1970-11-07
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Arsenal | Bloomfield Road | 17,115 | |
| Lineups | Radford | |||||
| Coventry City | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | Highfield Road | 25,287 | |
| Doyle OG, Carr | Lineups | Bell | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | Selhurst Park | 37,963 | |
| Sewell | Lineups | Lorimer | ||||
| Derby County | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | Baseball Ground | 33,004 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Everton | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Goodison Park | 39,255 | |
| Whittle | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | Leeds Road | 24,631 | |
| Lineups | Baldwin | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | West Ham United | Portman Road | 22,993 | |
| Mills, Hill | Lineups | Hurst | ||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | Old Trafford | 47,451 | |
| Law, Sadler | Lineups | Conroy, Ritchie | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | The Dell | 19,250 | |
| Channon, Gabriel | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | Burnley | White Hart Lane | 30,524 | |
| Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Molineux | 39,300 | |
| Dougan, Wagstaffe | Lineups | Lovett | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 25 | D | W | W | D | D | 1970-11-14 | Blackpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.357 | 24 | W | W | W | W | D | 1970-11-14 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2.7 | 23 | W | W | W | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Chelsea | A |
| 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.278 | 21 | W | D | W | W | D | 1970-11-14 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 5 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1.033 | 20 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-14 | West Ham United | A |
| 6 | -2 | Manchester City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.538 | 19 | L | W | L | D | D | 1970-11-14 | Derby County | H |
| 7 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.385 | 19 | D | L | D | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Arsenal | A |
| 8 | 0 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.429 | 18 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Coventry City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.4 | 17 | W | D | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 10 | 0 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 1.045 | 16 | D | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Everton | H |
| 11 | 1 | Everton | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0.88 | 16 | W | L | W | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Stoke City | A |
| 12 | 2 | Coventry City | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.882 | 15 | W | L | L | W | D | 1970-11-14 | Liverpool | A |
| 13 | -2 | Newcastle United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.81 | 15 | L | W | L | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 14 | 1 | Manchester United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.773 | 14 | D | L | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 15 | 4 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0.944 | 13 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Newcastle United | A |
| 16 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 0.794 | 13 | L | W | L | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Southampton | H |
| 17 | -1 | West Ham United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.76 | 12 | L | W | D | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 18 | 2 | Derby County | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.75 | 12 | D | L | L | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Manchester City | A |
| 19 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0.65 | 12 | L | L | D | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Manchester United | H |
| 20 | -2 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.619 | 12 | L | L | D | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Burnley | A |
| 21 | 0 | Blackpool | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0.467 | 8 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Leeds United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0.276 | 6 | L | W | L | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 | Sheffield United | Ewood Park | 8,281 | |
| Russell | Lineups | Currie, Powell (p), Dearden | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Norwich City | Burnden Park | 7,201 | |
| Lineups | Foggo | |||||
| Carlisle United | 3 | 2 | Oxford United | Brunton Park | 8,090 | |
| Owen, Balderstone 2 (1p) | Lineups | Skeen, Sloan | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | The Valley | 8,447 | |
| Plumb, Kenning | Lineups | Bromley, Jennings | ||||
| Hull City | 0 | 2 | Luton Town | Boothferry Park | 18,343 | |
| Lineups | Givens, MacDonald | |||||
| Orient | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Brisbane Road | 6,690 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 1 | Cardiff City | Loftus Road | 14,268 | |
| Lineups | Phillips | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | Millwall | Hillsborough | 12,668 | |
| Todd | Lineups | |||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | Roker Park | 16,095 | |
| Hughes, Porterfield | Lineups | Summerill | ||||
| Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | County Ground | 16,453 | |
| Horsfield, Noble | Lineups | Galley | ||||
| Watford | 0 | 1 | Leicester City | Vicarage Road | 17,107 | |
| Lineups | Nish (p) | |||||
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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 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.364 | 24 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-11-14 | Swindon Town | H |
| 2 | 1 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2.9 | 22 | W | L | D | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Carlisle United | H |
