Seasons · Division One · Season 50

1969/70

Finished 2nd · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 63
Won: 34
Drawn: 19
Lost: 10
For: 129
Against: 61
Points: 57

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 10–0; v Lyn Oslo
Biggest defeat: 1–4; v Derby County
Clean sheets: 22
Top scorer: Clarke; 26 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 39,074

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1969/70
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Everton	42	29	8	5	72	34	+38	66
2	Leeds United	42	21	15	6	84	49	+35	57
3	Chelsea	42	21	13	8	70	50	+20	55
4	Derby County	42	22	9	11	64	37	+27	53
5	Liverpool	42	20	11	11	65	42	+23	51
6	Coventry City	42	19	11	12	58	48	+10	49
7	Newcastle United	42	17	13	12	57	35	+22	47
8	Manchester United	42	14	17	11	66	61	+5	45
9	Stoke City	42	15	15	12	56	52	+4	45
10	Manchester City	42	16	11	15	55	48	+7	43
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	54	55	-1	43
12	Arsenal	42	12	18	12	51	49	+2	42
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	12	16	14	55	57	-2	40
14	Burnley	42	12	15	15	56	61	-5	39
15	Nottingham Forest	42	10	18	14	50	71	-21	38
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	9	19	58	66	-8	37
17	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	51	60	-9	36
18	Ipswich Town	42	10	11	21	40	63	-23	31
19	Southampton	42	6	17	19	46	67	-21	29
20	Crystal Palace	42	6	15	21	34	68	-34	27
21	Sunderland	42	6	14	22	30	68	-38	26
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	8	9	25	40	71	-31	25

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1969/70
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Aug	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	35,804	Won 3–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
13 Aug	H	Arsenal	0–0	37,164	Drew 0–0 v Arsenal
16 Aug	A	Nottingham Forest	4–1	34,290	Won 4–1 v Nottingham Forest
19 Aug	A	Arsenal	1–1	45,160	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
23 Aug	H	Newcastle United	1–1	40,403	Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United
26 Aug	A	Burnley	1–1	28,000	Drew 1–1 v Burnley
30 Aug	A	Everton	2–3	51,797	Lost 2–3 v Everton
6 Sep	H	Manchester United	2–2	44,271	Drew 2–2 v Manchester United
13 Sep	A	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	31,998	Won 2–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
20 Sep	H	Chelsea	2–0	33,130	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
27 Sep	A	Coventry City	2–1	36,091	Won 2–1 v Coventry City
4 Oct	H	Stoke City	2–1	35,860	Won 2–1 v Stoke City
11 Oct	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	33,688	Drew 1–1 v West Bromwich Albion
18 Oct	A	Crystal Palace	1–1	31,910	Drew 1–1 v Crystal Palace
25 Oct	H	Derby County	2–0	44,183	Won 2–0 v Derby County
29 Oct	H	Nottingham Forest	6–1	29,636	Won 6–1 v Nottingham Forest
1 Nov	A	Sunderland	0–0	31,842	Drew 0–0 v Sunderland
8 Nov	H	Ipswich Town	4–0	26,497	Won 4–0 v Ipswich Town
15 Nov	A	Southampton	1–1	23,963	Drew 1–1 v Southampton
19 Nov	H	Sunderland	2–0	25,890	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
22 Nov	H	Liverpool	1–1	43,293	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
29 Nov	A	Manchester City	2–1	44,590	Won 2–1 v Manchester City
6 Dec	H	Wolves	3–1	33,090	Won 3–1 v Wolves
13 Dec	H	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	31,114	Won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
17 Dec	H	West Ham United	4–1	30,699	Won 4–1 v West Ham United
26 Dec	A	Newcastle United	1–2	54,527	Lost 1–2 v Newcastle United
27 Dec	H	Everton	2–1	46,770	Won 2–1 v Everton
10 Jan	A	Chelsea	5–2	57,221	Won 5–2 v Chelsea
17 Jan	H	Coventry City	3–1	34,295	Won 3–1 v Coventry City
26 Jan	A	Manchester United	2–2	60,514	Drew 2–2 v Manchester United
31 Jan	A	Stoke City	1–1	35,908	Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
10 Feb	H	West Bromwich Albion	5–1	31,515	Won 5–1 v West Bromwich Albion
14 Feb	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	41,713	Drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
28 Feb	H	Crystal Palace	2–0	37,138	Won 2–0 v Crystal Palace
7 Mar	A	Liverpool	0–0	51,435	Drew 0–0 v Liverpool
21 Mar	A	Wolves	2–1	35,057	Won 2–1 v Wolves
28 Mar	H	Southampton	1–3	38,370	Lost 1–3 v Southampton
30 Mar	A	Derby County	1–4	41,011	Lost 1–4 v Derby County
2 Apr	A	West Ham United	2–2	26,140	Drew 2–2 v West Ham United
4 Apr	H	Burnley	2–1	24,691	Won 2–1 v Burnley
18 Apr	H	Manchester City	1–3	22,932	Lost 1–3 v Manchester City
21 Apr	A	Ipswich Town	2–3	16,875	Lost 2–3 v Ipswich Town

FA Cup · 9 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1969/70
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
3 Jan	H	Swansea City	2–1	30,246	Won 2–1 v Swansea City
24 Jan	A	Sutton United	6–0	14,000	Won 6–0 v Sutton United
7 Feb	H	Mansfield Town	2–0	48,093	Won 2–0 v Mansfield Town
21 Feb	A	Swindon Town	2–0	27,500	Won 2–0 v Swindon Town
14 Mar	N	Manchester United	0–0	55,000	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
23 Mar	N	Manchester United	0–0	62,500	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
26 Mar	N	Manchester United	1–0	56,000	Won 1–0 v Manchester United
11 Apr	N	Chelsea	2–2	100,000	Drew 2–2 v Chelsea
29 Apr	N	Chelsea	1–2	62,078	Lost 1–2 v Chelsea

European Cup · 8 played

European Cup fixtures, 1969/70
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
17 Sep	H	Lyn Oslo	10–0	25,979	Won 10–0 v Lyn Oslo
1 Oct	A	Lyn Oslo	6–0	7,595	Won 6–0 v Lyn Oslo
12 Nov	H	Ferencvaros	3–0	37,291	Won 3–0 v Ferencvaros
26 Nov	A	Ferencvaros	3–0	5,400	Won 3–0 v Ferencvaros
4 Mar	A	Standard Liege	1–0	38,000	Won 1–0 v Standard Liege
18 Mar	H	Standard Liege	1–0	48,775	Won 1–0 v Standard Liege
1 Apr	H	Celtic	0–1	45,505	Lost 0–1 v Celtic
15 Apr	A	Celtic	1–2	136,505	Lost 1–2 v Celtic

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1969/70
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
2 Sep	A	Fulham	1–0	20,446	Won 1–0 v Fulham
24 Sep	H	Chelsea	1–1	21,933	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
6 Oct	A	Chelsea	0–2	38,485	Lost 0–2 v Chelsea

FA Charity Shield · 1 played

FA Charity Shield fixtures, 1969/70
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
2 Aug	H	Manchester City	2–1	39,835	Won 2–1 v Manchester City