1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season was the second season for the Milwaukee Bucks. Led by the heralded rookie center Lew Alcindor, they finished with a 56–26 record, enough for second place in the Eastern Division. After beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 in the Eastern semifinals, they lost to the eventual champions New York Knicks in five games.


1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season, Draft picks
After a 27–55 record in their inaugural NBA season, the Bucks won a coin toss over the Phoenix Suns to give them the right to select first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft. Their designated selection had long been a foregone conclusion: UCLA Bruins center Lew Alcindor. However, Alcindor was also selected first overall by the New York Nets in the competing American Basketball Association's entry draft, which triggered a bidding war for Alcindor's services. He eventually opted for the Bucks' five-year $1.4 million offer over a much more lucrative $3.2 million offer from the Nets, preferring the established NBA over a new and struggling ABA.


1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' third season.


1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season
Coached by Wren Blair (9–13–10) and Charlie Burns (10–22–12), the team compiled a record of 19–35–22 for 60 points, to finish the regular season third in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarter-finals 4–2 to the St. Louis Blues.


1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs
By finishing the regular season in third place in the West Division, the Minnesota North Stars qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1970 and faced the first-place St. Louis Blues in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. St. Louis won the first two games at home, 6-2 and 2-1. Minnesota won the next two games at home by scores of 4-2 and 4-0. The Blues won game five in St. Louis, 6-3, and also won game six in Minnesota, 4-2, to win the series in six games.


1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1969–70 Mitropa Cup
The 1969–70 Mitropa Cup was the 30th season of the Mitropa football club tournament. It was won by Vasas who beat Inter Bratislava in the two-legged final 4–1 on aggregate.


1969–70 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1969–70 Montenegrin Republic League was 25th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1969 and finished in May 1970.


1969–70 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
On season 1969–70, in Montenegrin Republic League participated 12 teams. Among the teams which didn't play during the previous season were Čelik (relegated from previous season and best teams from Regional leagues - Jezero and Muo. After 22 weeks, the title won Iskra, with only one point more than Bokelj. With that result, Iskra gained a promotion to Yugoslav Second League. Three lowest ranked teams - Jezero, Crvena Stijena and Muo were relegated to Regional leagues (fourth level).


1969–70 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1969–70, six Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. All of them (Budućnost, Sutjeska, Lovćen, OFK Titograd, Tara Zabjelo and Jedinstvo) participated in 1969–70 Yugoslav Second League.


1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 61st season of play. The Canadiens placed fifth in the East division and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1947–48 season, ending their 21-season playoff streak. This team was also the only Canadiens team between the 1948–49 season and the 1993–94 season that missed the playoffs, a span of 46 years.


1969–70 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
April 5, 1970 – The Montreal Canadiens were in a desperate race to qualify for the NHL playoffs. The Canadiens hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. With 9 minutes and 30 seconds left in the third period, Montreal was down by a score of 5–2. Montreal's only hope of qualifying for the playoffs was to score three more goals. Canadiens coach Claude Ruel removed his goalie, Rogatien Vachon from the net. Vachon would return to the net only for faceoffs. Chicago would score five empty net goals and win the game by a score of 10–2. Montreal would miss the playoffs for the first time in 22 years.


1969–70 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1969–70 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 14th edition of the competition.


1969–70 Moroccan Throne Cup
Wydad Athletic Club won the cup, beating Renaissance de Settat 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. Wydad Athletic Club won the cup for the first time in their history.


1969–70 Moroccan Throne Cup, Competition, Final
The final was played between the two winning semi-finalists, Wydad Athletic Club and Renaissance de Settat, on 12 July 1970 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca.


1969–70 NBA season
The 1969–70 NBA Season was the 24th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the New York Knicks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.


1969–70 NBA season, Regular season
The 1969–70 season saw the NBA into a new decade as well as a new era. The retirement of Bill Russell from the Boston Celtics at the end of the 1968–69 season effectively signaled the end of the Celtics dynasty that had dominated the NBA for the past decade.


1969–70 NBA season, Regular season
The New York Knicks were the top club in the league. They had a solid team of players led by star center Willis Reed and rising star guard Walt Frazier. Dave DeBusschere, who had been acquired from the Detroit Pistons the previous year, combined with Frazier and Reed to anchor the league's best defense. Coach Red Holzman led the club to wins in 60 of its 82 regular season games to pace the league.


1969–70 NBA season, Regular season
In just their second season in the league, the Milwaukee Bucks totaled 56 wins helped by rookie superstar Lew Alcindor. Alcindor averaged 29 points per game on 52% shooting. He was also third in rebounds, seventh in shooting accuracy, and second in minutes played. Coach Larry Costello's team also had a strong backcourt of Jon McGlocklin and Flynn Robinson, and two ex-Cincinnati Royals, but Alcindor's arrival on the team nearly doubled their win total from the previous season, earning him rookie of the year honors.


1969–70 NBA season, Regular season
The Baltimore Bullets also reached the 50-win plateau. Coach Gene Shue led a squad looking to improve after their early playoff exit the previous year. Guards Earl Monroe and Kevin Loughery were the team's main scoring threats, while center Wes Unseld and forward Gus Johnson excelled at rebounding, giving the Bullets more field goals than any other NBA team that year.


1969–70 NBA season, Regular season
The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA's West Division title with 48 wins. Under coach Richie Guerin, they fielded a solid starting five, led again by scorer Lou Hudson. An early-season trade with Detroit netted star center Walt Bellamy.


1969–70 NBA season, Playoffs
Bold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1969–70 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
The 1969–70 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1969 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 6th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1969, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 21, 1970, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The UCLA Bruins won their sixth NCAA national championship with an 80–69 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1969 and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 1970, at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 23rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 75th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
In 1969 the NCAA changed their bylaws to permit freshman to play on the Varsity team. Beginning with this season universities were permitted to not only have first-year students play for their teams but to also have said players earn letters for four seasons rather than the previous limit of three. As a consequence the WCHA offered both a Sophomore-of-the-Year and Freshman-of-the-Year awards with the previous being formally retired following the campaign.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
Cornell finished the 1969–70 season with an undefeated record of 24–0, only the second flawless campaign in the modern history of Division I ice hockey. The previous unblemished season (Clarkson in 1955–56), however, came with a caveat as 8 Golden Knight players were 4-year seniors (a violation of NCAA regulations at the time). As a result, the Clarkson team declined to play in the NCAA tournament. Cornell's undefeated team had no such issues and was able to compete in, and win, both their conference tournament and the NCAA tournament to become the first and thus far only undefeated NCAA champion (as of 2016).


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1969–70 NHL season
The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues reached the Stanley Cup finals, and for the third straight year, the winners of the expansion West Division were swept four games to none. This time, however, it was at the hands of the Boston Bruins, as the defending champions Montreal Canadiens narrowly missed the playoffs, something that did not happen again for the next quarter century.


1969–70 NHL season
With both the Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs missing the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs, it was the first time in league history that neither of the NHL's two Canadian teams (at the time) qualified for the playoffs (something that has happened only once since, in 2016, when all of the league's then seven Canadian teams missed the playoffs). It was also the final season that teams wore their colored jerseys at home until the 2003–04 season.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season
Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first (and as of 2020, the only) defenceman in NHL history to win the league scoring championship. He did it by setting a new record for assists with 87 and totalling 120 points, only six shy of the point record set the previous season by teammate Phil Esposito. Along the way, he also won the Norris Trophy for the third straight year as the top defenceman, the Hart Trophy for league MVP, and the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP, being the only player in the NHL to win four individual awards in a single season.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season
Gordie Howe finished the season within the ten leading NHL point scorers for an all-time record of 21 consecutive seasons; it was the final season he did so.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season
For the second straight season, the St. Louis Blues easily won the West Division, being the only team in the division to have a winning record.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season
The East Division, however, saw a temporary changing of the guard, as Montreal dropped from first the previous season to fifth, missing the playoffs on the total goals scored tie-breaker with the New York Rangers. The Rangers were in first place for a time, but injuries on the blueline doomed any hope of a first-place finish, and they even obtained Tim Horton in desperation.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season
It was the only season Montreal failed to make the playoffs between 1948 and 1995, and as the Toronto Maple Leafs also failed to make the postseason, this was the first playoffs in NHL history to feature no Canadian teams. These developments were instrumental in the decision to move Chicago to the West Division in conjunction with the 1970 expansion, and the adoption of "crossover" playoff series between East and West Division teams the following season. The division crossover kept the newer expansion teams out of the Stanley Cup final for the next three seasons.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season
The Bruins and the Black Hawks both tied for the lead in the East (and entire league) with 99 points, but Chicago was awarded first place because they had more wins. It was Chicago's second first-place finish in Black Hawk history (the first being 1966–67).


