1970-10-24
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 3 | 4 | Chelsea | Bloomfield Road | 24,940 | |
| Pickering 2, Suddick | Lineups | Webb, Weller 2, Hatton OG | ||||
| Coventry City | 1 | 3 | Arsenal | Highfield Road | 30,017 | |
| Martin | Lineups | Kennedy, Radford, Graham | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | West Ham United | Selhurst Park | 41,396 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| Taylor | Lineups | Howe | ||||
| Derby County | 0 | 2 | Leeds United | Baseball Ground | 32,797 | |
| Lineups | Lorimer, Clarke | |||||
| Everton | 3 | 1 | Newcastle United | Goodison Park | 43,135 | |
| Kendall, Royle, Whittle | Lineups | OG | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds Road | 17,121 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | Liverpool | Portman Road | 22,576 | |
| Hill | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | 42,504 | |
| Kidd, Law | Lineups | Brown | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 0 | Burnley | The Dell | 19,709 | |
| Channon 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | Stoke City | White Hart Lane | 36,238 | |
| Gilzean, Chivers 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | Manchester City | Molineux | 32,700 | |
| Gould 2, McCalliog (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leeds United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.444 | 22 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Coventry City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2.143 | 20 | W | W | D | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Derby County | H |
| 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2.2 | 19 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-10-31 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 4 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.6 | 18 | D | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.25 | 18 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Southampton | H |
| 6 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1.074 | 18 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Liverpool | A |
| 7 | -4 | Manchester City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.545 | 17 | L | D | D | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Liverpool | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.143 | 15 | L | W | L | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | 3 | Southampton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.308 | 14 | W | D | L | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Chelsea | A |
| 10 | 3 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0.955 | 14 | W | L | D | L | W | 1970-10-31 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 11 | -2 | Stoke City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0.947 | 13 | L | L | W | D | W | 1970-10-31 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 12 | -2 | Coventry City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.929 | 13 | L | W | D | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Leeds United | A |
| 13 | -2 | Newcastle United | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0.842 | 13 | L | L | D | D | D | 1970-10-31 | Manchester United | H |
| 14 | 2 | Manchester United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0.789 | 13 | W | D | L | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Newcastle United | A |
| 15 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.722 | 12 | D | L | W | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 16 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.706 | 12 | D | D | W | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Stoke City | A |
| 17 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | W | W | L | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Manchester City | A |
| 18 | -4 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.818 | 11 | L | L | D | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | -4 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 0.719 | 11 | L | L | D | D | W | 1970-10-31 | Everton | H |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.727 | 10 | D | D | L | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Blackpool | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackpool | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0.481 | 8 | L | D | L | D | D | 1970-10-31 | West Ham United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.25 | 4 | L | L | D | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Crystal Palace | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | Norwich City | Ewood Park | 7,161 | |
| Mulvaney, Knighton (p) | Lineups | Silvester | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | Burnden Park | 7,749 | |
| Williams | Lineups | |||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | Brunton Park | 10,955 | |
| Balderstone | Lineups | Toshack | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Luton Town | The Valley | 12,928 | |
| Treacy | Lineups | Givens | ||||
| Hull City | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Boothferry Park | 25,340 | |
| Wagstaff | Lineups | Currie | ||||
| Orient | 0 | 0 | Millwall | Brisbane Road | 14,282 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | Loftus Road | 16,049 | |
| Clement, Morgan | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 3 | Leicester City | Hillsborough | 23,160 | |
| Lineups | Brown, Nish 2 (1p) | |||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Oxford United | Roker Park | 16,376 | |
| Lineups | Atkinson G | |||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | County Ground | 15,434 | |
| Rogers, Horsfield 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road | 14,707 | |
| Woods, Eddy (p) | Lineups | Vowden | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2.111 | 21 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Cardiff City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3.25 | 20 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Sunderland | H |
| 3 | 0 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.182 | 20 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.389 | 18 | D | D | W | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Carlisle United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Oxford United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1.333 | 18 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cardiff City | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.385 | 16 | D | D | W | L | D | 1970-10-28 | Portsmouth | H |
| 7 | 1 | Carlisle United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.143 | 16 | D | D | W | D | W | 1970-10-31 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Norwich City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.083 | 15 | L | W | W | D | D | 1970-10-31 | Orient | H |
| 9 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1.182 | 14 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Millwall | A |
| 10 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 14 | L | W | L | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Watford | H |
| 11 | 3 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1.231 | 13 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Birmingham City | A |
| 12 | -2 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1.188 | 13 | L | D | W | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Luton Town | A |
| 13 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.792 | 13 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Leicester City | A |
| 14 | 3 | Watford | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0.727 | 13 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 15 | 0 | Millwall | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.833 | 12 | D | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 16 | -4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.692 | 12 | L | D | W | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | 1 | Orient | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.5 | 12 | D | D | L | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Norwich City | A |
| 18 | -5 | Portsmouth | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 11 | L | L | L | W | L | 1970-10-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Birmingham City | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0.722 | 10 | L | D | L | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Swindon Town | H |
| 20 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.579 | 10 | W | L | L | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Portsmouth | A |
| 21 | -1 | Bristol City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.571 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0.375 | 7 | D | L | L | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Oxford United | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Villa Park | 20,676 | |
| Hamilton | Lineups | |||||
| Bradford City | 2 | 0 | Torquay United | Valley Parade | 4,231 | |
