SEASON: 1969-70


Prev Season: 1968-69
This Season: 1969-70
Next Season: 1970-71
DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Matt Gillies
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Carlisle United (A) 1-2)
League Cup:
4th Round (Oxford United (H) 0-1)

Top Goalscorer:
Ian Storey-Moore (12 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1969-70
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Everton422985723417314619125426152.1176566European Cup First Round1-10-1
2Leeds United4221156844915425019611434301.71429571-41-6
3Chelsea422113870501371361886734321.4000055Cup Winners Cup First Round1-11-1
4Derby County422291164371533451476819231.72973531-32-0
5Liverpool42201111654210743420104731221.54762511-01-1
6Coventry City4219111258489663528105623201.20833491-42-3
7Newcastle United42171312573514254216311715191.62857472-21-3
8Manchester United421417116661894372768729341.08197451-21-1
9Stoke City4215151256521074312358825291.07692450-01-1
10Manchester City421611155548867252285830261.1458343Cup Winners Cup First Round2-21-1
11Tottenham Hotspur42179165455112827216782734.98182432-21-4
12Arsenal4212181251497104292358822261.04082421-11-2
13Wolverhampton Wanderers42121614555788530234892534.96491404-23-3
14Burnley42121515566177733295882332.91803391-10-5
15Nottingham Forest421018145071894282829102243.7042338
16West Bromwich Albion421491958661065392543141941.87879371-00-4
17West Ham United421212185160885282144132339.85000361-01-1
18Ipswich Town421011214063957232016141743.63492311-00-0
19Southampton426171946673126242735132240.68657292-12-1
20Crystal Palace426152134685610203619111432.50000270-01-1
21Sunderland426142230684116172423161344.4411826Relegated2-11-2
22Sheffield Wednesday42892540716510232724151744.5633825Relegated2-11-2
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
47
Competitive Goals:
54
Goals per game:
1.1
League Games:
42
League Points:
38 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
45.2%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored27 times10 times1 time1 time
Conceded18 times9 times4 times4 times2 times
Won By10 times2 times
Lost By8 times2 times3 times1 time2 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 11--1010 Everton (0-1)
2 22-2-222 Liverpool (1-1), Everton (1-1)
3 31-1-111 Chelsea (1-1)
4 431-2392 Leeds United (1-6), Liverpool (1-0), Derby County (1-3)
5 51-1-331 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-3)
6 6422-956 Chelsea (1-1), Derby County (2-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2), Newcastle United (2-2)
7 73--34110 Leeds United (1-4), Coventry City (2-3), Coventry City (1-4)
8 83-3-553 Manchester City (2-2), Manchester United (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2)
9 9-------
1018 101-1-111 Arsenal (1-1)
1132 1131-2342 Arsenal (1-2), West Ham United (1-0), Manchester United (1-2)
1238 12312-324 Stoke City (1-1), West Bromwich Albion (1-0), Manchester City (1-1)
1366 131--1130 Newcastle United (1-3)
1446 142-11251 Burnley (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (1-4)
1537 15-------
1616 164121374 Stoke City (0-0), Southampton (2-1), West Ham United (1-1), Burnley (0-5)
176 172-11041 Crystal Palace (0-0), West Bromwich Albion (0-4)
184 1811--102 Ipswich Town (1-0)
193 1911--212 Southampton (2-1)
20 203111443 Crystal Palace (1-1), Sunderland (2-1), Sheffield Wednesday (1-2)
21 21-------
22 2221-1332 Sunderland (1-2), Sheffield Wednesday (2-1)
Not included: Week 1 game against Ipswich Town (0-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
42,074 (Derby County)
Lowest League Attendance:
10,589 (Ipswich Town)
Average League Attendance:
25,407
Highest Cup Attendance:
23,419 (Carlisle United)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
20,734 (Oxford United)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
10
Yellow Cards:
5
Red Cards:
1   (Sammy Chapman)
Own goals (for):
1   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
4   (scored by us for opponents)   (Sammy Chapman, Peter Hindley, Sammy Chapman, Liam O'Kane)
Penalties scored:
1
Penalties conceded:
2
Penalties missed:
1
Penalties saved:
1


