1969–70 Swindon Town F.C. season
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Swindon Town 1969-70 football season
| 1969-70 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Fred Ford |
| Ground | County Ground, Swindon |
| Division Two | 5th |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| League Cup | 3rd round |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Champions |
| Anglo-Italian League Cup | Champions |
| Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Horsfield (18) All: Arthur Horsfield (28) |
| Highest home attendance | 28,520 vs. Blackpool |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,221 vs. S.S.C. Napoli |
The 1969–70 season was Swindon Town's first season in the Division Two after promotion from Division Three in 1969. In what proved to be a historic season for Swindon as the club added to its first major piece of silverware, the League Cup by winning the Anglo-Italian Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup Winners' Cup.
Second Division
[edit ]Main article: 1969–70 Football League § Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 51 | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 50 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 1.921 | 49 | Qualification for the Watney Cup [a] |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round [b] |
Source: [citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Sheffield United and Hull City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for promotion or a European competition.
- ^ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1969-70 Welsh Cup winners.
Matchday results and line-ups
[edit ]Division Three line-ups
[edit ] Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
09/08/69
Blackburn Rovers
A
0–2
1 1st Substitution
F.A. Cup line-ups
[edit ] Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
03/01/70
Blackburn Rovers
A
4–0
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble
Rogers
24/01/70
Chester
H
4–2
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
C. Jones
Rogers
07/02/70
Scunthorpe United
H
3–1
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble
Rogers
21/02/70
Leeds United
H
0–2
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield1
Noble
Rogers
C. Jones1
1 1st Substitution.
League Cup line-ups
[edit ] Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
02/09/69
Swansea Town
A
3–1
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Horsfield
Smart
Noble
Rogers
24/09/69
Oxford United
A
0–1
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith1
Horsfield
Smart
Noble
Rogers
Penman1
1 1st Substitution.
Anglo-Italian Cup Winners' Cup
[edit ] Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
27/08/69
AS Roma
A
1–2
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Horsfield1
Smart
Noble
Rogers
C. Jones1
10/09/69
AS Roma
H
4–0
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Blick
Harland
Smith
Horsfield
Smart
Noble
Rogers
1 1st Substitution
Anglo-Italian Cup
[edit ] Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
02/05/70
Juventus
H
4–0
Downsborough
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble
Rogers
09/05/70
Napoli
H
1–2
R. Jones
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble
Rogers
16/05/70
Juventus
A
1–0
R. Jones
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble1
Rogers
C. Jones1
23/05/70
Napoli
A
1–0
R. Jones
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble
Rogers
28/05/70
Napoli
A
3–0
R. Jones
Thomas
Trollope
Butler
Burrows
Harland
Smith
Smart
Horsfield
Noble
Rogers
1 1st Substitution and 2nd Substitution.
Appearances
[edit ]- Last updated 18 August 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF | England ENG | Mick Blick | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Frank Burrows | 50 | 2 | 38+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
| MF | England ENG | Joe Butler | 55 | 2 | 42+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| MF | England ENG | David Dangerfield | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | England ENG | Owen Dawson | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | England ENG | David Down | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | England ENG | Peter Downsborough | 51 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | England ENG | Stan Harland | 50 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | England ENG | Don Heath | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | England ENG | Arthur Horsfield | 53 | 28 | 40+0 | 18 | 4+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 6 | |
| FW | England ENG | Chris Jones | 22 | 6 | 9+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| GK | England ENG | Roy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | England ENG | Peter Noble | 51 | 21 | 39+0 | 12 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 7+0 | 5 | |
| MF | Scotland SCO | Willie Penman | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | England ENG | Don Rogers | 49 | 12 | 36+0 | 9 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2 | |
| MF | England ENG | Roger Smart | 55 | 5 | 42+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2 | |
| MF | England ENG | John Smith | 42 | 3 | 27+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| DF | Wales WAL | Rod Thomas | 54 | 1 | 41+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| DF | England ENG | John Trollope | 55 | 3 | 42+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |