10-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 6 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.043 | 17 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-10-20 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 7 | -1 | Rotherham United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.353 | 16 | D | L | W | W | L | 1970-10-20 | Torquay United | H |
| 8 | 3 | Wrexham | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.045 | 15 | W | W | W | D | L | 1970-10-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 9 | -1 | Reading | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.889 | 15 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-10-21 | Fulham | H |
| 10 | -1 | Barnsley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.067 | 14 | D | W | D | W | D | 1970-10-21 | Chesterfield | A |
| 11 | -1 | Halifax Town | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1.059 | 14 | W | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-20 | Bury | A |
| 12 | 5 | Port Vale | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.909 | 13 | W | W | D | D | L | 1970-10-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 13 | 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.765 | 13 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Aston Villa | A |
| 14 | -2 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.583 | 12 | D | W | L | L | L | 1970-10-21 | Barnsley | H |
| 15 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.188 | 12 | L | L | D | W | L | 1970-10-21 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 16 | -2 | Walsall | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.857 | 12 | D | D | L | L | W | 1970-10-21 | Gillingham | A |
| 17 | -2 | Bradford City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.474 | 12 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 18 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0.962 | 11 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Chesterfield | H |
| 19 | 1 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.833 | 10 | D | L | W | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Gillingham | H |
| 20 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 10 | L | D | D | L | D | 1970-10-21 | Rochdale | H |
| 21 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0.75 | 8 | L | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-21 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bury | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.64 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-10-20 | Halifax Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Gillingham | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.522 | 6 | L | L | L | L | D | 1970-10-21 | Walsall | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0.478 | 6 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-10-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 0 | 3 | Workington | Holker Street | 2,560 | |
| Lineups | Wilson, Goodfellow, Spratt | |||||
| Brentford | 2 | 3 | Aldershot | Griffin Park | 7,648 | |
| Dawson, Ross | Lineups | Howarth 3 | ||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | Abbey Stadium | 4,650 | |
| Leggett | Lineups | Brookes | ||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | York City | Layer Road | 4,457 | |
| Crawford | 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 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2.1 | 20 | D | W | W | L | D | 1970-10-20 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chester | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.182 | 19 | L | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-20 | Northampton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.917 | 19 | W | L | D | L | W | 1970-10-21 | Darlington | H |
| 4 | 0 | Southport | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.727 | 18 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-10-20 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Northampton Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.667 | 18 | W | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-20 | Chester | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.364 | 18 | W | W | D | W | L | 1970-10-20 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 7 | 0 | Darlington | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.455 | 16 | W | D | W | L | L | 1970-10-21 | Notts County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Peterborough United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.4 | 16 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-10-20 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 9 | 2 | Cambridge United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.143 | 16 | D | W | D | L | D | 1970-10-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 10 | 2 | Stockport County | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.944 | 16 | D | L | W | W | W | 1970-10-23 | Colchester United | H |
| 11 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.385 | 15 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-10-20 | Peterborough United | H |
| 12 | 2 | Colchester United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.118 | 15 | W | W | L | W | D | 1970-10-23 | Stockport County | A |
| 13 | -3 | York City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1.111 | 15 | L | L | W | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 14 | 1 | Workington | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 | 14 | W | L | W | D | D | 1970-10-24 | Newport County | A |
| 15 | -2 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1.643 | 13 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-10-20 | Southport | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.955 | 12 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-21 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 2 | Aldershot | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0.9 | 12 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-10-24 | Barrow | H |
| 18 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.714 | 12 | L | W | L | W | W | 1970-10-21 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0.667 | 11 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-21 | Hartlepool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.778 | 10 | L | D | D | W | L | 1970-10-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0.35 | 8 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-10-21 | Newport County | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0.48 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Southend United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0.364 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Aldershot | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.286 | 1 | L | L | D | L | L | 1970-10-21 | Southend United | A |