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 09, 1969Ipswich TownA0-019,31014
2Tue Aug 12, 1969Stoke CityH0-022,74010
3Sat Aug 16, 1969Leeds UnitedH1-434,29018Rees (76')
4Wed Aug 20, 1969Stoke CityA1-120,02814Lyons (21')
5Sat Aug 23, 1969ArsenalA1-230,29019Storey-Moore (57')
6Tue Aug 26, 1969West Bromwich AlbionH1-022,92413Storey-Moore (2')
7Sat Aug 30, 1969West Ham UnitedH1-027,09711Hilley (76')
8Sat Sep 06, 1969Wolverhampton WanderersA3-333,16611Newton (65', 81'), Rees (70')
9Sat Sep 13, 1969SouthamptonH2-123,22010Storey-Moore (59', 62')
10Tue Sep 16, 1969Coventry CityA2-326,03810Collier (26'), Rees (77')
11Sat Sep 20, 1969SunderlandA1-216,04412Hilley (54')
12Sat Sep 27, 1969Crystal PalaceH0-023,39412
13Sat Oct 04, 1969LiverpoolA1-144,85913Newton (11')
14Sat Oct 11, 1969Manchester CityH2-230,03713Storey-Moore (36'), Lyons (62')
15Sat Oct 18, 1969Manchester UnitedA1-153,70213Storey-Moore (17' pen)
16Sat Oct 25, 1969BurnleyH1-119,77112Lyons (89')
17Wed Oct 29, 1969Leeds UnitedA1-629,63614Newton (29')
18Sat Nov 01, 1969EvertonA0-149,61015
19Sat Nov 08, 1969Tottenham HotspurH2-224,03415Rees (57'), Storey-Moore (66')
20Sat Nov 15, 1969Newcastle UnitedA1-324,30716Hilley (38')
21Sat Nov 22, 1969ChelseaH1-123,80816Newton (42')
22Sat Nov 29, 1969Derby CountyA2-038,22514Storey-Moore (35'), Lyons (62')
23Sat Dec 06, 1969Sheffield WednesdayH2-119,03914Hilley (4'), Rees (43')
24Sat Dec 13, 1969SouthamptonA2-120,15313Storey-Moore (48'), Newton (52')
25Sat Dec 20, 1969Wolverhampton WanderersH4-215,92112Hilley (17', 31'), Hindley (60'), Storey-Moore (64')
26Fri Dec 26, 1969ArsenalH1-138,91514Rees (17')
27Sat Dec 27, 1969West Ham UnitedA1-131,82913Storey-Moore (80')
28Sat Jan 17, 1970Crystal PalaceA1-122,53114Chapman (70')
29Sat Jan 24, 1970SunderlandH2-119,54411Cecil Irwin (33' OG), Ingram (86')
30Sat Jan 31, 1970LiverpoolH1-030,83810Richardson (19')
31Sat Feb 07, 1970Manchester CityA1-127,07710Hilley (84')
32Sat Feb 21, 1970BurnleyA0-511,18512
33Sat Feb 28, 1970EvertonH1-129,17413Ingram (17')
34Sat Mar 07, 1970ChelseaA1-138,28012McCaffrey (83')
35Sat Mar 14, 1970Derby CountyH1-342,07413Newton (58')
36Sat Mar 21, 1970Sheffield WednesdayA1-223,78713Rees (71')Safe
37Fri Mar 27, 1970Tottenham HotspurA1-436,94714Chapman (41')Safe
38Sat Mar 28, 1970Newcastle UnitedH2-221,36014Hilley (8'), Lyons (12')Safe
39Tue Mar 31, 1970Manchester UnitedH1-239,22815Hindley (2')Safe
40Sat Apr 04, 1970West Bromwich AlbionA0-420,69117Safe
41Tue Apr 07, 1970Coventry CityH1-415,56917Rees (88')Safe
42Fri Apr 10, 1970Ipswich TownH1-010,58914Ingram (51')Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 03, 1970Carlisle United3H0-023,419
Tue Jan 06, 1970Carlisle United31A1-212,840McCaffrey (77')

League Cup
DateOpponentRoundLegReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed Sep 03, 1969Barrow2A2-18,919Barnwell (10'), Storey-Moore (90+2')
Tue Sep 23, 1969West Ham United3H1-020,939Lyons (30')
Wed Oct 15, 1969Oxford United4H0-120,734

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Tue Apr 28, 1970Notts CountyH2-010,232Ingram (115'), Lyons (117' pen)

Pre-Season Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Jul 28, 1969Scunthorpe UnitedEnglandA4-6-
Wed Jul 30, 1969MaastrichtNetherlandsA0-17,000
Fri Aug 01, 1969Rot-Weiss EssenGermanyA0-28,000

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Nov 17, 1969Rot-Weiss EssenGermanyH1-04,864Lyons (58')
Tue Apr 14, 1970Den HaagNetherlandsH2-44,702Hilley (?, ?)
Tue May 12, 1970Den HaagNetherlandsA2-3-Hilley (?), Ingram (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £85,000 Out (8) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Dec 1969Alex IngramBoughtAlan HillRetired
Dave HollinsLoan InBob McKinlayRetired
John PiekalnietisBoughtColin HallSold
Mar 01, 1970Eric HulmeBoughtJohn PiekalnietisSold
Apr 04, 1970Peter CormackBought£85,000May 1970Len HarrisSold
Peter GrummittSold
Jan 17, 1970Terry HennesseySold
Feb 21, 1970John BarnwellReleased


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Alan Hill England25361115101
GK Dave Hollins Wales319126
GK Eric Hulme England20
GK Peter Grummitt England2622
Defenders
D Bill Brindley England22223
D Bob McKinlay Scotland365321
DJohn Piekalnietis England171
D John Winfield England26451219141
DLen Harris England2011
D Peter Hindley England25461219152
D Ray Bridgett England2211
D Terry Hennessey Wales262451271
Midfielders
M Alex Ingram Scotland241636731
M Henry Newton England25461119167
M James McCaffrey England179153251
M John Cottam England19
M Liam O'Kane N. Ireland2131108134
M Paul Richardson England19325151211
Forwards
F Barry Lyons England244111171362
F Colin Hall England21926115
F Dave Hilley Scotland30411116148
F Duncan McKenzie England1911
F Graham Collier England1761231
F Ian Storey-Moore England24351115912
F John Barnwell England302067715
F Peter Cormack Scotland2311
F Ronnie Rees Wales2537101413821
F Sammy Chapman England223912151221


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 14
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
12 (1)Ian Storey-Moore35
8Dave Hilley41
8Ronnie Rees37
7Henry Newton46
6Barry Lyons41
3Alex Ingram16
2James McCaffrey9
2Peter Hindley46
2Sammy Chapman39
1Graham Collier6
1John Barnwell20
1Own Goals47
1Paul Richardson32


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
SouthamptonSat Sep 13, 1969Home2-1Sat Dec 13, 1969Away2-1



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Coventry CityTue Sep 16, 1969Away2-3Tue Apr 07, 1970Home1-4
Leeds UnitedSat Aug 16, 1969Home1-4Wed Oct 29, 1969Away1-6