League Third Division

1970/71

League table

Game Week 39Fri, 7 May 1971

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Preston ..Preston North End	46	46	22	17	7	63	39	+24	1.62	61	61
2	FulhamFulham	46	46	24	12	10	68	41	+27	1.66	60	60
3	Halifax ..Halifax Town	46	46	22	12	12	74	55	+19	1.35	56	56
4	Aston Vi..Aston Villa	46	46	19	15	12	54	46	+8	1.17	53	53
5	Chesterf..Chesterfield	46	46	17	17	12	66	38	+28	1.74	51	51
6	Bristol ..Bristol Rovers	46	46	19	13	14	69	50	+19	1.38	51	51
7	Mansfiel..Mansfield Town	46	46	18	15	13	64	62	+2	1.03	51	51
8	Rotherha..Rotherham United	46	46	17	16	13	64	60	+4	1.07	50	50
9	WrexhamWrexham	46	46	18	13	15	72	65	+7	1.11	49	49
10	Torquay ..Torquay United	46	46	19	11	16	54	57	-3	0.95	49	49
11	Swansea ..Swansea City	46	46	15	16	15	59	56	+3	1.05	46	46
12	BarnsleyBarnsley	46	46	17	11	18	49	52	-3	0.94	45	45
13	Shrewsbu..Shrewsbury Town	46	46	16	13	17	58	62	-4	0.94	45	45
14	Brighton..Brighton & Hove Albion	46	46	14	16	16	50	47	+3	1.06	44	44
15	Plymouth..Plymouth Argyle	46	46	12	19	15	63	63	0	1.00	43	43
16	RochdaleRochdale	46	46	14	15	17	61	68	-7	0.90	43	43
17	Port ValePort Vale	46	46	15	12	19	52	59	-7	0.88	42	42
18	Tranmere..Tranmere Rovers	46	46	10	22	14	45	55	-10	0.82	42	42
19	Bradford..Bradford City	46	46	13	14	19	49	62	-13	0.79	40	40
20	WalsallWalsall	46	46	14	11	21	51	57	-6	0.89	39	39
21	ReadingReading	46	46	14	11	21	48	85	-37	0.56	39	39
22	BuryBury	46	46	12	13	21	52	60	-8	0.87	37	37
23	Doncaste..Doncaster Rovers	46	46	13	9	24	45	66	-21	0.68	35	35
24	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	10	13	23	42	67	-25	0.63	33	33

Qualification

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.