78th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1969–70 football season
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 .
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World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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^ 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
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