1969–70 season | |||
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Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Graham (13) All: Bobby Graham (21) | ||
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The 1969–70 season was Liverpool Football Club's 78th season in existence and their eighth consecutive season in the First Division. This was a disappointing season, as the team finished fifth in the league after a promising start to the season while city rivals Everton won the championship title. It was to be a season of transition with so many of the players who were part of the 1960s side being replaced after being knocked out of the FA Cup by Second Division Watford. It was also a season in which they were knocked out in the early rounds of the League Cup and Fairs Cup.
One player who gave so much great service Roger Hunt, a 1966 World Cup winner left the club after 286 goals in all competitions in December 1969 to join Bolton Wanderers.
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Ray Clemence
- Tommy Lawrence
- Grahame Lloyd
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 1.730 | 53 | Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 2] |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 42 | 1.548 | 51 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
6 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 49 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 47 |
- ↑ Chelsea qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1969-70 FA Cup winners.
- ↑ 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.
Results
First Division
Football League Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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03-Sep-69 | Watford | H | 2–1 | Own Goal 6' St. John 75' | 21,149 | Report | Report |
24-Sep-69 | Manchester City | A | 2–3 | Evans 21' Graham 67' | 28,019 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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07-Jan-70 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | Graham 30' | 33,688 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-70 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | Ross 39' Thompson 54' Graham 72' | 51,261 | Report | Report |
24-Jan-70 | Wrexham | H | 3–1 | Graham 51', 73' St. John 59' | 54,096 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-70 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 53,785 | Report | Report | |
11-Feb-70 | Leicester City | A | 2–0 | Evans 64', 90' | 42,100 | Report | Report |
21-Feb-70 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 34,047 | Report | Report |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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16-Sep-69 | Dundalk | H | 10–0 | Evans 1', 38' Lawler 10' Smith 24', 67' Graham 36', 82' Lindsay 56' Thompson 69' Callaghan 76' | 32,656 | Report | Report |
30-Sep-69 | Dundalk | A | 4–0 | Thompson 13', 31' Graham 48' Callaghan 81' | 6,000 | Report | Report |
12-Nov-69 | Vitória de Setúbal | A | 0–1 | 16,000 | Report | Report | |
26-Nov-69 | Vitória de Setúbal | H | 3–2 | Smith 60 pen' Evans 88' Hunt 90' | 41,633 | Report | Report |