| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 61 | +24 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 39 |
| 2 | Fulham | 46 | 60 | +27 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | 46 | 56 | +19 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 53 | +8 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 46 |
| 5 | 46 | 51 | +28 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 38 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 51 | +19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 50 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 51 | +2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 62 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 46 | 50 | +4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 60 |
| 9 | 46 | 49 | +7 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 65 | |
| 10 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 57 | |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 46 | +3 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 56 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 45 | -3 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 52 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 45 | -4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 44 | +3 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 47 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 63 | 63 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 46 | 43 | -7 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 61 | 68 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 42 | -7 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 59 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 42 | -10 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 45 | 55 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 40 | -13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 62 |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 39 | -6 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 57 |
| 21 | Reading | 46 | 39 | -37 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 |
| 22 | 46 | 37 | -8 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 60 | |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 35 | -21 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 66 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 46 | 33 | -25 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1970_1971/league_one/index.shtml.
