1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final
Appearance
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Event | 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 22 April 1970 | ||||||
Venue | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | ||||||
Referee | Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) | ||||||
Attendance | 37,000 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 28 April 1970 | ||||||
Venue | Highbury, London | ||||||
Referee | Gerhard Kunze (East Germany) | ||||||
Attendance | 51,612 | ||||||
The 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was the twelfth season final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, staged on 22 and 28 April 1970 between Anderlecht of Belgium and Arsenal of England. In the first leg of the final, Anderlecht won 3–1, before the second leg was staged and Arsenal mounted a comeback with a 3–0 victory, winning 4–3 on aggregate and securing the season's title.
Route to the final
[edit]Anderlecht | Round | Arsenal | ||||||
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
Valur | 8–0 | 6–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | First round | Glentoran | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
Coleraine | 13–4 | 6–1 (H) | 7–3 (A) | Second round | Sporting CP | 3–0 | 0–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
Dunfermline Athletic | 3–3 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 2–3 (A) | Third round | Rouen | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
Newcastle United | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) | Quarter-finals | Dinamo Bacău | 9–1 | 2–0 (A) | 7–1 (H) |
Internazionale | 2–1 | 0–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Ajax | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
Match details
[edit]First leg
[edit]Anderlecht | 3–1 | Arsenal |
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Devrindt 25' Mulder 30', 74' |
Kennedy 82' |
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Second leg
[edit]Arsenal | 3–0 | Anderlecht |
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Kelly 25' Radford 75' Sammels 76' |
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- Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1969-70 - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
Categories:
- 1969–70 in European football
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals
- International club association football competitions hosted by Belgium
- International club association football competitions hosted by London
- Arsenal F.C. matches
- R.S.C. Anderlecht matches
- 1969–70 in Belgian football
- 1969–70 in English football
- April 1970 sports events in Europe
- Sports competitions in London
- 1970s in Brussels
- 1970 in London