Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1969-1970

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division Two 4
FA Cup Quarter Finalists
League Cup Second Round
Anglo Italian Cup Please select one

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 20 14 2 4 32 11
Away: 21 5 10 6 19 31
Total: 41 19 12 10 51 42

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away: 1 0 1 0 0 1
Total: 1 0 1 0 0 1

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 3 2 0 1 7 3
Away: 2 1 1 0 3 3
Total: 5 3 1 1 10 6

Anglo Italian Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 2 2 0 0 3 0
Away: 2 0 0 2 3 3
Total: 4 2 0 2 6 3

Squad

Player Position Country
Maurice Short Goalkeeper England
Willie Whigham Goalkeeper Scotland
Micky Allen Defender England
Alex Smith Defender England
Frank Spraggon Defender England
Bill Gates Defender England
Gordon Jones Defender England
Brian Myton Defender England
Alan Moody Defender England
George Smith Midfielder England
Dave Chadwick Midfielder Wales
Willie Maddren Midfielder England
Alan Murray Midfielder England
Joe Laidlaw Midfielder England
Eric McMordie Midfielder England
Derrick Downing Midfielder England
Ray Lugg Midfielder England
Stan Webb Forward England
John Hickton Forward England
Hugh McIlmoyle Forward Scotland
David Mills Forward England
Johnny Crossan Forward Northern Ireland
Mike Kear Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
11-10-69 Bolton Wanderers Home Division Two 4 0
12-08-69 Millwall Home Division Two 3 0
24-01-70 York City Home FA Cup 4 1
14-04-70 Swindon Town Away Division Two 3 0
13-09-69 Bristol City Home Division Two 2 0

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 25 0 4 2 31
Joe Laidlaw 10 0 1 1 12
Derrick Downing 4 0 2 1 7
Hugh McIlmoyle 6 0 1 0 7
Eric McMordie 3 0 1 1 5
Alex Smith 1 0 1 0 2
David Mills 1 0 0 0 1
Frank Spraggon 1 0 0 0 1
Bill Gates 0 0 0 1 1

Managers

  • Stan Anderson

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 41 1 5 4 51
Gordon Jones 41 1 5 4 51
Alex Smith 39 1 5 4 49
George Smith 39 1 5 4 49
Frank Spraggon 36 1 5 4 46
Joe Laidlaw 35 1 5 4 45
Derrick Downing 33 0 5 3 41
Eric McMordie 31 1 4 4 40
Bill Gates 30 1 5 4 40
Willie Whigham 27 0 5 4 36
Hugh McIlmoyle 27 0 5 2 34
Micky Allen 15 0 0 0 15
Maurice Short 14 1 0 0 15
Willie Maddren 11 0 1 0 12
Stan Webb 9 0 0 2 11
Mike Kear 8 1 0 0 9
Dave Chadwick 7 1 0 0 8
Alan Moody 5 0 0 2 7
David Mills 4 0 0 2 6
Alan Murray 6 0 0 0 6
Ray Lugg 5 0 0 0 5
Brian Myton 4 0 0 0 4
Johnny Crossan 2 0 0 0 2

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (9)

11/10/69 Bolton Wanderers Home Division Two Won 4 0
18/10/69 Huddersfield Town Away Division Two Drawn 0 0
25/10/69 Watford Home Division Two Won 3 1
01/11/69 Preston North End Away Division Two Won 1 0
08/11/69 Charlton Athletic Home Division Two Won 2 0
15/11/69 Hull City Home Division Two Won 1 0
22/11/69 Portsmouth Away Division Two Won 3 2
13/12/69 Bristol City Away Division Two Drawn 0 0
16/12/69 Birmingham City Home Division Two Won 4 2