1969–70 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester United F.C. 1969–70 Wilf McGuinness Louis Edwards First Division 8th FA Cup Third place League Cup Semi-finals George Best (15) George Best (23) 63,418 vs Manchester City (17 December 1969)63,418 vs Middlesbrough (25 February 1970) 26,582 vs West Bromwich Albion (8 April 1970) 51,152 _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF E20E0E FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF 0000C0 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 season was Manchester United's 68th season in the Football League, and their 25th consecutive season in the top division of English football.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1970.html Manchester United Season 1969/70 21 December 2011 StretfordEnd.co.uk Before the beginning of the season, on 4 June 1969, United manager Matt Busby stepped down as manager after 24 years as manager. McGuinness guided United to an eighth-place finish in his first season as manager, and they reached the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and the League Cup. First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance9 August 1969Crystal PalaceA2–2Charlton, Morgan48,61013 August 1969EvertonH0–257,75216 August 1969SouthamptonH1–4Morgan46,32819 August 1969EvertonA0–353,18523 August 1969Wolverhampton WanderersA0–050,78327 August 1969Newcastle UnitedH0–052,77430 August 1969SunderlandH3–1Best, Givens, Kidd50,5706 September 1969Leeds UnitedA2–2Best (2)44,27113 September 1969LiverpoolH1–0Morgan56,50917 September 1969Sheffield WednesdayA3–1Best (2), Kidd39,29820 September 1969ArsenalA2–2Best, Sadler59,49827 September 1969West Ham UnitedH5–2Best (2), Burns, Charlton, Kidd58,5794 October 1969Derby CountyA0–240,7248 October 1969SouthamptonA3–0Best, Burns, Kidd31,04411 October 1969Ipswich TownH2–1Best, Kidd52,28118 October 1969Nottingham ForestH1–1Best53,70225 October 1969West Bromwich AlbionA1–2Kidd45,1201 November 1969Stoke CityH1–1Charlton53,4068 November 1969Coventry CityA2–1Aston, Law43,44615 November 1969Manchester CityA0–463,01322 November 1969Tottenham HotspurH3–1Charlton (2), Burns50,00329 November 1969BurnleyA1–1Best23,7706 December 1969ChelseaH0–249,34413 December 1969LiverpoolA4–1Charlton, Morgan, Ure, own goal47,68226 December 1969Wolverhampton WanderersH0–050,80627 December 1969SunderlandA1–1Kidd36,50410 January 1970ArsenalH2–1Morgan, Sartori41,05517 January 1970West Ham UnitedA0–041,64326 January 1970Leeds UnitedH2–2Kidd, Sadler59,87931 January 1970Derby CountyH1–0Charlton59,31510 February 1970Ipswich TownA1–0Kidd29,75514 February 1970Crystal PalaceH1–1Kidd54,71128 February 1970Stoke CityA2–2Morgan, Sartori38,91717 March 1970BurnleyH3–3Best, Crerand, Law38,37721 March 1970ChelseaA1–2Morgan61,47928 March 1970Manchester CityH1–2Kidd59,77730 March 1970Coventry CityH1–1Kidd38,64731 March 1970Nottingham ForestA2–1Charlton, Gowling39,2284 April 1970Newcastle UnitedA1–5Charlton43,0948 April 1970West Bromwich AlbionH7–0Charlton (2), Fitzpatrick (2), Gowling (2), Best26,58213 April 1970Tottenham HotspurA1–2Fitzpatrick41,80815 April 1970Sheffield WednesdayH2–2Best, Charlton36,649 First Division MUN y FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance3 January 1970Round 3Ipswich TownA1–0own goal29,55224 January 1970Round 4Manchester CityH3–0Kidd (2), Morgan63,4177 February 1970Round 5Northampton TownA8–2Best (6), Kidd (2)21,77121 February 1970Round 6MiddlesbroughA1–1Sartori40,00025 February 1970Round 6ReplayMiddlesbroughH2–1Charlton, Morgan63,41814 March 1970Semi-FinalLeeds UnitedN0–0 55,00023 March 1970Semi-FinalReplayLeeds UnitedN0–0 (a.e.t.)62,50026 March 1970Semi-FinalSecond ReplayLeeds UnitedN0–156,00010 April 1970Third Place PlayoffWatfordN2–0Kidd (2)15,105 League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance3 September 1969Round 2MiddlesbroughH1–0Sadler38,93923 September 1969Round 3WrexhamH2–0Kidd, Best48,34714 October 1969Round 4BurnleyA0–027,95920 October 1969Round 4ReplayBurnleyH1–0Best50,27512 November 1969Round 5Derby CountyA0–038,89519 November 1969Round 5ReplayDerby CountyH1–0Kidd57,3933 December 1969Semi FinalFirst LegManchester CityA1–2Charlton55,79917 December 1969Semi FinalSecond LegManchester CityH2–2Edwards, Law63,418 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Jimmy Rimmer50000050GKENG Alex Stepney3709080540DFIRL Shay Brennan8(1)0101010(1)0DFSCO Francis Burns30(2)33(1)06039(3)3DFIRE Tony Dunne3307080480DFENG Paul Edwards18(1)0702127(1)1DFENG Bill Foulkes30000030DFENG Steve James20001030DFENG David Sadler4029081573DFSCO Ian Ure3417070481MFENG John Aston, Jr.21(1)11(1)06028(2)1MFNIR George Best371586825323MFENG Bobby Charlton401291815714MFSCO Paddy Crerand2519020361MFSCO John Fitzpatrick2031050263MFSCO Willie Morgan3579250499MFSCO Jimmy Ryan0(1)000000(1)0MFITA Carlo Sartori13(4)2711(2)021(6)3MFENG Nobby Stiles803020130FWIRL Don Givens4(4)100105(4)1FWENG Alan Gowling6(1)3000(1)06(2)3FWENG Brian Kidd33(1)12966248(1)20FWSCO Denis Law10(1)20(2)03113(3)3–Own goals–1–1–0–2 References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United