Football tournament season
1969–70 Football League Cup Country England Wales Teams 92 Defending champions Swindon Town Champions Manchester City (1st title) Runners-up West Bromwich Albion
The 1969–70 Football League Cup was the tenth season of the Football League Cup , a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 12 August 1969 and ended with the final on 7 March 1970.
The final was contested by First Division team Manchester City and First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London. Jeff Astle opened the scoring for Albion after five minutes, becoming the first player to score in the final of both the League Cup and FA Cup at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground. City equalised through Mike Doyle to send the game into extra-time, and eventually won 2–1, with Glyn Pardoe scoring the winner.
This was the first season in which all ninety-two football league clubs competed in the tournament.
First round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Date
Home Team
Score (half-time)
Away Team
Home Scorers
Away Scorers
Attendance
12 August 1969
Bradford Park Avenue
0–2 (0-1)
Rotherham United
Brown (og), Mullen
3,980
12 August 1969
Newport County
2–3 (0-1)
Swansea City
Hill, Cooper
Thomas (p), Nurse, Gwyther
3,824
12 August 1969
Scunthorpe United
0-2 (0-2)
Hartlepool
Ron Young (2)
2,800
12 August 1969
Southend United
2–2 (0-2)
Brentford
Chisnall, Gelson (og),
Mansley (2)
9,356
13 August 1969
Aldershot
0–1 (0-0)
Gillingham
Folds
5,179
13 August 1969
Barnsley
0–1 (0-0)
Halifax Town
Flowers
9,546
13 August 1969
Bolton Wanderers
6–3 (1-3)
Rochdale
Byron (3), Wharton (p), Greaves (2)
Butler (2), Jenkins
10,057
13 August 1969
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
3–0 (2-0)
Bristol Rovers
Hold, McDougall (2)
7,478
13 August 1969
Bradford City
1–1 (1-1)
Chesterfield
Ham
Archer
6,449
13 August 1969
Brighton & Hove Albion
1–0 (0-0)
Portsmouth
Dawson
19,787
13 August 1969
Chester
1–2 (0-1)
Aston Villa
Dearden
McMahon, Hamilton
10,510
13 August 1969
Colchester United
1–1 (1-1)
Reading
Massay
Harris (p)
5,165
13 August 1969
Crewe Alexandra
0–0
Wrexham
4,948
13 August 1969
Darlington
3–0 (2-0)
York City
O'Neill (2), Gauden
3,953
13 August 1969
Exeter City
1–1 (1-0)
Bristol City
Banks
Kellard
8,003
13 August 1969
Grimsby Town
0–2 (0-1)
Doncaster Rovers
Robertson, Mobley (og)
6,243
13 August 1969
Mansfield Town
3–1 (2-0)
Notts County
Bates, Jones (og), Walters
Barker
6,727
13 August 1969
Orient
0–0
Fulham
8,676
13 August 1969
Oxford United
2–0 (0-0)
Northampton Town
G. Atkinson, Jones
7,158
13 August 1969
Peterborough United
1–1 (1-1)
Luton Town
Price
Sheffield
10,249
13 August 1969
Plymouth Argyle
2–2 (1-2)
Torquay United
Kitchener (og), Burnside
E Walsh, Binney
15,199
13 August 1969
Port Vale
0–1 (0-1)
Tranmere Rovers
Beamish
4,955
13 August 1969
Preston North End
0–1 (0-0)
Bury
Arrowsmith
9,021
13 August 1969
Shrewsbury Town
1–0 (0-0)
Walsall
McLaughlin
6,971
13 August 1969
Southport
5–1 (0-0)
Oldham Athletic
Colquhoun (og), A Russell, Andrew (2), Redrobe
Beardall
2,873
13 August 1969
Stockport County
0–2 (0-1)
Blackburn Rovers
Knighton, Connelly
5,925
13 August 1969
Watford
2–1 (2-1)
Lincoln City
Endean, Scullion
Hubbard
10,086
13 August 1969
Workington
0–0
Barrow
3,969
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Barrow
3–1
Workington
18 August 1969
Brentford
0–0[1]
Southend United
18 August 1969
Bristol City
3–2
Exeter City
19 August 1969
Chesterfield
0–1
Bradford City
20 August 1969
Fulham
3–1
Leyton Orient
18 August 1969
Luton Town
5–2
Peterborough United
19 August 1969
Reading
0–3
Colchester United
20 August 1969
Torquay United
1–0
Plymouth Argyle
20 August 1969
Wrexham
1–0
Crewe Alexandra
18 August 1969
Second Replay [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Brentford
2–3[1]
Southend United
21 August 1969
Second round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aston Villa
1–2
West Bromwich Albion
3 September 1969
Barrow
1–2
Nottingham Forest
3 September 1969
Blackburn Rovers
4–2
Doncaster Rovers
3 September 1969
Blackpool
3–1
Gillingham
3 September 1969
Bolton Wanderers
0–0
Rotherham United
3 September 1969
Brighton & Hove Albion
2–0
Birmingham City
3 September 1969
Bristol City
0–0
Leicester City
2 September 1969
Carlisle United
2–0
Huddersfield Town
2 September 1969
Charlton Athletic
0–2
Wrexham
2 September 1969
Coventry City
0–1
Chelsea
2 September 1969
Crystal Palace
3–1
Cardiff City
3 September 1969
Darlington
0–1
Everton
3 September 1969
Fulham
0–1
Leeds United
3 September 1969
Hartlepool
1–3
