1969–70_Manchester_City_F.C._season

1969–70 Manchester City F.C. season

1969–70 Manchester City F.C. season

1969–70 season of Manchester City

The 1969–70 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football. The season marked a significant one as the club won its first double, which included its maiden League Cup and European trophy, being the European Cup Winners' Cup. They also became the first English side to complete a major domestic and European double. The club would not win another European trophy until 53 years later, in the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final.

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Manchester City overcame a slow start to sit fourth in the table with half of the season played, but a run of only three wins from 18 games saw City slump to finish in tenth place. City's form in the cup competitions were better by far: they defeated West Bromwich Albion 2–1 in the League Cup Final and Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in the European Cup Winners' Cup Final to become the first English team to win both a (UEFA-sponsored) European and a domestic cup in the same season.

Squad

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Results

First Division

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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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  1. Derby County and Manchester United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.
  2. Manchester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.
  • Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
  • West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Manchester City

Results summary

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First Division

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FA Cup

Main article: 1969-70 FA Cup

Third Round

3 January 1970 Third round Hull City 0-1 Manchester City Hull
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 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 30,271
Referee: R Kirkpatrick


Fourth Round

24 January 1970 Fourth round Manchester United 3-0 Manchester City Trafford
 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 30,271
Referee: R Kirkpatrick


Football League Cup

Main article: 1969-70 Football League Cup
3 September 1969 Second round Southport 0-3 Manchester City Southport
 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 11,215
Referee: Vic James


24 September 1969 Third round Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 38,019
Referee: Eric Jennings


15 October 1969 Fourth round Manchester City 2-0 Everton Manchester
 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 45,641
Referee: R Tinder


29 October 1969 Fifth round Manchester City 3-0 Queens Park Rangers Manchester
 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 42,058
Referee: M Fussey

Semi Final

3 December 1969 Semi Final 1st leg Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 55,799
Referee: Jack Taylor
17 December 1969 Semi Final 2nd leg Manchester United 2-2 Manchester City Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,418
Referee: Jim Finney

Final

Main article: 1970 Football League Cup Final
7 March 1970 Final Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion Wembley
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 97,963
Referee: Vincent James


Charity Shield

Main article: 1969 FA Charity Shield
3 August 1969 Charity Shield Leeds United 2-1 Manchester City Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,835
Referee: Ken Burns


European Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

17 September 1969 First Round 1st leg Atletico Bilbao Spain 3-3 Manchester City Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall
1 October 1969 First Round 2nd leg Manchester City 3-0 Atletico Bilbao Spain Manchester
 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 49,664
Referee: I Zsolt


Second Round

12 November 1969 Second Round 1st leg Lierse S.K Belgium 0-3 Manchester City Lier
 Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: I Zsolt
26 November 1969 Second Round 1st leg Manchester City 5-0 Lierse S.K Belgium Manchester
 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 26,486
Referee: Rudolph Gloekner


Quarter Final

4 March 1970 Quarter Final 1st leg Académica de Coimbra Portugal 0-0 Manchester City Coimbra
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Attendance: 8,206
Referee: Robert Schaut
18 March 1970 Quarter Final 2nd leg Manchester City 1-0 Academica de Coimbra Portugal Manchester
 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 36,338
Referee: I Roussev


Semi Final

1 April 1970 Semi Final 1st leg Schalke 04 Germany 1-0 Manchester City North Rhine-Westphalia
 Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 35,000 (approx)
Referee: Milivoge Gulajovic
15 April 1970 Semi Final 2nd leg Manchester City 5-1 Schalke 04 Germany Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 46,361
Referee: L Van Ravens


Final

Main article: 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final
29 April 1970 Final Manchester City 2-1 Gornik Zabrze Poland Vienna
Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paul Schiller

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