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 |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Sunderland were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Blackpool were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Aston Villa were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Preston North End were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Orient were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Luton Town were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |