1969–70 Manchester City F.C. season

1969–70 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 1969–70 football season

Manchester City
1969–70 season
Chairman	Albert Alexander
Manager	Joe Mercer
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Winners
Charity Shield	Runner-up
Cup Winners' Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: All: Colin Bell/Francis Lee (22)
Highest home attendance	63,013 vs Manchester United
Lowest home attendance	22,073 vs Burnley
Average home league attendance	33,930 (10th highest in league)
← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football. The season marked a significant one as the club won its first double, which included its maiden League Cup and European trophy, being the European Cup Winners' Cup. They also became the first English side to complete a major domestic and European double. The club would not win another European trophy until 53 years later, in the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final.

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Manchester City overcame a slow start to sit fourth in the table with half of the season played, but a run of only three wins from 18 games saw City slump to finish in tenth place. City's form in the cup competitions were better by far: they defeated West Bromwich Albion 2–1 in the League Cup Final and Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in the European Cup Winners' Cup Final to become the first English team to win both a (UEFA-sponsored) European and a domestic cup in the same season.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Joe Corrigan
—	GK	ENG	Harry Dowd
—	DF	ENG	Tony Book
—	DF	ENG	Tommy Booth
—	DF	ENG	Derek Jeffries
—	DF	ENG	Mike Doyle
—	DF	ENG	George Heslop
—	DF	ENG	Glyn Pardoe
—	DF	SCO	Willie Donachie


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Colin Bell
—	MF	ENG	Ian Bowyer
—	MF	ENG	Alan Oakes
—	MF	ENG	Tony Towers
—	FW	ENG	Stan Bowles
—	FW	ENG	Francis Lee
—	FW	ENG	Mike Summerbee
—	FW	ENG	Neil Young
—	FW	ENG	Frank Carrodus

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Harry Dowd (on loan to Stoke City)

Results

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Manchester United	42	14	17	11	66	61	1.082	45	Qualification for the Watney Cup^[a]
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 Cup Winners' Cup first round^[b]
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Derby County and Manchester United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.
^ Manchester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.

Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Manchester City

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	16	11	15	55	48	1.146	43	8	6	7	25	22	22	8	5	8	30	26	21

Source: [1]

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
9 August 1969	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Maine Road	4-2	Young 2, Bell, Lee	32,583
12 August 1969	Liverpool	A	Anfield	2-3	Smith og, Bowyer	51,959
16 August 1969	Newcastle United	A	St James Park	0-1		46,850
20 August 1969	Liverpool	H	Maine Road	0-2		47,888
23 August 1969	Everton	H	Maine Road	1-1	Bowyer	43,676
27 August 1969	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	4-0	Bowyer 2, Oakes, Bell	21,515
30 August 1969	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	1-1	Bowyer	26,341
6 September 1969	Chelsea	H	Maine Road	0-0		35,995
13 September 1969	Tottenham	A	White Hart Lane	3-0	Bowyer, Bell, Oakes	41,644
20 September 1969	Coventry City	H	Maine Road	3-1	Bell 2, Lee	34,320
27 September 1969	Stoke City	A	Victoria Ground	0-2		29,739
4 October 1969	West Bromwich Albion	H	Maine Road	2-1	Young, Bell	34,329
8 October 1969	Newcastle United	H	Maine Road	2-1	Young, Lee	32,172
11 October 1969	Nottingham Forest	A	City Ground	2-2	Lee 2	30,037
18 October 1969	Derby County	A	Baseball Ground	1-0	Lee	40,788
25 October 1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Maine Road	1-0	Doyle (pen)	34,425
1 November 1969	Ipswich Town	A	Portman Road	1-1	Lee	21,124
8 November 1969	Southampton	H	Maine Road	1-0	Bell	27,069
15 November 1969	Manchester United	H	Maine Road	4-0	Bell 2, Young, Sadler (og)	63,013
22 November 1969	Arsenal	A	Highbury	1-1	Bowyer	42,939
29 November 1969	Leeds United	H	Maine Road	1-2	Lee	44,590
6 December 1969	West Ham United	A	Boleyn Ground	4-0	Bowyer 2, Lee, Doyle	27,440
13 December 1969	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Maine Road	1-1	Oakes	29,126
20 December 1969	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	1-3	Summerbee	34,791
23 December 1969	Everton	A	Goodison Park	0-1		51,864
6 January 1970	Burnley	H	Maine Road	1-1	Lee	22,074
10 January 1970	Coventry City	A	Highfield Road	0-3		29,386
17 January 1970	Stoke City	H	Maine Road	0-1		31,965
31 January 1970	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	0-3		30,722
7 February 1970	Nottingham Forest	H	Maine Road	1-1	Doyle	27,077
18 February 1970	Arsenal	H	Maine Road	1-1	Bowyer	43,027
21 February 1970	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux Stadium	3-1	Summerbee 2, Bell	30,373
28 February 1970	Ipswich Town	H	Maine Road	1-0	Lee	29,376
11 March 1970	Crystal Palace	H	Maine Road	0-1		25,381
21 March 1970	West Ham United	H	Maine Road	1-5	Lee	28,353
27 March 1970	Derby County	H	Maine Road	0-1		42,316
28 March 1970	Manchester United	A	Old Trafford	2-1	Lee (pen), Doyle	60,286
4 April 1970	Sunderland	H	Maine Road	0-1		22,000
6 April 1970	Crystal Palace	A	Selhurst Park	0-1		27,704
8 April 1970	Southampton	A	The Dell	0-0		24,384
18 April 1970	Leeds United	A	Elland Road	3-1	Young, Bell, Towers	22,932
22 April 1970	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Hillsborough Stadium	2-1	Bowyer 2	45,258