| 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1.786 | 22 | W | W | W | D | D | 1970-11-14 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 4 | 2 | Sheffield United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.429 | 21 | W | D | D | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 5 | -3 | Hull City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.25 | 21 | L | L | D | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Oxford United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Oxford United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.263 | 20 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Hull City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Norwich City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.286 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 8 | 0 | Carlisle United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.167 | 19 | W | D | D | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sunderland | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.278 | 17 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Portsmouth | A |
| 10 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 | D | D | L | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 11 | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.778 | 16 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Norwich City | A |
| 12 | 3 | Swindon Town | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1.188 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Leicester City | A |
| 13 | 3 | Portsmouth | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1.091 | 14 | D | W | L | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Sunderland | H |
| 14 | -3 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 14 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Sheffield United | A |
| 15 | -3 | Millwall | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.947 | 14 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | -3 | Watford | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0.72 | 14 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Bristol City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.731 | 13 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Millwall | A |
| 18 | 1 | Orient | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0.5 | 13 | D | L | D | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Birmingham City | A |
| 19 | -1 | Birmingham City | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0.762 | 12 | L | W | L | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Orient | H |
| 20 | 0 | Bristol City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 0.563 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Watford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 10 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Cardiff City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0.429 | 8 | D | L | D | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Middlesbrough | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0 | 1 | Torquay United | Villa Park | 28,112 | |
| Lineups | Cave | |||||
| Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Valley Parade | 7,445 | |
| O'Neill | Lineups | Watson | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 2 | Chesterfield | Goldstone Ground | 8,023 | |
| Stott OG | Lineups | Stott, Fenoughty | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | Reading | Eastville | 15,957 | |
| Graydon, Jarman, Roberts, Stubbs | Lineups | |||||
| Fulham | 2 | 1 | Bury | Craven Cottage | 9,390 | |
| Lloyd, Barrett | Lineups | White | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 2 | Halifax Town | Field Mill | 5,549 | |
| Roberts B, Boam, Stenson | Lineups | Lennard, Atkins | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | Gillingham | Home Park | 7,440 | |
| Burnside, Rickard | Lineups | Watson | ||||
| Port Vale | 2 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Vale Park | 5,495 | |
| Morris, Mclaren | Lineups | Moore 2 | ||||
| Rochdale | 4 | 1 | Wrexham | Spotland | 4,591 | |
| Smith, Gowans, Riley, Arrowsmith | Lineups | Griffiths | ||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 1 | Walsall | Vetch Field | 7,544 | |
| Evans B | Lineups | Atthey | ||||
| 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 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2.067 | 25 | W | L | W | D | D | 1970-11-09 | Port Vale | A |
| 2 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2.063 | 23 | W | D | L | W | D | 1970-11-10 | Bradford City | H |
| 3 | 1 | Torquay United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.714 | 22 | W | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-11 | Reading | A |
| 4 | -2 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1.316 | 22 | L | W | W | L | D | 1970-11-11 | Bury | H |
| 5 | 1 | Rotherham United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1.333 | 20 | D | D | L | W | D | 1970-11-09 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | Preston North End | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.211 | 20 | D | D | D | D | L | 1970-11-09 | Barnsley | H |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0.903 | 20 | W | L | D | L | W | 1970-11-09 | Rotherham United | H |
| 8 | 3 | Chesterfield | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.625 | 18 | W | D | D | W | D | 1970-11-10 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Port Vale | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 18 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-11-09 | Fulham | H |
| 10 | -2 | Wrexham | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 17 | L | W | L | W | W | 1970-11-09 | Walsall | H |
| 11 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 17 | W | D | L | D | D | 1970-11-11 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 12 | -2 | Reading | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.714 | 17 | L | L | D | D | W | 1970-11-11 | Torquay United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bradford City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0.667 | 17 | D | W | W | L | D | 1970-11-10 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1.074 | 16 | W | W | D | L | D | 1970-11-11 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 15 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.905 | 16 | D | W | L | W | W | 1970-11-09 | Halifax Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Halifax Town | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.885 | 15 | L | L | L | D | W | 1970-11-09 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 17 | 2 | Walsall | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.786 | 15 | D | L | W | L | D | 1970-11-09 | Wrexham | A |
