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78th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1969–70 football season
The 1969–70 season was Liverpool Football Club '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 .
Goalkeepers [ edit ] Defenders [ edit ] Midfielders [ edit ] Attackers [ edit ] League table [ edit ] Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ 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 [ edit ] First Division [ edit ]
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
09-Aug-69
Chelsea H
4–1
Lawler 26' St. John 49' , 83' Strong 60' 48,383
Report Report
12-Aug-69
Manchester City H
3–2
St. John 2' , 88' Hunt 83' 51,959
Report Report
16-Aug-69
Tottenham Hotspur A
2–0
Hughes 2' Lawler 37' 50,474
Report Report
20-Aug-69
Manchester City A
2–0
Graham 44' , 80' 47,888
Report Report
23-Aug-69
Burnley H
3–3
Smith 36 pen' , 77' Graham 49' 51,113
Report Report
27-Aug-69
Crystal Palace A
3–1
Hughes 36' Hunt 73' Thompson 82' 36,369
Report Report
30-Aug-69
Sheffield Wednesday A
1–1
Lawler 42' 33,600
Report Report
06-Sep-69
Coventry City H
2–1
St. John 37' Strong 89' 48,337
Report Report
09-Sep-69
Sunderland H
2–0
Strong 12' Smith 34' 46,370
Report Report
13-Sep-69
Manchester United A
0–1
59,387
Report Report
20-Sep-69
Stoke City H
3–1
Hunt 15' Hughes 22' Callaghan 64' 45,745
Report Report
27-Sep-69
West Bromwich Albion A
2–2
Graham 25' Hunt 89' 34,343
Report Report
04-Oct-69
Nottingham Forest H
1–1
Own Goal 50' 44,859
Report Report
07-Oct-69
Tottenham Hotspur H
0–0
46,518
Report Report
11-Oct-69
Newcastle United A
0–1
43,830
Report Report
18-Oct-69
Ipswich Town A
2–2
Graham 8' Lindsay 76' 23,263
Report Report
25-Oct-69
Southampton H
4–1
Hughes 10' Hunt 83' , 84' Own Goal 88' 41,611
Report Report
01-Nov-69
Derby County A
0–4
40,993
Report Report
08-Nov-69
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
0–0
39,114
Report Report
15-Nov-69
West Ham United H
2–0
Lawler 27' Graham 60' 39,668
Report Report
22-Nov-69
Leeds United A
1–1
Yeats 31' 43,293
Report Report
29-Nov-69
Arsenal H
0–1
40,295
Report Report
06-Dec-69
Everton A
3–0
Hughes 47' Own Goal 54' Graham 74' 57,026
Report Report
13-Dec-69
Manchester United H
1–4
Hughes 25' 47,682
Report Report
26-Dec-69
Burnley A
5–1
Ross 26' Graham 39' Lawler 44' Thompson 52' Callaghan 60' 22,944
Report Report
10-Jan-70
Stoke City A
2–0
Graham 33' Thompson 70' 30,038
Report Report
17-Jan-70
West Bromwich Albion H
1–1
Lawler 70' 43,526
Report Report
31-Jan-70
Nottingham Forest A
0–1
30,838
Report Report
16-Feb-70
Newcastle United H
0–0
38,218
Report Report
28-Feb-70
Derby County H
0–2
43,594
Report Report
03-Mar-70
Coventry City A
3–2
Hughes 38' Evans 65' , 72' 29,497
Report Report
07-Mar-70
Leeds United H
0–0
51,435
Report Report
11-Mar-70
Southampton A
1–0
Evans 43' 23,239
Report Report
14-Mar-70
Arsenal A
1–2
Yeats 83' 32,333
Report Report
16-Mar-70
Sheffield Wednesday H
3–0
Lawler 50' Yeats 63' Graham 68' 31,931
Report Report
21-Mar-70
Everton H
0–2
54,496
Report Report
24-Mar-70
Ipswich Town H
2–0
Callaghan 32' Smith 43 pen' 29,548
Report Report
28-Mar-70
West Ham United A
0–1
38,239
Report Report
30-Mar-70
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
1–0
Lawler 43' 32,754
Report Report
03-Apr-70
Crystal Palace H
3–0
Graham 16' , 48' Lawler 47' 30,999
Report Report
15-Apr-70
Sunderland A
1–0
Lawler 86' 33,007
Report Report
18-Apr-70
Chelsea A
1–2
Graham 27' 36,521
Report Report
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup [ edit ] References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
Steve Arnold
Ian Ross
26' St. John