The 1969–70 Football League Cup was the tenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 12 August 1969 and ended with the final on 7 March 1970.
The final was contested by First Division team Manchester City and First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London. Jeff Astle opened the scoring for Albion after five minutes, becoming the first player to score in the final of both the League Cup and FA Cup at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously at West Ham United's Boleyn Ground. City equalised through Mike Doyle to send the game into extra-time, and eventually won 2–1, with Glyn Pardoe scoring the winner.
This was the first season in which all ninety-two football league clubs competed in the tournament.
Calendar Of the 92 teams, 36 received a bye to the second round (teams ranked 1st–35th in the 1968–69 Football League, plus 1969 League Cup winners Swindon Town) and the other 56 played in the first round. Semi-finals were two-legged. RoundMain dateFixtures ClubsNew entries this roundOriginalReplays First Round13 August 1969 28 10 92 → 64 56 Second Round 3 September 1969 32 9 64 → 32 36 Third Round24 September 1969 165 32 → 16 none Fourth Round14 October 1969 8 2 16 → 8 none Fifth Round29 October 1969 4 3 8 → 4 none Semi-finals November & December, 1969 4 0 4 → 2 none Final 7 March 19701 0 2 → 1 none
First round
Ties Date Home team Score (half-time) Away team Home Scorers Away Scorers Attendance12 August 1969Bradford Park Avenue 0–2 (0-1)Rotherham United Brown (og), Mullen3,98012 August 1969Newport County 2–3 (0-1)Swansea CityHill, CooperThomas (p), Nurse, Gwyther3,82412 August 1969 Scunthorpe United 0-2 (0-2)HartlepoolRon Young (2)2,80012 August 1969Southend United 2–2 (0-2)BrentfordChisnall, Gelson (og),Mansley (2)9,35613 August 1969Aldershot0–1 (0-0)Gillingham Folds 5,17913 August 1969Barnsley0–1 (0-0)Halifax Town Flowers9,546 13 August 1969Bolton Wanderers 6–3 (1-3)RochdaleByron (3), Wharton (p), Greaves (2)Butler (2), Jenkins10,057 13 August 1969Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–0 (2-0)Bristol Rovers Hold, McDougall (2)7,47813 August 1969Bradford City1–1 (1-1)ChesterfieldHamArcher6,44913 August 1969Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 (0-0)PortsmouthDawson19,78713 August 1969Chester 1–2 (0-1)Aston VillaDeardenMcMahon, Hamilton10,51013 August 1969Colchester United 1–1 (1-1)ReadingMassayHarris (p)5,16513 August 1969Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Wrexham4,94813 August 1969Darlington 3–0 (2-0)York CityO'Neill (2), Gauden3,95313 August 1969Exeter City1–1 (1-0)Bristol CityBanksKellard8,00313 August 1969Grimsby Town0–2 (0-1)Doncaster RoversRobertson, Mobley (og)6,24313 August 1969Mansfield Town 3–1 (2-0)Notts CountyBates, Jones (og), WaltersBarker6,72713 August 1969Orient0–0Fulham8,67613 August 1969Oxford United2–0 (0-0)Northampton TownG. Atkinson, Jones7,15813 August 1969Peterborough United1–1 (1-1)Luton TownPriceSheffield10,24913 August 1969Plymouth Argyle2–2 (1-2)Torquay UnitedKitchener (og), BurnsideE Walsh, Binney15,19913 August 1969Port Vale 0–1 (0-1)Tranmere RoversBeamish4,95513 August 1969Preston North End 0–1 (0-0)BuryArrowsmith9,02113 August 1969Shrewsbury Town1–0 (0-0)Walsall McLaughlin6,97113 August 1969Southport 5–1 (0-0)Oldham Athletic Colquhoun (og), A Russell, Andrew (2), RedrobeBeardall2,87313 August 1969Stockport County0–2 (0-1)Blackburn RoversKnighton, Connelly5,92513 August 1969Watford2–1 (2-1)Lincoln CityEndean, ScullionHubbard10,08613 August 1969Workington 0–0 Barrow3,969
Replays Home team Score Away team Date Barrow 3–1 Workington 18 August 1969 Brentford 0–0After Extra Time Southend United 18 August 1969 Bristol City 3–2 Exeter City 19 August 1969 Chesterfield 0–1 Bradford City 20 August 1969 Fulham 3–1 Leyton Orient 18 August 1969 Luton Town 5–2 Peterborough United 19 August 1969 Reading 0–3 Colchester United 20 August 1969 Torquay United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle 20 August 1969 Wrexham 1–0 Crewe Alexandra 18 August 1969
Second Replay Home team Score Away team Date Brentford 2–3After Extra Time Southend United 21 August 1969
Second round
