Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T   Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub4 Sub 5     1969-70 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1969-70
1 16/07/1969 Watford     FR   2-1 - 0                                 1   League FA Cup League Cup EFC Friendlies   League FA Cup League Cup Europe Friendlies     Team P W D L F A Pts
2 26/07/1969 Borussia Dortmund (West Germany)   A FR 2-0 2-2 - 9,500 Wilson Rice McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson Court Graham Gould 1 Radford 1 Storey (46) Roberts (46) Ure (46) Sammels (46)   2 Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls   1 Everton 42 29 8 5 72 34 66
3 30/07/1969 Kaiserslautern (West Germany)   A FR 0-0 2-2 - 15,000 Wilson Rice McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson Gould Sammels Graham Radford 1 Storey (46) George (46) 1 Ure (46) Court (46)   3 G Armstrong 17   6 3   2   - -   1   - -   8 +2 1 -   2   1 1   G Armstrong 252 +3 8 36   20 +1 1 5   18   - 2   11 +2 1 -   62     20     2 Leeds United 42 21 15 6 84 49 57
4 02/08/1969 Swindon Town   H FR 2-0 3-0 - 21,498 Wilson Rice McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson 1 George Gould 1 Graham Radford 1 (Storey) (Ure) (Court) (Sammels) (Armstrong) 4 GC Barnett 11 (4) - 9 * -   - -   -   - -   2 (2) 8 0 * 0 +2 (2) 1 0 * GC Barnett 11 (4) - 9 * -   - -   -   - -   2 (2) 8 0 * 0 +2 (2) 1 0 *   3 Chelsea 42 21 13 8 70 50 55
1 09/08/1969 Everton   H FL 0-0 0-1 20 44,364 Wilson Rice McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson George Gould Graham Radford (Court)         1 DJ Court 18 +3 3 -   1   - -   3 +1 - -   6   - -   1 +1 1 -   DJ Court 168 +7 14 17   9 +1 2 -   9 +2 1 1   8   - -   53 +6   9     4 Derby County 42 22 9 11 64 37 53
2 13/08/1969 Leeds United   A FL 0-0 0-0 16 37,164 Wilson Rice McNab McLintock Ure Simpson Robertson Storey Gould Graham Radford Court (82)         2 GRR Cumming -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   -   - -   GRR Cuming -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   -     -     5 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 65 42 51
3 16/08/1969 West Bromwich Albion   A FL 0-0 1-0 10 32,215 Wilson Rice McNab Court Ure Simpson Robertson George 1 Storey Graham Radford (Gould)         3 FC George 21 +7 2 6   1   1 -   2   - -   8   1 4   4 +1 - 5   FC George 21 +7 3 6   1   1 -   2   - -   8   1 4   4 +3   7     6 Coventry City 42 19 11 12 58 48 49
4 19/08/1969 Leeds United   H FL 1-0 1-1 10 44,923 Wilson Rice 1 McNab Court Ure Simpson Robertson George Storey Graham Radford (Gould)         4 RA Gould 9 +2 5 -   -   - -   1 +1 2 -   2   3 1   3   - 2   RA Gould 57 +8 11 16   7   - 3   6 +3 3 3   2   3 1   13 +1   6     7 Newcastle United 42 17 13 12 57 35 47
5 23/08/1969 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-0 2-1 8 30,290 Wilson Rice McNab 1 McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson George Sammels Graham 1 Radford Gould (68)         5 G Graham 36   1 7   2   - -   4   - 2   10 +1 - 5   5 +1 - -   G Graham 130 +3 7 38   12   - 1   15 +2 1 7   10 +1 - 5   26 +2   1     8 Manchester United 42 14 17 11 66 61 45
6 25/08/1969 West Ham United OG A FL 0-1 1-1 7 39,590 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson George Court Graham Radford (Gould)         6 GW Johnson -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   -   - -   GW Johnson -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   -     -     9 Stoke City 42 15 15 12 56 52 45
7 30/08/1969 Newcastle United   A FL 1-1 1-3 10 47,208 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson 1 George Court Graham Radford (Kelly)         7 EP Kelly 14 +2 5 2   -   1 -   -   - -   6 +2 - 1   3   - -   EP Kelly 14 +2 7 2   -   - -   -   - -   6 +2 - 1   3 +2   -     10 Manchester City 42 16 11 15 55 48 43
2 02/09/1969 Southampton   A FLC 1-1 1-1 - 21,111 Wilson Storey McNab 1 McLintock Roberts Simpson Robertson George Court Graham Radford (Gould)         2 R Kennedy 2 +2 1 1   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 8 1   3   - 2   R Kennedy 2 +2 1 1   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 8 1   3     2     11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 9 16 54 55 43
