| SEASON 1970-1971 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 26, 1970: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2.71 | 14 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1.55 | 14 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 11 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1.31 | 11 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 11 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 12 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1.57 | 9 |
| 14 | Walsall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0.94 | 8 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 8 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0.68 | 7 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 0.76 | 5 |
| 22 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.53 | 5 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.35 | 4 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 2 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |