England III Division

 

League Division 3
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. PRESTON NORTH END        46  15  8  0  42  16   7  9  7  21  23   61
 2. FULHAM                   46  15  6  2  39  12   9  6  8  29  29   60
 3. Halifax Town             46  16  2  5  46  22   6 10  7  28  33   56
 4. Aston Villa              46  13  7  3  27  13   6  8  9  27  33   53
 5. Chesterfield             46  13  8  2  45  12   4  9 10  21  26   51
 6. Bristol Rovers           46  11  5  7  38  24   8  8  7  31  26   51
 7. Mansfield Town           46  13  7  3  44  28   5  8 10  20  34   51
 8. Rotherham United         46  12 10  1  38  19   5  6 12  26  41   50


 9. Wrexham                  46  12  8  3  43  25   6  5 12  29  40   49
10. Torquay United           46  12  6  5  37  26   7  5 11  17  31   49
11. Swansea City             46  11  5  7  41  25   4 11  8  18  31   46
12. Barnsley                 46  12  6  5  30  19   5  5 13  19  33   45
13. Shrewsbury Town          46  11  6  6  37  28   5  7 11  21  34   45
14. Brighton & Hove Albion   46   8 10  5  28  20   6  6 11  22  27   44
15. Plymouth Argyle          46   6 12  5  39  33   6  7 10  24  30   43

Back row (left to right): P.Madden (coach), R. Jenkins, D.Cross, P.Clarke, R.Jones, T.Godfrey, J.Ashworth (Captain), C.Parry, R. Blair, R.J.Connor (Manager)

Middle row: N. Whitehead, P.Gowans, R.Downes, T.Buck, D.Butler, H.Riley, D.Ryder, G.Smith.

Front row : A. Arrowsmith, C. Simpson, K.Williams, A. Mandzuk.

16. Rochdale                 46   8  8  7  29  26   6  7 10  32  42   43
17. Port Vale                46  11  6  6  29  18   4  6 13  23  41   42
18. Tranmere Rovers          46   8 11  4  27  18   2 11 10  18  37   42
19. Bradford City            46   7  6 10  23  25   6  8  9  26  37   40
20. Walsall                  46  10  1 12  30  27   4 10  9  21  30   39
21. READING                  46  10  7  6  32  33   4  4 15  16  52   39
22. BURY                     46   7  9  7  30  23   5  4 14  22  37   37
23. DONCASTER ROVERS         46   8  5 10  28  27   5  4 14  17  39   35
24. GILLINGHAM               46   6  9  8  22  29   4  4 15  20  38   33

England II Division

 

League Division 2
                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. LEICESTER CITY           42  12  7  2  30  14  11  6  4  27  16   59
 2. SHEFFIELD UNITED         42  14  6  1  49  18   7  8  6  24  21   56
 3. Cardiff City             42  12  7  2  39  16   8  6  7  25  25   53
 4. Carlisle United          42  16  3  2  39  13   4 10  7  26  30   53
 5. Hull City                42  11  5  5  31  16   8  8  5  23  25   51
 6. Luton Town               42  12  7  2  40  18   6  6  9  22  25   49
 7. Middlesbrough            42  13  6  2  37  16   4  8  9  23  27   48
 8. Millwall                 42  13  5  3  36  12   6  4 11  23  30   47
 9. Birmingham City          42  12  7  2  30  12   5  5 11  28  36   46
10. Norwich City             42  11  8  2  34  20   4  6 11  20  32   44
11. Queen's Park Rangers     42  11  5  5  39  22   5  6 10  19  31   43
12. Swindon Town             42  12  7  2  38  14   3  5 13  23  37   42
13. Sunderland               42  11  6  4  34  21   4  6 11  18  33   42
14. Oxford United            42   8  8  5  23  23   6  6  9  18  25   42
15. Sheffield Wednesday      42  10  7  4  32  27   2  5 14  19  42   36
16. Portsmouth               42   9  4  8  32  28   1 10 10  14  33   34
17. Leyton Orient            42   5 11  5  16  15   4  5 12  13  36   34
18. Watford                  42   6  7  8  18  22   4  6 11  20  38   33
19. Bristol City             42   9  6  6  30  28   1  5 15  16  36   31
20. Charlton Athletic        42   7  6  8  28  30   1  8 12  13  35   30
21. BLACKBURN ROVERS         42   5  8  8  20  28   1  7 13  17  41   27
22. BOLTON WANDERERS         42   6  5 10  22  31   1  5 15  13  43   24

England I Division

 

According to UEFA country ranking for 1970, England was number 1.

League Division 1

                             P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. ARSENAL                  42  18  3  0  41   6  11  4  6  30  23   65
 2. Leeds United             42  16  2  3  40  12  11  8  2  32  18   64
 3. Tottenham Hotspur        42  11  5  5  33  19   8  9  4  21  14   52
 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers  42  13  3  5  33  22   9  5  7  31  32   52
 5. Liverpool                42  11 10  0  30  10   6  7  8  12  14   51
 6. Chelsea                  42  12  6  3  34  21   6  9  6  18  21   51
 7. Southampton              42  12  5  4  35  15   5  7  9  21  29   46
 8. Manchester United        42   9  6  6  29  24   7  5  9  36  42   43
 9. Derby County             42   9  5  7  32  26   7  5  9  24  28   42
10. Coventry City            42  12  4  5  24  12   4  6 11  13  26   42
11. Manchester City          42   7  9  5  30  22   5  8  8  17  20   41
12. Newcastle United         42   9  9  3  27  16   5  4 12  17  30   41
13. Stoke City               42  10  7  4  28  11   2  6 13  16  37   37
14. Everton                  42  10  7  4  32  16   2  6 13  22  44   37
15. Huddersfield Town        42   7  8  6  19  16   4  6 11  21  33   36
16. Nottingham Forest        42   9  4  8  29  26   5  4 12  13  35   36
17. West Bromwich Albion     42   9  8  4  34  25   1  7 13  24  50   35
18. Crystal Palace           42   9  5  7  24  24   3  6 12  15  33   35
19. Ipswich Town             42   9  4  8  28  22   3  6 12  14  26   34
20. West Ham United          42   6  8  7  28  30   4  6 11  19  30   34
21. BURNLEY                  42   4  8  9  20  31   3  5 13   9  32   27
22. BLACKPOOL                42   3  9  9  22  31   1  6 14  12  35   23