Derby County
3 September 1969
Hull City
1–0
Norwich City
3 September 1969
Ipswich Town
4–0
Colchester United
3 September 1969
Luton Town
2–2
Millwall
2 September 1969
Manchester United
1–0
Middlesbrough
3 September 1969
Mansfield Town
2–2
Queens Park Rangers
3 September 1969
Oxford United
4–1
Bury
3 September 1969
Sheffield United
2–0
Newcastle United
2 September 1969
Sheffield Wednesday
1–1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
3 September 1969
Shrewsbury Town
2–2
Southend United
2 September 1969
Southampton
1–1
Arsenal
2 September 1969
Southport
0–3
Manchester City
3 September 1969
Stoke City
0–2
Burnley
3 September 1969
Sunderland
1–2
Bradford City
3 September 1969
Swansea City
1–3
Swindon Town
2 September 1969
Tranmere Rovers
2–1
Torquay United
3 September 1969
Watford
1–2
Liverpool
3 September 1969
West Ham United
4–2
Halifax Town
3 September 1969
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1–0
Tottenham Hotspur
3 September 1969
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal
2–0[1]
Southampton
4 September 1969
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
1–0
Sheffield Wednesday
9 September 1969
Leicester City
0–0[1]
Bristol City
10 September 1969
Millwall
0–1[1]
Luton Town
8 September 1969
Queens Park Rangers
4–0
Mansfield Town
9 September 1969
Rotherham United
3–3[1]
Bolton Wanderers
9 September 1969
Southend United
2–0
Shrewsbury Town
8 September 1969
Second Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Leicester City
3–1
Bristol City
15 September 1969
Rotherham United
1–0
Bolton Wanderers
11 September 1969
Third round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal
0–0
Everton
24 September 1969
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
0–2
Leicester City
24 September 1969
Bradford City
2–1
Southend United
24 September 1969
Brighton & Hove Albion
2–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
24 September 1969
Crystal Palace
2–2
Blackpool
24 September 1969
Carlisle United
2–1
Blackburn Rovers
24 September 1969
Derby County
3–1
Hull City
24 September 1969
Ipswich Town
1–1
West Bromwich Albion
24 September 1969
Leeds United
1–1
Chelsea
24 September 1969
Manchester City
3–2
Liverpool
24 September 1969
Manchester United
2–0
Wrexham
23 September 1969
Nottingham Forest
1–0
West Ham United
23 September 1969
Oxford United
1–0
Swindon Town
24 September 1969
Queens Park Rangers
6–0
Tranmere Rovers
23 September 1969
Rotherham United
1–1
Burnley
24 September 1969
Sheffield United
3–0
Luton Town
23 September 1969
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Everton
1–0
Arsenal
30 September 1969
Blackpool
0–1
Crystal Palace
30 September 1969
Burnley
2–0
Rotherham United
30 September 1969
Chelsea
2–0
Leeds United
6 October 1969
West Bromwich Albion
2–0
Ipswich Town
30 September 1969
Fourth round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Burnley
0–0
Manchester United
14 October 1969
Crystal Palace
1–1
Derby County
14 October 1969
Carlisle United
1–0
Chelsea
14 October 1969
Leicester City
2–0
Sheffield United
14 October 1969
Manchester City
2–1
Everton
14 October 1969
Nottingham Forest
0–1
Oxford United
14 October 1969
Queens Park Rangers
3–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
14 October 1969
West Bromwich Albion
4–0
Bradford City
14 October 1969
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Derby County
3–0
Crystal Palace
29 October 1969
Manchester United
1–0
Burnley
20 October 1969
Fifth Round [ ]
Ties [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Derby County
0–0
Manchester United
12 November 1969
Leicester City
0–0
West Bromwich Albion
29 October 1969
Manchester City
3–0
Queens Park Rangers
29 October 1969
Oxford United
0–0
Carlisle United
29 October 1969
Replays [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Manchester United
1–0
Derby County
19 November 1969
Carlisle United
1–0
Oxford United
4 November 1969
West Bromwich Albion
2–1
Leicester City
5 November 1969
Semi-finals [ ]
First Leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Carlisle United
1–0
West Bromwich Albion
19 November 1969
Manchester City
2–1
Manchester United
3 December 1969
Second Leg [ ]
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Manchester United
2–2
Manchester City
17 December 1969
3–4
West Bromwich Albion
4–1
Carlisle United
3 December 1969
4–2
Final [ ]
The final was held at Wembley Stadium , London on 7 March 1970.[2]
References [ ]
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Alan Hardaker Trophy
Records
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