1969–70 in Scottish football explained

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Header1:Division One champions
Data2:Celtic
Header3:Division Two champions
Data4:Falkirk
Header5:Scottish Cup winners
Data6:Aberdeen
Header7:League Cup winners
Data8:Celtic
Header9:Junior Cup winners
Data10:Blantyre Victoria
Header11:Teams in Europe
Data12:Celtic, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Kilmarnock, Rangers
Header13:Scotland national team
Data14:1970 BHC, 1970 World Cup qualification

The 1969–70 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 73rd season of Scottish league football.[1]

Scottish League Division One

See main article: 1969–70 Scottish Division One. Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Raith Rovers, Partick Thistle

Scottish League Division Two

See main article: 1969–70 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Falkirk, Cowdenbeath

Cups

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Scottish Cup 1969–70Aberdeen3 – 1Celtic
League Cup 1969–70Celtic1 – 0St Johnstone
Junior CupBlantyre Victoria1 – 0 (rep.)Penicuik Athletic

Other honours

National

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – NorthElgin City6 – 1 * Nairn County
Scottish Qualifying Cup – SouthGlasgow University5 – 4 *St Cuthbert Wanderers

County

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Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead
Ayrshire CupAyr United2 – 0Kilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 2Hibernian
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic1 – 0 * Cowdenbeath
Glasgow CupCeltic3 – 1Rangers
Lanarkshire CupAirdrie3 – 2Motherwell
Stirlingshire CupFalkirk1 – 0Dumbarton
– aggregate over two legs
– play off

Highland League

Individual awards

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Hibernian

National team

See main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results.

1970 FIFA World Cup

Qualification

Group 7
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DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
21 September 1969Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)1–1FriendlyColin Stein
22 October 1969Volksparkstadion, Hamburg (A)2–3WCQG7Jimmy Johnstone, Alan Gilzean
5 November 1969Praterstadion, Vienna (A)0–2WCQG7
18 April 1970Windsor Park, Belfast (A)1–0BHCJohn O'Hare
22 April 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–0BHC
25 April 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–0BHC

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1969/70 - the Scottish Football League . https://archive.today/20120909213833/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1960-1969/196970/ . 9 September 2012 . dead.