Season 1969-70

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
Re-elections
Lower League Key

FA Cup Final 1970						Venue	Gate	Notes

Cup Competition
D 1	Chelsea	2	2	Leeds United	D 1	Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London	100,000	aet
	Houseman, Hutchinson			Charlton, Jones
FA Cup Final 1970 Replay						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Chelsea	2	1	Leeds United	D 1	Old Trafford, Manchester	62,078	aet
	Osgood, Webb			Jones
FA Cup 3/4 Place Play Off 1970						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Manchester United	2	0	Watford	D 2	Highbury, London	15,105
	Kidd 2

FA Cup Semi-Finals 1970						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Chelsea	5	1	Watford	D 2	White Hart Lane, London	55,209
	Osgood, Houseman 2, Webb, Hutchinson			Garbett
D 1	Leeds United	0	0	Manchester United	D 1	Hillsborough, Sheffield	55,000

FA Cup Semi-Finals 1970 Replay						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Leeds United	0	0	Manchester United	D 1	Villa Park, Birmingham	62,500	aet

FA Cup Semi-Finals 1970 Replay 2						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Leeds United	1	0	Manchester United	D 1	Burnden Park, Bolton	56,000
	Bremner

League Cup Final 1970						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Manchester City	2	1	West Bromwich Albion	D 1	Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London	97,963
	Doyle, Pardoe			Astle

League Cup Semi-Finals 1970 1st & 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 2	Carlisle United	1	0	West Bromwich Albion	D 1	Brunton Park, Carlisle	20,322
	Barton
D 1	Manchester City	2	1	Manchester United	D 1	Maine Road, Manchester	55,799
	Bell, Lee			Charlton
D 1	West Bromwich Albion	4	1	Carlisle United	D 2	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich	32,791	agg 4-2
	Hope, Suggett, Brown, Martin			Barton
D 1	Manchester United	2	2	Manchester City	D 1	Old Trafford, Manchester	63,418	agg 3-4
	Edwards, Law			Bowyer, Summerbee

European Cup Winners Cup Final 1970						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Manchester City	2	1	Gornik Zabrze		Prater Stadium, Vienna	12,000
	Young, Lee (p)			Oslizlo

European Fairs Cup Final 1970 1st & 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
	Anderlecht	3	1	Arsenal	D 1	Parc Astrid	37,000
	Devrindt, Mulder 2			Kennedy
D 1	Arsenal	3	0	Anderlecht		Highbury, London	51,612	agg 4-3
	Kelly, Radford, Sammels

