# Third Division 1970-1971

La Third Division 1970-1971 è stato il 44º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 21º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 7º posto in Third Division |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 10º posto in Third Division |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Goldstone Ground | 5º posto in Third Division |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | Eastville Stadium | 3º posto in Third Division |
| Bury | Bury | Gigg Lane | 19º posto in Third Division |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 1º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | Belle Vue | 11º posto in Third Division |
| Fulham | Londra (Hammersmith and Fulham) | Craven Cottage | 4º posto in Third Division |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 20º posto in Third Division |
| Halifax Town | Halifax | The Shay | 18º posto in Third Division |
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield | Field Mill | 6º posto in Third Division |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 17º posto in Third Division |
| Port Vale | Stoke on Trent (Burslem) | Vale Park | 4º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Reading | Reading | Elm Park | 8º posto in Third Division |
| Rochdale | Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 9º posto in Third Division |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | Millmoor | 14º posto in Third Division |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | Gay Meadow | 15º posto in Third Division |
| Swansea City | Swansea | Vetch Field | 3º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Torquay United | Torquay | Plainmoor | 13º posto in Third Division |
| Tranmere Rovers | Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 16º posto in Third Division |
| Walsall | Walsall | Fellows Park | 12º posto in Third Division |
| Wrexham | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 2º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | QR |
| 1 | Preston N.E. | 61 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 39 | 1.615 |
| 2 | Fulham | 60 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 1.659 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 56 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 53 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 51 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 38 | 1.737 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 51 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 50 | 1.380 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 51 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 62 | 1.032 |
| 8 | Rotherham Utd | 50 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 1.067 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 49 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 |
| 10 | Torquay Utd | 49 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 57 | 0.947 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 45 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 52 | 0.942 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 45 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 |
| 14 | Brighton | 44 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 |
| 15 | Plymouth | 43 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 43 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 61 | 68 | 0.897 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 59 | 0.881 |
| 18 | Tranmere | 42 | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 0.818 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 40 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 |
| 20 | Walsall | 39 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 57 | 0.895 |
| 21 | Reading | 39 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 | 0.565 |
| 22 | Bury | 37 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 60 | 0.867 |
| 23 | Doncaster | 35 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 66 | 0.682 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 33 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 |
Legenda:
    Promosso in Second Division 1971-1972.
    Retrocesso in Fourth Division 1971-1972.
Regolamento:
    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
    A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo il quoziente reti.
Note:
    Reading retrocesso in Fourth Division per peggior quoziente reti rispetto all'ex aequo Walsall.

## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | AST | BSL | BRA | BHA | BRR | BUY | CHF | DON | FUL | GIL | HAL | MFT | PLY | PVA | PNE | REA | ROC | ROT | SHR | SWA | TOR | TRA | WAL | WRE |
| Aston Villa | | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Barnsley | 1-1 | | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| Bradford City | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 1-3 | | 0-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| Bury | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 | | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Chesterfield | 2-3 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 |
| Fulham | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Gillingham | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Halifax Town | 2:1 | 4:1 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 2:1 | 2:1 | | 0:1 | 4:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 1:4 | 1:3 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 4:3 | 2:1 | 2:0 |
| Mansfield Town | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | | 1-5 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | | 2-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Port Vale | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | | 1-0 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| Preston North End | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 4-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Reading | 3-5 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Rochdale | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | | 4-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 |
| Rotherham United | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 7-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 4-2 | | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Swansea City | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 5-0 | | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 |
| Torquay United | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | | 4-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Walsall | 3-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2-0 | | 3-1 |
| Wrexham | 2-3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | |