The City Ground

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)

LEAGUE POSITIONS

SEASON END TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1969-70								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Everton	42	29	8	5	72	34	17	3	1	46	19	12	5	4	26	15	2.11765	66	European Cup First Round	1-1	0-1
2	Leeds United	42	21	15	6	84	49	15	4	2	50	19	6	11	4	34	30	1.71429	57		1-4	1-6
3	Chelsea	42	21	13	8	70	50	13	7	1	36	18	8	6	7	34	32	1.40000	55	Cup Winners Cup First Round	1-1	1-1
4	Derby County	42	22	9	11	64	37	15	3	3	45	14	7	6	8	19	23	1.72973	53		1-3	2-0
5	Liverpool	42	20	11	11	65	42	10	7	4	34	20	10	4	7	31	22	1.54762	51		1-0	1-1
6	Coventry City	42	19	11	12	58	48	9	6	6	35	28	10	5	6	23	20	1.20833	49		1-4	2-3
7	Newcastle United	42	17	13	12	57	35	14	2	5	42	16	3	11	7	15	19	1.62857	47		2-2	1-3
8	Manchester United	42	14	17	11	66	61	8	9	4	37	27	6	8	7	29	34	1.08197	45		1-2	1-1
9	Stoke City	42	15	15	12	56	52	10	7	4	31	23	5	8	8	25	29	1.07692	45		0-0	1-1
10	Manchester City	42	16	11	15	55	48	8	6	7	25	22	8	5	8	30	26	1.14583	43	Cup Winners Cup First Round	2-2	1-1
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	9	16	54	55	11	2	8	27	21	6	7	8	27	34	.98182	43		2-2	1-4
12	Arsenal	42	12	18	12	51	49	7	10	4	29	23	5	8	8	22	26	1.04082	42		1-1	1-2
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	12	16	14	55	57	8	8	5	30	23	4	8	9	25	34	.96491	40		4-2	3-3
14	Burnley	42	12	15	15	56	61	7	7	7	33	29	5	8	8	23	32	.91803	39		1-1	0-5
15	Nottingham Forest	42	10	18	14	50	71	8	9	4	28	28	2	9	10	22	43	.70423	38
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	9	19	58	66	10	6	5	39	25	4	3	14	19	41	.87879	37		1-0	0-4
17	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	51	60	8	8	5	28	21	4	4	13	23	39	.85000	36		1-0	1-1
18	Ipswich Town	42	10	11	21	40	63	9	5	7	23	20	1	6	14	17	43	.63492	31		1-0	0-0
19	Southampton	42	6	17	19	46	67	3	12	6	24	27	3	5	13	22	40	.68657	29		2-1	2-1
20	Crystal Palace	42	6	15	21	34	68	5	6	10	20	36	1	9	11	14	32	.50000	27		0-0	1-1
21	Sunderland	42	6	14	22	30	68	4	11	6	17	24	2	3	16	13	44	.44118	26	Relegated	2-1	1-2
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	8	9	25	40	71	6	5	10	23	27	2	4	15	17	44	.56338	25	Relegated	2-1	1-2

