1969–70 Football League Cup Explained

1969–70 Football League Cup
Country:
Num Teams:92
Defending Champions:Swindon Town
Winners:Manchester City
Count:1
Second:West Bromwich Albion
Prev Season:1968–69
Next Season:1970–71

The 1969–70 Football League Cup was the tenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 12 August 1969 and ended with the final on 7 March 1970.

The final was contested by First Division team Manchester City and First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London. Jeff Astle opened the scoring for Albion after five minutes, becoming the first player to score in the final of both the League Cup and FA Cup at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground. City equalised through Mike Doyle to send the game into extra-time, and eventually won 2–1, with Glyn Pardoe scoring the winner.

This was the first season in which all ninety-two football league clubs competed in the tournament.

Calendar

Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–35th in the 1968–69 Football League, plus 1969 League Cup winners Swindon Town) and the other 56 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged.

RoundMain dateFixturesClubsNew entries this round
width=55Originalwidth=55Replays
align=left First Roundalign=left 13 August 1969281092 → 6456
align=left Second Roundalign=left 3 September 196932964 → 3236
align=left Third Roundalign=left 24 September 196916532 → 16none
align=left Fourth Roundalign=left 14 October 19698216 → 8none
align=left Fifth Roundalign=left 29 October 1969438 → 4none
align=left Semi-finalsalign=left November & December, 1969404 → 2none
align=left Finalalign=left 7 March 1970102 → 1none

First round

Ties

width=90 Datewidth=135 Home Teamwidth=50 Score (half-time)width=135 Away Teamwidth=150Home Scorerswidth=150Away Scorerswidth=20Attendance
12 August 1969Bradford Park Avenue0–2 (0-1)Rotherham UnitedBrown (og), Mullen3,980
12 August 19692–3 (0-1)Swansea CityHill, CooperThomas (p), Nurse, Gwyther3,824
12 August 19690-2 (0-2)HartlepoolRon Young (2)2,800
12 August 1969Southend United2–2 (0-2)BrentfordChisnall, Gelson (og),Mansley (2)9,356
13 August 1969Aldershot0–1 (0-0)GillinghamFolds 5,179
13 August 1969Barnsley0–1 (0-0)Halifax TownFlowers9,546
13 August 1969Bolton Wanderers6–3 (1-3)RochdaleByron (3), Wharton (p), Greaves (2)Butler (2), Jenkins10,057
13 August 1969Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–0 (2-0)Hold, McDougall (2)7,478
13 August 1969Bradford City1–1 (1-1)ChesterfieldHamArcher6,449
13 August 19691–0 (0-0)PortsmouthDawson19,787
13 August 19691–2 (0-1)Aston VillaDeardenMcMahon, Hamilton10,510
13 August 1969Colchester United1–1 (1-1)ReadingMassayHarris (p)5,165
13 August 1969Crewe Alexandra0–0 Wrexham4,948
13 August 19693–0 (2-0)York CityO'Neill (2), Gauden3,953
13 August 1969Exeter City1–1 (1-0)Bristol CityBanksKellard8,003
13 August 1969Grimsby Town0–2 (0-1)Doncaster RoversRobertson, Mobley (og)6,243
13 August 19693–1 (2-0)Notts CountyBates, Jones (og), WaltersBarker6,727
13 August 1969Orient0–0Fulham8,676
13 August 1969Oxford United2–0 (0-0)Northampton TownG. Atkinson, Jones7,158
13 August 1969Peterborough United1–1 (1-1)Luton TownPriceSheffield10,249
13 August 1969Plymouth Argyle2–2 (1-2)Torquay UnitedKitchener (og), BurnsideE Walsh, Binney15,199
13 August 19690–1 (0-1)Tranmere RoversBeamish4,955
13 August 1969Preston North End0–1 (0-0)BuryArrowsmith9,021
13 August 1969Shrewsbury Town1–0 (0-0)McLaughlin6,971
13 August 19695–1 (0-0)Colquhoun (og), A Russell, Andrew (2), RedrobeBeardall2,873
13 August 1969Stockport County0–2 (0-1)Blackburn RoversKnighton, Connelly5,925
13 August 1969Watford2–1 (2-1)Lincoln CityEndean, ScullionHubbard10,086
13 August 1969Workington0–0 Barrow3,969

Replays

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
3–1 18 August 1969
0–0[1] 18 August 1969
3–2 19 August 1969
0–1 20 August 1969
3–1 18 August 1969
5–2 19 August 1969
0–3 20 August 1969
1–0 20 August 1969
1–0 18 August 1969

Second Replay

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
2–3[2] 21 August 1969

Second round

Ties

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=225 Away Teamwidth=125Date
1–2 3 September 1969
1–2 3 September 1969
4–2 3 September 1969
3–1 3 September 1969
0–0 3 September 1969
2–0 3 September 1969
0–0 2 September 1969
2–0 2 September 1969
0–2 2 September 1969
0–1 2 September 1969
3–1 3 September 1969
0–1 3 September 1969
0–1 3 September 1969
1–3 3 September 1969
1–0 3 September 1969
4–0 3 September 1969
2–2 2 September 1969
1–0 3 September 1969
2–2 3 September 1969
4–1 3 September 1969
2–0 2 September 1969
1–1 3 September 1969
2–2 2 September 1969
1–1 2 September 1969
0–3 3 September 1969
0–2 3 September 1969
1–2 3 September 1969
1–3 2 September 1969
2–1 3 September 1969
1–2 3 September 1969
4–2 3 September 1969
1–0 3 September 1969

Replays

width=225 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
2–0[3] 4 September 1969
1–0 9 September 1969
0–0[4] 10 September 1969
0–1[5] 8 September 1969
4–0 9 September 1969
3–3[6] 9 September 1969
2–0 8 September 1969

Second Replays

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
3–1 15 September 1969
1–0 11 September 1969

Third round

Ties

width=225 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
0–0 24 September 1969
0–2 24 September 1969
2–1 24 September 1969
2–3 24 September 1969
2–2 24 September 1969
2–1 24 September 1969
3–1 24 September 1969
1–1 24 September 1969
1–1 24 September 1969
3–2 24 September 1969
2–0 23 September 1969
1–0 23 September 1969
1–0 24 September 1969
6–0 23 September 1969
1–1 24 September 1969
3–0 23 September 1969

Replays

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
1–0 30 September 1969
0–1 30 September 1969
2–0 30 September 1969
2–0 6 October 1969
2–0 30 September 1969

Fourth round

Ties

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
0–0 14 October 1969
1–1 14 October 1969
1–0 14 October 1969
2–0 14 October 1969
2–1 14 October 1969
0–1 14 October 1969
3–1 14 October 1969
4–0 14 October 1969

Replays

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
3–0 29 October 1969
1–0 20 October 1969

Fifth Round

Ties

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
0–0 12 November 1969
0–0 29 October 1969
3–0 29 October 1969
0–0 29 October 1969

Replays

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
1–0 19 November 1969
1–0 4 November 1969
2–1 5 November 1969

Semi-finals

First leg

width=17 Home Teamwidth=20Scorewidth=175Away Teamwidth=125Date
1–0 19 November 1969
2–1 3 December 1969

Second leg

width=175Home Teamwidth=20Scorewidth=175Away Teamwidth=125Datewidth=75Agg
2–2 17 December 1969 3–4
4–1 3 December 1969 4–2

Final

See main article: 1970 Football League Cup Final. The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 7 March 1970.[7]

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

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  7. Web site: Final Details. 3 April 2010.

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