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1969–70 Football League
71st season of the Football League
71st season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | [1969–70](1969-70-in-english-football) |
| winners | Everton |
| relegated | Bradford Park Avenue |
| prevseason | [1968–69](1968-69-football-league) |
| nextseason | [1970–71](1970-71-football-league) |
The 1969–70 season was the 71st completed season of The Football League.
Everton won their seventh league title, finishing nine points clear of Leeds United with Chelsea in third and newly promoted Derby County in fourth. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland were both relegated.
In the Second Division Huddersfield Town claimed the divisional title and were promoted along with runners-up Blackpool. Aston Villa endured the worst season in their history and were relegated to the Third Division for the first time, along with bottom club Preston North End, for whom it was also a first relegation to the third tier.
In the Third Division Orient won the title and were promoted along with Luton Town, who had finished third the previous season. As usual four teams were relegated, with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Southport, Barrow and Stockport County all making the drop.
In the Fourth Division Chesterfield won the title and were promoted along with Wrexham, Swansea City and Port Vale. Bradford Park Avenue lost their application for re-election and were replaced by Cambridge United.
Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.
First Division
7th English title Sheffield Wednesday Manchester City Liverpool Coventry City Newcastle United Arsenal Manchester United (25 goals)
Results
Maps
Arsenal Chelsea Crystal Palace Tottenham West Ham
Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Coventry Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Wolverhampton Wanderers
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.
- The goals listed below in the European fields stem from the following competitions:
- Leeds United participated in the 1969–70 European Cup.
- Manchester City participated in the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup.
- Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Southampton participated in 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
| Rank | Scorer | Club | League goals | [FA Cup](1969-70-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1969-70-football-league-cup) goals | Euro competitions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG **Peter Osgood** | **Chelsea** | 23 | 8 | 0 | — | **31** |
| 2 | ENG **Jeff Astle** | **West Bromwich Albion** | **25** | 0 | 5 | — | 30 |
| 3 | ENG Allan Clarke | Leeds United | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | ENG Joe Royle | Everton | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland George Best | Manchester United | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 |
| 6 | ENG Francis Lee | Manchester City | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | ENG Ian Hutchinson | Chelsea | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | 22 |
| 8 | ENG Frank Clarke | Ipswich Town / | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2+14 | 2 | 4 | — | 22 | ||
| 9 | ENG Brian Kidd | Manchester United | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 22 |
| 10 | ENG Pop Robson | Newcastle United | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | SCO Hugh Curran | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 0 | 2 | — | 21 |
| 12 | SCO Bobby Graham | Liverpool | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | ENG John Radford | Arsenal | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 14 | ENG Colin Bell | Manchester City | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 15 | ENG Mick Channon | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 16 | ENG Steve Kindon | Burnley | 17 | 0 | 1 | — | 18 |
| 17 | ENG Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | 16 | 0 | 2 | — | 18 |
| 18 | ENG Mick Jones | Leeds United | 15 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 19 | IRE Johnny Giles | Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 20 | ENG John Ritchie | Stoke City | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 |
| 21 | SCO John O’Hare | Derby County | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 |
| 22 | ENG Harry Burrows | Stoke City | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 |
| 23 | SCO Neil Martin | Coventry City | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 |
| 24 | SCO Peter Lorimer | Leeds United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 25 | ENG Steve Downes | Sheffield Wednesday / | |||||
| Rotherham United | 1+11 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | ||
| = | ENG Jimmy Greaves | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 |
| 27 | ENG Colin Suggett | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 0 | 3 | — | 15 |
| 28 | ENG Ian Bowyer | Manchester City | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 29 | ENG Kevin Hector | Derby County | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 |
| 30 | ENG John O’Rourke | Coventry City / Ipswich Town | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 |
| 31 | ENG Tony Brown | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 13 |
| 32 | ENG Keith Dyson | Newcastle United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 33 | ENG Ian Storey-Moore | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | 12 |
