1969–70 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1969–70 season
Chairman	Albert Alexander
Manager	Joe Mercer
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Winners
Charity Shield	Runner-up
Cup Winners' Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Colin Bell/Francis Lee (22)

The 1969–70 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football.

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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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Joe Corrigan
—	GK	ENG	Harry Dowd
—	DF	ENG	Tony Book
—	DF	ENG	Tommy Booth
—	DF	ENG	Derek Jeffries
—	DF	ENG	Mike Doyle
—	DF	ENG	George Heslop
—	DF	ENG	Glyn Pardoe
—	DF	SCO	Willie Donachie


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Colin Bell
—	MF	ENG	Ian Bowyer
—	MF	ENG	Alan Oakes
—	MF	ENG	Tony Towers
—	FW	ENG	Stan Bowles
—	FW	ENG	Francis Lee
—	FW	ENG	Mike Summerbee
—	FW	ENG	Neil Young
—	FW	ENG	Frank Carrodus

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Harry Dowd (on loan to Stoke City)

Results

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Manchester United	42	14	17	11	66	61	1.082	45	Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1]
9	Stoke City	42	15	15	12	56	52	1.077	45
10	Manchester City	42	16	11	15	55	48	1.146	43	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	54	55	0.982	43
12	Arsenal	42	12	18	12	51	49	1.041	42	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

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.
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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	16	11	15	55	48	1.146	43	8	6	7	25	22	22	8	5	8	30	26	21

Source:

Cup Winners' Cup

Athletic Bilbao 3–3 Manchester City
Manchester City 3–0 Athletic Bilbao
Lierse S.K. 0–3 Manchester City
Manchester City 5–0 Lierse S.K.
Académica de Coimbra 0–0 Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Académica de Coimbra
Schalke 04 1–0 Manchester City
Manchester City 5–1 Schalke 04
Manchester City 2–1 Górnik Zabrze

References

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[table_note_res_WAC0.33404991418777-1] 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.

[table_note_res_MCI0.33404991418777-2] Manchester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.