1969–70 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season October 2022 May 2013 Arsenal 1969–70 Bertie Mee Denis Hill-Wood First Division 12th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Winners John Radford (12) John Radford (19) 59,498 vs Manchester United (20 September 1969) 21,165 vs West Bromwich Albion (7 October 1969) 35,758 1968–69 1970–71 _redborder _redborder _whitecollar _whitestripe FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _navyborder _bluecollar_2 _navyborder _bluestripe FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000FF FFFF00 _whitestripe FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FF0000 During the 1969–70 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Arsenal finished twelfth in the league. However, the team won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their first European trophy and first silverware in 17 years. Arsenal beat Ajax in the semifinals and Anderlecht in the finals to raise the trophy. Arsenal were knocked out in the third round of both the FA Cup and the League Cup. John Radford was again the top scorer in both the league and all competitions.https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=19888 Arsenal Official Handbook 1970-71. Arsenal 1969 London 38 en Frank McLintock served as captain.Kelly Andy 17 November 2014 Arsenal's captains from day one http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=8955 https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232605/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/?p=8955 10 August 2023 14 November 2023 The Arsenal History Season summary Arsenal began the 1969-70 season by altering their socks from white and blue stripes to red with a white band on the top.1 June 2017 The Arsenal home kit https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/the-arsenal-kit https://web.archive.org/web/20230922114306/https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/the-arsenal-kit 22 September 2023 16 November 2023 Arsenal Along with minor design changes, Arsenal soon saw the departure of defender Ian Ure as he was sold to Manchester United for £80,000.Attwood Tony 7 December 2013 Ian Ure; a player unjustly condemned? http://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8656 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521065953/http://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8656 21 May 2022 16 November 2023 The History of Arsenal Mee brought in John Roberts as a potential successor.Attwood Tony 5 November 2015 Arsenal in the 70s, part 1: the re-birth of the club. 1969/70 https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/12762 https://web.archive.org/web/20231113011528/https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/12762 13 November 2023 16 November 2023 The History of Arsenal Goalkeeper Geoff Barnett was bought from Everton as well.Geoff Barnett https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/geoff-barnett https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183200/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/geoff-barnett 7 February 2023 16 November 2023 Arsenal Bobby Gould was mostly sidelined to the reserves until he was bought by Wolves midway through the season.Soar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 133–136 en The season opener, a 1-0 home defeat to Everton, saw the debut of 18-year-old Charlie George. George saw his first League goal come in the third match at West Brom. 17-year-old Ray Kennedy also began to feature for Arsenal throughout the season. Arsenal played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, having finished fourth in the League the previous season (and first out of the London teams). By the time the cup started, Arsenal had played just eight league games, scoring six goals and winning two matches. However, Arsenal made it past Glentoran in their first tie of the Fairs Cup; however, in the first round, second leg of that matchup, George was sent off for dissent. In the next round against Sporting Lisbon, Barnett saved a penalty and Arsenal kept a clean sheet to win 3-0. Arsenal, now that Graham had moved to midfield and George had been sent down to the reserves after his sending-off, struggled to find a regular goalscorer. The defense also took time to adjust to the loss of Ure, with Terry Neill, John Roberts, and Frank McLintock all featuring in the center. Captain McLintock eventually solidified himself at centre-half, having previously played wing-half. The struggling team went ten matches without a win before winning 5-1 over Crystal Palace. In the winter, 19-year-old Peter Marinello joined Arsenal for £100,000 and scored in his first appearance against Manchester United. It was his only goal in fourteen games. Jimmy Robertson was soon released to Ipswich.Jimmy Robertson https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/jimmy-robertson https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011030/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/jimmy-robertson 2 July 2018 16 November 2023 ARsenal Arsenal faced Rouen in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and managed to break through with a late goal from Jon Sammels. Arsenal, playing four games in a week, then faced Blackpool in the FA Cup and lost 3-2 after leading by two at half-time, the end of that cup run for the season and the last appearance as a player for Terry Neill. Such failure was compounded by a 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea, a match which featured Ray Kennedy's full debut. However, all Arsenal's focus were on their European campaign. They beat Dinamo Bacau 2-0 away and then slammed then 7-1 at home, with Eddie Kelly finding his feet. Arsenal faced European Cup winners Ajax in the semi-finals, a tough matchup against a team which included Johan Cruyff and Rudi Krol among their stars. The