SEASON: 1969-70

Season count: 72Prev Season: 1968-69
This Season: 1969-70
Next Season: 1970-71

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Matt Gillies
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Carlisle United (A) 1-2)
League Cup:
4th Round (Oxford United (H) 0-1)

Top Goalscorer:
Ian Storey-Moore (12 goals)
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
47
Competitive Goals:
54
Goals per game:
1.1
League Games:
42
League Points:
38 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
45.2%

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
42,074 (Derby County)
Lowest League Attendance:
10,589 (Ipswich Town)
Average League Attendance:
25,407
Highest Cup Attendance:
23,419 (Carlisle United)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
20,734 (Oxford United)


SEASON HONOURS:

ENGLAND
Champions:
Everton
FA Cup:
Chelsea
League Cup:
Manchester City
Community Shield:
Leeds United

EUROPE
 
European Cup:
Feyenoord
Cup Winners Cup:
Manchester City

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 4
4-2 (Sat Dec 20, 1969, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Home, League Tier 1)

Biggest Winning Margin: 2
2-0 (Sat Nov 29, 1969, Derby County, Away, League Tier 1)
4-2 (Sat Dec 20, 1969, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Home, League Tier 1)

Most Goals Conceded: 6
1-6 (Wed Oct 29, 1969, Leeds United, Away, League Tier 1)

Biggest Losing Margin: 5
1-6 (Wed Oct 29, 1969, Leeds United, Away, League Tier 1)
0-5 (Sat Feb 21, 1970, Burnley, Away, League Tier 1)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
10
Yellow Cards:
5
Red Cards:
1   
Own goals (for):
0   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
0   (scored by us for opponents)   
Penalties scored:
1
Penalties conceded:
2
Penalties missed:
1
Penalties saved:
1


TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1969-70
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F AGAPtsResultHomeAway
1Everton422985723417314619125426152.11866European Cup First Round1-10-1
2Leeds United4221156844915425019611434301.714571-41-6
3Chelsea422113870501371361886734321.40055Cup Winners Cup First Round1-11-1
4Derby County422291164371533451476819231.730531-32-0
5Liverpool42201111654210743420104731221.548511-01-1
6Coventry City4219111258489663528105623201.208491-42-3
7Newcastle United42171312573514254216311715191.629472-21-3
8Manchester United421417116661894372768729341.082451-21-1
9Stoke City4215151256521074312358825291.077450-01-1
10Manchester City421611155548867252285830261.14643Cup Winners Cup First Round2-21-1
11Tottenham Hotspur42179165455112827216782734.982432-21-4
12Arsenal4212181251497104292358822261.041421-11-2
13Wolverhampton Wanderers42121614555788530234892534.965404-23-3
14Burnley42121515566177733295882332.918391-10-5
15Nottingham Forest421018145071894282829102243.70438
16West Bromwich Albion421491958661065392543141941.879371-00-4
17West Ham United421212185160885282144132339.850361-01-1
18Ipswich Town421011214063957232016141743.635311-00-0
19Southampton426171946673126242735132240.687292-12-1
20Crystal Palace426152134685610203619111432.500270-01-1
21Sunderland426142230684116172423161344.44126Relegated2-11-2
22Sheffield Wednesday42892540716510232724151744.56325Relegated2-11-2
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored27 times10 times1 time1 time
Conceded18 times9 times4 times4 times2 times
Won By10 times2 times
Lost By8 times2 times3 times1 time2 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 11--1010 Everton (0-1)
2 22-2-222 Liverpool (1-1), Everton (1-1)
3 31-1-111 Chelsea (1-1)
4 431-2392 Leeds United (1-6), Liverpool (1-0), Derby County (1-3)
5 51-1-331 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-3)
6 6422-956 Chelsea (1-1), Derby County (2-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2), Newcastle United (2-2)
7 73--34110 Leeds United (1-4), Coventry City (2-3), Coventry City (1-4)
8 83-3-553 Manchester City (2-2), Manchester United (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2)
9 9-------
1018 101-1-111 Arsenal (1-1)
1132 1131-2342 Arsenal (1-2), West Ham United (1-0), Manchester United (1-2)
1238 12312-324 Stoke City (1-1), West Bromwich Albion (1-0), Manchester City (1-1)
1366 131--1130 Newcastle United (1-3)
1446 142-11251 Burnley (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (1-4)
1537 15-------
1616 164121374 Stoke City (0-0), Southampton (2-1), West Ham United (1-1), Burnley (0-5)
176 172-11041 Crystal Palace (0-0), West Bromwich Albion (0-4)
184 1811--102 Ipswich Town (1-0)
193 1911--212 Southampton (2-1)
20 203111443 Crystal Palace (1-1), Sunderland (2-1), Sheffield Wednesday (1-2)
21 21-------
22 2221-1332 Sunderland (1-2), Sheffield Wednesday (2-1)
Not included: Week 1 game against Ipswich Town (0-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
WeekDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 09, 19693:00 pmIpswich TownA0-019,31014
2Tue Aug 12, 19697:45 pmStoke CityH0-022,74010
3Sat Aug 16, 19693:00 pmLeeds UnitedH1-434,29018Rees (76')
4Wed Aug 20, 19697:45 pmStoke CityA1-120,02814Lyons (21')
5Sat Aug 23, 19693:00 pmArsenalA1-230,29019Storey-Moore (57')
6Tue Aug 26, 19697:45 pmWest Bromwich AlbionH1-022,92413Storey-Moore (2')
7Sat Aug 30, 19693:00 pmWest Ham UnitedH1-027,09711Hilley (76')
8Sat Sep 06, 19693:00 pmWolverhampton WanderersA3-333,16611Newton (65', 81'), Rees (70')
9Sat Sep 13, 19693:00 pmSouthamptonH2-123,22010Storey-Moore (59', 62')
10Tue Sep 16, 19697:45 pmCoventry CityA2-326,03810Collier (26'), Rees (77')
11Sat Sep 20, 19693:00 pmSunderlandA1-216,04412Hilley (54')
12Sat Sep 27, 19693:00 pmCrystal PalaceH0-023,39412
13Sat Oct 04, 19693:00 pmLiverpoolA1-144,85913Newton (11')
14Sat Oct 11, 19693:00 pmManchester CityH2-230,03713Storey-Moore (36'), Lyons (62')
15Sat Oct 18, 19693:00 pmManchester UnitedA1-153,70213Storey-Moore (17' pen)
16Sat Oct 25, 19693:00 pmBurnleyH1-119,77112Lyons (89')
17Wed Oct 29, 19697:45 pmLeeds UnitedA1-629,63614Newton (29')
18Sat Nov 01, 19693:00 pmEvertonA0-149,61015
19Sat Nov 08, 19693:00 pmTottenham HotspurH2-224,03415Rees (57'), Storey-Moore (66')
20Sat Nov 15, 19693:00 pmNewcastle UnitedA1-324,30716Hilley (38')
21Sat Nov 22, 19693:00 pmChelseaH1-123,80816Newton (42')
22Sat Nov 29, 19693:00 pmDerby CountyA2-038,22514Storey-Moore (35'), Lyons (62')
23Sat Dec 06, 19693:00 pmSheffield WednesdayH2-119,03914Hilley (4'), Rees (43')
24Sat Dec 13, 19693:00 pmSouthamptonA2-120,15313Storey-Moore (48'), Newton (52')
25Sat Dec 20, 19693:00 pmWolverhampton WanderersH4-215,92112Hilley (17', 31'), Hindley (60'), Storey-Moore (64')
26Fri Dec 26, 19697:45 pmArsenalH1-138,91514Rees (17')
27Sat Dec 27, 19693:00 pmWest Ham UnitedA1-131,82913Storey-Moore (80')
28Sat Jan 17, 19703:00 pmCrystal PalaceA1-122,53114Chapman (70')
29Sat Jan 24, 19703:00 pmSunderlandH2-119,54411Cecil Irwin (33' OG), Ingram (86')
30Sat Jan 31, 19703:00 pmLiverpoolH1-030,83810Richardson (19')
31Sat Feb 07, 19703:00 pmManchester CityA1-127,07710Hilley (84')
32Sat Feb 21, 19703:00 pmBurnleyA0-511,18512
33Sat Feb 28, 19703:00 pmEvertonH1-129,17413Ingram (17')
34Sat Mar 07, 19703:00 pmChelseaA1-138,28012McCaffrey (83')
35Sat Mar 14, 19703:00 pmDerby CountyH1-342,07413Newton (58')
36Sat Mar 21, 19703:00 pmSheffield WednesdayA1-223,78713Rees (71')Safe
37Fri Mar 27, 19707:45 pmTottenham HotspurA1-436,94714Chapman (41')Safe
38Sat Mar 28, 19703:00 pmNewcastle UnitedH2-221,36014Hilley (8'), Lyons (12')Safe
39Tue Mar 31, 19707:45 pmManchester UnitedH1-239,22815Hindley (2')Safe
40Sat Apr 04, 19703:00 pmWest Bromwich AlbionA0-420,69117Safe
41Tue Apr 07, 19707:45 pmCoventry CityH1-415,56917Rees (88')Safe
42Fri Apr 10, 19707:45 pmIpswich TownH1-010,58914Ingram (51')Safe