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season, Canadiens/Rangers tiebreaker
The last two playoff berths in the East Division were contested by three teams entering the final weekend of the season. The Detroit Red Wings were in third place with 93 standings points, followed by the Montreal Canadiens with 92 and the New York Rangers with 90. All three were scheduled to play home-and-home contests on April 4 and 5, with the Red Wings and Rangers facing each other and the Canadiens going up against the first-place Chicago Blackhawks. The Red Wings captured the third seed with a 6–2 win over the Rangers at the Olympia on Saturday night. The Canadiens needed just one victory to clinch the fourth and final berth, but failed to do so in a simultaneous 4–1 loss to the Blackhawks at the Montreal Forum.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season, Canadiens/Rangers tiebreaker
That set up the scenario in which a New York win and a Montreal loss would give each team identical 38–22–16 records. At that time, the next tiebreaker was goals scored in which the Canadiens held a 242–237 advantage before action on April 5. The Rangers also had to outscore the Canadiens by at least five goals in order to qualify for the postseason.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season, Canadiens/Rangers tiebreaker
The Rangers and Red Wings were scheduled to play a nationally televised 2 pm ET Sunday match at Madison Square Garden. Roy Edwards was supposed to have been Detroit's starting goaltender, but his "headaches and chest pains" forced coach Sid Abel to press Roger Crozier back into service for the second time in 18 hours. The Rangers peppered Crozier with a franchise-record 65 shots on goal en route to a 9–5 triumph and a four-goal lead over Montreal. New York coach Emile Francis even replaced his goalie Eddie Giacomin with an extra attacker when the score reached 9–3, but it only resulted in a pair of empty-net goals for the Red Wings.


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season, Canadiens/Rangers tiebreaker
Later that evening at the Chicago Stadium, the Canadiens either had to win or score at least five goals in defeat, but were up against a Blackhawks team needing a victory to clinch top seed in the divisional playoffs. With Montreal trailing 5–2 and desperate for three more goals with 9:16 remaining in the third period, coach Claude Ruel pulled his netminder Rogie Vachon for an extra attacker. The Canadiens surrendered five empty-net goals in a 10–2 defeat and missed the postseason for the only time within a 46-season span from 1949 to 1994. Montreal's Yvan Cournoyer commented on the Red Wings' effort in the afternoon, bitterly stating, "Those guys have no pride."


1969–70 NHL season, Regular season, Canadiens/Rangers tiebreaker
Prior to the following season, the NHL established head-to-head results as the second tiebreaker after wins and ahead of goals-for. Goal differential eventually replaced goals-for as the third tiebreaker beginning with the 1984–85 campaign. With the Toronto Maple Leafs finishing below the Canadiens in the East Division cellar, 1969–70 marked the first time no Canadian team advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs. By the time a recurrence of this happened 46 years later in 2016, the number of Canada-based franchises had grown to seven.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E3) Detroit Red Wings
The Chicago Black Hawks finished as the NHL's best regular season team with 99 points. Detroit finished third in the East Division with 95 points. This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, and they split their eight previous meetings. They last met in the 1966 semifinals which Detroit won in six games. These teams each won four games of their eight-game regular season series.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E3) Detroit Red Wings
In the Chicago-Detroit series, the Black Hawks swept the series, winning all four games by 4–2 scores.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E2) Boston Bruins vs. (E4) New York Rangers
The Boston Bruins finished second in the East Division, earning 99 points. The New York Rangers earned 95 points to finish fourth in the East. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning four of their six previous meetings. They last met in the 1958 semifinals which Boston won in six games. These teams each won four games of their eight-game regular season series.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E2) Boston Bruins vs. (E4) New York Rangers
The Bruins clobbered the Rangers 8–2 in game one; Ranger coach Emile Francis replaced Ed Giacomin when the score reached 7–1, in favor of Terry Sawchuk. Sawchuk replaced Giacomin as the starter in game two, but Boston won 5–3.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E2) Boston Bruins vs. (E4) New York Rangers
Game three at Madison Square Garden featured a hostile crowd, with the New York fans booing, shouting obscenities and throwing objects at the Boston players. Giacomin – back in goal for the Rangers – reportedly told Bruin Derek Sanderson "We're being paid to get you tonight." A subsequent brawl erupted into both benches clearing, as well as fans littering the ice with debris; it took 19 minutes to play the first 91 seconds of the game. By the end of the Rangers' 4–3 win, the teams had set a new NHL playoff record for penalties (38) and penalty minutes (174).


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (E2) Boston Bruins vs. (E4) New York Rangers
Game four had Rod Gilbert score two goals in a 4–2 Ranger win. Giacomin was brilliant in goal for the Rangers and one of the highlights was stopping Derek Sanderson on a shorthanded breakaway. Game five was won by Boston 3–2 as Esposito scored two goals. Bobby Orr set up the winner when he stole a pass at center ice when the Rangers were caught on a line change. Game six was won easily by the Bruins and featured another display of fan abuse. Bobby Orr scored two goals, including the winner. Fans threw eggs and ball bearings on the ice, and when the outcome was no longer in doubt, set fires in the mezzanine of Madison Square Garden.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W3) Minnesota North Stars
The St. Louis Blues finished first in the West Division with 86 points. The Minnesota North Stars earned 60 points to finish third in the West. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1968 semi-finals which St. Louis won in seven games. St. Louis won this year's eight-game regular season series, earning ten of sixteen points.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W3) Minnesota North Stars
The St. Louis Blues ousted the Minnesota North Stars in six games. The Blues won the first two games at the St. Louis Arena. Game three at the Metropolitan Sports Center featured Gump Worsley's sharp goaltending and Bill Goldsworthy scoring two goals in a 4–2 win for the North Stars. Cesare Maniago played in goal for Minnesota in game four and picked up a 4–0 shutout, tying the series.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W3) Minnesota North Stars
Game five at St. Louis Arena was tied 3–3 when St Louis scored three goals in the third period by Red Berenson, Terry Gray and Jim Roberts and the Blues won 6–3. In game six, Ab McDonald scored two goals as the Blues eliminated the North Stars by a score of 4–2.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (W4) Oakland Seals
Pittsburgh finished second in the West Division, earning 64 points. Oakland earned 58 points to finish fourth in the West. This was the first and only series between these two teams. Oakland won this year's eight-game regular season series, earning nine of sixteen points.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (W4) Oakland Seals
In game one, Nick Harbaruk's goal midway through the third period was the winner as Pittsburgh won 2–1. In game two, Gary Jarrett gave Oakland a 1–0 lead, but Pittsburgh came back to win 3–1. Game three at Oakland featured a hat trick by Ken Schinkel of the Penguins as Pittsburgh won 5–2. Game four saw Oakland holding 1–0 and 2–1 leads, but the Seals just couldn't hold on and the game was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation time, with Michel Briere scoring the series winning goal at 8:28 of overtime for Pittsburgh.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals, (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (W4) Oakland Seals
It was the final time the Seals made the playoffs. The Stanley Cup Playoffs did not return to the Bay Area until 1994 when the San Jose Sharks made the playoffs for the first time. This also marks only the second of three times ever a team in any of the four North American major sports have swept a team in their first playoff series.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (E1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E2) Boston Bruins
This was the third meeting between these two teams with Boston winning both of their meetings. They last met in the 1942 quarter-finals where Boston won the best-of-three series in three games. These two teams split their eight-game regular season series, each earning eight points.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (E1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E2) Boston Bruins
Boston beat Chicago in four straight games to win the East Division final for the first time.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. St. Louis won this year's eight-game regular season series, earning twelve of sixteen points.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (W1) St. Louis Blues vs. (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins
The St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to have won every West Division Final, as there were no Division Finals the following season. The Pens did not get to the semifinals again until their championship season in 1991.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was St. Louis' third Stanley Cup Final, having advanced to the round every season since entering the league. In both of their previous appearances, they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in four games. This was Boston's eleventh Stanley Cup Finals appearance, having won the championship three times previously. They last advanced to the Finals in 1958 where they lost to Montreal in six games. Boston won this year's six-game regular season series, earning eight of twelve points.