2 04/09/1969 Southampton   H FLC 0-0 2-0 - 26,362 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Robertson George Court Graham 2 Radford Gould (46)         2 F McLintock 30   - -   -   - -   4   - -   7   1 -   3   2 -   F McLintock 206   - 18   15   - -   21   - 4   7   1 -   46     11     12 ARSENAL 42 12 18 12 51 49 42
8 06/09/1969 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 0-0 0-0 10 28,605 Wilson Rice McNab Sammels Neill Simpson Robertson Gould Court Graham Armstrong Kelly (73)         8 R McNab 37   - 2   1   - -   4   - 1   11   - -   3   - -   R McNab 134 +1 2 2   9   2 -   16   - 2   11   - -   21     2     13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 16 14 55 57 40
1 09/09/1969 Glentoran (Northern Ireland)   H EFC 3-0 3-0 - 24,292 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Simpson Graham 2 Robertson Court Gould 1 Sammels Armstrong Kelly (17) Nelson (70) (Webster) (Cumming) (Kennedy) 1 P Marinello 14   - 1   -   - -   -   - -   4   3 -   2 +1 - 2   P Marinello 14   - 1   -   - -   -   - -   4   3 -   2 +1 - 2     14 Burnley 42 12 15 15 56 61 39
9 13/09/1969 Burnley   A FL 0-0 1-0 9 14,721 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Gould Graham 1 Armstrong Court (70)         9 WJT Neill 17   2 1   2   - -   1   - -   5   4 -   3   - -   WJT Neill 240 +1 3 8   12 +1 1 -   15 +1 - 2   5   4 -   77 +3   4     15 Nottingham Forest 42 10 18 14 50 71 38
10 16/09/1969 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 0-1 2-3 9 55,280 Webster Storey McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson 1 George Radford 1 Graham Sammels (Armstrong)         10 S Nelson 4   - -   1   - -   -   - -   1 +1 2 -   3   - -   S Nelson 4   - -   1   - -   -   - -   1 +1 2 -   4 +5   -     16 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 9 19 58 66 37
11 20/09/1969 Manchester United   H FL 2-1 2-2 10 59,489 Webster Storey Rice McLintock Court Simpson Robertson Armstrong Radford Graham 1 Sammels 1 (Gould)         11 TG Pearce -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   TG Pearce -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -     17 West Ham United 42 12 12 18 51 60 36
3 24/09/1969 Everton   H FLC 0-0 0-0 - 36,102 Webster Storey McNab Court McLintock Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong (Gould)         3 J Radford 39   - 12   2   - 2   3   - -   11   - 5   3   - 3   J Radford 185 +3 5 56   16   - 9   18   - 6   11   - 5   28 +5   22     18 Ipswich Town 42 10 11 21 40 63 31
12 27/09/1969 Chelsea   A FL 0-1 0-3 13 46,370 Webster Storey McNab Court McLintock Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Graham George (Neill)         12 PJ Rice 7   - 1   -   - -   1   - -   1   8 -   3 +2 1 1   PJ Rice 9 +4 6 1   -   - -   2   3 -   1   8 -   9 +6   1     19 Southampton 42 6 17 19 46 67 29
1 29/09/1969 Glentoran (Northern Ireland)   A EFC 0-1 0-1 - 13,000 Webster Rice McNab Court Neill © Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Gould George Kennedy (46)         1 JG Roberts 11   1 1   -   - -   2   - -   -   4 -   3 +1 - -   JG Roberts 11   1 1   -   - -   2   - -   -   4 -   3 +4 - 1     20 Crystal Palace 42 6 15 21 34 68 27
3 01/10/1969 Everton   A FLC 0-0 0-1 - 41,140 Webster Rice McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Gould Graham Storey Court (59)         3 JG Robertson 27   - 4   2   - -   4   - -   5   - -   3   - 1   JG Robertson 45 +1 2 7   4   1 1   4   - -   5   - -   7     3     21 Sunderland 42 6 14 22 30 68 26
13 04/10/1969 Coventry City   H FL 0-1 0-1 14 28,877 Barnett Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Robertson Sammels Court Graham Gould George (70)         13 JC Sammels 36   - 8   2   - 1   2   - -   12   - 6   3 +1 2 -   JC Sammels 199 +1 5 38   15   - 3   19   - 3   12   - 6   48 +1   21     22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 9 25 40 71 25
14 07/10/1969 West Bromwich Albion   H FL 1-1 1-1 14 21,165 Barnett Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Robertson Sammels Graham Gould Radford 1 (Court)         14 PF Simpson 39   - -   2   - -   4   - -   12   - -   6   - -   PF Simpson 164 +5 15 3   15   - -   21   - 3   12   - -   37 +2   1    
15 11/10/1969 Stoke City   A FL 0-0 0-0 14 25,801 Barnett Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Robertson Sammels Gould Graham Radford (Kelly)         15 PE Storey 39   - 1   2   - -   4   - -   11   - -   3 +2 1 -   PE Storey 182   - 2   16   - -   21   - -   11   - -   41 +3   1    