Click here for all tables for 1969-70

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 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	27 times	10 times	1 time	1 time
Conceded	18 times	9 times	4 times	4 times	2 times
Won By	10 times	2 times
Lost By	8 times	2 times	3 times	1 time	2 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	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Everton (0-1)
2		2	2	-	2	-	2	2	2	Liverpool (1-1), Everton (1-1)
3		3	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Chelsea (1-1)
4		4	3	1	-	2	3	9	2	Leeds United (1-6), Liverpool (1-0), Derby County (1-3)
5		5	1	-	1	-	3	3	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-3)
6		6	4	2	2	-	9	5	6	Chelsea (1-1), Derby County (2-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2), Newcastle United (2-2)
7		7	3	-	-	3	4	11	0	Leeds United (1-4), Coventry City (2-3), Coventry City (1-4)
8		8	3	-	3	-	5	5	3	Manchester City (2-2), Manchester United (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2)
9		9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	10	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Arsenal (1-1)
11	32	11	3	1	-	2	3	4	2	Arsenal (1-2), West Ham United (1-0), Manchester United (1-2)
12	38	12	3	1	2	-	3	2	4	Stoke City (1-1), West Bromwich Albion (1-0), Manchester City (1-1)
13	66	13	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Newcastle United (1-3)
14	46	14	2	-	1	1	2	5	1	Burnley (1-1), Tottenham Hotspur (1-4)
15	37	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	16	16	4	1	2	1	3	7	4	Stoke City (0-0), Southampton (2-1), West Ham United (1-1), Burnley (0-5)
17	6	17	2	-	1	1	0	4	1	Crystal Palace (0-0), West Bromwich Albion (0-4)
18	4	18	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	Ipswich Town (1-0)
19	3	19	1	1	-	-	2	1	2	Southampton (2-1)
20		20	3	1	1	1	4	4	3	Crystal Palace (1-1), Sunderland (2-1), Sheffield Wednesday (1-2)
21		21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22		22	2	1	-	1	3	3	2	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)
Own goals (for):: 1
Penalties scored:: 1
Penalties conceded:: 2
Penalties missed:: 1
Penalties saved:: 1

GAMES

Manager for all games: Matt Gillies
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 09, 1969	Ipswich Town	A	0-0	Draw	19,310	14
2	Tue Aug 12, 1969	Stoke City	H	0-0	Draw	22,740	10
3	Sat Aug 16, 1969	Leeds United	H	1-4	Loss	34,290	18	Rees (76)
4	Wed Aug 20, 1969	Stoke City	A	1-1	Draw	20,028	14	Lyons (21)
5	Sat Aug 23, 1969	Arsenal	A	1-2	Loss	30,290	19	Storey-Moore (57)
6	Tue Aug 26, 1969	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-0	Win	22,924	13	Storey-Moore (2)
7	Sat Aug 30, 1969	West Ham United	H	1-0	Win	27,097	11	Hilley (76)
8	Sat Sep 06, 1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-3	Draw	33,166	11	Newton (65, 81), Rees (70)
9	Sat Sep 13, 1969	Southampton	H	2-1	Win	23,220	10	Storey-Moore (59, 62)
10	Tue Sep 16, 1969	Coventry City	A	2-3	Loss	26,038	10	Collier (26), Rees (77)
11	Sat Sep 20, 1969	Sunderland	A	1-2	Loss	16,044	12	Hilley (54)
12	Sat Sep 27, 1969	Crystal Palace	H	0-0	Draw	23,394	12
13	Sat Oct 04, 1969	Liverpool	A	1-1	Draw	44,859	13	Newton (11)
14	Sat Oct 11, 1969	Manchester City	H	2-2	Draw	30,037	13	Storey-Moore (36), Lyons (62)
15	Sat Oct 18, 1969	Manchester United	A	1-1	Draw	53,702	13	Storey-Moore (17 pen)
16	Sat Oct 25, 1969	Burnley	H	1-1	Draw	19,771	12	Lyons (89)
17	Wed Oct 29, 1969	Leeds United	A	1-6	Loss	29,636	14	Newton (29)
18	Sat Nov 01, 1969	Everton	A	0-1	Loss	49,610	15
19	Sat Nov 08, 1969	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-2	Draw	24,034	15	Rees (57), Storey-Moore (66)
20	Sat Nov 15, 1969	Newcastle United	A	1-3	Loss	24,307	16	Hilley (38)
21	Sat Nov 22, 1969	Chelsea	H	1-1	Draw	23,808	16	Newton (42)
22	Sat Nov 29, 1969	Derby County	A	2-0	Win	38,225	14	Storey-Moore (35), Lyons (62)
23	Sat Dec 06, 1969	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	Win	19,039	14	Hilley (4), Rees (43)
24	Sat Dec 13, 1969	Southampton	A	2-1	Win	20,153	13	Storey-Moore (48), Newton (52)
25	Sat Dec 20, 1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	4-2	Win	15,921	12	Hilley (17, 31), Hindley (60), Storey-Moore (64)
26	Fri Dec 26, 1969	Arsenal	H	1-1	Draw	38,915	14	Rees (17)
27	Sat Dec 27, 1969	West Ham United	A	1-1	Draw	31,829	13	Storey-Moore (80)
28	Sat Jan 17, 1970	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	Draw	22,531	14	Chapman (70)
29	Sat Jan 24, 1970	Sunderland	H	2-1	Win	19,544	11	Cecil Irwin (33 OG), Ingram (86)
30	Sat Jan 31, 1970	Liverpool	H	1-0	Win	30,838	10	Richardson (19)
31	Sat Feb 07, 1970	Manchester City	A	1-1	Draw	27,077	10	Hilley (84)
32	Sat Feb 21, 1970	Burnley	A	0-5	Loss	11,185	12
33	Sat Feb 28, 1970	Everton	H	1-1	Draw	29,174	13	Ingram (17)
34	Sat Mar 07, 1970	Chelsea	A	1-1	Draw	38,280	12	McCaffrey (83)
35	Sat Mar 14, 1970	Derby County	H	1-3	Loss	42,074	13	Newton (58)
36	Sat Mar 21, 1970	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-2	Loss	23,787	13	Rees (71)
37	Fri Mar 27, 1970	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-4	Loss	36,947	14	Chapman (41)
38	Sat Mar 28, 1970	Newcastle United	H	2-2	Draw	21,360	14	Hilley (8), Lyons (12)
39	Tue Mar 31, 1970	Manchester United	H	1-2	Loss	39,228	15	Hindley (2)
40	Sat Apr 04, 1970	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-4	Loss	20,691	17
41	Tue Apr 07, 1970	Coventry City	H	1-4	Loss	15,569	17	Rees (88)
42	Fri Apr 10, 1970	Ipswich Town	H	1-0	Win	10,589	14	Ingram (51)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 03, 1970	Carlisle United	3			H	0-0	Draw	23,419
Tue Jan 06, 1970	Carlisle United	3	Y	1	A	1-2	Loss	12,840	McCaffrey (77)

