English Second Division 1970/1971
Historical league standings at 5th September 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 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Millwall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 |
