Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1969–70 season.
Overview Everton won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that on 1 April, with a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park. Sheffield Wednesday went down on 22 April, after losing 2–1 at home to Manchester City whilst Sunderland had gone 7 days earlier, losing 1–0 at home to Liverpool (a win would have saved them from relegation at the expense of Crystal Palace).
League standings
Results
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Manchester United Matt Busby Retired 6 June 1969 Pre-season Wilf McGuinness 6 June 1969 Sheffield Wednesday Tom McAnearney End of caretaker spell 1 August 1969 Danny Williams 1 August 1969 Burnley Harry Potts Became general manager 21 February 1970 16th Jimmy Adamson 21 February 1970
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Jeff Astle West Bromwich Albion 25 2 Joe Royle Everton 23 = Peter Osgood Chelsea 23 4 Pop Robson Newcastle United 22 5 Hugh Curran Wolverhampton Wanderers 20
References
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