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed Sep 03, 1969	Barrow	2	A	2-1	Win	8,919	Barnwell (10), Storey-Moore (92)
Tue Sep 23, 1969	West Ham United	3	H	1-0	Win	20,939	Lyons (30)
Wed Oct 15, 1969	Oxford United	4	H	0-1	Loss	20,734

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue Apr 28, 1970	Notts County		H	2-0	Win	10,232	Ingram (115), Lyons (117 pen)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att
Mon Jul 28, 1969	Scunthorpe United	England	A	4-6	Loss	-
Wed Jul 30, 1969	Maastricht	Netherlands	A	0-1	Loss	7,000
Fri Aug 01, 1969	Rot-Weiss Essen	Germany	A	0-2	Loss	8,000

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Mon Nov 17, 1969	Rot-Weiss Essen	Germany	H	1-0	Win	4,864	Lyons (58)
Tue Apr 14, 1970	Den Haag	Netherlands	H	2-4	Loss	4,702	Hilley (?, ?)
Tue May 12, 1970	Den Haag	Netherlands	A	2-3	Loss	-	Hilley (?), Ingram (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Matt Gillies
Mon Jul 28, 1969	Pre-Season Friendly	Scunthorpe United			A	4-6	-
Wed Jul 30, 1969	Pre-Season Friendly	Maastricht			A	0-1	7,000
Fri Aug 01, 1969	Pre-Season Friendly	Rot-Weiss Essen			A	0-2	8,000
Sat Aug 09, 1969	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town			A	0-0	19,310
Tue Aug 12, 1969	League Tier 1	Stoke City			H	0-0	22,740
Sat Aug 16, 1969	League Tier 1	Leeds United			H	1-4	34,290	Rees (76)
Wed Aug 20, 1969	League Tier 1	Stoke City			A	1-1	20,028	Lyons (21)
Sat Aug 23, 1969	League Tier 1	Arsenal			A	1-2	30,290	Storey-Moore (57)
Tue Aug 26, 1969	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			H	1-0	22,924	Storey-Moore (2)
Sat Aug 30, 1969	League Tier 1	West Ham United			H	1-0	27,097	Hilley (76)
Wed Sep 03, 1969	League Cup	Barrow	2		A	2-1	8,919	Barnwell (10), Storey-Moore (92)
Sat Sep 06, 1969	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	3-3	33,166	Newton (65, 81), Rees (70)
Sat Sep 13, 1969	League Tier 1	Southampton			H	2-1	23,220	Storey-Moore (59, 62)
Tue Sep 16, 1969	League Tier 1	Coventry City			A	2-3	26,038	Collier (26), Rees (77)
Sat Sep 20, 1969	League Tier 1	Sunderland			A	1-2	16,044	Hilley (54)
Tue Sep 23, 1969	League Cup	West Ham United	3		H	1-0	20,939	Lyons (30)
Sat Sep 27, 1969	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace			H	0-0	23,394
Sat Oct 04, 1969	League Tier 1	Liverpool			A	1-1	44,859	Newton (11)
Sat Oct 11, 1969	League Tier 1	Manchester City			H	2-2	30,037	Storey-Moore (36), Lyons (62)
Wed Oct 15, 1969	League Cup	Oxford United	4		H	0-1	20,734
Sat Oct 18, 1969	League Tier 1	Manchester United			A	1-1	53,702	Storey-Moore (17 pen)
Sat Oct 25, 1969	League Tier 1	Burnley			H	1-1	19,771	Lyons (89)
Wed Oct 29, 1969	League Tier 1	Leeds United			A	1-6	29,636	Newton (29)
Sat Nov 01, 1969	League Tier 1	Everton			A	0-1	49,610
Sat Nov 08, 1969	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			H	2-2	24,034	Rees (57), Storey-Moore (66)
