The 1969–70 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 73rd season of Scottish league football.
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Celtic Relegated: Raith Rovers, Partick Thistle
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Falkirk, Cowdenbeath
Cups
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1969–70Aberdeen3 – 1CelticLeague Cup 1969–70Celtic1 – 0St JohnstoneJunior CupBlantyre Victoria1 – 0 (rep.)Penicuik Athletic
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthElgin City6 – 1 * Nairn CountyScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthGlasgow University5 – 4 *St Cuthbert Wanderers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupPeterheadAyrshire CupAyr United2 – 0KilmarnockEast of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 2HibernianFife CupDunfermline Athletic1 – 0 * CowdenbeathGlasgow CupCeltic3 – 1RangersLanarkshire CupAirdrie3 – 2MotherwellStirlingshire CupFalkirk1 – 0Dumbarton – aggregate over two legs – play off
Highland League
Individual awards AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year Pat Stanton Hibernian
National team
1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 7 RankTeam1116510203+17276312187+11366303127+5406006235−33 DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)21 September 1969Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)1–1FriendlyColin Stein22 October 1969Volksparkstadion, Hamburg (A)2–3WCQG7Jimmy Johnstone, Alan Gilzean5 November 1969Praterstadion, Vienna (A)0–2WCQG718 April 1970Windsor Park, Belfast (A)1–0BHCJohn O'Hare22 April 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–0BHC25 April 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–0BHC
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying – Group 7 BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive