1970-10-20
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| European Fairs Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 1 | Coventry City | D 1 | Grünwalder Stadion | 12,548 | |
| Muller 2, Roth, Schneider 2, Schwarzenbeck | Lineups | Hunt | ||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | St Andrew's | 25,381 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | Brunton Park | 16,623 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Kenilworth Road | 16,372 | |
| Givens, MacDonald | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | Ayresome Park | 16,651 | |
| Hickton | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Bramall Lane | 18,216 | |
| Colquhoun, Dearden | Lineups | Hulme, Phillips | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Luton Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3.571 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-24 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.909 | 18 | D | D | W | D | W | 1970-10-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 4 | 1 | Sheffield United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.412 | 17 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-24 | Hull City | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.154 | 15 | D | W | D | W | D | 1970-10-24 | Cardiff City | H |
| 8 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1.167 | 14 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Swindon Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sunderland | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1.267 | 13 | D | W | L | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Oxford United | H |
| 10 | -2 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.75 | 11 | D | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Bristol City | H |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | 1 | Birmingham City | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.75 | 10 | D | L | L | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Watford | A |
| 20 | -1 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.593 | 10 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.5 | 8 | L | L | L | D | D | 1970-10-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Eastville | 12,220 | |
| Jarman, Jones R | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Halifax Town | Gigg Lane | 2,708 | |
| O'Connor | Lineups | Brierley | ||||
| Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | Torquay United | Millmoor | 6,323 | |
| Edwards OG, Hague, Warnock | Lineups | Welsh E | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | W | D | W | W | D | 1970-10-24 | Bury | H |
| 3 | -1 | Torquay United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.818 | 18 | L | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-24 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | 3 | Rotherham United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.444 | 18 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-10-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0.96 | 17 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Reading | H |
| 8 | 3 | Halifax Town | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1.056 | 15 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Fulham | A |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.654 | 8 | D | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-24 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | Chester | County Ground | 6,152 | |
| East, Large, Fairbrother | Lineups | Webber | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Boundary Park | 10,274 | |
| Mundy, Fryatt | Lineups | MacDougall, Scott | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 5 | 2 | Peterborough United | Old Showground | 4,015 | |
| Keegan, Heath, Cassidy, Barker, Kerr | Lineups | Garwood, Barker OG | ||||
| Southport | 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | Haig Avenue | 2,449 | |
| Field | 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 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.917 | 21 | D | D | W | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Chester | A |
| 2 | 2 | Southport | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.818 | 20 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Hartlepool | A |
| 3 | 2 | Northampton Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.8 | 20 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -3 | Chester | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.786 | 19 | L | L | W | W | L | 1970-10-24 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.333 | 19 | D | W | W | D | W | 1970-10-24 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.533 | 17 | W | W | W | D | L | 1970-10-24 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | -1 | Peterborough United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.15 | 16 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-10-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1.533 | 13 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-10-24 | Peterborough United | H |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