Sat Nov 15, 1969	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			A	1-3	24,307	Hilley (38)
Mon Nov 17, 1969	Friendly	Rot-Weiss Essen			H	1-0	4,864	Lyons (58)
Sat Nov 22, 1969	League Tier 1	Chelsea			H	1-1	23,808	Newton (42)
Sat Nov 29, 1969	League Tier 1	Derby County			A	2-0	38,225	Storey-Moore (35), Lyons (62)
Sat Dec 06, 1969	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			H	2-1	19,039	Hilley (4), Rees (43)
Sat Dec 13, 1969	League Tier 1	Southampton			A	2-1	20,153	Storey-Moore (48), Newton (52)
Sat Dec 20, 1969	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	4-2	15,921	Hilley (17, 31), Hindley (60), Storey-Moore (64)
Fri Dec 26, 1969	League Tier 1	Arsenal			H	1-1	38,915	Rees (17)
Sat Dec 27, 1969	League Tier 1	West Ham United			A	1-1	31,829	Storey-Moore (80)
Sat Jan 03, 1970	FA Cup	Carlisle United	3		H	0-0	23,419
Tue Jan 06, 1970	FA Cup	Carlisle United	3	1	A	1-2	12,840	McCaffrey (77)
Sat Jan 17, 1970	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace			A	1-1	22,531	Chapman (70)
Sat Jan 24, 1970	League Tier 1	Sunderland			H	2-1	19,544	Cecil Irwin (33 OG), Ingram (86)
Sat Jan 31, 1970	League Tier 1	Liverpool			H	1-0	30,838	Richardson (19)
Sat Feb 07, 1970	League Tier 1	Manchester City			A	1-1	27,077	Hilley (84)
Sat Feb 21, 1970	League Tier 1	Burnley			A	0-5	11,185
Sat Feb 28, 1970	League Tier 1	Everton			H	1-1	29,174	Ingram (17)
Sat Mar 07, 1970	League Tier 1	Chelsea			A	1-1	38,280	McCaffrey (83)
Sat Mar 14, 1970	League Tier 1	Derby County			H	1-3	42,074	Newton (58)
Sat Mar 21, 1970	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-2	23,787	Rees (71)
Fri Mar 27, 1970	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			A	1-4	36,947	Chapman (41)
Sat Mar 28, 1970	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			H	2-2	21,360	Hilley (8), Lyons (12)
Tue Mar 31, 1970	League Tier 1	Manchester United			H	1-2	39,228	Hindley (2)
Sat Apr 04, 1970	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion			A	0-4	20,691
Tue Apr 07, 1970	League Tier 1	Coventry City			H	1-4	15,569	Rees (88)
Fri Apr 10, 1970	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town			H	1-0	10,589	Ingram (51)
Tue Apr 14, 1970	Friendly	Den Haag			H	2-4	4,702	Hilley (?, ?)
Tue Apr 28, 1970	County Cup	Notts County			H	2-0	10,232	Ingram (115), Lyons (117 pen)
Tue May 12, 1970	Friendly	Den Haag			A	2-3	-	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
	Dave Hollins	Loan In			Alan Hill	Retired
	John Piekalnietis	Bought			Bob McKinlay	Retired
Jan 17, 1970	Alex Ingram	Bought			Colin Hall	Sold
Mar 01, 1970	Eric Hulme	Bought			John Piekalnietis	Sold
Apr 04, 1970	Peter Cormack	Bought	£85,000	May 1970	Len Harris	Sold
					Peter Grummitt	Sold
				Jan 17, 1970	Terry Hennessey	Sold
				Feb 21, 1970	John Barnwell	Released

