Season | 1969β70 |
---|---|
Champions |
Everton 7th English title |
Relegated |
Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday |
European Cup | Everton |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Chelsea Manchester City |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Leeds United Liverpool Coventry City Newcastle United Arsenal |
Watney Cup |
Derby County Manchester United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,212 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jeff Astle (25 goals) [1] |
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1968β69
1970β71 β |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1969β70 season.
Everton won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that on 1 April, with a 2β0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park. Sheffield Wednesday went down on 22 April, after losing 2β1 at home to Manchester City whilst Sunderland had gone 7 days earlier, losing 1β0 at home to Liverpool (a win would have saved them from relegation at the expense of Crystal Palace).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | 2.118 | 66 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 1.714 | 57 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 1.730 | 53 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [b] |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 42 | 1.548 | 51 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 49 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 47 | |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 61 | 1.082 | 45 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [b] |
9 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 45 | |
10 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 48 | 1.146 | 43 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [c] |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 43 | |
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 1.041 | 42 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 40 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 39 | |
15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 37 | |
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 60 | 0.850 | 36 | |
18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 31 | |
19 | Southampton | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 29 | |
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 0.500 | 27 | |
21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 0.441 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 71 | 0.563 | 25 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester United | Matt Busby | Retired | 6 June 1969 | Pre-season | Wilf McGuinness | 6 June 1969 |
Sheffield Wednesday | Tom McAnearney | End of caretaker spell | 1 August 1969 | Danny Williams | 1 August 1969 | |
Burnley | Harry Potts | Became general manager | 21 February 1970 | 16th | Jimmy Adamson | 21 February 1970 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion | 25 |
2 | Joe Royle | Everton | 23 |
= | Peter Osgood | Chelsea | 23 |
4 | Pop Robson | Newcastle United | 22 |
5 | Hugh Curran | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 |
Season | 1969β70 |
---|---|
Champions |
Everton 7th English title |
Relegated |
Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday |
European Cup | Everton |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Chelsea Manchester City |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Leeds United Liverpool Coventry City Newcastle United Arsenal |
Watney Cup |
Derby County Manchester United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,212 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jeff Astle (25 goals) [1] |
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1968β69
1970β71 β |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1969β70 season.
Everton won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that on 1 April, with a 2β0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park. Sheffield Wednesday went down on 22 April, after losing 2β1 at home to Manchester City whilst Sunderland had gone 7 days earlier, losing 1β0 at home to Liverpool (a win would have saved them from relegation at the expense of Crystal Palace).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | 2.118 | 66 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 1.714 | 57 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 1.730 | 53 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [b] |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 42 | 1.548 | 51 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 49 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 47 | |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 61 | 1.082 | 45 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [b] |
9 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 45 | |
10 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 48 | 1.146 | 43 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [c] |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 43 | |
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 1.041 | 42 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 40 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 39 | |
15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 37 | |
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 60 | 0.850 | 36 | |
18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 31 | |
19 | Southampton | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 29 | |
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 0.500 | 27 | |
21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 0.441 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 71 | 0.563 | 25 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester United | Matt Busby | Retired | 6 June 1969 | Pre-season | Wilf McGuinness | 6 June 1969 |
Sheffield Wednesday | Tom McAnearney | End of caretaker spell | 1 August 1969 | Danny Williams | 1 August 1969 | |
Burnley | Harry Potts | Became general manager | 21 February 1970 | 16th | Jimmy Adamson | 21 February 1970 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion | 25 |
2 | Joe Royle | Everton | 23 |
= | Peter Osgood | Chelsea | 23 |
4 | Pop Robson | Newcastle United | 22 |
5 | Hugh Curran | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 |