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1969–70 Football League First Division

1969–70 season of Football League First Division

1969–70 season of Football League First Division

FieldValue
competitionFootball League First Division
season[1969–70](1969-70-football-league)
winnersEverton
7th English title
relegatedSunderland
Sheffield Wednesday
continentalcup1[European Cup](1970-71-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersEverton
continentalcup2[European Cup Winners' Cup](1970-71-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiersChelsea
Manchester City
continentalcup3[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1970-71-inter-cities-fairs-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersLeeds United
Liverpool
Coventry City
Newcastle United
Arsenal
continentalcup4Watney Cup
continentalcup4 qualifiersDerby County
Manchester United
league topscorerJeff Astle
(25 goals)
matches462
total goals1212
prevseason[1968–69](1968-69-football-league-first-division)
nextseason[1970–71](1970-71-football-league-first-division)

7th English title Sheffield Wednesday Manchester City Liverpool Coventry City Newcastle United Arsenal Manchester United (25 goals) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1969–70 season.

Overview

Everton won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that on 1 April, with a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park. Sheffield Wednesday went down on 22 April, after losing 2–1 at home to Manchester City whilst Sunderland had gone 7 days earlier, losing 1–0 at home to Liverpool (a win would have saved them from relegation at the expense of Crystal Palace).

League standings

Results

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Manchester UnitedSCO Matt BusbyRetired6 June 1969*Pre-season*ENG Wilf McGuinness6 June 1969
Sheffield WednesdaySCO Tom McAnearneyEnd of caretaker spell1 August 1969ENG Danny Williams1 August 1969
BurnleyENG Harry PottsBecame general manager21 February 197016thENG Jimmy Adamson21 February 1970

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
**1**ENG ** Jeff Astle **** West Bromwich Albion ****25**
2ENG Joe RoyleEverton23
=ENG Peter OsgoodChelsea23
4ENG Pop RobsonNewcastle United22
5SCO Hugh CurranWolverhampton Wanderers20

References

References

  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
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