1969–70 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Phil Esposito of the Bruins led all playoff scorers with 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points, at the time a new NHL playoff record, followed by Orr with 20 points and Johnny Bucyk of the Bruins with 19 points. Gerry Cheevers of the Bruins led all goaltenders with twelve wins, while Jacques Plante of the Blues led all goaltenders in goals against average in the playoffs with 1.48.


1969–70 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1969–70 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1969–70 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1969–70 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1969–70 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1969–70 (listed with their last team):


1969–70 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1969–70 National Football League was the 39th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1969–70 National Football League (Ireland)
Mayo beat Down in the final. The funeral of J. J. Cribbin, who scored two goals and a point in the final, occurred exactly fifty years later.


1969–70 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.


1969–70 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles
Teams that did not qualify for the inter-divisional play-offs completed for the Supplementary League Title. There was a severe lack of interest in this league, with considerable delays in organising fixtures in the Southern section. When the final was eventually played, fewer than 100 people attended.


1969–70 National Hurling League
The 1969–70 season was the 39th completed season of the National Hurling League.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 1
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1968-69 season.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 20 September 1970, Cork won the title following a 5-21 to 6-16 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their eighth National League title overall.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 1
Limerick's Richie Bennis was the Division 1 top scorer with 3-36.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 2
Kildare came into the season as defending champions of the 1968-69 season.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 10 May 1970, Antrim won the title following a 2-13 to 3-8 win over Kildare in the final. It was their first league title since 1967-68.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 3
Louth came into the season as defending champions of the 1968-69 season.


1969–70 National Hurling League, Division 3
Louth won the title following a 2-3 to 1-4 win over Sligo in the final. It was their fourth league title in succession.


1969–70 Nationalliga A, Overview
14 teams contested in the 1969–70 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1968–69 season and the two newly promoted teams Wettingen and Fribourg. The championship was played in a double round robin, the last two teams at the end of the season to be relegated. Basel won the championship a point clear of Lausanne Sports who ended in second position and three points ahead of FC Zürich who finished third. Wettingen and St. Gallen suffered relegation.


1969–70 Nationalliga A season
The 1969–70 Nationalliga A season was the 32nd season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds won the championship.


1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team
The 1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Aggies were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Lou Henson and three future NBA players – consensus second-team All-American Jimmy Collins, big man Sam Lacey, and Charlie Criss. The team reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, losing to eventual champion UCLA before defeating St. Bonaventure in the National Third Place Game. To date, it is the only Final Four appearance in program history. The Aggies had three win streaks of at least eight games during the season and finished with a 27–3 record.


1969–70 New Orleans Buccaneers season
The 1969–70 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 3rd and final season of the Buccaneers in the ABA. The team was 22-12 by the beginning of 1970 in part due to two 6 game winning streaks. But an eight-game losing streak (from February 22-March 8) plummeted the team from 31-24 to 31-32, and the team remained around .500 from there on, winning their last two games of the season to finish at exactly .500. The Bucs were 10th in points scored, with 107.9 points per game, and 2nd in points allowed at 107.1 points per game.


1969–70 New Orleans Buccaneers season
However, the team finished one game out of the final playoff spot to the Los Angeles Stars. The team did not have as much success with attendance, and plans were made to play home games throughout the state (even renaming themselves as the Louisiana Buccaneers), such as Shreveport, Lafayette, Monroe and Baton Rouge. But on August 21, 1970, P. L. Blake bought the team, moving it to Memphis, Tennessee ten days later to become the Memphis Pros. New Orleans would not have a pro basketball team until 1974 with the Jazz.


1969–70 New Orleans mayoral election
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1969-1970 resulted in the election of Moon Landrieu as mayor of New Orleans. This election also saw an unexpectedly strong showing for a Republican candidate; the party had previously had negligible support in the city.


1969–70 New Orleans mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Victor H. Schiro was term-limited after winning elections in 1961 and 1965.


1969–70 New York Knicks season
The 1969–70 New York Knicks season was the 24th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks had a then single-season NBA record 18 straight victories en route to 60–22 record, which was the best regular season record in the team's history. They set the record for the best start in the first 24 games of a season at 23–1 before the Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015. After defeating the Bullets in the Eastern Division semifinals and the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Division finals, the Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to capture their first NBA title.


1969–70 New York Knicks season, Media, Local TV
Some New York Knicks TV Games never aired on WOR-TV because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).


1969–70 New York Knicks season, Media, Local Radio
Some New York Knicks radio games never aired on WHN because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).


1969–70 New York Knicks season, Transactions
Transactions listed are from July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970.


1969–70 New York Knicks season, 20th NBA All-Star Game
New York Knicks NBA All-Star representatives at the 1970 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Spectrum.


1969–70 New York Knicks season, NBA finals
Without question, the defining moment in the series occurred in Game 7, where an injured Reed limped onto the court right before the start of the game.


1969–70 New York Knicks season, NBA finals
On a re-creation of that moment, Marv Albert described it: "Here comes Willis! The crowd is going wild! Willis passes the scorers table, he grabs a basketball. The Lakers have stopped (shooting), the Lakers are watching Willis!"


1969–70 New York Knicks season, NBA finals
He scored the game's first two baskets and proceeded not to score for the remainder of the game. Contrary to popular lore, he did not sit out after his first two baskets, but remained on the floor for 27 minutes. Despite his lack of scoring after his first four points, Reed's heroics inspired the team, and they won the game by a score of 113–99. The entire starting line up for the 69–70 Knicks had their jerseys retired by the New York Knicks. The jerseys of Walt Frazier (#10), Willis Reed (#19), Dave DeBusschere (#22), Bill Bradley (#24), and Dick Barnett (#12) all hang from the rafters at Madison Square Garden. Reed walking on to the court was voted the greatest moment in Madison Square Garden history.


1969–70 New York Nets season
The 1969–70 New York Nets season was the third season of the franchise in the ABA.


1969–70 New York Rangers season
The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.


1969–70 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1969–70 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1969–70 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1969–70 season was Newport County's eighth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the  1961–62 season and their 42nd overall in the Football League. They finished in the re-election places for the second successive season, but were re-elected.


1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1969–70 men's college basketball season.


1969–70 Northern Football League
The 1969–70 Northern Football League season was the 73rd in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1969–70 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1969–70 Northern Premier League
The 1969–70 Northern Premier League was the second season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 9 August 1969 and concluded on 9 May 1970.


1969–70 Northern Premier League, Overview
The League featured twenty teams for the second consecutive season.


1969–70 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following three clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:


1969–70 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following three clubs joined the League at the start of the season:


1969–70 Northern Premier League, Overview, League table
The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.


