Football League Fourth Division 1970/71

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Football League Fourth Division 1970/71
master Notts County
Climbers Notts County
Bournemouth & Bescombe Athletic
Oldham Athletic
York City
Relegated none
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,527  (ø 2.77 per game)
Top scorer Ted MacDougall ( Bournemouth & Bescombe Athletic )
← Football League Fourth Division 1969/70
^ Football League Third Division 1970/71

The Football League Fourth Division 1970/71 was the 13th season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .

The four last-placed clubs Lincoln City , Newport County , Hartlepools United and AFC Barrow all received enough votes in the reelection process of the League Association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1971/72 season.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Notts County  46  30th  9  7th 089:360 2.47 69:23
 2. Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (A)  46  24  12  10 081:460 1.76 60:32
 3. Oldham Athletic  46  24  11  11 088:630 1.40 59:33
 4th York city  46  23  10  13 078:540 1.44 56:36
 5. Chester FC  46  24  7th  15th 069:550 1.25 55:37
 6th Colchester United  46  21st  12  13 070:540 1.30 54:38
 7th Northampton Town  46  19th  13  14th 063:590 1.07 51:41
 8th. Southport FC (A)  46  21st  6th  19th 063:570 1.11 48:44
 9. Exeter City  46  17th  14th  15th 067:680 0.99 48:44
10. AFC Workington  46  18th  12  16 048:490 0.98 48:44
11. Stockport County (A)  46  16  14th  16 049:650 0.75 46:46
12. Darlington FC  46  17th  11  18th 058:570 1.02 45:47
13. FC Aldershot  46  14th  17th  15th 066:710 0.93 45:47
14th Brentford FC  46  18th  8th  20th 066:620 1.06 44:48
15th Crewe Alexandra  46  18th  8th  20th 075:760 0.99 44:48
16. Peterborough United  46  18th  7th  21st 070:710 0.99 43:49
17th Scunthorpe United  46  15th  13  18th 056:610 0.92 43:49
18th Southend United  46  14th  15th  17th 053:660 0.80 43:49
19th Grimsby Town  46  18th  7th  21st 057:710 0.80 43:49
20th Cambridge United (N)  46  15th  13  18th 051:660 0.77 43:49
21st Lincoln City  46  13  13  20th 070:710 0.99 39:53
22nd WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport County  46  10  8th  28 055:850 0.65 28:64
23. Hartlepools United  46  8th  12  26th 034:740 0.46 28:64
24. AFC Barrow (A)  46  7th  8th  31 051:900 0.57 22:70
  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division 1971/72
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1969/70
    (N) Newcomers

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