1970-11-11
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Bury | Villa Park | 17,014 | |
| Hamilton | Lineups | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 4 | Shrewsbury Town | Home Park | 6,966 | |
| Moore OG, Wood OG, Burnside, Hutchins | Lineups | Andrews 2, Moir, Hughes | ||||
| Reading | 2 | 1 | Torquay United | Elm Park | 7,741 | |
| Bell, Cumming | Lineups | Sharpe OG | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1.368 | 24 | W | L | W | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Torquay United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1.563 | 22 | L | W | W | L | L | 1970-11-14 | Mansfield Town | 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 | 4 | Reading | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.759 | 19 | W | L | L | D | D | 1970-11-14 | Port Vale | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 18 | D | W | D | L | D | 1970-11-14 | Chesterfield | A |
| 12 | -2 | 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 |
| 13 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1.065 | 17 | D | W | W | D | L | 1970-11-14 | Walsall | A |
| 14 | -2 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0.656 | 10 | L | L | L | W | D | 1970-11-14 | Bradford City | H |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 3 | Chester | Gresty Road | 3,965 | |
| Bowles, Wallace, Bradshaw 2, Morrissey 2 | Lineups | Cheetham (p), Loyden, Draper | ||||
| Exeter City | 4 | 1 | Aldershot | St James Park | 4,434 | |
| Gadston 2, Banks, Corr | Lineups | Howarth | ||||
| Notts County | 0 | 0 | Lincoln City | Meadow Lane | 10,276 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 28 | D | W | W | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Southport | A |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1.333 | 21 | L | L | L | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Exeter City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 1.067 | 19 | W | D | L | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Barrow | A |
| 13 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0.872 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1970-11-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 14 | -1 | Lincoln City | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1.45 | 18 | D | W | L | W | L | 1970-11-14 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -3 | 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 |
| 16 | -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 |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0.833 | 15 | L | D | L | W | W | 1970-11-13 | York 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 |
