English Second Division 1970/1971
Historical league standings at 3rd October 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 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 2.67 |
| 4 | Hull City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1.45 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 0.76 |
| 13 | Orient | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0.54 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Millwall | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0.44 |