16 18/10/1969 Sunderland   A FL 0-1 1-1 15 17,864 Barnett Storey McNab McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels 1 Graham Gould Radford Kennedy (70)         16 JF Ure 3   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 1 -   JF Ure 168   4 2   16   - -   14   - -   4   - -   37 +4   -    
17 25/10/1969 Ipswich Town   H FL 0-0 0-0 14 22,458 Barnett Storey Nelson McLintock Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Gould Graham Radford George (70)         17 MW Webster 3 (0) - 8 * -   - -   2 (1) - 1 * 1 (0) 1 1 * -   - -   MW Webster 3 (0) - 8 * -   - -   2 (1) - 1 * 1 (0) 1 1 * 0 +2 (1)   1 *  
2 29/10/1969 Sporting Club de Portugal (Portugal)   A EFC 0-0 0-0 - 32,000 Barnett Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong (Johnson) (Rice) (Roberts) (Kennedy) (Gould) 2 RP Wilson 28 (8) - 32 * 2 (0) - 4 * 2 (1) - 1 * 9 (6) 1 5 * 6 (3) - 7 * RP Wilson 92 (29) - 97 * 7 (3) - 7 * 9 (3) - 8 * 10 (6) 1 6 * 29 +7 (21)   29 *
18 01/11/1969 Crystal Palace   A FL 1-1 5-1 12 34,894 Barnett Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford 3 Graham 1 Armstrong 1 (George)         18 Own Goals -   - 1   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   Own Goals -   - 69   -   - 12   -   - -   -   - -   -   - 26  
19 08/11/1969 Derby County   H FL 0-0 4-0 11 49,763 Barnett Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels 2 Radford Graham Armstrong 1 George (30) 1         19 Friendly appearances 11 short
20 15/11/1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 0-0 0-2 13 26,796 Barnett Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong George (60)         20 Friendly goals scored 2 short
21 22/11/1969 Manchester City   H FL 1-1 1-1 13 42,933 Barnett Storey McNab Court Neill 1p Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong George (78)         21 Friendly goals conceded 1 short
2 26/11/1969 Sporting Club de Portugal (Portugal)   H EFC 2-0 3-0 - 35,253 Barnett Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford 1 Graham 2 Armstrong (Wilson) (Rice) (McLintock) (Kennedy)   2
22 29/11/1969 Liverpool   A FL 1-0 1-0 11 40,295 Barnett Storey McNab Court McLintock Simpson Robertson 1 Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong (Kelly)         22
23 06/12/1969 Southampton   H FL 1-1 2-2 11 24,509 Barnett Storey Nelson Court McLintock Simpson Robertson Sammels 1 Radford 1 Graham Armstrong (Kelly)         23
24 13/12/1969 Burnley   H FL 2-1 3-2 11 21,404 Wilson Storey McNab Court McLintock Simpson Robertson 1 Sammels Radford 1 Graham Armstrong 1 Kelly (74)         24
3 17/12/1969 Rouen (France)   A EFC 0-0 0-0 - 12,093 Wilson Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong Kelly (Barnett) (Rice) (Roberts) (George) 3
25 20/12/1969 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 1-0 1-1 10 17,101 Wilson Storey McNab Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels 1 Radford Kelly Armstrong George (30)         25
26 26/12/1969 Nottingham Forest   A FL 0-1 1-1 10 38,915 Wilson Storey McNab 1 Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Kelly Armstrong (George)         26
27 27/12/1969 Newcastle United   H FL 0-0 0-0 10 39,637 Wilson Storey McNab George Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford Kelly Armstrong (Roberts)         27
3 03/01/1970 Blackpool   H FAC 0-1 1-1 - 32,210 Wilson Storey Nelson Court Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels Radford 1 Graham Armstrong (George)         3
28 10/01/1970 Manchester United   A FL 1-1 1-2 11 41,055 Wilson Storey Nelson Court Neill Simpson Marinello 1 George Radford Sammels Armstrong (Kelly)         28
3 13/01/1970 Rouen (France)   H EFC 0-0 1-0 - 38,018 Wilson Storey Nelson Court Neill Simpson Marinello Sammels 1 Radford George Armstrong Graham (25) (Barnett) (Rice) (Roberts) (Kennedy) 3
3 15/01/1970 Blackpool   A FAC 2-0 2-3 - 24,801 Wilson Storey McNab George Neill Simpson Robertson Sammels 1 Radford 1 Graham Armstrong (Kelly)         3
29 17/01/1970 Chelsea   H FL 0-1 0-3 12 53,793 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford Kelly Kennedy George (70)         29
30 31/01/1970 Coventry City   A FL 0-0 0-2 14 31,661 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford Graham Armstrong (Neill)         30
31 07/02/1970 Stoke City   H FL 0-0 0-0 13 26,601 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford George Armstrong (Graham)         31
