1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
The 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the final of the twelfth season of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. It was played on 22 and 28 April 1970 between Anderlecht of Belgium and Arsenal of England. Arsenal won the tie 4–3 on aggregate; after trailing 3–1 in the first leg, Arsenal mounted a comeback in the second with a 3–0 victory.
| Event | 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 22 April 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | ||||||
| Referee | Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 28 April 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Highbury, London | ||||||
| Referee | Gerhard Kunze (East Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,612 | ||||||
Route to the final
| Anderlecht | Round | Arsenal | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Valur |
8–0 | 6–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | First round |  Glentoran |
3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| Coleraine |
13–4 | 6–1 (H) | 7–3 (A) | Second round |  Sporting CP |
3–0 | 0–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
 Dunfermline Athletic |
3–3 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 2–3 (A) | Third round | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rouen |
1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
 Newcastle United |
3–3 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) | Quarter-finals | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dinamo Bacău |
9–1 | 2–0 (A) | 7–1 (H) |
 Internazionale |
2–1 | 0–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals |  Ajax |
3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
Match details
First leg
Anderlecht .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–1 | Arsenal |
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Devrindt  25'Mulder 30', 74' |
Kennedy 82' |
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Second leg
| Arsenal | 3–0 | Anderlecht |
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| Kelly 25' Radford 75'Sammels 76' |
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- Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.
References
- "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1969-70 - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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