1969–70 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Cup
Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only South Shields reached for the second round:


1969–70 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Trophy
Out of the twenty clubs from the Northern Premier League only Macclesfield Town reached for the fourth round:


1969–70 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the second season of the Northern Premier League none of the teams put forward, for election, received enough votes to be promoted to the Football League. Hyde United resigned the league, due to financial difficulties and Gateshead was relegated.


1969–70 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Football League elections
Alongside the four Football League teams facing re-election, a total of thirteen non-League teams applied for election, three of which were from the Northern Premier League. Three out of the four Football League teams were re-elected. Cambridge United from the Southern League replaced Bradford Park Avenue from the Football League as they didn't receive enough votes. Bradford Park Avenue was subsequently relegated to the Northern Premier League.


1969–70 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The League expanded from twenty clubs to twenty-two clubs for the following season.


1969–70 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs left the league at the end of the season:


1969–70 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following four clubs joined the league the following season:


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 75th season of rugby league football in Britain.


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Leeds had ended the regular season as league leaders for the fourth successive season. St. Helens won their fifth Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Leeds 24-12 in the final. Frank Myler was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who beat Wigan 7-2 in the final.


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Leigh who beat Wigan 11-6 in the final.


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League, to date this was the last season in which the Lancashire League and Yorkshire League titles were awarded, other than a break between the 1902–03 and 1906–07 seasons, and breaks for World War I and World War II, the Lancashire League and Yorkshire League titles had been awarded since the inaugural rugby league season of 1895–96. Swinton beat Leigh 11–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Featherstone Rovers 12–9 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Castleford beat Wigan 7-2 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255.


1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Castleford’s third Cup Final win in three Final appearances and their second in successive years. It was also the lowest winning score in a Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.


1969–70 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1969–70 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 31st season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1969–70 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1969–70 OB I bajnokság season was the 33rd season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Six teams participated in the league, and Ujpesti Dozsa SC won the championship.


1969–70 Oakland Seals season
The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round. It was the last time the Seals qualified for the playoffs.


1969–70 Oakland Seals season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


1969–70 Oakland Seals season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season


1969–70 Oakland Seals season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1969–70 Oakland Seals season, Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:


1969–70 Oakland Seals season, Playoffs
The Seals qualified for the playoffs and went against Pittsburgh in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series. They were swept in four games, or 0–4.


1969–70 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1969–70 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University during the 1969–70 season. Led by 12th-year head coach Fred Taylor, the Buckeyes finished 15–9 (8–6 Big Ten).


1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1969–70 NBA season was the 76ers 21st Franchise season in the NBA and 7th season in Philadelphia. The season prior, Wilt Chamberlain was dealt to the Lakers. However, a more devastating trade was made before the 1969–70 season. Chet Walker, an all-star forward, was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Jim Washington, who played college ball in Philadelphia, and ended up having a journeyman career. Luke Jackson continued to be hobbled by a major injury sustained in the previous season & never played the same again. That, combined with a very poor draft, were factors in the team losing 13 more games than the previous campaign.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, setting a team record for fewest wins and an NHL record for most ties.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
On May 20, 1969, Keith Allen was named vice president and assistant general manager of the team and replaced as head coach by Vic Stasiuk. Stasiuk spent the previous two seasons as the head coach of the Quebec Aces, the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba, named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
By the time training camp came around it was clear that Clarke was the best player on the team, and he quickly became a fan favorite. His 15 goals and 31 assists  earned him a trip to the NHL All-Star Game.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
On December 11, 1969, the Flyers introduced what became one of the team's best-known traditions: playing a recording of Kate Smith singing God Bless America instead of The Star-Spangled Banner before important games. The perception was that the team was more successful on these occasions, so the tradition grew. The move was initially done by Flyers promotion director Lou Scheinfeld as a way to defray national tensions at the time of the Vietnam War: Scheinfeld noticed that people regularly left their seats to walk around during the anthem, but showed more respect and often sang along to "God Bless America".


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
To this day, the team plays the song before major playoff games, currently with Lauren Hart (daughter of Hall of Fame Flyers broadcast announcer Gene Hart) performing the first part of the song, a recording of Smith singing the second part, and Lauren Hart joining the recording for the finale. As of the close of the 2013–14 Flyers season, the Flyers have a record of 96–28–4 when God Bless America is sung prior to home games.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
General manager Bud Poile was fired on December 19. Keith Allen was named his replacement on December 22.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The team struggled in 1969–70 recording a franchise worst (as of completion of the 2013–14 season) in wins (17). Even with such a bad output, the Flyers had a seven-point lead on the Oakland Seals with six games to play. However, the Flyers lost their last six games and Oakland made up the deficit. They lost the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot to Oakland, missing the playoffs for the first time.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 5, 1969, the day after the deciding game of the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1970, the day of the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Amateur Draft, signed to contracts.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Inter-League
The 1969 NHL Inter-League Draft was held on June 10, 1969. The draft featured NHL teams selecting players from American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams. It cost $15,000 to make a claim.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Intra-League
The 1969 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 11, 1969. Each NHL team placed 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select. It cost $30,000 to make a claim. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent, and skaters Serge Bernier, Mike Byers, Reg Fleming, Jean-Guy Gendron, Wayne Hillman, Jim Johnson, Andre Lacroix, Ralph MacSweyn, Gerry Meehan, Rosaire Paiement, Dick Sarrazin, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, and Joe Watson.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Drafts, Reverse
The 1969 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 12, 1969. The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams. It cost $15,000 to make a claim.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 11, 1969. During the draft, the Flyers traded their seventh-round pick, 75th overall, to the Montreal Canadiens in order to re-acquire Jean-Guy Gendron, who Montreal had selected from the Flyers earlier in the day during the Inter-League Draft.


1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, the Flint Generals of the IHL, and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season
The 1969–70 Phoenix Suns season was the second season of the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the first season, however, for eventual Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins, who was a star in the ABA before switching to the NBA to join the Suns. Head coach Johnny "Red" Kerr was replaced by general manager Jerry Colangelo after the Suns started 15–23. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season
Hawkins led the Suns in scoring with 24.6 points per game, which was also sixth in the league. He teamed with Dick Van Arsdale's 21.3 points to create the highest-scoring season for a Suns duo until the 1977–78 Suns season, when Paul Westphal and Walter Davis combined for 49.4 points.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season
After a 16–66 finish in 1968–69, Hawkins and the Suns made a 23-game improvement to 39–43, making their first playoff appearance in only their second season. Facing off against Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Division Semifinals, the Suns took an improbable 3–1 lead, before falling to the Lakers in seven games.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
Prior to the inception of the NBA Draft Lottery, the first pick in the draft was decided by a coin flip between the teams with the worst record in the league's two divisions. The NBA's two expansion teams from 1968, the Suns (16–66) and the Milwaukee Bucks (27–55), finished last in the Western Division and Eastern Division, respectively. Prior to the flip, Suns general manager Jerry Colangelo chose "heads", losing the first pick to the Bucks when the coin landed "tails".


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
According to Jerry Colangelo, the coin flip originally landed on heads from what he heard on the phone, but then-commissioner J. Walter Kennedy flip the coin onto his hand to showcase tails instead. The Bucks would select prized UCLA center Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) with the first pick. Alcindor, in three years at UCLA, led the Bruins to three national championships and an 88–2 record. Considered by many to be the greatest college basketball player of all-time, Abdul-Jabbar would lead the Bucks to a championship in just his second season, and would eventually win six Most Valuable Player awards, six NBA Championships, and retire as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
The Suns would use the second pick to select center Neal Walk from Florida. Walk averaged 25.2 points and 18.4 rebounds per game in his final two seasons with the Gators. Walk would play five seasons with the Suns before being traded to the New Orleans Jazz in 1974. While overshadowed by Abdul-Jabbar, Walk was productive for the Suns, averaging a double-double in two consecutive seasons (20.2 points and 12.4 rebounds in 1972–73 and 16.8 points and 10.2 rebounds in 1973–74).


