1969–70 Football League
Season | 1969–70 |
---|---|
Champions | Everton (7th English title) |
Relegated | Bradford Park Avenue |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
The 1969–70 season was the 71st completed season of The Football League.
Everton won their seventh league title, finishing nine points clear of Leeds United with Chelsea in third and newly promoted Derby County in fourth. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland were both relegated.
In the Second Division Huddersfield Town claimed the divisional title and were promoted along with runners-up Blackpool. Aston Villa endured the worst season in their history and were relegated to the Third Division for the first time, along with bottom club Preston North End, for whom it was also a first relegation to the third tier.
In the Third Division Orient won the title and were promoted along with Luton Town, who had finished third the previous season. As usual four teams were relegated, with Bournemouth, Southport, Barrow and Stockport County all making the drop.
In the Fourth Division Chesterfield won the title and were promoted along with Wrexham, Swansea City and Port Vale. Bradford Park Avenue lost their application for re-election and were replaced by Cambridge United.
Final league tables and results
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.[1]
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
First Division
Season | 1969–70 |
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Champions | Everton (7th English title) |
Relegated | Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday |
1970–71 European Cup | Everton |
FA Cup winners 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup | Chelsea (1st FA Cup title) Manchester City (defending champions) |
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Arsenal Liverpool Newcastle United Southampton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,212 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion), 25[3] |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 2.118 | 66 | League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1970–71 First round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 1.714 | 57 | |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 1.400 | 55 | FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 1.730 | 53 | |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 1.548 | 51 | Participated in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 1.208 | 49 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 1.629 | 47 | Participated in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[a] |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 1.082 | 45 | |
9 | Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 1.077 | 45 | |
10 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 1.146 | 43 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round[b] |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 0.982 | 43 | |
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1.041 | 42 | Winners of the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[c] |
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 0.965 | 40 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 0.918 | 39 | |
15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 0.704 | 38 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 0.879 | 37 | |
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 0.850 | 36 | |
18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 0.635 | 31 | |
19 | Southampton | 42 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 0.687 | 29 | Participated in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 0.500 | 27 | |
21 | Sunderland | 42 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 0.441 | 26 | Relegated |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 0.563 | 25 |
Notes:
- ^ Newcastle United qualified as last year's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup cupholders.
- ^ Manchester City were qualified by winning this year's European Cup Winners' Cup. They also won the League Cup this year.
- ^ Arsenal were winners of this year's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Results
Maps
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.[4]
- The goals listed below in the European fields stem from the following competitions:
- Leeds United participated in the 1969–70 European Cup.
- Manchester City participated in the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup.
- Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Southampton participated in 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Second Division
Season | 1969–70 |
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Champions | Huddersfield Town (1st title) |
Promoted | Blackpool |
Relegated | Aston Villa, Preston North End |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,207 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 24[3] |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 1.838 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Blackpool | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 1.244 | 53 | Promoted |
3 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 1.280 | 51 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1.222 | 50 | |
5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 1.213 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 1.921 | 49 | |
7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1.488 | 49 | Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 1.080 | 47 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 1.158 | 45 | |
10 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 1.000 | 44 | |
11 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 1.065 | 43 | |
12 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.036 | 41 | |
13 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 1.029 | 41 | |
14 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 1.080 | 39 | |
15 | Oxford United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 0.833 | 39 | |
16 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 0.885 | 36 | |
17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.825 | 35 | |
18 | Birmingham City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 0.654 | 33 | |
19 | Watford | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 0.772 | 31 | |
20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 0.461 | 31 | |
21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 0.581 | 29 | Relegated |
22 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 0.683 | 28 |
Results
Maps
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.[4]
- ^ Roger Hunt’s goal in European tournaments was scored for Liverpool in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Third Division
Season | 1969–70 |
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Champions | Orient (1st title) |
Promoted | Luton Town |
Relegated | Barrow, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Southport, Stockport County |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,460 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | George Jones (Bury), 26[3] |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orient | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 1.861 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Luton Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 1.791 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 1.356 | 56 | |
4 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 1.473 | 55 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 1.326 | 55 | |
6 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 1.429 | 53 | |
7 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 1.153 | 53 | |
8 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 48 | 1.130 | 53 | |
9 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 1.150 | 46 | |
10 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 1.140 | 46 | |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 0.963 | 46 | |
12 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 0.806 | 46 | |
13 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.051 | 45 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 1.148 | 44 | |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 0.984 | 44 | |
16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 0.778 | 44 | |
17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 0.875 | 43 | |
18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 0.746 | 43 | |
19 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.938 | 41 | |
20 | Gillingham | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 0.813 | 39 | |
21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 0.676 | 39 | Relegated |
22 | Southport | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 0.727 | 38 | |
23 | Barrow | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 0.568 | 30 | |
24 | Stockport County | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 0.380 | 23 |
Results
Maps
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.[4]
Fourth Division
Season | 1969–70 |
---|---|
Champions | Chesterfield (1st title) |
Promoted | Port Vale, Swansea City, Wrexham |
Failed re-election | Bradford Park Avenue |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,464 (2.65 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Albert Kinsey, (Wrexham), 27[3] |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2.406 | 64 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 1.714 | 61 | Promoted |
3 | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 1.467 | 60 | |
4 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 1.848 | 59 | |
5 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 1.487 | 56 | |
6 | Aldershot | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 1.200 | 53 | |
7 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 1.177 | 52 | |
8 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 1.269 | 50 | |
9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 1.116 | 48 | |
10 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 1.016 | 48 | |
11 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 0.879 | 48 | |
12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 1.031 | 46 | |
13 | York City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 0.887 | 46 | |
14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 1.164 | 44 | |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 1.000 | 44 | |
16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 0.931 | 43 | |
17 | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 57 | 0.694 | 40 | |
18 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 0.966 | 39 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 0.923 | 39 | |
20 | Workington | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 0.719 | 38 | |
21 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 0.716 | 37 | Re-elected |
22 | Darlington | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 0.726 | 36 | |
23 | Hartlepool | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 0.512 | 30 | |
24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 64 | 0.427 | 23 | Failed re-election |
Results
Maps
Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals, then according to the number of league goals, then of FA cup goals, then of League Cup goals. A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ "England 1969–70". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ a b c d Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, pp. 600–603. The Queen Anne Press Limited. Compiled by Tony Williams and Roy Peskett. Editorial Board: Denis Howell, Sir Matt Busby, David Coleman, Jimmy Hill, Tony Williams and Roy Peskett.
References
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
External links
- Season 1969-70 complete complete lineups, tables and squads at Historical Football Lineups