| 34 | ENG Alan Ball | Everton | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 |
| 35 | WAL Alan Durban | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 36 | SCO Alan Gilzean | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 |
| = | ENG Martin Chivers | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 |
| 38 | SCO Gerry Queen | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 39 | ENG Jack Whitham | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 |
| 40 | ENG Martin Dobson | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 |
| 41 | WAL Ron Davies | Southampton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 42 | ENG Alan Hinton | Derby County | 6 | 0 | 4 | — | 10 |
Second Division
Blackpool Preston North End Hull City (24 goals)
Results
Maps
Charlton Athletic Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford
Aston Villa Birmingham Blackpool Blackburn Rovers Bolton Bristol City Carlisle United Cardiff City Charlton Huddersfield Hull Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford Portsmouth Preston North End QPR Sheffield United Swindon Watford
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | League goals | [FA Cup](1969-70-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1969-70-football-league-cup) goals | [Cup Winners' Cup](1969-70-european-cup-winners-cup) goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG **John Hickton** | **Middlesbrough** | **23** | 4 | 0 | — | **27** |
| 2 | ENG John Byrom | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 0 | 5 | — | 25 |
| 3 | ENG Barry Bridges | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 |
| 4 | ENG Rodney Marsh | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 4 | 7 | — | 23 |
| 5 | ENG Alan Woodward | Sheffield United | 18 | 0 | 3 | — | 21 |
| 6 | ENG Arthur Horsfield | Swindon Town | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 |
| 7 | ENG Brian Clark | Cardiff City | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | WAL John Toshack | Cardiff City | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | ENG Frank Worthington | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 |
| = | ENG Derek Possee | Millwall | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 |
| 11 | ENG Chris Chilton | Hull City | 18 | 0 | 1 | — | 19 |
| 12 | ENG Peter Noble | Swindon Town | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | 19 |
| 13 | ENG Ken Wagstaff | Hull City | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 |
| = | ENG Ray Hiron | Portsmouth | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 |
| 15 | ENG Fred Pickering | Blackpool | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 |
| 16 | ENG Rodney Fern | Leicester City | 16 | 0 | 1 | — | 17 |
| 17 | ENG Ken Houghton | Hull City | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 |
| 18 | WAL Gil Reece | Sheffield United | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | 15 |
| 19 | ENG Bob Hatton | Carlisle United | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 |
| 20 | ENG Don Martin | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 0 | 2 | — | 15 |
| 21 | ENG Chris Balderstone | Carlisle United | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 |
| 22 | ENG Barry Endean | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 |
| 23 | ENG Peter King | Cardiff City | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 24 | ENG Phil Summerill | Birmingham City | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 |
| = | SCO Jim Storrie | Portsmouth / Rotherham United | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 |
| 26 | ENG Ken Skeen | Oxford United | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 13 |
| 27 | ENG Bert Murray | Birmingham City | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 |
| = | ENG Albert McCann | Portsmouth | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 |
| = | ENG Tony Currie | Sheffield United | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 30 | ENG Joe Laidlaw | Middlesbrough | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 31 | ENG Roger Hunt | Bolton Wanderers / | |||||
| Liverpool | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool]] in the [1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1969-70-inter-cities-fairs-cup). | 12 | ||
| 32 | ENG John Tudor | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 33 | SCO Andy Lochhead | Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 12 |
| 34 | SCO Ken Foggo | Norwich City | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 |
| 35 | ENG Gerry Sharpe | Bristol City | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 36 | ENG John Galley | Bristol City | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 |
| = | ENG Peter Silverster | Norwich City | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 |
| = | ENG Nicky Jennings | Portsmouth | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 |
| 39 | ENG Don Rogers | Swindon Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 |
| 40 | ENG Keith Weller | Millwall | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | 10 |
| 41 | SCO Hughie McIlmoyle | Middlesbrough / | |||||
| Carlisle United | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | — | 10 |
Third Division
Third Division Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Southport, Stockport County
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Results
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Maps
