Football League Fourth Division 1969/70
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Chesterfield | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 32 | 2.406 | 64 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Wrexham | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 49 | 1.714 | 61 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Swansea City | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 60 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Port Vale | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 61 | 33 | 1.848 | 59 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 39 | 1.487 | 56 | - |
| 6th | Aldershot | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 78 | 65 | 1.200 | 53 | - |
| 7th | Notts County | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 52 | - |
| 8th | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 1.269 | 50 | - |
| 9th | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 77 | 69 | 1.116 | 48 | - |
| 10th | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 48 | - |
| 11th | Chester | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 48 | - |
| 12th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 65 | 1.031 | 46 | - |
| 13th | York City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 46 | - |
| 14th | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 44 | - |
| 15th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 44 | - |
| 16th | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 58 | 0.931 | 43 | - |
| 17th | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 85 | 0.694 | 40 | - |
| 18th | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 57 | 59 | 0.966 | 39 | - |
| 19th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 60 | 65 | 0.923 | 39 | - |
| 20th | Workington | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 38 | - |
| 21st | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 74 | 0.716 | 37 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 73 | 0.726 | 36 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Hartlepool | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 82 | 0.512 | 30 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 96 | 0.427 | 23 | ▼Not Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 13 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 47 | Darlington | Re Elected to the League |
| 42 | Hartlepool | Re Elected to the League |
| 31 | Cambridge United | ▲Elected to the League |
| 31 | Newport County | Re Elected to the League |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 2 | Cambridge City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Boston United | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Hillingdon Borough | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Telford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Wimbledon | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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♦ In February 1970 Swansea Town were renamed Swansea City |
| ▼Bournemouth & Boscambe were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Southport were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Barrow were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Stockport County were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Chesterfield were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Wrexham were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Swansea City were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Port Vale were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Newport County were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Darlington were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hartlepool were Re-Elected to the League |
| ▼Bradford Park Avenue were Not Re-Elected to the League |
| ▲Cambridge United were Elected to the League |