English Fourth Division 1970/1971
Historical league standings at 29th August 1970
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Southport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 3 | York City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Workington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Chester | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Hartlepool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 24 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.11 |
