1969–70 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football.

Manchester City
1969–70 season
Chairman Albert Alexander
Manager Joe Mercer
StadiumMaine Road
First Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupWinners
Charity ShieldRunner-up
Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Colin Bell/Francis Lee (22)

Kit

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 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Manchester United 42 14 17 11 66 61 1.082 45
9 Stoke City 42 15 15 12 56 52 1.077 45
10 Manchester City 42 16 11 15 55 48 1.146 43 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round[lower-alpha 1]
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 54 55 0.982 43
12 Arsenal 42 12 18 12 51 49 1.041 42 Winners of the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[lower-alpha 2]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Manchester City were qualified by winning this year's European Cup Winners' Cup. They also won the League Cup this year.
  2. Arsenal were winners of this year's Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
  • Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
  • West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Manchester City

Cup Winners' Cup

References


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