English First Division 1969/1970
Historical league standings at 27th 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 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2.43 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.30 |
