1969–70 Derby County F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Derby County 1969–70 Brian Clough Sam Longson Baseball Ground First Division 4th FA Cup Eightfinals League Cup Quarterfinals Kevin Hector O'Hare (16) O'Hare (13) 000066 ffe700 ffe700 ffe700 000066 ffe700 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 season was Derby County's 70th in the Football League and their 1st season in the First Division since being relegated in 1953. Season summary In his fourth season as chairman, Sam Longson and his third season manager Brian Clough appointed Jimmy Gordon as the new assistant coach arriving from Blackburn Rovers and transferred in Welsh Central-back Terry Hennessey in February 1970 for a fee of £100,000.http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/roll/ed31/rams_rememberedterry_hennessey_53819/index.shtml Rams Remembered... Terry Hennessey Derby County Mad 15 July 2002 15 December 2017 15 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163809/http://www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk/roll/ed31/rams_rememberedterry_hennessey_53819/index.shtml dead The squad finished the league season on a decent 4th spot (its best outcome since the 1948-49 season), including a sequence of 6 consecutive wins, which would have claimed the club its first ever European campaign as entrants in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup but a joint FA and League disciplinary panel found the club guilty of 'gross negligence' after an unexplained gap of £3,000 in season-ticket income and payment of fees to Dave Mackayhttps://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dave-mackay-one-greatest-names-2082659 Why Dave Mackay is one of the greatest names in Derby County's history Anton Rippon 7 October 2018 20 August 2023 derbytelegraph.co.uk outside of the terms of his contract. The fine of £10,000 and a one-year ban from European competition saw the club bring in Preston North End secretary Stuart Webb into the club to help its administrative efficiency off the pitch match the playing efficiency on it....and how six clubs are coping https://www.newspapers.com/image/258617220 The Guardian Newspapers.com 11 January 1976 10 en After the ban from Continental competitions, the club was invited to the inaugural Watney Cup.Watney Cup 1970 to 1973 http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Watney_Cup.html English Domestic Football My Football Facts 1 September 2011 Meanwhile, the team advanced to the FA Cup R5 stage only to be eliminated away at QPR. The squad reached the quarter final of the Football League Cup losing an away replay against Manchester United. Squad yes yes GK ENG Colin Boulton yes GK ENG Les Green yes DF ENG Ron Webster yes DF ENG Tony Rhodes yes DF ENG Peter Daniel yes DF ENG Roy McFarland yes DF WAL Terry Hennessey yes DF ENG John Richardson yes DF ENG John Robson yes DF ENG Pat Wright yes DF ENG Jim Walker yes yes MF SCO Dave Mackay Captain yes MF ENG Willie Carlin yes MF WAL Alan Durban yes MF SCO John McGovern yes MF ENG Alan Hinton yes MF NIR Arthur Stewart yes FW ENG Kevin Hector yes FW SCO John O'Hare yes FW ENG Frank Wignall yes FW ENG Barry Butlin Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Terry Hennessey Nottingham Forest £100,000 Out Pos. Name To Type DF Pat Wright Southend United FW Barry Butlin Notts County loan Competitions First Division 1969-70 Football League League table First Division DER Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A Result D/W/D/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/D/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/D Position 9/4/8/5/7/7/6/4/3/3/3/3/2/3/2/3/3/3/4/5/5/6/5/3/4/5/5/5/5/6/6/5/4/4/4/3/3/4/3/3/3/4c Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Leader, Qualification to 1970–71 European Cup blue2 Qualification to 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup red1 Relegation to 1970–71 Second Division #CCCCFF Qualification for the Watney Cup complete Competitive matches December 2020 Derby County originally qualified to the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup by finishing 4th in the 1969–70 Football League. However, a disciplinary commission found the team guilty of administrative and financial irregularities. As a result, Derby County was not allowed to compete in the Fairs Cup. Newcastle United, the next best team not qualified for international competition, took its place. Matches source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/matches/season/1970/ 9 August 1969 1 Derby County 0-0 Burnley F.C. Derby Baseball Ground 29,459 D 12 August 1969 2 19:30 Ipswich Town 0-1 https://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=matchReport&level=1&day=12&month=8&year=1969&sequence=0 Derby County 42 McFarland Ipswich Portman Road 20,551 R. Tinkler W 16 August 1969 3 Coventry City 1-1 Derby County Martin 5 4 McFarland Coventry Highfield Road 39,881 D 20 August 1969 4 Derby County 3-1 Ipswich Town Hinton 26 penHinton 44 Carlin 82 19 Brogan Derby Baseball Ground W 23 August 1969 5 Derby County 0-0 Stoke City Derby Baseball Ground 36,170 D 27 August 1969 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Derby County Dougan 72 15 Hinton Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium 45,205 D 30 August 1969 7 West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Derby County 64 Mackay 88 Hector West Bromwich The Hawthorns 34,541 W 6 September 1969 8 Derby County 2-1 Everton F.C. O’Hare 38 Hector 66 70 Kendall Derby Baseball Ground 37,728 W 10 September 1969 9 Derby County 3-0 Southampton F.C. Alan Durban 13Willie Carlin 67Kevin Hector 48 Derby Baseball Ground 35,826 G Hartley W 13 September 1969 10 Newcastle United 0-1 Derby County 47 McFarland Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 39,360 W 20 September 1969 11 Derby County 5-0 Tottenham Hotspur Durban 15Durban 67 Hector 20 Carlin 23 O’Hare 61 Derby Baseball Ground 41,826 W 27 September 1969 12 Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Derby County Warboys 38 Sheffield Hillsborough 45,086 L 4 October 1969 13 15:00 Derby County 2-0 Manchester United Hector 45 Fitzpatrick 61 o.g. Derby Baseball Ground 40,724 W 8 October 1969 14 Derby County 1-3 Coventry City Alan Durban Neil Martino.g.Roy McFarlandJeff Blockley Derby Baseball Ground 39,880 L 11 October 1969 15 Chelsea F.C. 2-2 Derby County Houseman 57 Hollins 82 52 Hector71 O’Hare Fulham Stamford Bridge 51,421 D 18 October 1969 16 Derby County 0-1 Manchester City 68 Lee Derby Baseball Ground 40,788 L 25 October 1969 17 Leeds United 2-0 Derby County Clarke 39, 42 Leeds Elland Road 44,183 L 1 November 1969 18 15:00 Derby County 4-0 https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/532 Liverpool F.C. McGovern 13Hector 14Hector 54O'Hare 69 Derby Baseball Ground 40,993 Baldwin W 8 November 1969 19 Arsenal F.C. 4-0 Derby County George 48 Sammels 60, 66 Armstrong 68 Highbury Highbury Stadium 49,753 L 15 November 1969 20 Derby County 3-0 Sunderland F.C. Durban 61Ashurst 82 o.g.Durban 88 Derby Baseball Ground 31,918 W 22 November 1969 21 West Ham United 3-0 Derby County Hurst 22, 69 Peters 57 Upton Park Boleyn Ground 32,485 L 29 November 1969 22 Derby County 0-2 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1969-1970-derby-county-nottingham-forest/ Nottingham Forest 35 Ian Storey-Moore62 Barry Lyons Derby Baseball Ground 38,225 L 6 December 1969 23 Crystal Palace F.C. 0-1 Derby County 18 Hector Selhurst Selhurst Park 20,833 W 13 December 1969 24 Derby County 2-0 Newcastle United Hinton 84 McGovern 86 Derby Baseball Ground 30,057 W 20 December 1969 25 Everton F.C. 1-0 Derby County Ball 85 Walton Goodison Park 44,914 L 26 December 1969 26 Stoke City 1-0 Derby County Burrows pen Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground 37,456 L 27 December 1969 27 Derby County 2-0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-west-bromwich-albion-27-december-1969-80524/ West Bromwich Albion O’Hare 10O'Hare 14 Derby Baseball Ground 35,581 W 10 January 1970 28 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-derby-county-10-january-1970-80538/ Derby County Greaves 23 Morgan 75 85 Carlin Tottenham White Hart Lane 38,645 L 17 January 1970 29 Derby County 1-0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-sheffield-wednesday-17-january-1970-80542/ Sheffield Wednesday O’Hare 83 Derby Baseball Ground 32,991 W 31 January 1970 30 Manchester United 1-0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-united-v-derby-county-31-january-1970-80561/ Derby County Charlton 26 Greater Manchester Old Trafford 59,584 L 11 February 1970 31 Derby County 2-2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-chelsea-11-february-1970-80576/ Chelsea F.C. Durban 79 Hector 83 43 Osgood 78 Hudson Derby Baseball Ground 35,109 D 14 February 1970 32 Burnley F.C. 1-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/burnley-v-derby-county-14-february-1970-80579/ Derby County Frank Casper John O'Hare Burnley Turf Moor 18,470 D 21 February 1970 33 Derby County 3-2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-arsenal-21-february-1970-80589/ Arsenal F.C. John O'Hare Kevin Hector Dave MacKay John Roberts John Radford . Derby Baseball Ground 35,284 W 28 February 1970 34 Liverpool F.C. 0-2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-derby-county-28-february-1970-80598/ Derby County 14 Hennessey71 O'Hare Anfield Anfield 43,594 W 7 March 1970 35 Derby County 3-0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-west-ham-united-07-march-1970-80610/ West Ham United Durban 59 Hinton 79 pen O'Hare 84 Derby Baseball Ground 35,615 W 14 March 1970 36 Nottingham Forest 1-3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/nottingham-forest-v-derby-county-14-march-1970-80622/ Derby County Henry Newton Alan Durban John O'Hare o.g.Liam O'Kane West Bridgford The City Ground 42,074 W 21 March 1970 37 Derby County 3-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-crystal-palace-21-march-1970-80632/ Crystal Palace F.C. Hinton 63 pen Carlin 74 Hector 89 47 C Jackson Derby Baseball Ground 30,198 W 27 March 1970 38 Manchester City 0-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-city-v-derby-county-27-march-1970-80647/ Derby County McFarland Moss Side Maine Road 42,316 W 28 March 1970 39 Sunderland A.F.C. 1-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/sunderland-v-derby-county-28-march-1970-80658/ Derby County Harris 35 23 McGovern Sunderland Roker Park 18,818 D 30 March 1970 40 Derby County 4-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-leeds-united-30-march-1970-80662/ Leeds United Wignall McFarland O’Hare Carlin Kennedy Derby Baseball Ground 41,011 W 4 April 1970 41 Derby County 2-0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-wolverhampton-wanderers-04-april-1970-80679/ Wolverhampton Wanderers Wignall 4 Hennessey 13 Derby Baseball Ground 33,585 W 15 April 1970 42 Southampton F.C. 1-1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southampton-v-derby-county-15-april-1970-80698/ Derby County Byrne 90 88 o.g. Byrne Southampton The Dell 21,229 D Football League Cup 1969-70 Football League Cup 3 September 1969 2nd Derby County 3-1 Hartlepool United W 24 September 1969 3rd Derby County 3-1 Hull City F.C. W 14 October 1969 Eightfinals Crystal Palace F.C. 1-1 Derby County D 29 October 1969 Replay Derby County 3-0 Crystal Palace F.C. W 12 November 1969 Quarterfinals Derby County 0-0 Manchester United D 19 November 1969 Replay Manchester United 1-0 Derby County Greater Manchester Old Trafford L FA Cup 1969-70 FA Cup 3 January 1970 3rd Preston North End 1-1 Derby County D 7 January 1970 Replay Derby County 4-1 Preston North End Derby Baseball Ground W 24 January 1970 4th Derby County 3-0 Sheffield United Derby Baseball Ground W 7 February 1970 Eightfinals Queen's Park Rangers 1-0 Derby County L Statistics Players statistics Substitute appearances indicated in brackets First Division League Cup FA Cup GK ENG Les Green 42 -37 6 0 4 0 DF ENG Ron Webster 38 0 6 0 3 0 DF SCO Dave Mackay 39 2 6 0 4 0 DF ENG Roy McFarland 38 5 6 1 4 0 DF ENG John Robson 39 0 5 0 4 0 MF SCO John McGovern 32+1 4 6 0 4 0 MF WAL Alan Durban 41 9 6 0 4 4 MF ENG Willie Carlin 40 6 6 2 4 0 MF ENG Alan Hinton 42 6 6 4 4 0 FW ENG Kevin Hector 41 12 6 2 4 2 FW SCO John O'Hare 41 13 6 1 2 2 GK ENG Colin Boulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF WAL Terry Hennessey 12 2 DF ENG Peter Daniel 8 0 1 0 1 0 FW ENG Frank Wignall 5+6 2 0+2 0 2 0 DF ENG John Richardson 4 0 1 0 DF ENG Jim Walker 2 0 MF NIR Arthur Stewart 1+1 0 DF ENG Tony Rhodes 1 0 FW ENG Barry Butlin 0 0 1 0 DF ENG Pat Wright https://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/1970/ August 2023 References 1969-70 Category:English football clubs 1969–70 season