# 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 33 | +63 | 57 |
| 2 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 45 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 44 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 38 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 38 |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 36 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 35 |
| 9 | Morton | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Motherwell | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 32 |
| 12 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 32 |
| 13 | St Johnstone | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 31 |
| 14 | Ayr United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 30 |
| 15 | St Mirren | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 25 |
| 16 | Clyde | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 25 |
| 17 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 21 |
| 18 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 82 | −41 | 17 |
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Raith Rovers, Partick Thistle

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Falkirk | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 94 | 34 | +60 | 56 | Promotion to the 1970–71 First Division |
| 2 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 35 | +46 | 55 | Promotion to the 1970–71 First Division |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 50 | |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 46 | |
| 5 | Arbroath | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 44 | |
| 6 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 40 | |
| 8 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 35 | |
| 10 | East Fife | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 33 | |
| 12 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 33 | |
| 13 | Clydebank | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 30 | |
| 14 | Brechin City | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 28 | |
| 15 | Queen's Park | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 26 | |
| 16 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 26 | |
| 17 | Stranraer | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 25 | |
| 18 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 55 | 83 | −28 | 23 | |
| 19 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 20 | |
Promoted: Falkirk, Cowdenbeath

## Cups

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup 1969–70 | Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | Celtic |
| League Cup 1969–70 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone |
| Junior Cup | Blantyre Victoria | 1 – 0 (rep.) | Penicuik Athletic |

## Other honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – North | Elgin City | 6 – 1 * † | Nairn County |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup – South | Glasgow University | 5 – 4 * | St Cuthbert Wanderers |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Peterhead | | |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Hibernian |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 * | Cowdenbeath |
| Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Rangers |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrie | 3 – 2 | Motherwell |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton |
$^*$ – aggregate over two legs † – play off

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Elgin City | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 101 | 28 | +73 | 49 |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 101 | 37 | +64 | 47 |
| 3 | Inverness Thistle | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 124 | 52 | +72 | 45 |

## Individual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Footballer of the Year | Pat Stanton | Hibernian |

## National team
### 1970 FIFA World Cup
#### Qualification
##### Group 7

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | West Germany | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 |
| 2 | Scotland | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| 3 | Austria | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | −33 |
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 21 September 1969 | Dalymount Park, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Friendly | Colin Stein |
| 22 October 1969 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg (A) | West Germany | 2–3 | WCQG7 | Jimmy Johnstone, Alan Gilzean |
| 5 November 1969 | Praterstadion, Vienna (A) | Austria | 0–2 | WCQG7 | |
| 18 April 1970 | Windsor Park, Belfast (A) | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | BHC | John O'Hare |
| 22 April 1970 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Wales | 0–0 | BHC | |
| 25 April 1970 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | England | 0–0 | BHC | |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* WCQG7 = World Cup qualifying – Group 7
* BHC = British Home Championship