1969–70 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 1969–70 season was Swindon Town's first season in the Division Two after promotion from Division Three in 1969. In what proved to be a historic season for Swindon as the club added to its first major piece of silverware, the League Cup by winning the Anglo-Italian Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup Winners' Cup.
| 1969-70 season | ||
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| Manager | Fred Ford | |
| Ground | County Ground, Swindon | |
| Division Two | 5th | |
| FA Cup | Quarter-Finals | |
| League Cup | 3rd Round | |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Champions | |
| Anglo-Italian League Cup | Champions | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Horsfield (18) All: Arthur Horsfield (28) | |
| Highest home attendance | 28,520 vs. Blackpool | |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,221 vs. S.S.C. Napoli | |
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Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 51 | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 50 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 1.921 | 49 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 49 | Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round |
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Matchday results and line-ups
Division Three line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 09/08/69 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
1 1st Substitution
F.A. Cup line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 03/01/70 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble | Rogers | |||
| 24/01/70 | Chester | H | 4–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | C. Jones | Rogers | |||
| 07/02/70 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble | Rogers | |||
| 21/02/70 | Leeds United | H | 0–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield1 | Noble | Rogers | C. Jones1 | ||
1 1st Substitution.
League Cup line-ups
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 02/09/69 | Swansea Town | A | 3–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Horsfield | Smart | Noble | Rogers | |||
| 24/09/69 | Oxford United | A | 0–1 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith1 | Horsfield | Smart | Noble | Rogers | Penman1 | ||
1 1st Substitution.
Anglo-Italian Cup Winners' Cup
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 27/08/69 | AS Roma | A | 1–2 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Horsfield1 | Smart | Noble | Rogers | C. Jones1 | ||
| 10/09/69 | AS Roma | H | 4–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Blick | Harland | Smith | Horsfield | Smart | Noble | Rogers | |||
1 1st Substitution
Anglo-Italian Cup
| Date | Opposition | V | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 02/05/70 | Juventus | H | 4–0 | Downsborough | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble | Rogers | |||
| 09/05/70 | Napoli | H | 1–2 | R. Jones | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble | Rogers | |||
| 16/05/70 | Juventus | A | 1–0 | R. Jones | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble1 | Rogers | C. Jones1 | ||
| 23/05/70 | Napoli | A | 1–0 | R. Jones | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble | Rogers | |||
| 28/05/70 | Napoli | A | 3–0 | R. Jones | Thomas | Trollope | Butler | Burrows | Harland | Smith | Smart | Horsfield | Noble | Rogers | |||
1 1st Substitution and 2nd Substitution.
Appearances
- Last updated 18 August 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF |  |
Mick Blick | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Frank Burrows | 50 | 2 | 38+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Joe Butler | 55 | 2 | 42+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
David Dangerfield | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Owen Dawson | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
David Down | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Peter Downsborough | 51 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Stan Harland | 50 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Don Heath | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Arthur Horsfield | 53 | 28 | 40+0 | 18 | 4+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 6 | |
| FW | |
Chris Jones | 22 | 6 | 9+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Roy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Peter Noble | 51 | 21 | 39+0 | 12 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 7+0 | 5 | |
| MF | |
Willie Penman | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Don Rogers | 49 | 12 | 36+0 | 9 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2 | |
| MF | |
Roger Smart | 55 | 5 | 42+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2 | |
| MF | |
John Smith | 42 | 3 | 27+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
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Rod Thomas | 54 | 1 | 41+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Trollope | 55 | 3 | 42+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
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