1969–70 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Bobby Graham (13) All: Bobby Graham (21) | ||
| |||
The 1969β70 season was Liverpool Football Club's 78th season in existence and their eighth consecutive season in the First Division. This was a disappointing season, as the team finished fifth in the league after a promising start to the season while city rivals Everton won the championship title. It was to be a season of transition with so many of the players who were part of the 1960s side being replaced after being knocked out of the FA Cup by Second Division Watford. It was also a season in which they were knocked out in the early rounds of the League Cup and Fairs Cup.
One player who gave so much great service Roger Hunt, a 1966 World Cup winner left the club after 286 goals in all competitions in December 1969 to join Bolton Wanderers.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09-Aug-69 | Chelsea | H | 4β1 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,383 | Report | Report |
12-Aug-69 | Manchester City | H | 3β2 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
51,959 | Report | Report |
16-Aug-69 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2β0 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
50,474 | Report | Report |
20-Aug-69 | Manchester City | A | 2β0 |
Graham ![]() |
47,888 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-69 | Burnley | H | 3β3 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
51,113 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-69 | Crystal Palace | A | 3β1 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
36,369 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-69 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1β1 |
Lawler ![]() |
33,600 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-69 | Coventry City | H | 2β1 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
48,337 | Report | Report |
09-Sep-69 | Sunderland | H | 2β0 |
Strong ![]() ![]() |
46,370 | Report | Report |
13-Sep-69 | Manchester United | A | 0β1 | 59,387 | Report | Report | |
20-Sep-69 | Stoke City | H | 3β1 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45,745 | Report | Report |
27-Sep-69 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2β2 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
34,343 | Report | Report |
04-Oct-69 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1β1 |
Own Goal ![]() |
44,859 | Report | Report |
07-Oct-69 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0β0 | 46,518 | Report | Report | |
11-Oct-69 | Newcastle United | A | 0β1 | 43,830 | Report | Report | |
18-Oct-69 | Ipswich Town | A | 2β2 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
23,263 | Report | Report |
25-Oct-69 | Southampton | H | 4β1 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
41,611 | Report | Report |
01-Nov-69 | Derby County | A | 0β4 | 40,993 | Report | Report | |
08-Nov-69 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0β0 | 39,114 | Report | Report | |
15-Nov-69 | West Ham United | H | 2β0 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
39,668 | Report | Report |
22-Nov-69 | Leeds United | A | 1β1 |
Yeats ![]() |
43,293 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-69 | Arsenal | H | 0β1 | 40,295 | Report | Report | |
06-Dec-69 | Everton | A | 3β0 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
57,026 | Report | Report |
13-Dec-69 | Manchester United | H | 1β4 |
Hughes ![]() |
47,682 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-69 | Burnley | A | 5β1 |
Ross ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22,944 | Report | Report |
10-Jan-70 | Stoke City | A | 2β0 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
30,038 | Report | Report |
17-Jan-70 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1β1 |
Lawler ![]() |
43,526 | Report | Report |
31-Jan-70 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0β1 | 30,838 | Report | Report | |
16-Feb-70 | Newcastle United | H | 0β0 | 38,218 | Report | Report | |
28-Feb-70 | Derby County | H | 0β2 | 43,594 | Report | Report | |
03-Mar-70 | Coventry City | A | 3β2 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
29,497 | Report | Report |
07-Mar-70 | Leeds United | H | 0β0 | 51,435 | Report | Report | |
11-Mar-70 | Southampton | A | 1β0 |
Evans ![]() |
23,239 | Report | Report |
14-Mar-70 | Arsenal | A | 1β2 |
Yeats ![]() |
32,333 | Report | Report |
16-Mar-70 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3β0 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31,931 | Report | Report |
21-Mar-70 | Everton | H | 0β2 | 54,496 | Report | Report | |
24-Mar-70 | Ipswich Town | H | 2β0 |
Callaghan ![]() ![]() |
29,548 | Report | Report |
28-Mar-70 | West Ham United | A | 0β1 | 38,239 | Report | Report | |
30-Mar-70 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1β0 |
Lawler ![]() |
32,754 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-70 | Crystal Palace | H | 3β0 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
30,999 | Report | Report |
15-Apr-70 | Sunderland | A | 1β0 |
Lawler ![]() |
33,007 | Report | Report |
18-Apr-70 | Chelsea | A | 1β2 |
Graham ![]() |
36,521 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03-Sep-69 | Watford | H | 2β1 |
Own Goal ![]() ![]() |
21,149 | Report | Report |
24-Sep-69 | Manchester City | A | 2β3 |
Evans ![]() ![]() |
28,019 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07-Jan-70 | Coventry City | A | 1β1 |
Graham ![]() |
33,688 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-70 | Coventry City | H | 3β0 |
Ross ![]() ![]() ![]() |
51,261 | Report | Report |
24-Jan-70 | Wrexham | H | 3β1 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
54,096 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-70 | Leicester City | H | 0β0 | 53,785 | Report | Report | |
11-Feb-70 | Leicester City | A | 2β0 |
Evans ![]() |
42,100 | Report | Report |
21-Feb-70 | Watford | A | 0β1 | 34,047 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16-Sep-69 | Dundalk | H | 10β0 |
Evans ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32,656 | Report | Report |
30-Sep-69 | Dundalk | A | 4β0 |
Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6,000 | Report | Report |
12-Nov-69 | VitΓ³ria de SetΓΊbal | A | 0β1 | 16,000 | Report | Report | |
26-Nov-69 | VitΓ³ria de SetΓΊbal | H | 3β2 |
Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() |
41,633 | Report | Report |
1969–70 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Bobby Graham (13) All: Bobby Graham (21) | ||
| |||
The 1969β70 season was Liverpool Football Club's 78th season in existence and their eighth consecutive season in the First Division. This was a disappointing season, as the team finished fifth in the league after a promising start to the season while city rivals Everton won the championship title. It was to be a season of transition with so many of the players who were part of the 1960s side being replaced after being knocked out of the FA Cup by Second Division Watford. It was also a season in which they were knocked out in the early rounds of the League Cup and Fairs Cup.
