English League Tables

1968/69 Tables◄ 1969/70 Tables ►1970/71 Tables

Football League First Division  1969/70

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Everton 42 29 8 5 72 34 2.118 66 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Leeds United 42 21 15 6 84 49 1.714 57 Runners Up ♦ICFC
3rd  Chelsea 42 21 13 8 70 50 1.400 55 ♦ECWC
4th  Derby County 42 22 9 11 64 37 1.730 53 -
5th  Liverpool 42 20 11 11 65 42 1.548 51 ♦ICFC
6th  Coventry City 42 19 11 12 58 48 1.208 49 ♦ICFC
7th  Newcastle United 42 17 13 12 57 35 1.629 47 ♦ICFC
8th  Manchester United 42 14 17 11 66 61 1.082 45 -
9th  Stoke City 42 15 15 12 56 52 1.077 45 -
10th  Manchester City 42 16 11 15 55 48 1.146 43 ♦ECWC
11th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 54 55 0.982 43 -
12th  Arsenal 42 12 18 12 51 49 1.041 42 ♦ICFC
13th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 16 14 55 57 0.965 40 -
14th  Burnley 42 12 15 15 56 61 0.918 39 -
15th  Nottingham Forest 42 10 18 14 50 71 0.704 38 -
16th  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 9 19 58 66 0.879 37 -
17th  West Ham United 42 12 12 18 51 60 0.850 36 -
18th  Ipswich Town 42 10 11 21 40 63 0.635 31 -
19th  Southampton 42 6 17 19 46 67 0.687 29 -
20th  Crystal Palace 42 6 15 21 34 68 0.500 27 -
21st  Sunderland 42 6 14 22 30 68 0.441 26 ▼Relegated
22nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 9 25 40 71 0.563 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1969/70

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Huddersfield Town 42 24 12 6 68 37 1.838 60 ▲Champions
2nd  Blackpool 42 20 13 9 56 45 1.244 53 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Leicester City 42 19 13 10 64 50 1.280 51 -
4th  Middlesbrough 42 20 10 12 55 45 1.222 50 -
5th  Swindon Town 42 17 16 9 57 47 1.213 50 -
6th  Sheffield United 42 22 5 15 73 38 1.921 49 -
7th  Cardiff City 42 18 13 11 61 41 1.488 49 ♦ECWC
8th  Blackburn Rovers 42 20 7 15 54 50 1.080 47 -
9th  Queens Park Rangers 42 17 11 14 66 57 1.158 45 -
10th  Millwall 42 15 14 13 56 56 1.000 44 -
11th  Norwich City 42 16 11 15 49 46 1.065 43 -
12th  Carlisle United 42 14 13 15 58 56 1.036 41 -
13th  Hull City 42 15 11 16 72 70 1.029 41 -
14th  Bristol City 42 13 13 16 54 50 1.080 39 -
15th  Oxford United 42 12 15 15 35 42 0.833 39 -
16th  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 12 18 54 61 0.885 36 -
17th  Portsmouth 42 13 9 20 66 80 0.825 35 -
18th  Birmingham City 42 11 11 20 51 78 0.654 33 -
19th  Watford 42 9 13 20 44 57 0.772 31 -
20th  Charlton Athletic 42 7 17 18 35 76 0.461 31 -
21st  Aston Villa 42 8 13 21 36 62 0.581 29 ▼Relegated
22nd  Preston North End 42 8 12 22 43 63 0.683 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1969/70

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Orient 46 25 12 9 67 36 1.861 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Luton Town 46 23 14 9 77 43 1.791 60 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Bristol Rovers 46 20 16 10 80 59 1.356 56 -
4th  Fulham 46 20 15 11 81 55 1.473 55 -
5th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 23 9 14 57 43 1.326 55 -
6th  Mansfield Town 46 21 11 14 70 49 1.429 53 -
7th  Barnsley 46 19 15 12 68 59 1.153 53 -
8th  Reading 46 21 11 14 87 77 1.130 53 -
9th  Rochdale 46 18 10 18 69 60 1.150 46 -
10th  Bradford City 46 17 12 17 57 50 1.140 46 -
11th  Doncaster Rovers 46 17 12 17 52 54 0.963 46 -
12th  Walsall 46 17 12 17 54 67 0.806 46 -
13th  Torquay United 46 14 17 15 62 59 1.051 45 -
14th  Rotherham United 46 15 14 17 62 54 1.148 44 -
15th  Shrewsbury Town 46 13 18 15 62 63 0.984 44 -
16th  Tranmere Rovers 46 14 16 16 56 72 0.778 44 -
17th  Plymouth Argyle 46 16 11 19 56 64 0.875 43 -
18th  Halifax Town 46 14 15 17 47 63 0.746 43 -
19th  Bury 46 15 11 20 75 80 0.938 41 -
20th  Gillingham 46 13 13 20 52 64 0.813 39 -
21st  Bournemouth & Boscambe 46 12 15 19 48 71 0.676 39 ▼Relegated
22nd  Southport 46 14 10 22 48 66 0.727 38 ▼Relegated
23rd  Barrow 46 8 14 24 46 81 0.568 30 ▼Relegated
24th  Stockport County 46 6 11 29 27 71 0.380 23 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1969/70

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Chesterfield 46 27 10 9 77 32 2.406 64 ▲Champions
2nd  Wrexham 46 26 9 11 84 49 1.714 61 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Swansea City 46 21 18 7 66 45 1.467 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Port Vale 46 20 19 7 61 33 1.848 59 ▲Promoted
5th  Brentford 46 20 16 10 58 39 1.487 56 -
6th  Aldershot 46 20 13 13 78 65 1.200 53 -
7th  Notts County 46 22 8 16 73 62 1.177 52 -
8th  Lincoln City 46 17 16 13 66 52 1.269 50 -
9th  Peterborough United 46 17 14 15 77 69 1.116 48 -
10th  Colchester United 46 17 14 15 64 63 1.016 48 -
11th  Chester 46 21 6 19 58 66 0.879 48 -
12th  Scunthorpe United 46 18 10 18 67 65 1.031 46 -
13th  York City 46 16 14 16 55 62 0.887 46 -
14th  Northampton Town 46 16 12 18 64 55 1.164 44 -
15th  Crewe Alexandra 46 16 12 18 51 51 1.000 44 -
16th  Grimsby Town 46 14 15 17 54 58 0.931 43 -
17th  Southend United 46 15 10 21 59 85 0.694 40 -
18th  Exeter City 46 14 11 21 57 59 0.966 39 -
19th  Oldham Athletic 46 13 13 20 60 65 0.923 39 -
20th  Workington 46 12 14 20 46 64 0.719 38 -
21st  Newport County 46 13 11 22 53 74 0.716 37 Re-Elected
22nd  Darlington 46 13 10 23 53 73 0.726 36 Re-Elected
23rd  Hartlepool 46 10 10 26 42 82 0.512 30 Re-Elected
24th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 6 11 29 41 96 0.427 23 ▼Not Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 13 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
47 Darlington Re Elected to the League
42 Hartlepool Re Elected to the League
31 Cambridge United ▲Elected to the League
31 Newport County Re Elected to the League
18 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
17 Bradford Park Avenue ▼Not Re Elected to the League
2 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
1 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
1 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
1 Morecambe Not Elected to the League
1 Romford Not Elected to the League
1 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
0 Boston United Not Elected to the League
0 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
0 Hillingdon Borough Not Elected to the League
0 Telford United Not Elected to the League
0 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League

1968/69 Tables◄ 1969/70 Tables ►1970/71 Tables