1970-10-31
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Derby County | Highbury | 43,013 | |
| Kelly, Radford | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Turf Moor | 12,870 | |
| Probert 2 | Lineups | Taylor | ||||
| Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Southampton | Stamford Bridge | 44,843 | |
| Webb, Hollins | Lineups | Channon 2 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2 | 0 | Coventry City | Elland Road | 31,670 | |
| Charlton, Giles | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Anfield Road | 45,391 | |
| Smith (p), Evans A | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Maine Road | 27,317 | |
| Bell, Lee | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Manchester United | St James' Park | 45,140 | |
| Davies | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | City Ground | 25,301 | |
| Lineups | Chivers | |||||
| Stoke City | 3 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Victoria Ground | 17,625 | |
| Conroy 2, Greenhoff | Lineups | Worthington | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Everton | The Hawthorns | 29,628 | |
| Brown, Astle, McVitie | Lineups | |||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Blackpool | Upton Park | 26,239 | |
| Eustace, Greaves | Lineups | Green | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.667 | 24 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2.286 | 22 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Blackpool | A |
| 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.3 | 21 | W | W | D | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Burnley | H |
| 4 | 3 | Manchester City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.727 | 19 | W | L | D | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Coventry City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.222 | 19 | D | W | W | D | L | 1970-11-07 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 6 | -2 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.417 | 18 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Leeds United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 18 | L | W | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | Liverpool | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.429 | 17 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Derby County | A |
| 9 | 0 | Southampton | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.267 | 15 | D | W | D | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Newcastle United | H |
| 10 | 1 | Stoke City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1.05 | 15 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Manchester United | A |
| 11 | 2 | Newcastle United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0.895 | 15 | W | L | L | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | -2 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0.84 | 14 | L | W | L | D | L | 1970-11-07 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 13 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 0.813 | 13 | W | L | L | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | -2 | Coventry City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.813 | 13 | L | L | W | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Manchester United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.75 | 13 | L | W | D | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Stoke City | H |
| 16 | 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.783 | 12 | W | D | D | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 17 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.684 | 12 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Everton | A |
| 18 | -2 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.65 | 12 | L | D | D | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Chelsea | H |
| 19 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0.882 | 11 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-11-07 | West Ham United | H |
| 20 | -2 | Derby County | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.75 | 11 | L | L | L | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Liverpool | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackpool | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.483 | 8 | L | L | D | L | D | 1970-11-07 | Arsenal | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0.32 | 6 | W | L | L | D | L | 1970-11-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | St Andrew's | 18,502 | |
| Vincent, Robinson | Lineups | Noble | ||||
| Bristol City | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ashton Gate | 13,093 | |
| Broomfield | Lineups | Prendergast, Sissons | ||||
| Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | Hull City | Ninian Park | 21,837 | |
| Toshack 3, Gibson, Phillips | Lineups | Barker | ||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Filbert Street | 24,623 | |
| Kellard | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 2 | Sunderland | Kenilworth Road | 19,202 | |
| MacDonald | Lineups | Baker, Kerr | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | Watford | Ayresome Park | 16,018 | |
| Laidlaw, Downing | Lineups | Scullion 2 | ||||
| Millwall | 3 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | The Den, New Cross | 16,012 | Largest home gate 1970-71 |
| Cripps, Bridges, Brown S | Lineups | |||||
| Norwich City | 4 | 2 | Orient | Carrow Road | 11,670 | |
| Foggo 2, Silvester 2 | Lineups | Allen, Payne OG | ||||
| Oxford United | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Manor Ground | 12,409 | |
| Clarke D, Skeen | Lineups | Curtis | ||||
| Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Fratton Park | 9,936 | |
| Trebilcock 3, Pointer | Lineups | Knighton | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Carlisle United | Bramall Lane | 19,268 | |
| Dearden, Tudor | Lineups | Balderstone, Ternent | ||||
| 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 | 2 | Leicester City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.273 | 22 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Watford | A |
| 2 | -1 | Hull City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.429 | 21 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Luton Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Luton Town | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2.7 | 20 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Hull City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Cardiff City | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.714 | 20 | W | W | D | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 5 | 1 | Oxford United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1.375 | 20 | W | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Sheffield United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.35 | 19 | D | D | D | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 7 | 1 | Norwich City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1.214 | 17 | W | L | W | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Carlisle United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.125 | 17 | D | D | D | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | 3 | Sunderland | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.235 | 15 | W | L | D | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Birmingham City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | D | L | W | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Orient | A |
| 11 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.04 | 14 | L | W | W | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Cardiff City | H |
| 12 | 3 | Millwall | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 14 | W | D | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 13 | 1 | Watford | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0.75 | 14 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Leicester City | H |
| 14 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.741 | 14 | W | L | D | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Millwall | H |
| 15 | -4 | Swindon Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1.133 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Bristol City | H |
| 16 | 2 | Portsmouth | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1.1 | 13 | W | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 17 | -4 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.76 | 13 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0.789 | 12 | W | L | D | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Sunderland | A |
| 19 | -2 | Orient | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0.5 | 12 | L | D | D | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 20 | 1 | Bristol City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.567 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Swindon Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.522 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Sheffield United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0.385 | 7 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Oakwell | 9,480 | |
| Lineups | Irvine | |||||
