English Second 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 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.89 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.43 |
