1969–70 Football League Cup
The 1969–70 Football League Cup was the tenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 12 August 1969 and ended with the final on 7 March 1970.
The final was contested by First Division team Manchester City and First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London. Jeff Astle opened the scoring for Albion after five minutes, becoming the first player to score in the final of both the League Cup and FA Cup at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground. City equalised through Mike Doyle to send the game into extra-time, and eventually won 2–1, with Glyn Pardoe scoring the winner.
This was the first season in which all ninety-two football league clubs competed in the trophy.
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Swindon Town |
Final positions | |
Champions | Manchester City |
Runner-up | West Bromwich Albion |
First round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barrow | 3–1 | Workington | 18 August 1969 |
Brentford | 0–0[1] | Southend United | 18 August 1969 |
Bristol City | 3–2 | Exeter City | 19 August 1969 |
Chesterfield | 0–1 | Bradford City | 20 August 1969 |
Fulham | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | 18 August 1969 |
Luton Town | 5–2 | Peterborough United | 19 August 1969 |
Reading | 0–3 | Colchester United | 20 August 1969 |
Torquay United | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 August 1969 |
Wrexham | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 August 1969 |
Second Replay
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Brentford | 2–3[1] | Southend United | 21 August 1969 |
Second round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 2–0[1] | Southampton | 4 September 1969 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 September 1969 |
Leicester City | 0–0[1] | Bristol City | 10 September 1969 |
Millwall | 0–1[1] | Luton Town | 8 September 1969 |
Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | Mansfield Town | 9 September 1969 |
Rotherham United | 3–3[1] | Bolton Wanderers | 9 September 1969 |
Southend United | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 September 1969 |
Second Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Leicester City | 3–1 | Bristol City | 15 September 1969 |
Rotherham United | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 September 1969 |
Third round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Arsenal | 0–0 | Everton | 24 September 1969 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–2 | Leicester City | 24 September 1969 |
Bradford City | 2–1 | Southend United | 24 September 1969 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 September 1969 |
Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Blackpool | 24 September 1969 |
Carlisle United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 September 1969 |
Derby County | 3–1 | Hull City | 24 September 1969 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 September 1969 |
Leeds United | 1–1 | Chelsea | 24 September 1969 |
Manchester City | 3–2 | Liverpool | 24 September 1969 |
Manchester United | 2–0 | Wrexham | 23 September 1969 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | West Ham United | 23 September 1969 |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Swindon Town | 24 September 1969 |
Queens Park Rangers | 6–0 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 September 1969 |
Rotherham United | 1–1 | Burnley | 24 September 1969 |
Sheffield United | 3–0 | Luton Town | 23 September 1969 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Everton | 1–0 | Arsenal | 30 September 1969 |
Blackpool | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 30 September 1969 |
Burnley | 2–0 | Rotherham United | 30 September 1969 |
Chelsea | 2–0 | Leeds United | 6 October 1969 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | 30 September 1969 |
Fourth round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Burnley | 0–0 | Manchester United | 14 October 1969 |
Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Derby County | 14 October 1969 |
Carlisle United | 1–0 | Chelsea | 14 October 1969 |
Leicester City | 2–0 | Sheffield United | 14 October 1969 |
Manchester City | 2–1 | Everton | 14 October 1969 |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Oxford United | 14 October 1969 |
Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 October 1969 |
West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | Bradford City | 14 October 1969 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Derby County | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | 29 October 1969 |
Manchester United | 1–0 | Burnley | 20 October 1969 |
Fifth Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Derby County | 0–0 | Manchester United | 12 November 1969 |
Leicester City | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 October 1969 |
Manchester City | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 October 1969 |
Oxford United | 0–0 | Carlisle United | 29 October 1969 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Manchester United | 1–0 | Derby County | 19 November 1969 |
Carlisle United | 1–0 | Oxford United | 4 November 1969 |
West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Leicester City | 5 November 1969 |
Semi-finals
First Leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Carlisle United | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 November 1969 |
Manchester City | 2–1 | Manchester United | 3 December 1969 |
Second Leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
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Manchester United | 2–2 | Manchester City | 17 December 1969 | 3–4 |
West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | Carlisle United | 3 December 1969 | 4–2 |
Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 7 March 1970.[2]
Manchester City | 2 (0) – 1 (1)[1] | West Bromwich Albion |
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Doyle Pardoe |
Astle |
References
General
- "English League Cup 1969/1970". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
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