Football League Division Two
Saturday, September 5, 1970

Blackburn Rovers Swindon Town
B.Conlon (57')
 HT: 0-0
Attendance:  6,330   Referee:  P. Baldwin



Lineups
1
Roger JONES
                 
Roy JONES
1
2
Freddie GOODWIN
                 
  Rod THOMAS
2
3
Billy WILSON
                 
John TROLLOPE
3
4
Allan HUNTER  
                 
Joe BUTLER
4
5
Dick MULVANEY
                 
Frank BURROWS
5
6
Ken KNIGHTON
                 
Stan HARLAND
6

7
Eamonn ROGERS  
                63'
Chris JONES
7

8
Alex RUSSELL
                 
Tony GOUGH
8
9
Tony PARKES
                 
Arthur HORSFIELD
9
10
Bryan CONLON
               
Peter NOBLE
10
11
Brian HILL
                 
Don ROGERS
11
Substitutes
12
Sub not used
              
63' 
Roger SMART
12















Results on Saturday, September 5, 1970: League Table
 
  Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Swindon Town  
  Cardiff City 2 - 0 Birmingham City  
  Carlisle United 2 - 0 Orient  
  Charlton Athletic 1 - 3 Millwall  
  Hull City 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers  
  Luton Town 1 - 0 Middlesbrough  
  Oxford United 1 - 0 Leicester City  
  Portsmouth 2 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday  
  Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Watford  
  Sheffield United 3 - 3 Bristol City  
  Sunderland 2 - 1 Norwich City  

Table as at Saturday, September 5, 1970:
  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Cardiff City 6 3 2 1 8 5 1.60 8 
2 Portsmouth 5 2 3 0 8 2 4.00 7 
3 Hull City 5 3 1 1 5 4 1.25 7 
4 Oxford United 5 3 1 1 6 6 1.00 7 
5 Luton Town 5 2 2 1 8 5 1.60 6 
6 Norwich City 5 2 2 1 4 3 1.33 6 
7 Bolton Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 11 0.82 6 
8 Bristol City 5 2 2 1 9 11 0.82 6 
9 Leicester City 5 2 1 2 9 5 1.80 5 
10 Birmingham City 5 2 1 2 6 5 1.20 5 
11 Sunderland 5 2 1 2 11 10 1.10 5 
12 Watford 5 1 3 1 8 8 1.00 5 
13 Carlisle United 5 2 1 2 7 7 1.00 5 
14 Orient 5 1 3 1 4 4 1.00 5 
15 Sheffield Wednesday 7 1 3 3 6 9 0.67 5 
16 Millwall 5 1 2 2 6 6 1.00 4 
17 Swindon Town 5 1 2 2 5 5 1.00 4 
18 Queens Park Rangers 5 1 2 2 7 8 0.88 4 
19 Sheffield United 5 1 2 2 7 9 0.78 4 
20 Middlesbrough 5 2 0 3 3 5 0.60 4 
21 Blackburn Rovers 5 1 2 2 3 5 0.60 4 
22 Charlton Athletic 5 0 2 3 2 8 0.25 2 

Key: Promotion Relegation