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft
The only other draft pick who played for the franchise was Lamar Green, who, like Walk, would play five seasons with the Suns before being drafted by the Jazz in the 1974 Expansion Draft. "Leapin' Lamar" was known for his vertical leap and rebounding ability, averaging a career high 9.3 rebounds per game in 1972–73 while playing 25.6 minutes a game. In the fifteenth round, the Suns selected Bob Beamon, a famous track and field athlete who broke Jesse Owens' 25-year world record in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Despite losing the number one draft pick to the Bucks, the Suns would win another significant coin flip. The Suns bested the Seattle SuperSonics for the rights to ABA star Connie Hawkins. In his freshman year with Iowa, Hawkins was implicated, without evidence, in a point shaving scandal, which led to his expulsion from the university. While eligible, Hawkins went undrafted in the 1964, 1965 and 1966 NBA drafts, before being officially barred from the league. Hawkins would star in the upstart American Basketball League (ABL), winning the Most Valuable Player Award in the ABL's inaugural 1961–62 season.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Hawkins would then spend four years with the Harlem Globetrotters, before joining the Pittsburgh Pipers of the upstart American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. Hawkins led the league in scoring, while leading the Pipers to the first ABA championship, and receiving the ABA's first Most Valuable Player Award in 1968. In 1966, Hawkins' attorneys filed a $6 million anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA. In 1969, a Time Magazine article absolved Hawkins from involvement in the point shaving scandal, leading the NBA to pay a $1.3 million settlement and allow Hawkins into the league.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
"The Hawk" would become the Suns first official star, making the All-NBA First Team in 1970, and appearing in four consecutive All-Star Games. On November 19, 1976, Hawkins became the first player in Suns franchise history to have his number retired. On September 11, 1969, the Suns waived swingman Bob Warlick. Warlick would sign as a free agent with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA. On October 1, 1969, Dave "Big Daddy D" Lattin was waived. Lattin would later sign with the Pittsburgh Condors of the ABA.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Trades
On May 8, 1969, the Suns traded Gary Gregor to the Atlanta Hawks for Paul Silas. Gregor, the Suns first draft pick, was named to the All-Rookie Team in 1969 after averaging 11.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Silas would join Connie Hawkins and Jim Fox to form a formidable starting frontcourt that would combine to average over 50 points and 29 rebounds a game. As a Sun, Silas would become an All-Star, and be selected to two All-Defensive teams. The Suns also traded the rights to expansion draft picks Bill Melchionni and Bumper Tormohlen for a 1970 second-round draft pick (Joe DePre) and a 1970 third-round draft pick (Vann Williford). Neither pick would play for the franchise.


1969–70 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
* – Stats with the Suns. ^ – Minimum 70 games played.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first place St. Louis Blues.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
Tragedy struck the Penguins in 1970 when promising rookie center Michel Briere, who finished third in scoring on the team, was injured in a single-vehicle car crash in Quebec on May 15, 1970. His Mercury Cougar hit a frost bump and swerved off the road. It is not known if he was driving or not. Two friends who were in the vehicle with him suffered less serious injuries. After nearly spending a year in the hospital in a coma, Briere died of his head injuries. Given his junior league statistics, many hockey experts predicted that Briere would have been a star in the NHL.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Penguins would reach the playoffs for the first time in 1970, advancing to the Western Conference Finals where they lost to the St. Louis Blues. In the Pittsburgh-Oakland series, in game one, Nick Harbaruk's goal midway through the third period was the winner as Pittsburgh won 2–1. In game two,Gary Jarrett gave Oakland a 1–0 lead, but Pittsburgh came back to win 3–1. Game three at Oakland featured a hat trick by Ken Schinkel of the Penguins as Pittsburgh won 5–2.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
Game four featured Oakland having 1–0 and 2–1 leads,but the Seals just couldn't hold on and the game was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation time. Overtime was necessary and Michel Briere scored the series winning goal at 8:28 of overtime for Pittsburgh. In the West Division finals, the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguinsin six games.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1969–70 season:


1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers season
The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers season was the 2nd season of the team in Pittsburgh (third overall) in the American Basketball Association. The Pipers, having moved back to Pittsburgh after one season in Minnesota, faltered without Connie Hawkins (who had went to the Phoenix Suns) alongside injuries and middling attendance. The Pipers lost the first 9 games of the 1970 calendar year, with their biggest win streak being 3 games (done twice). The team finished 8th in points per game (112.4 per game) and points allowed (117 per game). After the season, the team was bought by Haven Industries, Inc. - the owner of the "Jack Frost" brand of sugar products. Subsequently, they decided to rebrand the team as the Pittsburgh Condors for the 1970 season.


1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers season, Awards and honors
1970 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 24, 1970)


1969–70 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1969–70 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 35th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and GKS Katowice won the championship.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1969–70 season was Port Vale's 58th season of football in the English Football League, and their fifth successive season (sixth overall) in the Fourth Division. They achieved promotion with a fourth-place finish, taking them back into the Third Division. They started the season with an eighteen match unbeaten run in the league, and finished with nine games unbeaten following a dip in form around January. Manager Gordon Lee credited the teamwork and fitness of an extremely settled side for the promotion campaign, as ten players made at least 35 league appearances.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
In the pre-season there were talks of bringing speedway to Vale Park, introducing a new team to the British League Division Two. However many were opposed to the idea, and a 2,600 strong petition was given to local MP John Forrester. The idea was killed when the council failed to grant planning permission, despite a 3,000 strong petition in favour of the proposal. The club had hoped to profit from the venture, however many locals were concerned about noise pollution. Gordon Lee meanwhile had little in the way of funds when it came to signing new players, and so he was only able to bring in three new attackers on free transfers: Ken Wookey (Newport County); Stuart Shaw (Southport); and Eric Magee (Oldham Athletic).


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They continued on from their unbeaten result at the end of the previous season, to make a club-record unbeaten sequence of ten away games, and nineteen games home and away {5 May to 8 November}. Five of these results were goalless draws, as the defence proved stronger than the attack following the departure of top-scorer Roy Chapman at the end of the previous season. Nevertheless, the run put them at the top of the table, and Lee credited his team's hard work and fitness.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
John James played on despite an injured ankle, Mick Morris found himself a permanent fixture as an energetic utility man, whilst Tommy McLaren also worked his way into the first eleven. The defence conceded just six goals in the opening fifteen league games. The run included a 1–0 win over Chesterfield at Saltergate, a 2–0 win over nearby Crewe Alexandra in front of a season-best Burslem crowd of 12,538, and a 'war of attrition' in a 1–1 draw 'full of ugly incidents' with Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground in front of a crowd of 19,946.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Their 22 November fixture at the Old Showground with Scunthorpe United could have seen the Vale equal the best start to an English League season in the twentieth century. After a Wookey goal put them ahead they lost after a disputed penalty and a bizarre own goal from Roy Sproson. Meanwhile, Vale could not afford the £500 registration fee for Ian Buxton following the player's departure from Notts County, and so the club could only sign him for an initial three-month period.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Injuries and suspensions helped to dent the Vale's form, as they lost their status as league leaders. On 17 January, Sproson made his 800th senior appearance in a 2–0 victory over Exeter City. In an attempt to lift the club, Lee signed wing-half Tony Lacey on loan from Stoke City, and also bought Bill Summerscales from Leek Town for £400. Heading into a six-game unbeaten run, Lee signed Buxton permanently, despite the player's decision to retire at the end of the season.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
In March, Chairman Arthur McPherson pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and so was sentenced to an eighteen-month suspended sentence and fined £1,500. Resigning his position at the club, he was replaced by Mark Singer. On 9 March, the match against Hartlepool had to be suspended for five minutes after Vale fans continually pelted the opposition keeper with snowballs. Signing Lacey permanently for £2,500, and Sammy Morgan on a free from Gorleston, Vale were in a close battle for promotion. Unbeaten in their final nine games, they secured promotion with what The Sentinel's Peter Hewitt called a 'blockade formula' – they conceded just four goals in this run.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in fourth place with 59 points, three points clear of fifth place. His side promoted, Lee said that 'no team could have deserved reward as much for their hard work and strength of character'. With 33 goals conceded, only Chesterfield conceded fewer. Only seventeen players were used all season, whilst eight barely missed a game between them. On 31 May, they played a Potteries derby friendly with First Division Stoke and won 3–2 at the Victoria Ground.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a loss of £3,003 was made despite fund raising donations of £17,925. Gate receipts were up by over £13,000 as home attendances were encouraging, however expenditure had increased and there was a transfer deficit of £2,900. Six players were let go at the season's end, including Ken Wookey (Workington); Stuart Shaw (Morecambe); Eric Magee (Linfield); Stuart Chapman (Stafford Rangers); and Gordon Logan (Kettering Town).