Ties Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 1–2 West Bromwich Albion 3 September 1969 Barrow 1–2 Nottingham Forest 3 September 1969 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Doncaster Rovers 3 September 1969 Blackpool 3–1 Gillingham 3 September 1969 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Rotherham United 3 September 1969Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Birmingham City 3 September 1969 Bristol City 0–0 Leicester City 2 September 1969Carlisle United 2–0 Huddersfield Town 2 September 1969 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Wrexham 2 September 1969 Coventry City 0–1 Chelsea 2 September 1969 Crystal Palace 3–1 Cardiff City 3 September 1969 Darlington 0–1 Everton 3 September 1969 Fulham 0–1 Leeds United 3 September 1969 Hartlepool 1–3 Derby County 3 September 1969 Hull City 1–0 Norwich City 3 September 1969Ipswich Town 4–0 Colchester United 3 September 1969 Luton Town 2–2 Millwall 2 September 1969Manchester United 1–0 Middlesbrough 3 September 1969Mansfield Town 2–2 Queens Park Rangers 3 September 1969 Oxford United 4–1 Bury 3 September 1969Sheffield United 2–0 Newcastle United 2 September 1969Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3 September 1969Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Southend United 2 September 1969 Southampton 1–1 Arsenal 2 September 1969 Southport 0–3 Manchester City 3 September 1969 Stoke City 0–2 Burnley 3 September 1969 Sunderland 1–2 Bradford City 3 September 1969 Swansea City 1–3 Swindon Town 2 September 1969Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Torquay United 3 September 1969 Watford 1–2 Liverpool 3 September 1969West Ham United 4–2 Halifax Town 3 September 1969Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 September 1969
Replays Home team Score Away team DateArsenal 2–0After Extra Time Southampton 4 September 1969 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday 9 September 1969 Leicester City 0–0After Extra Time Bristol City 10 September 1969 Millwall 0–1After Extra Time Luton Town 8 September 1969 Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Mansfield Town 9 September 1969 Rotherham United 3–3After Extra Time Bolton Wanderers 9 September 1969 Southend United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town 8 September 1969
Second Replays Home team Score Away team Date Leicester City 3–1 Bristol City 15 September 1969 Rotherham United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 11 September 1969
Third round
Ties Home team Score Away team Date Arsenal 0–0 Everton 24 September 1969 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–2 Leicester City 24 September 1969 Bradford City 2–1 Southend United 24 September 1969 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 September 1969 Crystal Palace 2–2 Blackpool 24 September 1969 Carlisle United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers 24 September 1969 Derby County 3–1 Hull City 24 September 1969 Ipswich Town 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 24 September 1969 Leeds United 1–1 Chelsea 24 September 1969 Manchester City 3–2 Liverpool 24 September 1969 Manchester United 2–0 Wrexham 23 September 1969 Nottingham Forest 1–0 West Ham United 23 September 1969 Oxford United 1–0 Swindon Town 24 September 1969 Queens Park Rangers 6–0 Tranmere Rovers 23 September 1969 Rotherham United 1–1 Burnley 24 September 1969 Sheffield United 3–0 Luton Town 23 September 1969
Replays Home team Score Away team Date Everton 1–0 Arsenal 30 September 1969 Blackpool 0–1 Crystal Palace 30 September 1969 Burnley 2–0 Rotherham United 30 September 1969 Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United 6 October 1969 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Ipswich Town 30 September 1969
Fourth round
Ties Home team Score Away team Date Burnley 0–0 Manchester United 14 October 1969 Crystal Palace 1–1 Derby County 14 October 1969 Carlisle United 1–0 Chelsea 14 October 1969 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United 14 October 1969 Manchester City 2–1 Everton 14 October 1969 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Oxford United 14 October 1969 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 October 1969 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Bradford City 14 October 1969
Replays Home team Score Away team Date Derby County 3–0 Crystal Palace 29 October 1969 Manchester United 1–0 Burnley 20 October 1969
Fifth Round
Ties Home team Score Away team Date Derby County 0–0 Manchester United 12 November 1969 Leicester City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion 29 October 1969 Manchester City 3–0 Queens Park Rangers 29 October 1969 Oxford United 0–0 Carlisle United 29 October 1969
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDateManchester United 1–0 Derby County 19 November 1969Carlisle United 1–0 Oxford United 4 November 1969West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Leicester City 5 November 1969
Semi-finals
First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateCarlisle United 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 19 November 1969Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United 3 December 1969
Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Manchester United 2–2 Manchester City 17 December 1969 3–4 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Carlisle United 3 December 1969 4–2
Final
The final was held at Wembley Stadium, London on 7 March 1970.
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