English Third Division 1969/1970
Historical league standings at 26th August 1969
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.67 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Orient | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Southport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 23 | Barrow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.29 |