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, they had to overcome Northern Premier League Wigan Athletic at Springfield Park, but could only manage a 1–1 draw. After a 2–2 draw back in Stoke-on-Trent, the second replay was held at Old Trafford, Manchester. James scored two minutes from the end of extra-time to finally kill off the non-leaguers. After a 3–1 defeat at Prenton Park to Tranmere Rovers in a replay, the Vale were out of the competition with a profit of £5,000 from their five games.


1969–70 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, a First Round exit came courtesy of Third Division Tranmere Rovers at Vale Park.


1969–70 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team co-captains were John Hummer and Geoff Petrie. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team finished third in the Ivy League and did not participate in either the postseason 1970 National Invitation Tournament or the 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team helped Princeton end the decade with a 72.6 winning percentage (188–71), which was the tenth best in the nation.


1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
During the regular season, the team played a few of the teams that would eventually participate in the 25-team NCAA tournament: Villanova and eventual champion UCLA as well as conference rival Penn twice. The team's schedule included victories over Maryland and Indiana. The team posted a 16–9 overall record and a 9–5 conference record.


1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Although Hummer repeated as an All-Ivy League first team selection, Petrie failed to do so and was a second team selection. However, Petrie was a third team All-American selection by the Basketball News and repeated as an All-East selection. Petrie and Hummer were the only Tiger teammates to both be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft (in the same draft no less) when they were selected eighth and fifteenth overall in the 1970 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and the Buffalo Braves.


1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The two were part of a trio of 1970 NBA first-round draftees from the Ivy League that included number thirteen selection Jim McMillian of Columbia. Hummer was the first NBA draft pick by the expansion Buffalo Braves. Petrie would share the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year Award with Dave Cowens. Brian Taylor was selected in the 1972 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 23rd overall selection in the second round while Reggie Bird was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 55th overall selection in the fourth round. Ted Manakas was also selected by the Hawks with the 36th overall selection in the third round of the 1973 NBA Draft.


1969–70 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Players drafted into the NBA
Five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1969–70 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1969–70 NCAA men's basketball season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach George King in his fourth year as head coach. The Boilers finished the season 18–6, 11–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place.


1969–70 QMJHL season
The 1969–70 QMJHL season was the first season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Eleven teams formed the new league, ten from Quebec and one from Ontario. Eight teams came from the Quebec Junior Hockey League, the Drummondville Rangers, Quebec Remparts, Saint-Jérôme Alouettes, Shawinigan Bruins, Sherbrooke Castors, Sorel Éperviers, Trois-Rivières Ducs and Verdun Maple Leafs; two from the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League, the Rosemont National and Laval Saints; and the Cornwall Royals from the Central Junior A Hockey League. The teams played 56 games each in the schedule.


1969–70 QMJHL season
The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the  President's Cup, defeating the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes in the finals. The Remparts then defeated the P.E.I. Islanders from the Maritimes, then competed for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, losing to the Montreal Junior Canadiens 3 games to 0 for the Eastern Canada title.


1969–70 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1969–70 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


1969–70 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (25 goals, 18 assists).


1969–70 Rangers F.C. season
The 1969–70 season was the 90th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1969–70 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 1969–70 season.


1969–70 Ranji Trophy
The 1969–70 Ranji Trophy was the 36th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay retained the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.


1969–70 Real Madrid CF season
The 1969–70 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 67th season in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1969–70 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club finished in a disappointing sixth place marking the end of "Ye-yé" era, six points below of Champion Atlético Madrid. For second consecutive year, in European Cup the team was early eliminated in Eightfinals by underdog Belgian side Standard Liège losing the two legs of the series in two weeks.


1969–70 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
During June in Copa del Generalísimo the club advanced stages, in Quarterfinals defeated CF Barcelona 2–0 in Madrid and a controversial draw 1–1 in the second leg was suspended by referee Guruceta five minutes before the ending due to fans rioting on the field. Eventually the squad won the Final against Valencia CF at Estadio del CF Barcelona being the first campaign since 1952–53 that the club did not clinch a League title, neither a European Cup. Also, Amancio won the Pichichi Trophy scoring 16 goals tied along José Eulogio Gárate and Luis Aragonés.


1969–70 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1969–70 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1969–70 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1969–70 Yugoslav First League, 1969–70 Yugoslav Cup, 1969 Yugoslav Super Cup and 1969–70 European Cup.


1969–70 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star won the inaugural Yugoslav Super Cup and their fourth double in this season.


1969–70 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
On 10 September 1969, Red Star played a friendly match against Santos.


1969–70 Regionalliga
The 1969–70 Regionalliga  was the seventh season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga Süd champions Kickers Offenbach and Regionalliga West runners-up Arminia Bielefeld.


1969–70 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
The 1969–70 season saw two new clubs in the league, Olympia Wilhelmshaven and SC Leu Braunschweig, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1969–70 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Berlin
The 1969–70 season saw two new clubs in the league, TuS Wannsee and Sportfreunde Neukölln, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league. For the following season the Regionalliga Berlin was reduced from 14 to 12 clubs.


1969–70 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
The 1969–70 season saw three new clubs in the league, DJK Gütersloh, SSVg Velbert and SpVgg Erkenschwick, all promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1969–70 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
The 1969–70 season saw two new clubs in the league, ASV Landau and SC Friedrichsthal, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1969–70 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Süd
The 1969–70 season saw four new clubs in the league, FSV Frankfurt and VfR Heilbronn, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while Kickers Offenbach and 1. FC Nürnberg had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1969–70 Rheinlandliga
The 1969–70 Rheinlandliga was the 18th season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga.


1969–70 Rheinlandliga, Results
Rhineland champion was last year's champion VfL Neuwied. SpVgg Bendorf took part as the representative for Rhineland in the 1970 German Soccer Amateur Championship and lost in the final round to representative from Saarland, FV Eppelborn.


1969–70 Rheinlandliga, Results
VfL Trier, TuS Bad Marienberg and BSV Weißenthurm had to move down to the 2. Amateur League. Eintracht Trier II , FV Rübenach and Sportfreunde Eisbachtal came as newcomers from the 2. Amateur League for the following 1970–71 season.


1969–70 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1969–70 season saw Rochdale compete in the Football League Third Division, following promotion the previous season.


1969–70 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1969–70 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 5th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1969–70 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Reus Deportiu as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Reus Deportiu was also the Spanish league champions, Voltregà also joined the tournament.


1969–70 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1969–70 Romanian Hockey League season was the 40th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1969–70 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1969–70 Rugby Union County Championship was the 70th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1969–70 Rugby Union County Championship
Staffordshire won their first title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.


1969–70 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1969–70 SK Rapid Wien season was the 72nd season in club history.


1969–70 SM-sarja season
The 1969–70 SM-sarja season was the 39th season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.


1969–70 San Diego Rockets season
The 1969–70 NBA season was the Rockets' 3rd season in the NBA.


1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season
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1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season
The 1969–70 NBA season was the Warriors' 24th season in the NBA and 8th in the San Francisco Bay Area.


1969–70 Scottish Cup
The 1969–70 Scottish Cup was in the 85th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Celtic in the final.


1969–70 Scottish Division One
The 1969–70 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic by thirteen points over nearest rival Rangers. Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1970-71 Second Division.


1969–70 Scottish Division Two
The 1969–70 Scottish Second Division was won by Falkirk who, along with second placed Cowdenbeath, were promoted to the First Division. Hamilton Academical finished bottom.


1969–70 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1969–70 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1969–70 Scottish Inter-District Championship
South won the competition with 2 wins and 1 draw.


1969–70 Scottish League Cup
The 1969–70 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won for the fifth successive season by Celtic, who defeated St Johnstone in the Final.


1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 3rd season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. After the resignation of Al Bianchi, Lenny Wilkens took the role of player-coach and led the team to a 36–46 record, a six win improvement over their previous season and 3 games behind the Chicago Bulls, who got the last playoff spot in the Western Division. Wilkens led the league in assists with 9.1 apg.


1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season, Draft picks
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.


1969–70 Segunda División
The 1969–70 Segunda División season was the 39th since its establishment and was played between 6 September 1969 and 7 June 1970.


1969–70 Segunda División, Overview before the season
20 teams joined the league, including 3 relegated from the 1968–69 La Liga and 6 promoted from the 1968–69 Tercera División.


1969–70 Serie A, Teams
Lazio, Brescia and Bari had been promoted from Serie B.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball)
The 1969–70 Serie A basketball championship was the 47th season of the Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball)
The regular season ran from 2 November 1969 to 12 April 1970, twelve teams played 22 games each. The team ranked first at the end of the season, Ignis Varese, was crowned champion (earning the single spot in the European Champions Cup) whilst the two lowest ranked teams, Splugen Brau Gorizia and Brill Cagliari, were relegated to the Serie A.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball)
Ignis Varese won their second consecutive league title, fourth overall.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Preseason
All clubs were allowed only one foreign player though the two clubs engaged in European competition (Ignis Varese and Fides Napoli) recruited another one to play in those competitions and All'Onesta' Milano's Tony Gennari, an American of Italian heritage, had controversially been naturalised as an Italian a few years prior. Nearly all of those foreigners were American, with Varese's Manuel Raga - from Mexico - a notable exception.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Preseason
The only two clubs without a sponsored name - widely the major source of revenue for clubs - were Virtus Bologna, who had chosen to keep their name intact, and Pallacanestro Cantù, whose sponsor Oransoda had withdrawn from basketball sponsorship.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Preseason
Ignis Varese, who had won both the domestic league and cup the previous season, was seen as the strong favourite to retain its title, with Simmenthal Milano, All'Onesta' Milano, Virtus Bologna and Fides Napoli cited as their main adversaries.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Preseason
The defending champions had named Aleksandar Nikolić as coach and reinforced a squad already containing Raga, Dino Meneghin, Aldo Ossola and Ottorino Flaborea with former league top-scorer Paolo Vittori, Simmenthal had two arrivals (including Renzo Bariviera) for two departures, with the form of key duo Massimo Masini and Jim Tillman cause for concern,  All'Onesta' were counting on American pair Gennari and Joe Isaac, Virtus Bologna - led by captain Dado Lombardi and 1969 NBA draft fourth-pick Terry Driscoll with recent Italy coach Nello Paratore at the helm - were seen as the dark horse for the title, with Napoli – minus Vittori – described as having a competitive but aging squad.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Regular season
After nine straight wins to open the season, Varese was undone 73-76 after one overtime by Simmenthal Milano on 11 January 1970, allowing the Milanese to close the gap between the two front runners to two points.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Regular season
The Ignis-sponsored club lost only once more, an 80-88 defeat to Snaidero Udine on 22 March 1970, right before playing Real Madrid in the European Champions Cup. An 82-72 win over Simmenthal during the penultimate game on 6 April took Varese's lead to an unassailable six points over Milano, the only serious contender for the title during a season which saw the holders in near unattainable form, adding the European Champions Cup, Italian Cup and Intercontinental Cup later that year.


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Season narrative, Regular season
The last round of the season took part on 12 April, with only honour at stake, Brill Cagliari - relegated long before with only two wins - upset Virtus Bologna 81-77 at home to earn their third win, the only notable result as all top-ranked sides won. It was another setback for Virtus, who failed to meet predictions as they finished eighth, far behind both Milano squads and Napoli who placed according to forecasts. Splugen Brau Gorizia, the other promoted side that season besides Cagliari, had seen their relegation confirmed the previous round, despite their player Elnardo Webster leading the league in scoring with 593 points (26.9 per game) to Raga's 558 (25.4 pg).


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Individual scoring table
Source: unofficial statistics compiled by Giganti del Basket magazine (official statistics started from the 1975–76 season).


1969–70 Serie A (basketball), Italian Cup
Ignis Varese also won the Italian Cup after beating Simmenthal Milano 75-66 in the final, played in Rome on 19 April 1970. The third place game between losing semifinalists saw Fides Napoli down All'Onesta' Milano 95-70.


1969–70 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1969–70 Serie A season was the 36th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Four teams participated in the league, and SG Cortina won the championship.


1969–70 Serie B
The Serie B 1969–70 was the thirty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1969–70 Serie B, Teams
Piacenza, Arezzo and Taranto had been promoted from Serie C, while Varese, Pisa and Atalanta had been relegated from Serie A.


1969–70 Serie C
The 1969–70 Serie C was the thirty-second edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1969–70 Sheffield Shield season
The 1969–70 Sheffield Shield season was the 68th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1969–70 Shell Shield season
The 1969–70 Shell Shield season was the fourth edition of what is now the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 30 January to 21 March 1970.


1969–70 Shell Shield season
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Combined Islands team, comprising players from the Leeward and Windward Islands, was returning for the first time since the 1966–67 season. They failed to win a match, while at the top of the table Trinidad and Tobago won three of their four matches, claiming their maiden title. Trinidadian batsman Joey Carew led the tournament in runs, while Jamaican leg spinner Arthur Barrett was the leading wicket-taker.


1969–70 Shell Shield season, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.


1969–70 Shell Shield season, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
The 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a rugby union tour by the South Africa national rugby union team to the Northern Hemisphere.


1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
There were a number of anti-apartheid protests throughout the tour.


1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
The controversial tour happened during the apartheid era in South Africa, and came shortly after the D'Oliveira affair. There were protests at many of the matches, by anti-apartheid campaigners, calling themselves 'Stop the Seventy Tour', organised by Peter Hain. Future British prime minister Gordon Brown was the group's Edinburgh organiser.


1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
The 1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1969–70 men's college basketball season. South Carolina won their first ACC Regular season Championship after going a perfect 14-0 in ACC play. Although they won the ACC regular season, they were denied a spot in the NCAA Tournament after they lost a controversial ACC Championship tournament game to NC State in double overtime. Junior John Roche won ACC player of the year, and was a first team All American. South Carolina began the season ranked 1st in the AP poll, and finished 6th in both AP and Coaches.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season was a very inactive season, featuring only seven disturbances, five tropical cyclones, and two severe tropical cyclones. The season featured only one landfalling storm, Cyclone Dawn. Dawn formed very late, on February 10, and the last storm, Tropical Depression Isa, dissipated early, on April 19.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
On January 2, a tropical low developed onto a weak depression on the Coral Sea. It completed a cyclonic loop before entering the Australian Region, as it strengthened onto Severe Tropical Cyclone Ada. The last disturbance for this season was Tropical Cyclone Isa, which existed from	April 14 – April 19.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dawn
Dawn formed on February 16 on the Gulf of Carpentaria as a tropical low. It strengthened as a tropical storm (SSHWS) , or a Category 2 tropical cyclone (Australian scale) before dissipating, northwest of Brisbane on the South Pacific basin.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Dolly
Dolly formed to the east of Luganville on February 11, and was last noted on February 25 to the north of French Polynesia. It peaked as a Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) or Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale).