| Bury | 2 | 3 | Port Vale | Gigg Lane | 3,669 | |
| Connelly, Jones | Lineups | Lacey, Horton, Boulton | ||||
| Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | Swansea City | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 9,807 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Gillingham | 0 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Priestfield Stadium | 3,938 | |
| Lineups | Andrews 2 | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Bradford City | The Shay | 5,615 | |
| Atkins | Lineups | Bannister 2 | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Deepdale | 12,567 | |
| Ham | Lineups | Turner | ||||
| Reading | 3 | 5 | Aston Villa | Elm Park | 13,475 | |
| Cumming, Habbin, Williams | Lineups | Lochhead, Tiler, McMahon, Anderson (p), Butler OG | ||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Millmoor | 7,478 | |
| Hague | Lineups | Megson | ||||
| Torquay United | 3 | 1 | Fulham | Plainmoor | 7,754 | |
| Rudge, Mitchinson 2 | Lineups | Johnston | ||||
| Walsall | 0 | 3 | Rochdale | Fellows Park | 4,667 | |
| Lineups | Arrowsmith, Butler, Gowans | |||||
| Wrexham | 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Racecourse Ground | 9,418 | |
| Dunne OG, Griffiths, Smith 2 | 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 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2.071 | 23 | L | W | D | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Bury | H |
| 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1.389 | 22 | W | W | L | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Torquay United | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.813 | 21 | D | L | W | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Reading | H |
| 4 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.643 | 20 | W | L | L | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.35 | 19 | D | L | W | D | L | 1970-11-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Preston North End | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.222 | 19 | D | D | D | L | W | 1970-11-06 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0.862 | 18 | L | D | L | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Halifax Town | H |
| 8 | 2 | Wrexham | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.125 | 17 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Rochdale | A |
| 9 | 2 | Port Vale | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 17 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | -2 | Reading | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.833 | 17 | L | D | D | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | -2 | Chesterfield | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.6 | 16 | D | D | W | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 12 | 5 | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0.65 | 16 | W | W | L | D | L | 1970-11-07 | Rotherham United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Halifax Town | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0.913 | 15 | L | L | D | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 14 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.895 | 15 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Port Vale | A |
| 15 | 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.037 | 14 | W | D | L | D | L | 1970-11-06 | Barnsley | H |
| 16 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.955 | 14 | L | D | D | L | L | 1970-11-02 | Rochdale | A |
| 17 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.909 | 14 | D | W | D | L | D | 1970-11-07 | Chesterfield | H |
| 18 | -3 | Barnsley | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.857 | 14 | L | L | L | D | W | 1970-11-06 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 19 | -3 | Walsall | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.778 | 14 | L | W | L | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Swansea City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Swansea City | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.875 | 13 | D | W | D | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Walsall | H |
| 21 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.783 | 11 | W | L | D | L | W | 1970-11-06 | Preston North End | H |
| 22 | 1 | Rochdale | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.667 | 11 | W | W | D | D | D | 1970-11-02 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 23 | -2 | Bury | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.69 | 10 | L | W | D | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Fulham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Gillingham | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0.519 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 2 | 2 | Stockport County | Holker Street | 1,812 | |
| Irvine 2 | Lineups | Chapman (p), Ryden | ||||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 0 | Lincoln City | Dean Court | 6,477 | |
| Rowles, MacDougall, Sainty | Lineups | |||||
| Brentford | 5 | 0 | Exeter City | Griffin Park | 5,267 | |
| Docherty 2, Cross, Graham, Ross | Lineups | |||||
| Cambridge United | 0 | 3 | Southend United | Abbey Stadium | 5,701 | |
| Lineups | Best 2, Chisnall | |||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Hartlepool | County Ground | 6,039 | |
| McNeil, Neal | Lineups | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 5 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | Boundary Park | 8,135 | |
| McNeill, Fryatt 2, Bryceland, Hartle | Lineups | Morrissey, Hollett, Bowles | ||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | Chester | London Road | 5,395 | |
| Moss | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Old Showground | 5,801 | |
| Lineups | Masson | |||||
| Workington | 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Borough Park | 2,025 | |
| Geidmintis | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.417 | 25 | W | W | W | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Northampton Town | H |
| 2 | 2 | Northampton Town | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | W | D | W | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.75 | 23 | W | L | D | D | W | 1970-11-07 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | -2 | Southport | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.467 | 22 | L | W | W | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 5 | -2 | Chester | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.706 | 21 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 6 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1.276 | 21 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Chester | A |
| 7 | -1 | Darlington | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.357 | 19 | W | D | L | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 8 | 0 | Colchester United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.263 | 18 | W | D | W | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Exeter City | A |
| 9 | 4 | Peterborough United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1.136 | 18 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Hartlepool | A |
| 10 | 1 | Stockport County | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0.95 | 18 | D | D | D | L | W | 1970-11-06 | York City | H |
| 11 | 5 | Workington | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1.286 | 17 | W | D | W | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Aldershot | A |
| 12 | -3 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.263 | 17 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | -3 | York City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.048 | 17 | W | L | L | L | W | 1970-11-06 | Stockport County | A |
| 14 | -2 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0.963 | 16 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-11-07 | Colchester United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Cambridge United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.889 | 16 | L | L | D | W | D | 1970-11-07 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | Lincoln City | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1.316 | 15 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0.75 | 15 | L | W | W | W | W | 1970-11-07 | Southport | H |
| 18 | 0 | Aldershot | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0.92 | 14 | L | W | W | D | D | 1970-11-07 | Workington | H |
| 19 | 1 | Southend United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0.739 | 14 | W | W | W | L | L | 1970-11-06 | Barrow | H |
| 20 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0.667 | 14 | L | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-07 | Cambridge United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hartlepool | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.652 | 10 | L | L | L | L | D | 1970-11-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 0.69 | 8 | W | L | L | W | L | 1970-11-07 | Newport County | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 0.368 | 3 | D | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-06 | Southend United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0.294 | 2 | L | D | L | L | L | 1970-11-07 | Brentford | H |
