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The 1969–70 season was Manchester United's 68th season in the Football League, and their 25th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] Before the beginning of the season, on 4 June 1969, United manager Matt Busby stepped down as manager after 24 years as manager.
Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969–70 season and a poor start to the 1970–71 season, Wilf McGuinness was sacked as manager of Manchester United in December 1970 after just 18 months in charge. Matt Busby returned to the manager's position on a temporary basis, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach.
The 1968–69 season was Manchester United's 67th season in the Football League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] After the end of the season, on 4 June 1969, United manager Matt Busby stepped down as manager after 24 years as manager; he had announced his intention to retire on 14 January.
Manchester United beat Watford 2–0 at Highbury in the first ever third-place playoff, held the day before the final. A number of non-league clubs made it to the Third Round i.e. Brentwood, Hillingdon Borough and South Shields as well as Sutton United who reached the Fourth Round before losing 6–0 to Leeds United.
19 March 1969 – Struggling Manchester United beat bottom-of-the-table Queens Park Rangers 8–1 at Old Trafford in one of the highest-scoring matches of the First Division season. [ 4 ] 29 March 1969 – Queens Park Rangers lose 2–1 at home to Liverpool and are relegated from the First Division in their first season after promotion, having ...
In 1968, Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4–1 in the final, [10] with a team that contained three European Footballers of the Year: Charlton, Law and Best. [11] Busby resigned as manager in 1969 and was replaced by the reserve team coach, former Manchester United player Wilf McGuinness. [12]
1969–70: Champions: Everton 7th English title: Relegated: Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday: European Cup: Everton: European Cup Winners' Cup: Chelsea Manchester City: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Leeds United Liverpool Coventry City Newcastle United Arsenal: Watney Cup: Derby County Manchester United: Matches played: 462: Goals scored: 1,212 (2.62 ...
Meanwhile, in 1960–61, Manchester United entered the inaugural Football League Cup, only to decline to enter for the next five years. In 1992–93 , they became founder members and inaugural champions of the Premier League , and, in 1998–99 , they won an unprecedented Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.