first match was at home and featured two goals from George: a long-range shot and a converted penalty. Sammels also contributed a goal, leaving the scoreline at 3-0 to Arsenal. Traveling to Amsterdam, Arsenal restricted Ajax to just one goal, meaning Arsenal were through to the finals. Arsenal faced Anderlecht in the final, their talented forward Jan Mulder a major threat to Arsenal's defense. After going down 3-0 with Mulder scoring twice against goalkeeper Bob Wilson, Kennedy came on for George and managed to nab one back. McLintock, initially extremely disappointed about the possibility of losing yet another cup final, rallied the dressing room. He believed that Arsenal could exploit Anderlecth's vulnerable defense in the home match at Highbury. In the return match, Arsenal performed admirably and with great energy. Kelly scored a valuable first goal before John Radford found space in the air to head Arsenal's second. Arsenal, ahead on the away-goals rule, had no room to rest as Mulder hit the post. Finally, Sammels added a third goal and Arsenal had won their first European trophy and their first trophy in seventeen years. The 1970 World Cup meant that the season was compressed to finish in April. Arsenal finished a distant twelfth, having focused on their run in European competition. Manager Bertie Mee had players returning from injury, and players he could trust to take Arsenal to the next level for the upcoming season. Although the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was an achievement, it was soon to be overshadowed by the Double which was still to come. Final league table 1969–70 Football League First Division y ARS Results Arsenal's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1969-1970/results Arsenal results for the 1969-1970 season – Statto.com 27 September 2017 30 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160130174727/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1969-1970/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1969 EvertonH0–144,364 13 August 1969Leeds UnitedA0–037,164 16 August 1969 West Bromwich AlbionA1–032,215George 19 August 1969 Leeds UnitedH1–144,923Rice 23 August 1969 Nottingham ForestH2–130,290Graham, McNab 25 August 1969 West Ham UnitedA1–139,590(o.g.) 30 August 1969 Newcastle UnitedA1–347,208Robertson 6 September 1969 Sheffield WednesdayH0–028,605 13 September 1969 BurnleyA1–014,721Graham 16 September 1969 Tottenham HotspurH2–355,280Radford, Robertson 20 September 1969 Manchester UnitedH2–259,498Graham, Sammels 27 September 1969 ChelseaA0–346,370 4 October 1969 Coventry CityH0–128,977 7 October 1969 West Bromwich AlbionH1–121,165Radford 11 October 1969 Stoke CityA0–025,801 18 October 1969 SunderlandA1–117,864Sammels 25 October 1969 Ipswich TownH0–022,458 1 November 1969 Crystal PalaceA5–134,894Radford (3), Armstrong, Graham 8 November 1969 Derby CountyH4–049,763Armstrong, Sammels (2), George 15 November 1969 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–226,796 22 November 1969 Manchester CityH1–142,923Neill (pen.) 29 November 1969 LiverpoolA1–040,295Robertson 6 December 1969 SouthamptonH2–224,509Radford, Sammels 13 December 1969 BurnleyH3–221,404Armstrong, Radford, Robertson 20 December 1969 Sheffield WednesdayA1–117,101Sammels 26 December 1969 Nottingham ForestA1–138,915McNab 27 December 1969 Newcastle UnitedH0–039,646 10 January 1970 Manchester UnitedA1–241,055Marinello 17 January 1970 ChelseaH0–351,338 31 January 1970 Coventry CityA0–231,661 7 February 1970 Stoke CityH0–026,363 14 February 1970 EvertonA2–248,564George, Radford 18 February 1970 Manchester CityA1–125,508Graham 21 February 1970 Derby CountyA2–332,584Radford, Roberts 28 February 1970 SunderlandH3–121,826Kennedy, Storey (pen.), Kelly 14 March 1970 LiverpoolH2–132,333Radford, Sammels 21 March 1970 SouthamptonA2–023,902George, Sammels 28 March 1970 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–232,353Graham (2) 30 March 1970 Crystal PalaceH2–034,144George, Radford 31 March 1970 Ipswich TownA1–225,713George 4 April 1970 West Ham UnitedH2–136,218Radford, Kelly 2 May 1970 Tottenham HotspurA0–146,969 FA Cup 1969–70 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR33 January 1970 BlackpoolH1–132,210RadfordR3 R15 January 1970 BlackpoolA2–324,801Radford, Sammels League Cup 1969–70 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR22 September 1969 SouthamptonA1–121,111McNabR2 R4 September 1969 SouthamptonH2–0 (aet)26,362Graham (2)R324 September 1969 EvertonH0–036,102R3 R1 October 1969 EvertonA0–141,140 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR1 L19 September 1969 NIR GlentoranH3–024,292Gould, Graham (2) R1 L229 September 1969 NIR GlentoranA0–113,000R2 L129 October 1969 POR Sporting Clube de PortugalA0–040,000R2 L226 November 1969 POR Sporting Clube de PortugalH3–035,253Graham (2), RadfordR3 L117 December 1969 FRA RouenA0–012,093R3 L213 January 1970 FRA RouenH1–038,018SammelsQF L111 March 1970 ROM 1965 Dinamo BacăuA2–020,000Radford, SammelsQF L218 March 1970 ROM 1965 Dinamo BacăuH7–135,342George (2), Graham, Radford (2), Sammels (2) SF L18 April 1970 NED AjaxH3–046,271George (2), Sammels SF L215 April 1970 NED AjaxA0–132,000F L122 April 1970 BEL AnderlechtA1–337,000KennedyF L228 April 1970 BEL AnderlechtH3–051,612Kelly, Radford, Sammels Squad yes yes SCO GK Bob Wilson yes ENG GK Geoff Barnett yes ENG GK Malcolm Webster yes NIR DF Pat Rice yes SCO DF Frank McLintock yes ENG DF Peter Simpson yes ENG DF Bob McNab yes NIR DF Sammy Nelson yes NIR DF Terry Neill yes SCO DF Ian Ure yes WAL DF John Roberts yes yes ENG MF George Armstrong yes SCO MF George Graham yes ENG MF Jon Sammels yes ENG MF Peter Storey yes SCO MF Eddie Kelly yes ENG MF David Court yes ENG FW Ray Kennedy yes ENG FW John Radford yes ENG FW Charlie George yes ENG FW Bobby Gould yes SCO FW Peter Marinello References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Arsenal