Fulham Orient
Barnsley Barrow Brighton & Hove Bradford City Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Doncaster Fulham Gillingham Halifax Town Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Reading Rochdale Rotherham Shrewsbury Southport Stockport Swindon Tranmere Rovers Torquay Walsall
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | League goals | [FA Cup](1969-70-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1969-70-football-league-cup) goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG **Malcolm Macdonald** | **Luton Town** | 24 | 1 | 2 | **27** |
| 2 | ENG ** George Jones** | ** Bury** | **26** | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | ENG Les Chappell | Reading | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | ENG Steve Earle | Fulham | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | SCO George Kerr | Bury | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | IRE Jimmy Convay | Fulham | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | SCO Ted MacDougall | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | ENG George Andrews | Shrewsbury Town / | ||||
| Southport | 13+6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 9 | ENG Reg Jenkins | Rochdale | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | SCO George Yardley | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| = | ENG Terry Bell | Reading / | ||||
| Hartlepool | 2+15 | 2 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 12 | ENG Mickey Bullock | Orient | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | ENG Dudley Roberts | Mansfield Town | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| = | ENG Mike Bickle | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | ENG Bobby Ham | Bradford City | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 16 | ENG Robin Stubbs | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | ENG Allan Gilliver | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 18 | NIR Terry Harkin | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| = | ENG Tony Field | Southport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| = | ENG Alan Welsh | Torquay United | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 21 | ENG John Rudge | Torquay United | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | ENG John Evans | Barnsley | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| = | ENG Tony Buck | Rochdale | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 24 | ENG Malcolm Partridge | Mansfield Town | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 25 | ENG Brian Yeo | Gillingham | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 26 | ENG Bobby Williams | Reading | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 27 | ENG Ray Graydon | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 28 | ENG Dennis Butler | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 29 | ENG Mike Green | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 30 | Derek Smith | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 31 | ENG Ken Beamish | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 32 | ENG Peter Middleton | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| = | WAL Dai Jones | Mansfield Town | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 | ENG Colin Taylor | Walsall | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 35 | Dean | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| = | ENG Carl Gilbert | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| = | ENG Barrie Fairbrother | Orient | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| = | ENG John Regan | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 39 | SCO Matt Tees | Luton Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 40 | ENG John Collins | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| = | SCO Richard Moir | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 42 | SCO Alex Dawson | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 43 | ENG Jim Mulvaney | Barrow | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 44 | SCO Kit Napier | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 45 | ENG Eddie Loyden | Barnsley | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 46 | ENG Harold Jarman | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 47 | ENG Ken Pound | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG John Rowlands | Stockport County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Bill Atkins | Halifax Town / | ||||
| Portsmouth | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 50 | ENG Les O’Neill | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Fourth Division
Fourth Division Swansea City, Wrexham
Results
Maps
Aldershot Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Chester Colchester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Peterborough Port Vale Scunthorpe & Lindsey Southend United Swansea Town Workington Wrexham York City
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | League goals | [FA Cup](1969-70-fa-cup) goals | [League Cup](1969-70-football-league-cup) goals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ENG **Albert Kinsey** | **Wrexham** | 27 | 1 | 1 | **29** |
