Football : Season Details : 1970

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup;
CWC Cup Winners' Cup; UEFA Fairs Cup;
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Everton
66
3-16
  
2
 Leeds United
57
5-6
 FAC-F
3
 Chelsea
55
4-7
 FAC-W
4
 Derby County
53
5-1
  
5
 Liverpool
51
4-8
  
6
 Coventry City
49
1-3
  
7
 Newcastle United
47
3-5
  
8
 Manchester United
45
5-25
  
9
 Stoke City
45
5-7
  
10
 Manchester City
43
7-4
 CWC-W; LC-W
11
 Tottenham Hotspur
43
4-20
  
12
 Arsenal
42
2-44
 UEFA-W
13
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
40
3-3
  
14
 Burnley
39
4-23
  
15
 Nottingham Forest
38
4-13
  
16
 West Bromwich Albion
37
5-21
 LC-F
17
 West Ham United
36
2-12
  
18
 Ipswich Town
31
2-2
  
19
 Southampton
29
1-4
  
20
 Crystal Palace
27
1-1
  
21
 Sunderland
26
2-6
  
22
 Sheffield Wednesday
25
7-11
  

League Cup Final Manchester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1
FA Cup Final Chelsea 2 Leeds United 2 aet
Chelsea 2 Leeds United 1 aet

aet After Extra Time

History

Chelsea win the FA Cup after a replay (at Old Trafford). This was the first FA Cup replay in a final since 1912.

Arsenal and Manchester City both win in Europe, the second time that two English clubs have won in Europe in the same season.

Arsenal win the Fairs Cup, their first trophy since 1953. Manchester City become the second club to complete a European and domestic double by winning the Cup Winners Cup and the League Cup.

Everton win a record-equalling 7th Championship.

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