| 18 | 2 | Swansea City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.88 | 14 | D | D | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Barnsley | A |
| 19 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.846 | 14 | L | D | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Gillingham | A |
| 20 | -2 | Barnsley | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.818 | 14 | L | L | L | L | D | 1970-11-09 | Preston North End | A |
| 21 | 1 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.808 | 14 | W | D | W | W | D | 1970-11-10 | Gillingham | H |
| 22 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.792 | 12 | D | W | L | D | L | 1970-11-10 | Chesterfield | H |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.677 | 10 | L | L | W | D | L | 1970-11-11 | Aston Villa | A |
| 24 | 0 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 0.517 | 8 | L | L | L | W | L | 1970-11-10 | Rochdale | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1 | 1 | Workington | Recreation Ground | 5,021 | |
| Joslyn | Lineups | Massie | ||||
| Chester | 0 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Sealand Road | 7,367 | |
| Lineups | Shaw | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | Southport | Gresty Road | 2,759 | |
| Bradshaw | Lineups | |||||
| Darlington | 1 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Feethams Ground | 2,480 | |
| McDonald | Lineups | |||||
| Exeter City | 2 | 2 | Colchester United | St James Park | 4,420 | |
| Gadston, Banks | Lineups | Jones, Massey | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | Blundell Park | 7,295 | |
| Tees, Boylen (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool | 1 | 2 | Peterborough United | Victoria Park | 2,038 | |
| Sharkey | Lineups | Sheffield, Garwood | ||||
| Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Sincil Bank | 7,469 | |
| Jackson OG, Freeman, Fletcher, Hubbard | Lineups | Cassidy | ||||
| Newport County | 0 | 1 | Brentford | Somerton Park | 2,407 | |
| Lineups | Dawson | |||||
| Notts County | 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | Meadow Lane | 21,012 | Largest home & D4 4 gate 1970-71 |
| Nixon | 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 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | 1970-11-11 | Lincoln City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.818 | 23 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-11-10 | Peterborough United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1.647 | 23 | L | W | L | D | D | 1970-11-10 | Southport | A |
| 4 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 1.31 | 23 | W | W | L | D | W | 1970-11-09 | Hartlepool | A |
| 5 | -1 | Southport | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.375 | 22 | L | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 6 | -1 | Chester | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1.611 | 21 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-11 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 7 | 1 | Darlington | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.429 | 21 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-11-09 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 8 | 2 | Peterborough United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.174 | 20 | W | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-10 | Northampton Town | A |
| 9 | -2 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 20 | W | D | D | D | L | 1970-11-09 | Southend United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Colchester United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1.238 | 19 | D | W | D | W | W | 1970-11-10 | Newport County | A |
| 11 | 0 | Workington | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1.267 | 18 | D | W | D | W | L | 1970-11-09 | Cambridge United | A |
| 12 | 4 | Lincoln City | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1.45 | 17 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-11 | Notts County | A |
| 13 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.087 | 17 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-11-09 | Darlington | A |
| 14 | -1 | York City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 17 | L | W | L | L | L | 1970-11-09 | Brentford | A |
| 15 | -1 | Exeter City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0.966 | 17 | D | L | W | W | L | 1970-11-11 | Aldershot | H |
| 16 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0.778 | 17 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-11 | Chester | H |
| 17 | -2 | Cambridge United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0.8 | 16 | L | L | L | D | W | 1970-11-09 | Workington | H |
| 18 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0.741 | 16 | W | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-10 | Barrow | H |
| 19 | -1 | Aldershot | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0.923 | 15 | D | L | W | W | D | 1970-11-11 | Exeter City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Southend United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0.731 | 14 | L | W | W | W | L | 1970-11-09 | Stockport County | H |
| 21 | 1 | Brentford | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0.724 | 10 | W | W | L | L | W | 1970-11-09 | York City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Hartlepool | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.64 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-09 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0.425 | 5 | W | D | L | L | L | 1970-11-10 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0.286 | 2 | L | L | D | L | L | 1970-11-10 | Colchester United | H |