1969-70 Football

FA Cup

Third Round

Hull City v Manchester City

3 January 1970 Third round	Hull City	0-1	Manchester City	Hull
			Young 70'	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 30,271 Referee: R Kirkpatrick

Fourth Round

Manchester United v Manchester City

24 January 1970 Fourth round	Manchester United	3-0	Manchester City	Trafford
	Morgan 45' (pen) Kidd 47', 65'			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 30,271 Referee: R Kirkpatrick

Football League Cup

Southport v Manchester City

3 September 1969 Second round	Southport	0-3	Manchester City	Southport
			Lee 5' Oakes 63' Bell 83'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 11,215 Referee: Vic James

Manchester City v Liverpool

24 September 1969 Third round	Manchester City	3-2	Liverpool	Manchester
	Doyle 11' Young 51' Bowyer 66'		Evans 21' Graham 67'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 38,019 Referee: Eric Jennings

Manchester City v Everton

15 October 1969 Fourth round	Manchester City	2-0	Everton	Manchester
	Bell 5' Lee pen'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 45,641 Referee: R Tinder

Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers

29 October 1969 Fifth round	Manchester City	3-0	Queens Park Rangers	Manchester
	Bell 7', 9' Summerbee 25'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 42,058 Referee: M Fussey

Semi Final

Manchester City v Manchester United

3 December 1969 Semi Final 1st leg	Manchester City	2-1	Manchester United	Manchester
	Bell 13' Lee 88' (pen)		Charlton 66'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 55,799 Referee: Jack Taylor

Manchester United v Manchester City

17 December 1969 Semi Final 2nd leg	Manchester United	2-2	Manchester City	Manchester
	Edwards 23' Law 59' (pen)		Bowyer 17' Summerbee 82'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 63,418 Referee: Jim Finney

Final

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

7 March 1970 Final	Manchester City	2-1	West Bromwich Albion	Wembley
	Doyle 58' Pardoe 102'		Astle 6'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 97,963 Referee: Vincent James

Charity Shield

Leeds United v Manchester City

3 August 1969 Charity Shield	Leeds United	2-1	Manchester City	Leeds
	Gray 55' Charlton 58'		Bell 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,835 Referee: [[Ken Burns (referee) \|Ken Burns]]

European Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

Atletico Bilbao

v Manchester City

17 September 1969 First Round 1st leg	Atletico Bilbao	3-3	Manchester City	Bilbao
	Argoitia 9' Clemente 12' Uriarte 57'		Young 42' Booth 68' Echeberria 86' (og)	Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall

Manchester City v Atletico Bilbao

1 October 1969 First Round 2nd leg	Manchester City	3-0	Atletico Bilbao	Manchester
	Oakes 57' Bell 67' Bowyer 85'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 49,664 Referee: I Zsolt

Second Round

Lierse S.K

v Manchester City

12 November 1969 Second Round 1st leg	Lierse S.K	0-3	Manchester City	Lier
			Lee 7', 45' Bell 44'	Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: I Zsolt

Manchester City v Lierse S.K

26 November 1969 Second Round 1st leg	Manchester City	5-0	Lierse S.K	Manchester
	Summerbee 22' Lee 48', 55' Bell 60', 71'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,486 Referee: Rudolph Gloekner

Quarter Final

Académica de Coimbra

v Manchester City

4 March 1970 Quarter Final 1st leg	Académica de Coimbra	0-0	Manchester City	Coimbra
				Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 8,206 Referee: Robert Schaut

Manchester City v Academica de Coimbra

18 March 1970 Quarter Final 2nd leg	Manchester City	1-0	Academica de Coimbra	Manchester
	Towers 119'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 36,338 Referee: I Roussev

Semi Final

Schalke 04

v Manchester City

1 April 1970 Semi Final 1st leg	Schalke 04	1-0	Manchester City	North Rhine-Westphalia
	Libuda 77'			Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 35,000 (approx) Referee: Milivoge Gulajovic

Manchester City v Schalke 04

15 April 1970 Semi Final 2nd leg	Manchester City	5-1	Schalke 04	Manchester
	Doyle 9' Young 14', 27' Lee 52' Bell 81'		Libuda 89'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 46,361 Referee: L Van Ravens

Final

Manchester City v Gornik Zabrze

29 April 1970 Final	Manchester City	2-1	Gornik Zabrze	Vienna
	Young 12' Lee 43' (pen)		Oślizło 68'	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paul Schiller

References

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (level 5 only) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (Premier, One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Amateur Cup
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Huddersfield Town Hull City Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield United Swindon Town Watford
Third Division	Barnsley Barrow Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Bury Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Halifax Town Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Reading Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall
Fourth Division	Aldershot Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea Town Workington Wrexham York City