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1969–70 Manchester United F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Manchester United F.C. | ||||
| season | 1969–70 | ||||
| manager | Wilf McGuinness | ||||
| chairman | Louis Edwards | ||||
| league | [First Division](1969-70-football-league) | ||||
| league result | 8th | ||||
| cup1 | [FA Cup](1969-70-fa-cup) | ||||
| cup1 result | Third place | ||||
| cup2 | [League Cup](1969-70-football-league-cup) | ||||
| cup2 result | Semi-finals | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| George Best (15) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| George Best (23) | |||||
| highest attendance | 63,418 vs Manchester City (17 December 1969) | ||||
| 63,418 vs Middlesbrough (25 February 1970) | |||||
| lowest attendance | 26,582 vs West Bromwich Albion (8 April 1970) | ||||
| average attendance | 51,152 | ||||
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| prevseason | [1968–69](1968-69-manchester-united-f-c-season) | ||||
| nextseason | [1970–71](1970-71-manchester-united-f-c-season) |
George Best (15) George Best (23) 63,418 vs Middlesbrough (25 February 1970) The 1969–70 season was Manchester United's 68th season in the Football League, and their 25th consecutive season in the top division of English football. Before the beginning of the season, on 4 June 1969, United manager Matt Busby stepped down as manager after 24 years as manager. McGuinness guided United to an eighth-place finish in his first season as manager, and they reached the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and the League Cup.
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 9 August 1969 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | Charlton, Morgan | 48,610 |
| 13 August 1969 | Everton | H | 0–2 | 57,752 | |
| 16 August 1969 | Southampton | H | 1–4 | Morgan | 46,328 |
| 19 August 1969 | Everton | A | 0–3 | 53,185 | |
| 23 August 1969 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 50,783 | |
| 27 August 1969 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 52,774 | |
| 30 August 1969 | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | Best, Givens, Kidd | 50,570 |
| 6 September 1969 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Best (2) | 44,271 |
| 13 September 1969 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | Morgan | 56,509 |
| 17 September 1969 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–1 | Best (2), Kidd | 39,298 |
| 20 September 1969 | Arsenal | A | 2–2 | Best, Sadler | 59,498 |
| 27 September 1969 | West Ham United | H | 5–2 | Best (2), Burns, Charlton, Kidd | 58,579 |
| 4 October 1969 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 40,724 | |
| 8 October 1969 | Southampton | A | 3–0 | Best, Burns, Kidd | 31,044 |
| 11 October 1969 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Best, Kidd | 52,281 |
| 18 October 1969 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | Best | 53,702 |
| 25 October 1969 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–2 | Kidd | 45,120 |
| 1 November 1969 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | Charlton | 53,406 |
| 8 November 1969 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | Aston, Law | 43,446 |
| 15 November 1969 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | 63,013 | |
| 22 November 1969 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | Charlton (2), Burns | 50,003 |
| 29 November 1969 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | Best | 23,770 |
| 6 December 1969 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 49,344 | |
| 13 December 1969 | Liverpool | A | 4–1 | Charlton, Morgan, Ure, *own goal* | 47,682 |
| 26 December 1969 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 50,806 | |
| 27 December 1969 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | Kidd | 36,504 |
| 10 January 1970 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | Morgan, Sartori | 41,055 |
| 17 January 1970 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 41,643 | |
| 26 January 1970 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | Kidd, Sadler | 59,879 |
| 31 January 1970 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | Charlton | 59,315 |
| 10 February 1970 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | Kidd | 29,755 |
| 14 February 1970 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Kidd | 54,711 |
| 28 February 1970 | Stoke City | A | 2–2 | Morgan, Sartori | 38,917 |
| 17 March 1970 | Burnley | H | 3–3 | Best, Crerand, Law | 38,377 |
| 21 March 1970 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | Morgan | 61,479 |
| 28 March 1970 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | Kidd | 59,777 |
| 30 March 1970 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | Kidd | 38,647 |
| 31 March 1970 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | Charlton, Gowling | 39,228 |
| 4 April 1970 | Newcastle United | A | 1–5 | Charlton | 43,094 |
| 8 April 1970 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 7–0 | Charlton (2), Fitzpatrick (2), Gowling (2), Best | 26,582 |
| 13 April 1970 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | Fitzpatrick | 41,808 |
| 15 April 1970 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 | Best, Charlton | 36,649 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 3 January 1970 | Round 3 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | *own goal* | 29,552 |
| 24 January 1970 | Round 4 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | Kidd (2), Morgan | 63,417 |
| 7 February 1970 | Round 5 | Northampton Town | A | 8–2 | Best (6), Kidd (2) | 21,771 |
| 21 February 1970 | Round 6 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | Sartori | 40,000 |
| 25 February 1970 | Round 6 | |||||
| Replay | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | Charlton, Morgan | 63,418 | |
| 14 March 1970 | Semi-Final | Leeds United | N | 0–0 | 55,000 | |
| 23 March 1970 | Semi-Final | |||||
| Replay | Leeds United | N | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | 62,500 | ||
| 26 March 1970 | Semi-Final | |||||
| Second Replay | Leeds United | N | 0–1 | 56,000 | ||
| 10 April 1970 | Third Place Playoff | Watford | N | 2–0 | Kidd (2) | 15,105 |
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 3 September 1969 | Round 2 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | Sadler | 38,939 |
| 23 September 1969 | Round 3 | Wrexham | H | 2–0 | Kidd, Best | 48,347 |
| 14 October 1969 | Round 4 | Burnley | A | 0–0 | 27,959 | |
| 20 October 1969 | Round 4 | |||||
| Replay | Burnley | H | 1–0 | Best | 50,275 | |
| 12 November 1969 | Round 5 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | 38,895 | |
| 19 November 1969 | Round 5 | |||||
| Replay | Derby County | H | 1–0 | Kidd | 57,393 | |
| 3 December 1969 | Semi Final | |||||
| First Leg | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | Charlton | 55,799 | |
| 17 December 1969 | Semi Final | |||||
| Second Leg | Manchester City | H | 2–2 | Edwards, Law | 63,418 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Jimmy Rimmer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| GK | ENG Alex Stepney | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||||
| DF | IRL Shay Brennan | 8(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | ||||
| DF | SCO Francis Burns | 30(2) | 3 | 3(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39(3) | 3 | ||||
| DF | IRE Tony Dunne | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG Paul Edwards | 18(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27(1) | 1 | ||||
| DF | ENG Bill Foulkes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG Steve James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG David Sadler | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 3 | ||||
| DF | SCO Ian Ure | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||||
| MF | ENG John Aston, Jr. | 21(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28(2) | 1 | ||||
| MF | NIR George Best | 37 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 23 | ||||
| MF | ENG Bobby Charlton | 40 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 14 | ||||
| MF | SCO Paddy Crerand | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| MF | SCO John Fitzpatrick | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||||
| MF | SCO Willie Morgan | 35 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | ||||
| MF | SCO Jimmy Ryan | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | ||||
| MF | ITA Carlo Sartori | 13(4) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 21(6) | 3 | ||||
| MF | ENG Nobby Stiles | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| FW | IRL Don Givens | 4(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(4) | 1 | ||||
| FW | ENG Alan Gowling | 6(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(2) | 3 | ||||
| FW | ENG Brian Kidd | 33(1) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 48(1) | 20 | ||||
| FW | SCO Denis Law | 10(1) | 2 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13(3) | 3 | ||||
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
References
References
- "Manchester United Season 1969/70". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
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