SEASON: 1969-70
- 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)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1969-70
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Everton | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 2.11765 | 66 | European Cup First Round | 1-1 | 0-1 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 1.71429 | 57 | 1-4 | 1-6 | ||
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 1.40000 | 55 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 1.72973 | 53 | 1-3 | 2-0 | ||
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 1.54762 | 51 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 1.20833 | 49 | 1-4 | 2-3 | ||
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 1.62857 | 47 | 2-2 | 1-3 | ||
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 61 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 1.08197 | 45 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
9 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 1.07692 | 45 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 1.14583 | 43 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 2-2 | 1-1 | |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | .98182 | 43 | 2-2 | 1-4 | ||
12 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1.04082 | 42 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | .96491 | 40 | 4-2 | 3-3 | ||
14 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | .91803 | 39 | 1-1 | 0-5 | ||
15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 43 | .70423 | 38 | ||||
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 41 | .87879 | 37 | 1-0 | 0-4 | ||
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | .85000 | 36 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 43 | .63492 | 31 | 1-0 | 0-0 | ||
19 | Southampton | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 67 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | .68657 | 29 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
20 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | .50000 | 27 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Sunderland | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 44 | .44118 | 26 | Relegated | 2-1 | 1-2 | |
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 71 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 44 | .56338 | 25 | Relegated | 2-1 | 1-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- 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%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 27 times | 10 times | 1 time | 1 time | Conceded | 18 times | 9 times | 4 times | 4 times | 2 times | Won By | 10 times | 2 times | Lost By | 8 times | 2 times | 3 times | 1 time | 2 times |
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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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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.
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)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Yellow Cards:
- 5
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Sammy Chapman)
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 4   (scored by us for opponents)   (Sammy Chapman, Peter Hindley, Sammy Chapman, Liam O'Kane)
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 1
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 03, 1970 | Carlisle United | 3 | H | 0-0 | 23,419 | ||
Tue Jan 06, 1970 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | A | 1-2 | 12,840 | McCaffrey (77') |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Sep 03, 1969 | Barrow | 2 | A | 2-1 | 8,919 | Barnwell (10'), Storey-Moore (90+2') | ||
Tue Sep 23, 1969 | West Ham United | 3 | H | 1-0 | 20,939 | Lyons (30') | ||
Wed Oct 15, 1969 | Oxford United | 4 | H | 0-1 | 20,734 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Apr 28, 1970 | Notts County | H | 2-0 | 10,232 | Ingram (115'), Lyons (117' pen) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Jul 28, 1969 | Scunthorpe United | England | A | 4-6 | - | |
Wed Jul 30, 1969 | Maastricht | Netherlands | A | 0-1 | 7,000 | |
Fri Aug 01, 1969 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Germany | A | 0-2 | 8,000 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Nov 17, 1969 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Germany | H | 1-0 | 4,864 | Lyons (58') |
Tue Apr 14, 1970 | Den Haag | Netherlands | H | 2-4 | 4,702 | Hilley (?, ?) |
Tue May 12, 1970 | Den Haag | Netherlands | A | 2-3 | - | Hilley (?), Ingram (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £85,000 | Out (8) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Dec 1969 | Alex Ingram | Bought | Alan Hill | Retired | Dave Hollins | Loan In | Bob McKinlay | Retired | John Piekalnietis | Bought | Colin Hall | Sold | Mar 01, 1970 | Eric Hulme | Bought | John Piekalnietis | Sold | Apr 04, 1970 | Peter Cormack | Bought | £85,000 | May 1970 | Len Harris | Sold | Peter Grummitt | Sold | Jan 17, 1970 | Terry Hennessey | Sold | Feb 21, 1970 | John Barnwell | Released |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Alan Hill | England | 25 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
GK | Dave Hollins | Wales | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
GK | Eric Hulme | England | 20 | |||||||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | England | 26 | 2 | 2 | Defenders | ||||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | England | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
D | John Piekalnietis | England | 17 | 1 | ||||||||||||
D | John Winfield | England | 26 | 45 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Len Harris | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Peter Hindley | England | 25 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Ray Bridgett | England | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | Wales | 26 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | Alex Ingram | Scotland | 24 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
M | Henry Newton | England | 25 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
M | James McCaffrey | England | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
M | John Cottam | England | 19 | |||||||||||||
M | Liam O'Kane | N. Ireland | 21 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||
M | Paul Richardson | England | 19 | 32 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||
F | Barry Lyons | England | 24 | 41 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
F | Colin Hall | England | 21 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
F | Dave Hilley | Scotland | 30 | 41 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Duncan McKenzie | England | 19 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Graham Collier | England | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | England | 24 | 35 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
F | John Barnwell | England | 30 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
F | Peter Cormack | Scotland | 23 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Ronnie Rees | Wales | 25 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | England | 22 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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12 (1) | Ian Storey-Moore | 35 |
8 | Dave Hilley | 41 |
8 | Ronnie Rees | 37 |
7 | Henry Newton | 46 |
6 | Barry Lyons | 41 |
3 | Alex Ingram | 16 |
2 | James McCaffrey | 9 |
2 | Peter Hindley | 46 |
2 | Sammy Chapman | 39 |
1 | Graham Collier | 6 |
1 | John Barnwell | 20 |
1 | Own Goals | 47 |
1 | Paul Richardson | 32 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Southampton | Sat Sep 13, 1969 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Dec 13, 1969 | Away | 2-1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Coventry City | Tue Sep 16, 1969 | Away | 2-3 | Tue Apr 07, 1970 | Home | 1-4 | |
Leeds United | Sat Aug 16, 1969 | Home | 1-4 | Wed Oct 29, 1969 | Away | 1-6 |