FA Cup
DateTimeOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 03, 19703:00 pmCarlisle United3H0-023,419
Tue Jan 06, 19707:45 pmCarlisle United31A1-212,840McCaffrey (77')

League Cup
DateTimeOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Sep 03, 19697:45 pmBarrow2A2-18,919Barnwell (10'), Storey-Moore (90+2')
Tue Sep 23, 19697:45 pmWest Ham United3H1-020,939Lyons (30')
Wed Oct 15, 19697:45 pmOxford United4H0-120,734

County Cup
DateTimeOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Apr 28, 19703:00 pmNotts CountyH2-010,232Ingram (115'), Lyons (117' pen)

Pre-Season Friendly
DateTimeOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Jul 28, 196912:00 amScunthorpe UnitedEnglandA4-6-
Wed Jul 30, 19693:00 pmMaastrichtNetherlandsA0-17,000
Fri Aug 01, 19693:00 pmRot-Weiss EssenGermanyA0-28,000

Friendly
DateTimeOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Nov 17, 19693:00 pmRot-Weiss EssenGermanyH1-04,864Lyons (58')
Tue Apr 14, 19703:00 pmDen HaagNetherlandsH2-44,702Hilley (?, ?)
Tue May 12, 19703:00 pmDen HaagNetherlandsA2-3-Ingram (?), Hilley (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £85,000 Out (8) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Dec 1969Alex IngramBoughtAlan HillRetired
Dave HollinsLoan InBob McKinlayRetired
John PiekalnietisBoughtColin HallSold
Mar 01, 1970Eric HulmeBoughtJohn PiekalnietisSold
Apr 04, 1970Peter CormackBought£85,000May 1970Len HarrisSold
Peter GrummittSold
Jan 17, 1970Terry HennesseySold
Feb 21, 1970John BarnwellReleased


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Alan Hill England25361115101
GK Dave Hollins Wales319126
GK Eric Hulme England20
GK Peter Grummitt England2622
Defenders
D Bill Brindley England22223
D Bob McKinlay Scotland365321
DJohn Piekalnietis England171
D John Winfield England26451219141
DLen Harris England2011
D Peter Hindley England25461219152
D Ray Bridgett England2211
D Terry Hennessey Wales262451271
Midfielders
M Alex Ingram Scotland241636731
M Henry Newton England25461119167
M James McCaffrey England179153251
M John Cottam England19
M Liam O'Kane N. Ireland2131108134
M Paul Richardson England19325151211
Forwards
F Barry Lyons England244111171362
F Colin Hall England21926115
F Dave Hilley Scotland30411116148
F Duncan McKenzie England1911
F Graham Collier England1761231
F Ian Storey-Moore England24351115912
F John Barnwell England302067715
F Peter Cormack Scotland2311
F Ronnie Rees Wales2537101413821
F Sammy Chapman England223912151221


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 13
Goals (Pens)PlayerNum
Games
12 (1)Ian Storey-Moore35
8Dave Hilley41
8Ronnie Rees37
7Henry Newton46
6Barry Lyons41
3Alex Ingram16
2James McCaffrey9
2Peter Hindley46
2Sammy Chapman39
1Graham Collier6
1John Barnwell20
1Own Goals47
1Paul Richardson32


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
SouthamptonSat Sep 13, 1969Home2-1Sat Dec 13, 1969Away2-1



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Coventry CityTue Sep 16, 1969Away2-3Tue Apr 07, 1970Home1-4
Leeds UnitedSat Aug 16, 1969Home1-4Wed Oct 29, 1969Away1-6