Final Table for Season 1969-70

				Home					Away
First Division
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	2	Everton	42	17	3	1	46	19	12	5	4	26	15	2.118	66	Rd 3	Rd 4
2	-1	Leeds United	42	15	4	2	50	19	6	11	4	34	30	1.714	57	Final	Rd 3	EC SF
3	2	Chelsea	42	13	7	1	36	18	8	6	7	34	32	1.400	55	Win	Rd 4
4	D 2	Derby County	42	15	3	3	45	14	7	6	8	19	23	1.730	53	Rd 5	Rd 5
5	-3	Liverpool	42	10	7	4	34	20	10	4	7	31	22	1.548	51	Rd 6	Rd 3	Fairs Rd 2
6	14	Coventry City	42	9	6	6	35	28	10	5	6	23	20	1.208	49	Rd 3	Rd 2
7	2	Newcastle United	42	14	2	5	42	16	3	11	7	15	19	1.629	47	Rd 3	Rd 2	Fairs QF
8	3	Manchester United	42	8	9	4	37	27	6	8	7	29	34	1.082	45	SF 3rd	SF
9	10	Stoke City	42	10	7	4	31	23	5	8	8	25	29	1.077	45	Rd 4	Rd 2
10	3	Manchester City	42	8	6	7	25	22	8	5	8	30	26	1.146	43	Rd 4	Win	CWC W
11	-5	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	2	8	27	21	6	7	8	27	34	0.982	43	Rd 4	Rd 2
12	-8	Arsenal	42	7	10	4	29	23	5	8	8	22	26	1.041	42	Rd 3	Rd 3	Fairs W
13	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	8	8	5	30	23	4	8	9	25	34	0.965	40	Rd 3	Rd 4
14	0	Burnley	42	7	7	7	33	29	5	8	8	23	32	0.918	39	Rd 4	Rd 4
15	3	Nottingham Forest	42	8	9	4	28	28	2	9	10	22	43	0.704	38	Rd 3	Rd 4
16	-6	West Bromwich Albion	42	10	6	5	39	25	4	3	14	19	41	0.879	37	Rd 3	Final
17	-9	West Ham United	42	8	8	5	28	21	4	4	13	23	39	0.850	36	Rd 3	Rd 3
18	-6	Ipswich Town	42	9	5	7	23	20	1	6	14	17	43	0.635	31	Rd 3	Rd 3
19	-12	Southampton	42	3	12	6	24	27	3	5	13	22	40	0.687	29	Rd 4	Rd 2	Fairs Rd 3
20	D 2	Crystal Palace	42	5	6	10	20	36	1	9	11	14	32	0.500	27	Rd 5	Rd 4
21	-4	Sunderland	42	4	11	6	17	24	2	3	16	13	44	0.441	26	Rd 3	Rd 2
22	-7	Sheffield Wednesday	42	6	5	10	23	27	2	4	15	17	44	0.563	25	Rd 4	Rd 2

				Home					Away
Second Division
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	5	Huddersfield Town	42	14	6	1	36	10	10	6	5	32	27	1.838	60	Rd 3	Rd 2
2	6	Blackpool	42	10	9	2	25	16	10	4	7	31	29	1.244	53	Rd 4	Rd 3
3	D 1	Leicester City	42	12	6	3	37	22	7	7	7	27	28	1.280	51	Rd 5	Rd 5
4	0	Middlesbrough	42	15	4	2	36	14	5	6	10	19	31	1.222	50	Rd 6	Rd 2
5	D 3	Swindon Town	42	13	7	1	35	17	4	9	8	22	30	1.213	50	Rd 6	Rd 3
6	3	Sheffield United	42	16	2	3	50	10	6	3	12	23	28	1.921	49	Rd 4	Rd 4
7	-2	Cardiff City	42	12	7	2	38	14	6	6	9	23	27	1.488	49	Rd 3	Rd 2	CWC Rd 2
8	11	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	2	4	42	19	5	5	11	12	31	1.080	47	Rd 3	Rd 3
9	D 1	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	5	3	47	24	4	6	11	19	33	1.158	45	Rd 6	Rd 5
10	0	Millwall	42	14	4	3	38	18	1	10	10	18	38	1.000	44	Rd 3	Rd 2
11	2	Norwich City	42	13	5	3	37	14	3	6	12	12	32	1.065	43	Rd 3	Rd 2
12	0	Carlisle United	42	10	6	5	39	28	4	7	10	19	28	1.036	41	Rd 5	SF
13	-2	Hull City	42	11	6	4	43	28	4	5	12	29	42	1.029	41	Rd 3	Rd 3
14	2	Bristol City	42	11	7	3	37	13	2	6	13	17	37	1.080	39	Rd 3	Rd 2
15	5	Oxford United	42	9	9	3	23	13	3	6	12	12	29	0.833	39	Rd 3	Rd 5
16	1	Bolton Wanderers	42	9	6	6	31	23	3	6	12	23	38	0.885	36	Rd 3	Rd 2
17	-2	Portsmouth	42	8	4	9	39	35	5	5	11	27	45	0.825	35	Rd 3	Rd 1
18	-11	Birmingham City	42	9	7	5	33	22	2	4	15	18	56	0.654	33	Rd 3	Rd 2
19	D 3	Watford	42	6	8	7	26	21	3	5	13	18	36	0.772	31	SF 4th	Rd 2
20	-17	Charlton Athletic	42	7	8	6	23	28	0	9	12	12	48	0.461	31	Rd 4	Rd 2
21	-3	Aston Villa	42	7	8	6	23	21	1	5	15	13	41	0.581	29	Rd 3	Rd 2
22	-8	Preston North End	42	7	6	8	31	28	1	6	14	12	35	0.683	28	Rd 3	Rd 1