32 14/02/1970 Everton   A FL 2-1 2-2 13 48,564 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford 1 Graham George 1 Gould (60)         32
33 18/02/1970 Manchester City   A FL 0-1 1-1 13 25,508 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts Kelly Marinello George Radford Sammels Graham 1 (Gould)         33
34 21/02/1970 Derby County   A FL 2-1 2-3 14 35,284 Wilson Storey McNab McLintock Roberts 1 Kelly Marinello George Radford 1 Sammels Graham (Court)         34
35 28/02/1970 Sunderland   H FL 1-1 3-1 14 21,826 Wilson Storey 1p McNab McLintock Roberts Kelly 1 Marinello Sammels Radford Kennedy 1 Graham Court (50)         35
4 11/03/1970 Dinamo Bacau (Romania)   A EFC 0-0 2-0 - 20,000 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels 1 Radford 1 George Graham (Barnett) (Rice) (Neill) (Armstrong) (Kennedy) 4
36 14/03/1970 Liverpool   H FL 1-0 2-1 12 32,295 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels 1 Radford 1 George Graham (Kennedy)         36
4 18/03/1970 Dinamo Bacau (Romania)   H EFC 4-1 7-1 - 35,342 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels 2 Radford 2 George 2 Graham 1 Armstrong (46) (Barnett) (Rice) (Neill) (Kennedy) 4
37 21/03/1970 Southampton   A FL 0-0 2-0 11 23,902 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels 1 Radford George 1 Graham (Armstrong)         37
38 28/03/1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 0-2 2-2 12 32,353 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford George Graham 2 (Armstrong)         38
39 30/03/1970 Crystal Palace   H FL 2-0 2-0 10 34,144 Wilson Storey Nelson Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford 1 George 1 Graham (Armstrong)         39
40 31/03/1970 Ipswich Town   A FL 1-0 1-2 10 25,713 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford George 1 Graham (Armstrong)         40
41 04/04/1970 West Ham United   H FL 2-1 2-1 9 36,212 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly 1 McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels Radford 1 George Graham (Armstrong)         41
SF 08/04/1970 Ajax (Netherlands)   H EFC 1-0 3-0 - 46,271 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Marinello Sammels 1 Radford George 2(1p) Graham Armstrong (70) (Barnett) (Nelson) (Neill) (Gould) SF
SF 15/04/1970 Ajax (Netherlands)   A EFC 0-1 0-1 - 32,000 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford George Graham (Barnett) (Rice) (Neill) (Marinello) (Kennedy) SF
F 22/04/1970 Anderlecht (Belgium)   A EFC 0-2 1-3 - 37,000 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly McLintock Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford George Graham Kennedy (80) 1 (Barnett) (Rice) (Marinello) (Gould) F
F 28/04/1970 Anderlecht (Belgium)   H EFC 1-0 3-0 - 51,612 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly 1 McLintock Simpson Armstrong Sammels 1 Radford 1 George Graham (Barnett) (Nelson) (Roberts) (Marinello) (Kennedy) F
42 02/05/1970 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 0-0 0-1 12 46,969 Wilson Storey McNab Kelly Roberts Simpson Armstrong Sammels Radford George Graham Kennedy (60)         42
5 05/05/1970 Folkestone Select   A FR 1-0 4-0 - 4,000 Wilson 0* Storey Nelson Kelly Roberts Simpson Marinello 1 Sammels George Kennedy 2 Pearce Barnett 0* Rice 1 Graham     5
6 10/05/1970 Omonia (Cyprus)   A FR 1-2 4-3 - 6,000 Wilson Storey Nelson Kelly Roberts Simpson Armstrong 1 Sammels Kennedy George 3 Graham Barnett Rice Marinello (McLintock)   6
7 13/05/1970 Appolon  (Cyprus)   A FR 0-0 2-0 -   Wilson Storey Nelson Kelly Roberts Simpson Armstrong Marinello 1 Kennedy George 1 Graham (Barnett) (Rice) (McLintock) (Sammels)   7
26/07/1969 Arsenal's official records have George replacing Simpson, however several newspaper reports specifically mention Roberts replacing Simpson. 30/07/1969 Arsenal's official records have the goalscorers Radford and George, however one newspaper report has Gould scoring instead of George. 04/09/1969 after extra-time, 0-0 after 90 minutes. 05/05/1970 - Wilf Armory and Fred Cheesmur testimonial.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - Bertie Mee
Directors - Denis Hill-Wood (Chairman), Guy Smith, Robert Bellinger, Stuart McIntyre, Peter Hill-Wood, Noel Bone, Bob Wall (Secretary), Ken Friar (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Frank McLintock
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