| 2 | ENG Jim Hall | Peterborough United | 24 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| 3 | ENG Jack Howarth | Aldershot | 19 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | ENG Stuart Brace | Grimsby Town | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | ENG John Fairbrother | Northampton Town | 23 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | ENG Nigel Cassidy | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | SCO Billy Best | Southend United | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | SCO Don Masson | Notts County | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | WAL Dave Gwyther | Swansea City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | ENG Dennis Brown | Aldershot | 17 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | ENG Ernie Moss | Chesterfield | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | ENG Richie Barker | Notts County | 19 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | WAL Peter Price | Peterborough United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 14 | ENG Kevin Randall | Chesterfield | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | WAL Arfon Griffiths | Wrexham | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | ENG Rod Fletcher | Lincoln City | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | ENG Ray Smith | Wrexham | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | ENG John James | Port Vale | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 19 | ENG Ken Jones | Colchester United | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | ENG Terry Heath | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| = | WAL Herbie Williams | Swansea City | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 22 | ENG Bill Dearden | Chester | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 23 | ENG Brian Gibbs | Colchester United | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | ENG Ray Mabbutt | Newport County | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | ENG Tommy Robson | Peterborough United | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 26 | Bobby Ross | Brentford | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| = | ENG Mike Hickman | Grimsby Town | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| = | ENG Jim Fryatt | Oldham Athletic / | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2+11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 29 | ENG Frank Large | Northampton Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | WAL Derek Draper | Chester | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| = | ENG David Shaw | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 32 | WAL Geoffrey Thomas | Swansea City | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 33 | ENG Alan Banks | Exeter City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 34 | ENG Phil Boyer | York City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 35 | ENG Ronnie Walton | Aldershot | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | ENG Alan Bradshaw | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 37 | ENG John Archer | Chesterfield | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 38 | ENG Fred Binney | Exeter City / | ||||
| Torquay United | 1+9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| = | Jim Beardall | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 40 | ENG Alan Tarbuck | Chester | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 41 | ENG Roy Massey | Colchester United / | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 5+2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 42 | ENG Jimmy Melia | Aldershot | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| = | ENG Lance Robson | Hartlepool / | ||||
| Darlington | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| = | ENG Kevin McMahon | York City | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 45 | John Mitten | Exeter City | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 46 | Roy Young | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 47 | ENG Gary Moore | Southend United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Attendances
Source:
Division One
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 49,862 | -2.6% | 59,879 | 26,582 |
| 2 | Everton FC | 49,531 | 7.8% | 58,523 | 42,510 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 43,567 | -8.0% | 54,496 | 29,548 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 40,342 | 7.3% | 61,479 | 24,904 |
| 5 | Newcastle United FC | 37,553 | 10.4% | 56,317 | 19,411 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 36,060 | -3.7% | 50,474 | 27,693 |
| 7 | Derby County FC | 35,924 | 29.9% | 41,826 | 29,451 |
| 8 | Arsenal FC | 35,758 | -6.9% | 59,489 | 21,165 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 34,613 | -6.4% | 46,770 | 22,932 |
| 10 | Manchester City FC | 33,930 | 0.5% | 63,013 | 22,006 |
| 11 | Coventry City FC | 32,043 | -3.6% | 43,446 | 24,590 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 31,164 | 1.5% | 50,783 | 20,594 |
| 13 | West Ham United FC | 30,530 | -1.9% | 41,643 | 20,934 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 29,901 | 50.5% | 49,498 | 16,821 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 27,877 | 11.1% | 45,120 | 18,512 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 26,401 | -1.7% | 44,332 | 16,644 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest FC | 25,408 | 2.0% | 42,074 | 10,589 |
| 18 | Stoke City FC | 24,165 | 27.3% | 38,917 | 11,810 |
| 19 | Southampton FC | 22,901 | 1.8% | 31,044 | 19,130 |
| 20 | Sunderland AFC | 21,790 | -12.7% | 51,950 | 12,739 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town FC | 20,715 | -12.2% | 29,755 | 16,146 |