				Home					Away
Third Division
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	17	Orient	46	16	5	2	43	15	9	7	7	24	21	1.861	62	Rd 1	Rd 1
2	1	Luton Town	46	13	8	2	46	15	10	6	7	31	28	1.791	60	Rd 2	Rd 3
3	13	Bristol Rovers	46	15	5	3	51	26	5	11	7	29	33	1.356	56	Rd 2	Rd 1
4	D 2	Fulham	46	12	9	2	43	26	8	6	9	38	29	1.473	55	Rd 1	Rd 2
5	7	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	16	4	3	37	16	7	5	11	20	27	1.326	55	Rd 2	Rd 3
6	9	Mansfield Town	46	14	4	5	46	22	7	7	9	24	27	1.429	53	Rd 5	Rd 2
7	3	Barnsley	46	14	6	3	43	24	5	9	9	25	35	1.153	53	Rd 3	Rd 1
8	6	Reading	46	16	3	4	52	29	5	8	10	35	48	1.130	53	Rd 1	Rd 1
9	D 4	Rochdale	46	11	6	6	39	24	7	4	12	30	36	1.150	46	Rd 1	Rd 1
10	D 4	Bradford City	46	11	6	6	37	22	6	6	11	20	28	1.140	46	Rd 3	Rd 4
11	D 4	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	4	6	31	19	4	8	11	21	35	0.963	46	Rd 2	Rd 2
12	1	Walsall	46	11	4	8	33	31	6	8	9	21	36	0.806	46	Rd 3	Rd 1
13	-7	Torquay United	46	9	9	5	36	22	5	8	10	26	37	1.051	45	Rd 1	Rd 2
14	-3	Rotherham United	46	10	8	5	36	19	5	6	12	26	35	1.148	44	Rd 3	Rd 3
15	2	Shrewsbury Town	46	10	12	1	35	17	3	6	14	27	46	0.984	44	Rd 2	Rd 2
16	-9	Tranmere Rovers	46	10	8	5	38	29	4	8	11	18	43	0.778	44	Rd 4	Rd 3
17	-12	Plymouth Argyle	46	10	7	6	32	23	6	4	13	24	41	0.875	43	Rd 2	Rd 1
18	D 4	Halifax Town	46	10	9	4	31	25	4	6	13	16	38	0.746	43	Rd 1	Rd 2
19	D 2	Bury	46	13	4	6	47	29	2	7	14	28	51	0.938	41	Rd 1	Rd 2
20	0	Gillingham	46	7	6	10	28	33	6	7	10	24	31	0.813	39	Rd 5	Rd 2
21	-17	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	8	9	6	28	27	4	6	13	20	44	0.676	39	Rd 1	Rd 3
22	-14	Southport	46	11	5	7	31	22	3	5	15	17	44	0.727	38	Rd 1	Rd 2
23	-4	Barrow	46	7	9	7	28	27	1	5	17	18	54	0.568	30	Rd 2	Rd 2
24	-15	Stockport County	46	4	7	12	17	30	2	4	17	10	41	0.380	23	Rd 2	Rd 1

