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. 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.

Manchester City
1969–70 season
ChairmanEngland Albert Alexander
ManagerEngland 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)
Highest home attendance63,013 vs Manchester United
Lowest home attendance22,073 vs Burnley
Average home league attendance33,930 (10th highest in league)

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

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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

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

Results

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First Division

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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 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:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Manchester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.

Results summary

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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]

Matches

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
9 August 1969 Sheffield Wednesday H Anfield 4 - 1 Young (2), Bell, Lee 32,583
12 August 1969 Liverpool A Anfield 2 - 3 Bowyer, (og) 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 Oakes, Bell, Bowyer (2) 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 Hotspur A White Hart Lane 3 - 0 Bowyer 45’, Bell 88’, Oakes 90+1’ 41,644
20 September 1969 Coventry City H Maine Road 3 - 1 Bell 2’, 88’, Lee 32’ pen 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 44’, Bell 81’ 34,329
8 October 1969 Newcastle United H Maine Road 2 - 1 Young 33’, Lee 90+2’ (pen) 32,172
11 October 1969 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 2 - 2 Lee 79’, 85’ 30,037
18 October 1969 Derby County A Baseball Ground 1 - 0 Lee 67’ 40,788
25 October 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 - 0 Doyle 48’ (pen) 34,425
1 November 1969 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 1 - 1 Lee 67’ 24,124
8 November 1969 Southampton H Maine Road 1 - 0 Bell 13’ 27,069
15 November 1969 Manchester United H Maine Road 4 - 0 Young 38’, Bell 55’, 86’, Sadler 57’ (og) 63,013
22 November 1969 Arsenal A Highbury 1 - 1 Bowyer 43’ 42,939
29 November 1969 Leeds United H Maine Road 1 - 2 Lee 58’ (pen) 44,590
6 December 1969 West Ham United H Boleyn Ground 4 - 0 Lee 30’, Bowyer 63’, 73’, Doyle 88’ 27,440
13 December 1969 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 1- 1 Oakes 78’ 29,126
20 December 1969 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 - 3 Summerbee 87’ 34,791
23 December 1969 Everton A Goodison Park 0 - 1 51,864
6 January 1970 Burnley H Maine Road 1 - 1 Lee 43’ 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 15’ 27,077
18 February 1970 Arsenal H Maine Road 1 - 1 Bowyer 40’ 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 22’ (pen) 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 13’ 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 10’ (pen), Doyle 24’ 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 34’, Bell 50’, Towers 52’ 22,932
22 April 1970 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough Stadium 2 - 1 Bowyer 31’, 85’ 45,258

FA Cup

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Third Round

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

24 January 1970 Fourth round Manchester United 3-0 Manchester City Trafford
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 30,271
Referee: R Kirkpatrick


Football League Cup

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3 September 1969 Second round Southport 0-3 Manchester City Southport
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 11,215
Referee: Vic James


24 September 1969 Third round Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 38,019
Referee: Eric Jennings


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


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

Semi Final

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3 December 1969 Semi Final 1st leg Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 55,799
Referee: Jack Taylor
17 December 1969 Semi Final 2nd leg Manchester United 2-2 Manchester City Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,418
Referee: Jim Finney

Final

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7 March 1970 Final Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion Wembley
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 97,963
Referee: Vincent James


Charity Shield

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3 August 1969 Charity Shield Leeds United 2-1 Manchester City Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,835
Referee: [[Ken Burns (referee) |Ken Burns]]


European Cup Winners' Cup

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First Round

17 September 1969 First Round 1st leg Atletico Bilbao   3-3 Manchester City Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall
1 October 1969 First Round 2nd leg Manchester City 3-0 Atletico Bilbao   Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 49,664
Referee: I Zsolt


Second Round

12 November 1969 Second Round 1st leg Lierse S.K   0-3 Manchester City Lier
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: I Zsolt
26 November 1969 Second Round 1st leg Manchester City 5-0 Lierse S.K   Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 26,486
Referee: Rudolph Gloekner


Quarter Final

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


Semi Final

1 April 1970 Semi Final 1st leg Schalke 04   1-0 Manchester City North Rhine-Westphalia
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 35,000 (approx)
Referee: Milivoge Gulajovic
15 April 1970 Semi Final 2nd leg Manchester City 5-1 Schalke 04   Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 46,361
Referee: L Van Ravens


Final

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29 April 1970 Final Manchester City 2-1 Gornik Zabrze   Vienna
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paul Schiller

References

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