| Stowell, Bannister | Lineups | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | Wrexham | Goldstone Ground | 8,043 | |
| Napier K, Lawton | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 1 | Bury | Eastville | 10,928 | |
| Lineups | Connelly | |||||
| Fulham | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Craven Cottage | 10,749 | |
| Lloyd, Morton, Earle | Lineups | Brierley | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | Reading | Field Mill | 6,310 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | Home Park | 9,628 | |
| Molyneux | Lineups | Ham | ||||
| Port Vale | 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | Vale Park | 7,215 | |
| McLaren | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | Spotland | 5,462 | |
| Arrowsmith | Lineups | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | Gay Meadow | 4,273 | |
| Hughes | Lineups | Bell | ||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | Gillingham | Vetch Field | 8,118 | |
| Evans B | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2.545 | 23 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Torquay United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.867 | 20 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | 2 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.333 | 20 | W | L | D | D | D | 1970-10-31 | Reading | A |
| 4 | -1 | Torquay United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.538 | 18 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Fulham | H |
| 5 | -1 | Rotherham United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.368 | 18 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.235 | 18 | D | D | L | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0.96 | 18 | D | L | W | D | L | 1970-10-30 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.895 | 17 | D | D | W | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Aston Villa | H |
| 9 | 2 | Chesterfield | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.6 | 15 | D | W | D | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Swansea City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0.958 | 15 | L | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 11 | 4 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.955 | 15 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-10-31 | Bury | A |
| 12 | -3 | Halifax Town | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0.952 | 15 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.167 | 14 | D | D | L | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | -2 | Barnsley | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.9 | 14 | L | L | D | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 15 | -2 | Walsall | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.875 | 14 | W | L | D | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 16 | 1 | Bradford City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.579 | 14 | W | L | D | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.9 | 13 | W | D | L | D | D | 1970-10-31 | Preston North End | A |
| 18 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.722 | 13 | L | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-30 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 19 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0.963 | 12 | D | L | D | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Gillingham | A |
| 20 | 0 | Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.875 | 12 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Chesterfield | A |
| 21 | 1 | Bury | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.692 | 10 | W | D | L | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Port Vale | H |
| 22 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0.739 | 9 | L | D | L | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Barnsley | A |
| 23 | 1 | Rochdale | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 0.542 | 9 | W | D | D | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Walsall | A |
| 24 | -1 | Gillingham | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0.56 | 8 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3 | 0 | Barrow | Recreation Ground | 6,025 | |
| Brown, Howarth, Brodie | Lineups | |||||
| Chester | 4 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Sealand Road | 5,702 | |
| Webber 2, Tarbuck, Draper | Lineups | Scott, MacDougall | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Gresty Road | 2,385 | |
| Morrissey, Hince, Keegan OG | Lineups | Davidson | ||||
| Darlington | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Feethams Ground | 2,818 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 0 | Cambridge United | St James Park | 5,631 | |
| Rowan | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | York City | Blundell Park | 4,052 | |
| Boylen (p), Woodward, Brace | Lineups | Hewitt | ||||
| Hartlepool | 1 | 2 | Southport | Victoria Park | 2,174 | |
| Sharkey | Lineups | Cheetham, Aindow | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | Sincil Bank | 6,419 | |
| Fletcher, Trevis | Lineups | Pleat | ||||
| Newport County | 2 | 2 | Workington | Somerton Park | 2,559 | |
| Harris H, Brown | Lineups | Tyrer, Spencer | ||||
| Notts County | 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Meadow Lane | 10,028 | |
| Needham, Crickmore | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 4 | 3 | Brentford | Roots Hall | 6,052 | |
| Best, Moore, Garner, Lewis | Lineups | Docherty, Dawson, Ross | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2.333 | 23 | W | W | W | L | D | 1970-10-31 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 2 | 1 | Southport | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.833 | 22 | W | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-30 | Darlington | H |
| 3 | 2 | Chester | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.813 | 21 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Peterborough United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.8 | 21 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Hartlepool | H |
| 5 | -3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.563 | 21 | L | D | D | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Lincoln City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1.231 | 19 | L | D | W | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 7 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.333 | 17 | L | W | W | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Notts County | H |
| 8 | 3 | Darlington | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.143 | 17 | D | L | W | D | W | 1970-10-30 | Southport | A |
| 9 | -1 | Stockport County | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.944 | 17 | D | D | L | W | W | 1970-10-31 | Barrow | A |
| 10 | 5 | Exeter City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1.182 | 16 | W | W | L | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Brentford | A |
| 11 | 1 | Colchester United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.118 | 16 | D | W | W | L | W | 1970-10-30 | Aldershot | H |
| 12 | -3 | Peterborough United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1.091 | 16 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Chester | H |
| 13 | -3 | Cambridge United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.067 | 16 | L | D | W | D | L | 1970-10-31 | Southend United | H |
| 14 | 2 | Lincoln City | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1.563 | 15 | W | L | L | L | W | 1970-10-31 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 15 | -1 | Workington | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1.214 | 15 | D | W | L | W | D | 1970-10-31 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 16 | -3 | York City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 15 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-10-30 | Newport County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0.774 | 15 | W | W | W | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 18 | 0 | Aldershot | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.05 | 14 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-10-30 | Colchester United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.692 | 14 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-10-31 | Workington | A |
| 20 | 1 | Southend United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0.609 | 12 | W | W | L | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Cambridge United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Hartlepool | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.714 | 10 | L | L | L | D | D | 1970-10-31 | Northampton Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 0.517 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Exeter City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-10-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.303 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1970-10-30 | York City | A |
