1969–70 Manchester United F.C. season
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.[1] 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.
| 1969–70 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Louis Edwards | |||
| Manager | Wilf McGuinness | |||
| First Division | 8th | |||
| FA Cup | Third place | |||
| League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: George Best (15) All: George Best (23) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 63,418 vs Manchester City (17 December 1969) 63,418 vs Middlesbrough (25 February 1970) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 26,582 vs West Bromwich Albion (8 April 1970) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 51,152 | |||
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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 |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAvg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 47 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 61 | 1.082 | 45 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 45 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAvg = Goal average; Pts = Points
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 |  |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | |
37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| DF |  |
8(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 |
| DF |  |
30(2) | 3 | 3(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39(3) | 3 |
| DF | |
33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| DF | |
18(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27(1) | 1 |
| DF | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | |
40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 3 |
| DF | |
34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| MF | |
21(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28(2) | 1 |
| MF |  |
37 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 23 |
| MF | |
40 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 14 |
| MF | |
25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| MF | |
20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| MF | |
35 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 |
| MF | |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF |  |
13(4) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 21(6) | 3 |
| MF | |
8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| FW | |
4(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(4) | 1 |
| FW | |
6(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(2) | 3 |
| FW | |
33(1) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 48(1) | 20 |
| FW | |
10(1) | 2 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13(3) | 3 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 |
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References
- "Manchester United Season 1969/70". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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