Football League Fourth Division 1969/70
Football League Fourth Division 1969/70 | |
master | Chesterfield FC |
Climbers | Chesterfield FC Wrexham AFC Swansea City Port Vale |
Relegated | Bradford Park Avenue |
Teams | 24 |
Games | 552 |
Gates | 1,464 (ø 2.65 per game) |
Top scorer | Albert Kinsey ( Wrexham AFC ) |
← Football League Fourth Division 1968/69 | |
^ Football League Third Division 1969/70 |
The Football League Fourth Division 1969/70 was the twelfth season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .
Bradford Park Avenue was replaced by Cambridge United the following season . The Newport County , FC Darlington and Hartlepools United , which were also among the last four , received enough votes in the reelection process of the League Association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1970/71 season.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Chesterfield FC | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77:32 | 2.41 | 64:28 |
2. | Wrexham AFC | 46 | 26th | 9 | 11 | 84:49 | 1.71 | 61:31 |
3. | Swansea City | 46 | 21st | 18th | 7th | 66:45 | 1.47 | 60:32 |
4th | Port Vale | 46 | 20th | 19th | 7th | 61:33 | 1.85 | 59:33 |
5. | Brentford FC | 46 | 20th | 16 | 10 | 58:39 | 1.49 | 56:36 |
6th | FC Aldershot | 46 | 20th | 13 | 13 | 78:65 | 1.20 | 53:39 |
7th | Notts County | 46 | 22nd | 8th | 16 | 73:62 | 1.18 | 52:40 |
8th. | Lincoln City | 46 | 17th | 16 | 13 | 66:52 | 1.27 | 50:42 |
9. | Peterborough United | 46 | 17th | 14th | 15th | 77:69 | 1.12 | 48:44 |
10. | Colchester United | 46 | 17th | 14th | 15th | 64:63 | 1.02 | 48:44 |
11. | Chester FC | 46 | 21st | 6th | 19th | 58:66 | 0.88 | 48:44 |
12. | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18th | 10 | 18th | 67:65 | 1.03 | 46:46 |
13. | York city | 46 | 16 | 14th | 16 | 55:62 | 0.89 | 46:46 |
14th | Northampton Town (A) | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18th | 64:55 | 1.16 | 44:48 |
15th | Crewe Alexandra (A) | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18th | 51:51 | 1.00 | 44:48 |
16. | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14th | 15th | 17th | 54:58 | 0.93 | 43:49 |
17th | Southend United | 46 | 15th | 10 | 21st | 59:85 | 0.69 | 40:52 |
18th | Exeter City | 46 | 14th | 11 | 21st | 57:59 | 0.97 | 39:53 |
19th | Oldham Athletic (A) | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20th | 60:65 | 0.92 | 39:53 |
20th | AFC Workington | 46 | 12 | 14th | 20th | 46:64 | 0.72 | 38:54 |
21st | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22nd | 53:74 | 0.72 | 37:55 |
22nd | Darlington FC | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53:73 | 0.73 | 36:56 |
23. | Hartlepools United (A) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26th | 42:82 | 0.51 | 30:62 |
24. | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 6th | 11 | 29 | 41:96 | 0.43 | 23:69 |
(A) | Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1968/69 |