English First Division 1969/1970
Historical league standings at 26th August 1969
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1.80 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0.62 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