One player who gave so much great service Roger Hunt, a 1966 World Cup winner left the club after 286 goals in all competitions in December 1969 to join Bolton Wanderers.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09-Aug-69 | Chelsea | H | 4β1 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,383 | Report | Report |
12-Aug-69 | Manchester City | H | 3β2 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
51,959 | Report | Report |
16-Aug-69 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2β0 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
50,474 | Report | Report |
20-Aug-69 | Manchester City | A | 2β0 |
Graham ![]() |
47,888 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-69 | Burnley | H | 3β3 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
51,113 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-69 | Crystal Palace | A | 3β1 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
36,369 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-69 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1β1 |
Lawler ![]() |
33,600 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-69 | Coventry City | H | 2β1 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
48,337 | Report | Report |
09-Sep-69 | Sunderland | H | 2β0 |
Strong ![]() ![]() |
46,370 | Report | Report |
13-Sep-69 | Manchester United | A | 0β1 | 59,387 | Report | Report | |
20-Sep-69 | Stoke City | H | 3β1 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45,745 | Report | Report |
27-Sep-69 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2β2 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
34,343 | Report | Report |
04-Oct-69 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1β1 |
Own Goal ![]() |
44,859 | Report | Report |
07-Oct-69 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0β0 | 46,518 | Report | Report | |
11-Oct-69 | Newcastle United | A | 0β1 | 43,830 | Report | Report | |
18-Oct-69 | Ipswich Town | A | 2β2 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
23,263 | Report | Report |
25-Oct-69 | Southampton | H | 4β1 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
41,611 | Report | Report |
01-Nov-69 | Derby County | A | 0β4 | 40,993 | Report | Report | |
08-Nov-69 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0β0 | 39,114 | Report | Report | |
15-Nov-69 | West Ham United | H | 2β0 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
39,668 | Report | Report |
22-Nov-69 | Leeds United | A | 1β1 |
Yeats ![]() |
43,293 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-69 | Arsenal | H | 0β1 | 40,295 | Report | Report | |
06-Dec-69 | Everton | A | 3β0 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
57,026 | Report | Report |
13-Dec-69 | Manchester United | H | 1β4 |
Hughes ![]() |
47,682 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-69 | Burnley | A | 5β1 |
Ross ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22,944 | Report | Report |
10-Jan-70 | Stoke City | A | 2β0 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
30,038 | Report | Report |
17-Jan-70 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1β1 |
Lawler ![]() |
43,526 | Report | Report |
31-Jan-70 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0β1 | 30,838 | Report | Report | |
16-Feb-70 | Newcastle United | H | 0β0 | 38,218 | Report | Report | |
28-Feb-70 | Derby County | H | 0β2 | 43,594 | Report | Report | |
03-Mar-70 | Coventry City | A | 3β2 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
29,497 | Report | Report |
07-Mar-70 | Leeds United | H | 0β0 | 51,435 | Report | Report | |
11-Mar-70 | Southampton | A | 1β0 |
Evans ![]() |
23,239 | Report | Report |
14-Mar-70 | Arsenal | A | 1β2 |
Yeats ![]() |
32,333 | Report | Report |
16-Mar-70 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3β0 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31,931 | Report | Report |
21-Mar-70 | Everton | H | 0β2 | 54,496 | Report | Report | |
24-Mar-70 | Ipswich Town | H | 2β0 |
Callaghan ![]() ![]() |
29,548 | Report | Report |
28-Mar-70 | West Ham United | A | 0β1 | 38,239 | Report | Report | |
30-Mar-70 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1β0 |
Lawler ![]() |
32,754 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-70 | Crystal Palace | H | 3β0 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
30,999 | Report | Report |
15-Apr-70 | Sunderland | A | 1β0 |
Lawler ![]() |
33,007 | Report | Report |
18-Apr-70 | Chelsea | A | 1β2 |
Graham ![]() |
36,521 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03-Sep-69 | Watford | H | 2β1 |
Own Goal ![]() ![]() |
21,149 | Report | Report |
24-Sep-69 | Manchester City | A | 2β3 |
Evans ![]() ![]() |
28,019 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
07-Jan-70 | Coventry City | A | 1β1 |
Graham ![]() |
33,688 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-70 | Coventry City | H | 3β0 |
Ross ![]() ![]() ![]() |
51,261 | Report | Report |
24-Jan-70 | Wrexham | H | 3β1 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
54,096 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-70 | Leicester City | H | 0β0 | 53,785 | Report | Report | |
11-Feb-70 | Leicester City | A | 2β0 |
Evans ![]() |
42,100 | Report | Report |
21-Feb-70 | Watford | A | 0β1 | 34,047 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16-Sep-69 | Dundalk | H | 10β0 |
Evans ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32,656 | Report | Report |
30-Sep-69 | Dundalk | A | 4β0 |
Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6,000 | Report | Report |
12-Nov-69 | VitΓ³ria de SetΓΊbal | A | 0β1 | 16,000 | Report | Report | |
26-Nov-69 | VitΓ³ria de SetΓΊbal | H | 3β2 |
Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() |
41,633 | Report | Report |