				Home					Away
Fourth Division
Ptn		Fourth Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup	FL Cup	Euro Comp
1	19	Chesterfield	46	19	1	3	55	12	8	9	6	22	20	2.406	64	Rd 1	Rd 1
2	7	Wrexham	46	17	6	0	56	16	9	3	11	28	33	1.714	61	Rd 4	Rd 3
3	7	Swansea City	46	14	8	1	43	14	7	10	6	23	31	1.467	60	Rd 3	Rd 2
4	9	Port Vale	46	13	9	1	39	10	7	10	6	22	23	1.848	59	Rd 2	Rd 1
5	6	Brentford	46	14	8	1	36	11	6	8	9	22	28	1.487	56	Rd 1	Rd 1
6	9	Aldershot	46	16	5	2	52	22	4	8	11	26	43	1.200	53	Rd 4	Rd 1
7	12	Notts County	46	14	4	5	44	21	8	4	11	29	41	1.177	52	Rd 1	Rd 1
8	0	Lincoln City	46	11	8	4	38	20	6	8	9	28	32	1.269	50	Rd 2	Rd 1
9	9	Peterborough United	46	13	8	2	51	21	4	6	13	26	48	1.116	48	Rd 4	Rd 1
10	-4	Colchester United	46	14	5	4	38	22	3	9	11	26	41	1.016	48	Rd 1	Rd 2
11	3	Chester	46	14	3	6	39	23	7	3	13	19	43	0.879	48	Rd 4	Rd 1
12	4	Scunthorpe United	46	11	6	6	34	23	7	4	12	33	42	1.031	46	Rd 5	Rd 1
13	8	York City	46	14	7	2	38	16	2	7	14	17	46	0.887	46	Rd 4	Rd 1
14	D 3	Northampton Town	46	11	7	5	41	19	5	5	13	23	36	1.164	44	Rd 5	Rd 1
15	D 3	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	6	5	37	18	4	6	13	14	33	1.000	44	Rd 1	Rd 1
16	7	Grimsby Town	46	9	9	5	33	24	5	6	12	21	34	0.931	43	Rd 1	Rd 1
17	-10	Southend United	46	12	8	3	40	28	3	2	18	19	57	0.694	40	Rd 1	Rd 3
18	-1	Exeter City	46	13	5	5	48	20	1	6	16	9	39	0.966	39	Rd 2	Rd 1
19	D 3	Oldham Athletic	46	11	4	8	45	28	2	9	12	15	37	0.923	39	Rd 2	Rd 1
20	-8	Workington	46	9	9	5	31	21	3	5	15	15	43	0.719	38	Rd 2	Rd 1
21	1	Newport County	46	12	3	8	39	24	1	8	14	14	50	0.716	37	Rd 3	Rd 1
22	-17	Darlington	46	8	7	8	31	27	5	3	15	22	46	0.726	36	Rd 1	Rd 2
23	D 3	Hartlepool	46	7	7	9	31	30	3	3	17	11	52	0.512	30	Rd 2	Rd 2
24	0	Bradford	46	6	5	12	23	32	0	6	17	18	64	0.427	23	Rd 1	Rd 1

League	Clubs	Ave Gate	FA Cup	League Cup	Ballot	Result
1970 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
D 4	Darlington	2,744	Rd 1	Rd 2	47	Re-Elected
D 4	Hartlepool	2,563	Rd 2	Rd 2	42	Re-Elected
SL	Cambridge United		Q4		31	Elected
D 4	Newport County	2,744	Rd 3	Rd 1	31	Re-Elected
NPL	Wigan Athletic		Rd 1		18	Failed
D 4	Bradford	3,137	Rd 1	Rd 1	17	Not Re-elected
SL	Cambridge City		Q3		2	Failed
SL	Bedford Town		Q1		1	Failed
SL	Hereford United		Rd 2		1	Failed
NPL	Morecambe		Q4		1	Failed
SL	Romford		Q3		1	Failed
SL	Yeovil Town		Rd 1		1	Failed
NPL	Boston United		Q3		0	Failed
SL	Chelmsford City		Rd 1		0	Failed
SL	Hillingdon Borough		Rd 3		0	Failed
SL	Telford United		Rd 1		0	Failed
SL	Wimbledon		Rd 1		0	Failed