SQUAD

				Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Country	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		England	Alan Hill	36	11	15	10				1
GK		Wales	Dave Hollins	9	1	2	6
GK		England	Eric Hulme
GK		England	Peter Grummitt	2		2
Defenders
D		England	Bill Brindley	2			2						3
D		Scotland	Bob McKinlay	5		3	2						1
D		England	John Piekalnietis										1
D		England	John Winfield	45	12	19	14		1
D		England	Len Harris	1			1
D		England	Peter Hindley	46	12	19	15	2
D		England	Ray Bridgett	1			1
D		Wales	Terry Hennessey	24	5	12	7		1
Midfielders
M		Scotland	Alex Ingram	16	3	6	7	3	1
M		England	Henry Newton	46	11	19	16	7
M		England	James McCaffrey	9	1	5	3	2				5	1
M		England	John Cottam
M		N. Ireland	Liam O'Kane	31	10	8	13						4
M		England	Paul Richardson	32	5	15	12	1					1
Forwards
F		England	Barry Lyons	41	11	17	13	6			2
F		England	Colin Hall	9	2	6	1				1		5
F		Scotland	Dave Hilley	41	11	16	14	8
F		England	Duncan McKenzie	1			1
F		England	Graham Collier	6	1	2	3	1
F		England	Ian Storey-Moore	35	11	15	9	12
F		England	John Barnwell	20	6	7	7	1					5
F		Scotland	Peter Cormack	1			1
F		Wales	Ronnie Rees	37	10	14	13	8	2		1
F		England	Sammy Chapman	39	12	15	12	2		1

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
12 (1)	Ian Storey-Moore	35
8	Dave Hilley	41
8	Ronnie Rees	37
7	Henry Newton	46
6	Barry Lyons	41
3	Alex Ingram	16
2	James McCaffrey	9
2	Peter Hindley	46
2	Sammy Chapman	39
1	Graham Collier	6
1	John Barnwell	20
1	Own Goals	47
1	Paul Richardson	32

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Southampton	Sat Sep 13, 1969	Home	2-1		Sat Dec 13, 1969	Away	2-1

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Coventry City	Tue Sep 16, 1969	Away	2-3	Tue Apr 07, 1970	Home	1-4
Leeds United	Sat Aug 16, 1969	Home	1-4	Wed Oct 29, 1969	Away	1-6