1970-11-10
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 4 | 2 | Bradford City | Eastville | 13,368 | |
| Taylor, Jarman 3 | Lineups | Bannister 2 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | Chesterfield | Belle Vue | 6,276 | |
| Watson 2 | Lineups | Moss | ||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 1 | Gillingham | Spotland | 3,291 | |
| Lineups | Watson | |||||
| 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 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2.133 | 27 | W | W | L | W | D | 1970-11-14 | Rotherham United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2.056 | 25 | W | W | D | L | W | 1970-11-13 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 22 | W | D | D | D | D | 1970-11-14 | Rochdale | H |
| 6 | 0 | Rotherham United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1.318 | 21 | D | D | D | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Fulham | H |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0.906 | 21 | D | W | L | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Torquay United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Wrexham | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1.034 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Chesterfield | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.5 | 18 | L | W | D | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 10 | 0 | Port Vale | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.963 | 18 | L | D | W | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Halifax Town | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.923 | 17 | W | L | L | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Aston Villa | H |
| 13 | 0 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Bradford City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0.64 | 17 | L | D | W | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Bury | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.864 | 16 | L | D | W | L | W | 1970-11-13 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Walsall | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.767 | 15 | L | D | L | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0.84 | 14 | W | D | W | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Wrexham | A |
| 21 | -1 | Rochdale | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0.778 | 14 | L | W | D | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Preston North End | A |
| 22 | -1 | Barnsley | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0.76 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Swansea City | 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 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 0.552 | 10 | W | L | L | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | Barrow | Blundell Park | 6,836 | |
| Woodward, Rathbone, Tees | Lineups | McGarry | ||||
| Newport County | 1 | 3 | Colchester United | Somerton Park | 1,973 | |
| Jones | Lineups | Jones, Massey 2 | ||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Peterborough United | County Ground | 8,190 | |
| McNeil 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Southport | 0 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Haig Avenue | 2,299 | |
| Lineups | MacDougall | |||||
| 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 | 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 | 1 | Northampton Town | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | W | L | W | D | W | 1970-11-14 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 3 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.706 | 25 | W | L | W | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Hartlepool | H |
| 4 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1.345 | 25 | W | W | W | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Darlington | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.643 | 23 | W | W | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Peterborough United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Southport | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.294 | 22 | L | L | L | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Notts County | H |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 3 | Colchester United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.318 | 21 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-11-13 | Southend United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Workington | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1.313 | 20 | W | D | W | D | W | 1970-11-13 | Stockport County | H |
| 10 | -1 | Peterborough United | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1.08 | 20 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Darlington | H |
| 11 | -1 | Stockport County | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0.955 | 20 | L | W | D | D | D | 1970-11-13 | Workington | A |
| 12 | 7 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0.821 | 18 | W | W | L | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Brentford | A |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -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 |
| 15 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0.962 | 17 | L | L | L | L | W | 1970-11-14 | Chester | H |
| 16 | -1 | York City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 0.929 | 17 | L | L | W | L | L | 1970-11-13 | Aldershot | H |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | -1 | Southend United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0.778 | 16 | W | L | W | W | W | 1970-11-13 | Colchester United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Cambridge United | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0.773 | 16 | L | L | L | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Newport County | H |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | Brentford | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0.818 | 12 | W | W | W | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.615 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 0.419 | 5 | L | W | D | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Exeter City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 18 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0.289 | 2 | L | L | L | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Cambridge United | A |
