What Really Happened – April – May 1970

Tottenham – Arsenal – May 1970

 

Fairs Cup Final Highlights

Cup Winners Cup Final – full match

 

European Cup Final Highlights

 

 

Tuesday 21 April – Sunderland Are Champions!

Division One

Sunderland arrived with a mission plan. And they executed it to the letter becoming Division One Champions for 1969-70.

Sunderland have been erratic in the second half of the season. They dropped many points, which allowed Nottingham Forest to skip over them and take top spot. This game required courage, calmness and a resolute spirit. Sunderland showed all those traits and more. They were determined to win and with Tueart at his scoring flair, the inevitable happened. Sunderland are champions on the last game of the season. And what a great season it was.

Early in the second half and Sunderland are dominating. Hughes heading forward with the ball.

Tueart receives the ball and faces the mighty Leeds defence.

Tueart passes one defender…

And with a twist Tueart leaves three defenders in his dust.

Tueart and Sunderland face destiny.

Tueart and Sunderland take one step toward the Division One title.

Harris to make the cross for Sunderland.

Tueart captures the ball without breaking his stride and heads for the league title.

Tueart breaks through the Leeds defence and destiny awaits him.

Tueart scores a double as Sunderland become Champions of 1969-70

And Sunderland celebrate their achievement.

 

Saturday 18 April 1970 Results

 

 

15 April 1970 – European Semi- Finals – English Teams Crash Out

European Cup Semi – Finals – 2nd leg

Celtic  2  Leeds U  1 ( Agg – 4-3)

Cup Winners Cup – Semi Finals –  2nd leg

Schalke 04   3  Manchester City  0  (Agg – 3-1)

Fairs Cup – Semi Finals – 2nd leg

Inter Milan  2   Newcastle United   0   (Agg  5-2)

Midweek Games: 14-15 April 1970 – Spurs Hammer Arsenal in 10 Minute Blitz

14 April 1970

15 April 1970

Nottingham Forest put on a sublimely last day performance to maintain first spot. They are a point above Sunderland with the Roker Park team having to travel to Elland Road and beat FA Cup Winners Leeds to snatch the title, which was all but won by them half way through the season.

Forest easily brushed away a weak Coventry, a Coventry who have survived for another season in the First Division. Forest had not lost for their last 19 games of the season, 18 of those wins.

Stoke on the other hand have been relegated along with WBA.

Tottenham finished top of the rest in third with a super win over rival Arsenal, while the young Burnley side finished a very credible fourth.

Division One

Tottenham Hotspur  3

Arsenal     0

Tottenham needed a mere 10 minute spurt to beat Arsenal in this surprising end of season North London derby. In those 10 minutes of the second half, after a desperately edgy first half, Spurs scored three times and finished the game off.

Spurs started their 10 minute goal spree with a Chivers penalty

Gilzean double the lead a few minutes later with a spectacular free kick.

Tottenham gain a corner.

The corner lands at Peters’ feet.

His miskick heads towards Chivers.

Chivers finishes with aplomb to make it 3-0 and a great end to Tottenham’s season.

What Really Happened – FA Cup Final Preview – Saturday 11 April

 

 

What Really Happened – Preview of Saturday 4 April 1970

 

Monday 30 March – 1 April 1970 – Forest Win Streak Ends With Draw

Nottingham Forest could only muster a draw at home with Manchester United, pushing them a point ahead of Sunderland who will play their postponed match against Leed in late April. Forest’s 16 game win streak is now over.

Forest have WBA away and Coventry at home, surely two games they can win, while Sunderland have the more difficult games with Manchester City away, Liverpool at home and Leeds away. Perhaps Forest have done enough to win the Championship.

In the relegation mud fight it’s Ipswich, Stoke and Coventry who have to fight to survive.

Monday 30 March

Division One

WBA     1

Chelsea 0

Astle heading forward to meet the Chelsea defence.

Astle twists to the right to open up the defence.

Astle keeps on going, looking for an opening as the Chelsea defence hunt him down.

Astle is being pushed wide.

Astle finds the moment and shoots. He puts West Brom ahead.

Tuesday 31 March 1970

Division One

West Ham    1

Wolves          1

Curran heading forward for Wolves.

Dougan receives the ball surround by Hammer defenders.

Dougan turns and he’s free.

Dougan opens the score for Wolves.

In the second half Greaves is powering forward.

Greaves with a pass to Hurst.

Hurst shoots but it takes a vicious deflection…

…and into the net it goes. West Ham end up with a draw.

 

 

 

28 March 1970 – Easter Saturday Results – Tremendous Forest Stay Top

Nottingham Forest, the juggernaut of the League, keep smashing forward. Their 6-0 demolition of Newcastle, who beat Sunderland at Roker Park yesterday, showed exactly why they’ve won 16 games in row. Sunderland recovered from yesterday’s shock loss to easily deal with Derby County. Sunderland play Leeds in the last match of the season. They will probably need to win big to win the title.

Spurs surprisingly lost again, to already relegated WBA. This run of losses has happened a few times this season for Tottenham. Manchester United lost the Manchester derby and missed their chance to get closer to Spurs. City have now had 4 wins on the trot and are slowly rising up the table. They’re now at 7th.

Crystal Palace continue to win as they build up for the Cup Final. Meanwhile Leeds drew, now having only won 1 game in the last 5.

While the relegation contenders all lost.

Two minutes before half time Pardoe heads into the United penalty box.

Young received the pass from Pardoe but he’s surrounded by defenders.

Young does the insane and back heels a pass to Lee.

Lee makes sure City hit the front in the derby.

27 March 1970 – Good Friday Results – Sunderland Shock Loss, Forest Go Top

It seemed inevitable in the last month or so but when Sunderland did give up their top spot which they’ve owned all season, it still came as a shock. And what a way to lose top spot. Playing their local north east rivals, Newcastle, Sunderland went 2-0 up in front of their supporters. Only to see it disappear and finally usurped in a last second goal. In the end the team looked confused. How could they lose their lead and how can they get it back?

Nottingham Forest hit top spot in style. They travelled to London and smashed Tottenham in super style.

Chelsea home win quite possibly removed them from any danger of relegation. So now it’s down to 3 teams who are in danger of following West Brom into Division Two.

Manchester City have been on a decidedly good run and their season has recovered as they’ve reached 8th.

Park of Sunderland pushing forward.

Park over to Kerr.

Another quick pass to Harris.

Tueart receives the pass from Harris and heads towards goal. Sunderland make it 1-0.

Second half and 2-0 down, Newcastle’s Robson about to send a desperate ball forward.

The long ball hits Smith who turns towards goal.

And Smith scores. Newcastle get one back.

Dyson out wide.

Dyson over to Davies.

With a flick Foggon is through on goal.

Unbelievably Foggon equalises for Newcastle.

With less than a minute remaining, Moncur wants one more throw of the dice.

Davies wins the long ball and heads f or goal.

Davies keeps going and the goal is in reach.

Davies scores and the unthinkable has happened: Newcastle come back to record a tremendous 3-2 and Sunderland drop from first place.