English First Division 1969/1970
Historical league standings at 4th October 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 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Derby County | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 4.20 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 1.16 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 1.54 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Southampton | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Burnley | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0.52 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 0.39 |
