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The 1969–70 season was Liverpool Football Club's 78th season in existence and their eighth consecutive season in the First Division.This was a disappointing season, as the team finished fifth in the league after a promising start to the season while city rivals Everton won the championship title.
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 ...
The 1969–70 season was the 71st completed season of The Football League. ... Liverpool, Newcastle United and Southampton participated in 1969–70 Inter-Cities ...
The 1969–70 season was the 90th season of competitive football in England. FA Cup ... Liverpool: 42 20 11 11 65 42 1.548 51 Qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 6
Liverpool first participated in European competition during the 1964–65 season, a season which represented Liverpool's first FA Cup triumph. [6] They won their first European trophy, the UEFA Cup, during the 1972–73 season. [7] The club won the European Cup during the 1976–77 season and retained the trophy the following year.
They wrapped up the title on 28 April 1969, with a 0–0 draw at title challengers Liverpool and finished the season unbeaten at home. Queens Park Rangers went down on 29 March, after losing 2–1 at home to Liverpool .
The 1969–70 season was the beginning of a transitional period for Liverpool, as players such as Hunt, St John and Yeats made their last appearances for the club. [42] A sixth-round loss to Watford in the FA Cup convinced Shankly that some of his older players should be moved on. [ 43 ]
In the 1969–70 FA Cup quarter final, Liverpool played against struggling Second Division side Watford at Vicarage Road and lost 1–0 after a very poor performance. [130] The Liverpool site records that the defeat signalled the end for St John, Hunt, Byrne, Yeats and Lawrence; the incomers included Ray Clemence , Alec Lindsay , Larry Lloyd ...