1969–70 in Scottish football


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-up
Scottish Cup 1969–70Aberdeen3 – 1Celtic
League Cup 1969–70Celtic1 – 0St Johnstone
Junior CupBlantyre Victoria1 – 0 Penicuik Athletic

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthElgin City6 – 1 * Nairn County
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthGlasgow University5 – 4 *St Cuthbert Wanderers

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupPeterhead
Ayrshire CupAyr United2 – 0Kilmarnock
East of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 2Hibernian
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic1 – 0 *Cowdenbeath
Glasgow CupCeltic3 – 1Rangers
Lanarkshire CupAirdrie3 – 2Motherwell
Stirlingshire CupFalkirk1 – 0Dumbarton

- aggregate over two legs
- play off

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Individual awards

National team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
21 September 1969Dalymount Park, Dublin 1–1FriendlyColin Stein
22 October 1969Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 2–3WCQG7Jimmy Johnstone, Alan Gilzean
5 November 1969Praterstadion, Vienna 0–2WCQG7
18 April 1970Windsor Park, Belfast 1–0BHCJohn O'Hare
22 April 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow 0–0BHC
25 April 1970Hampden Park, Glasgow 0–0BHC

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