| 22 | Burnley FC | 16,452 | 2.4% | 28,141 | 11,166 |
Division Two
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa FC | 27,345 | 10.9% | 54,405 | 18,840 |
| 2 | Leicester City FC | 25,104 | -11.7% | 35,168 | 16,059 |
| 3 | Birmingham City FC | 25,004 | -4.2% | 41,696 | 13,530 |
| 4 | Cardiff City FC | 21,502 | 27.5% | 30,048 | 8,423 |
| 5 | Swindon Town FC | 20,075 | 11.2% | 28,754 | 10,716 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough FC | 19,856 | -5.7% | 29,703 | 13,859 |
| 7 | Sheffield United FC | 17,840 | 15.2% | 25,724 | 10,535 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 17,526 | 72.4% | 30,907 | 10,206 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 17,525 | -18.8% | 22,799 | 11,017 |
| 10 | Watford FC | 17,223 | 26.9% | 27,968 | 10,091 |
| 11 | Bristol City FC | 16,274 | 5.2% | 24,905 | 10,698 |
| 12 | Blackpool FC | 15,695 | 3.8% | 24,432 | 9,766 |
| 13 | Portsmouth FC | 14,928 | -22.1% | 22,169 | 10,464 |
| 14 | Preston North End FC | 13,548 | 2.5% | 35,400 | 8,012 |
| 15 | Norwich City FC | 13,215 | -3.9% | 20,040 | 6,523 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic FC | 12,693 | -29.4% | 21,757 | 7,644 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 12,523 | 18.0% | 17,393 | 7,339 |
| 18 | Millwall FC | 11,668 | -24.2% | 20,451 | 7,825 |
| 19 | Hull City AFC | 11,230 | -21.0% | 17,434 | 7,474 |
| 20 | Oxford United FC | 10,812 | -7.1% | 16,821 | 7,406 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 10,041 | -4.7% | 18,032 | 6,757 |
| 22 | Carlisle United FC | 9,388 | 1.9% | 14,481 | 6,214 |
Division Three
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town FC | 14,808 | -0.6% | 18,065 | 11,368 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 14,711 | 35.7% | 32,032 | 5,643 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers FC | 11,870 | 66.8% | 22,001 | 5,978 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient FC | 11,369 | 101.0% | 19,861 | 4,593 |
| 5 | Fulham FC | 10,259 | -27.9% | 18,987 | 6,675 |
| 6 | Barnsley FC | 10,234 | 8.2% | 17,395 | 5,842 |
| 7 | Reading FC | 9,855 | 50.4% | 18,929 | 5,029 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 9,113 | -14.0% | 17,128 | 4,854 |
| 9 | Bradford City AFC | 8,852 | 22.7% | 16,224 | 4,148 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 8,560 | -16.2% | 19,742 | 3,196 |
| 11 | Rotherham United FC | 8,294 | -8.6% | 13,909 | 5,300 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town FC | 7,143 | 1.3% | 10,322 | 4,588 |
| 13 | Torquay United FC | 6,884 | -16.9% | 11,099 | 3,766 |
| 14 | Rochdale AFC | 6,109 | 13.1% | 9,752 | 3,604 |
| 15 | Walsall FC | 5,428 | -7.5% | 7,557 | 3,366 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 5,410 | -28.5% | 9,578 | 2,353 |
| 17 | Gillingham FC | 5,401 | 0.3% | 8,638 | 3,930 |
| 18 | Halifax Town AFC | 4,674 | -17.6% | 10,274 | 1,812 |
| 19 | Bury FC | 4,512 | -41.9% | 9,849 | 2,931 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 4,393 | -27.3% | 7,192 | 2,906 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town FC | 4,291 | -22.2% | 6,587 | 3,350 |
| 22 | Barrow AFC | 3,649 | -22.0% | 5,665 | 2,128 |
| 23 | Stockport County FC | 3,506 | -51.1% | 5,338 | 1,783 |
| 24 | Southport FC | 3,428 | -18.2% | 5,834 | 2,088 |
Division Four
| No. | Club | Average | ± | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrexham AFC | 9,902 | 76.7% | 19,946 | 6,578 |
| 2 | Chesterfield FC | 9,886 | 95.3% | 16,395 | 3,997 |
| 3 | Swansea City AFC | 8,410 | 48.6% | 14,075 | 5,009 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 7,773 | 21.1% | 12,261 | 4,383 |
| 5 | Port Vale FC | 6,894 | 58.1% | 12,538 | 3,955 |
| 6 | Southend United FC | 6,351 | -39.8% | 11,826 | 3,043 |
| 7 | Peterborough United FC | 6,109 | 8.7% | 8,557 | 3,844 |
| 8 | Aldershot Town FC | 6,101 | 3.7% | 8,790 | 4,062 |
| 9 | Lincoln City FC | 6,070 | -23.3% | 9,296 | 3,407 |
| 10 | Notts County FC | 5,779 | 21.0% | 15,346 | 2,456 |
| 11 | Northampton Town FC | 5,594 | -17.6% | 12,972 | 2,979 |
| 12 | Exeter City FC | 4,920 | -8.4% | 6,707 | 3,538 |
| 13 | Colchester United FC | 4,643 | -26.0% | 7,133 | 2,571 |
| 14 | Chester City FC | 4,487 | -23.6% | 15,024 | 1,691 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United FC | 4,424 | 21.4% | 7,340 | 2,790 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town FC | 4,423 | 11.0% | 7,801 | 2,393 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic FC | 4,357 | 12.8% | 6,083 | 2,391 |
| 18 | York City FC | 4,274 | 10.1% | 7,212 | 2,237 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra FC | 3,345 | -30.4% | 7,155 | 2,297 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue AFC | 3,137 | -4.1% | 5,997 | 1,864 |
| 21 | Newport County AFC | 2,755 | 12.2% | 5,807 | 998 |
| 22 | Darlington FC | 2,744 | -55.5% | 4,604 | 1,717 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United FC | 2,563 | -39.0% | 3,627 | 1,473 |
| 24 | Workington AFC | 2,123 | -10.4% | 3,706 | 1,342 |
Notes
References
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
References
- "England 1969–70". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers".
- ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71'', pp. 600–603. The Queen Anne Press Limited. Compiled by Tony Williams and Roy Peskett. Editorial Board: Denis Howell, [[Matt Busby. Sir Matt Busby]], David Coleman, Jimmy Hill, Tony Williams and Roy Peskett.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1970.htm
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