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Emma
Severe Tropical Cyclone Emma originated as a depression to the west of Wallis and Futuna. It moved to the south-southeast before it was last noted on March 6 to the north of French Polynesia.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Gillian
A disturbance developed to a depression, to the south-southwest of Fiji. It continued its L movement while strengthening to a tropical cyclone before weakening due to the cold waters and wind shear. Gillian was last noted, far south of Marshall Islands as it dissipated. It was strengthened to a equivalent of a tropical storm on the SSHWS scale.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
A tropical low developed to a depression, south of Tuvalu. It traveled to the west, strengthening as Tropical Cyclone Helen before weakening. It was last noted on April 17, south-southwest of Fiji.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Helen
On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 was making its final descent over the splashdown zone when they spotted a weakening Helen as they were re-entering the earth's atmosphere. Mission control had been tracking the storm to make sure it did not interfere with the mission's re-entry.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Isa
It was unknown if the precursor to Isa was noted to the southeast, or to the southwest of Solomon Islands. It strengthened to a Category 1 tropical cyclone (Australian scale), but it remained a tropical depression (SSHWS). It was last noted on April 19, as it dissipated.


1969–70 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During January 5, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology first noted the existence of a weak tropical depression over the eastern Coral Sea, however, it has since been determined that the depression developed during January 2 near . The system was subsequently tracked by infrequent satelitte imagery, which revealed that it slowly completed a cyclonic loop near the Solomon Islands before curving back toward the southwest. The system entered the Australian region during 15 January, where it subsequently became Severe Tropical Cyclone Ada before making landfall on Queensland during 17 January.


1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an active cyclone season.


1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Diane–Francoise
This system entered the basin on January 7 and dissipated on January 17.


1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Jane
It was named Josephine in its formative stages due to being in what was considered the Australian basin at the time.


1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Kathy–Michelle
Michelle entered the basin on March 24 and dissipated on March 30.


1969–70 Southern Football League
The 1969–70 Southern Football League season was the 67th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1969–70 Southern Football League
Cambridge United won the championship, winning their second Southern League title in a row and were elected to the Football League, whilst Ashford Town (Kent), Bedford Town, Cambridge City, Dartford were all promoted to the Premier Division.


1969–70 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1969–70 Southern Football League, Premier Division
Also, at the end of the previous season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United.


1969–70 Southern Football League, Premier Division
Cambridge United was elected to the Football League in place of Bradford Park Avenue. At the end of the season Brentwood Town resigned from the league after three seasons and folded. Thus, Gloucester City and Nuneaton Borough remained in the division.


1969–70 Southern Football League, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


1969–70 Southern Football League, Division One
At the end of the season Wisbech Town resigned from the league and switched to the Eastern Counties Football League.


1969–70 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 13 non-League clubs applied for election, ten of which were Southern League clubs. Three League clubs were re-elected, and Cambridge United were elected.


1969–70 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1969–70 Soviet Cup was the 12th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. 24 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Spartak Moscow, who claimed their first title.


1969–70 Soviet League season
The 1969–70 Soviet Championship League season was the 24th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1969–70 Spartan League
The 1969–70 Spartan League season was the 52nd in the history of Spartan League. The league consisted of 18 teams.


1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team
The 1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Brown Indians were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by ninth year head coach Larry Weise as well as 6′ 11″ center Bob Lanier, named a consensus first-team All-American for the second consecutive season. He finished his career with averages of 27.6 points and 15.7 rebounds in 75 career games. St. Bonaventure advanced to the only Final Four in program history. Lanier suffered a knee injury in the Regional final against Villanova and did not play in the Final Four, but would be the top pick in the 1970 NBA Draft and go on to a Hall of Fame career.


1969–70 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1969–70 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fifth year at the school before he left to become the head coach of the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season
The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record, as they finished 22 points ahead of the second-placed Pittsburgh Penguins. The Blues matched their previous season's total of 37 wins, but finished with 86 points, two points shy of the previous season's points total. NHL legend Camille Henry played his final game with the St. Louis Blues. Henry got 3 points in 4 games.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season
From a goaltending standpoint, the franchise experienced many changes. Glenn Hall had retired at the end of the 1968–69 season but returned. Despite an appearance in the All-Star Game, Jacques Plante played his final season in St. Louis. He was sold by the Blues to the Toronto Maple Leafs for cash on May 18, 1970. Ernie Wakely was acquired from the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens and became the Blues starting goaltender for the following season.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season
In the playoffs, St. Louis defeated the Minnesota North Stars 4–2 and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 to advance to their third consecutive Stanley Cup final, where they were swept by the Boston Bruins. Phil Goyette became the first Lady Byng Trophy winner in franchise history as he led the team with 78 points. This would also mark the last time the Blues would make the finals until 2019, where they again face the Bruins, and captured their first Stanley Cup in seven games.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Offseason, NHL draft
Tommi Salmelainen was the first European drafted by an NHL franchise.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Glenn Hall
As he did with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1966, Glenn Hall retired from St. Louis at the end of the 1968–69 season. He was talked into returning, usually with a promise of more money, but he didn't profess to enjoy his livelihood. Although Hall stayed in St. Louis, he still got nauseous before each game as he did earlier in his career.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Ernie Wakely
Ernie Wakely played two games for the Montreal Canadiens from 1962 to 1969. On June 27, 1969, Wakely got his big break when the Canadiens dealt the 28-year-old to the St. Louis Blues for Norm Beaudin and Bobby Schmautz. The 1969–70 season was a career season for Wakely. He appeared in 30 games for St. Louis, registering a 2.11 GAA and four shutouts.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Ernie Wakely
Wakely had to take over from the legendary Glenn Hall. Wakely made the most of his opportunity as he helped lead the Blues to the Stanley Cup finals. The Blues were defeated in four straight games by Bobby Orr's Boston Bruins.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs, West Division semi-finals
In the West Division playoffs, the St. Louis Blues ousted the Minnesota North Stars in six games. The Blues won the first two games at the St. Louis Arena. Game three at the Metropolitan Sports Center featured Gump Worsley's sharp goaltending and Bill Goldsworthy scoring two goals in a 4–2 win for the North Stars. Cesare Maniago played in goal for Minnesota in game four and picked up a 4–0 shutout, tying the series.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs, West Division semi-finals
Game five at St. Louis Arena was tied 3–3 when St Louis scored three goals in the third period by Red Berenson, Terry Gray and Jim Roberts, and the Blues won 6–3. In game six, Ab McDonald scored two goals as the Blues eliminated the North Stars by a score of 4–2.


1969–70 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
For the third consecutive year, the Blues were swept in the Stanley Cup finals. This time, they faced the Boston Bruins, who, with stars like Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, were more than a match for them. The first three games were not close. The Blues managed to force overtime in game four, but Orr scored his famous game-winning goal to end the series.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1969–70 season was Stoke City's 63rd season in the Football League and the 39th in the First Division.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season
Stoke seemingly had an abundance of talent emerging as the 1960s gave way for the 1970s and Waddington addressed the past two seasons lack of goals by bringing back John Ritchie from Sheffield Wednesday and Jimmy Greenhoff from Birmingham City. It was a promising season with Stoke finishing in 9th position with 45 points.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After two poor seasons, Tony Waddington recognised the goalscoring shortcomings and won over some of the worried supporters by bringing in former Leeds United forward Jimmy Greenhoff for a club record £100,000 and also brought back John Ritchie from Sheffield Wednesday.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
There was certainly a feeling around Stoke, with the infusion of forward talent that the club was putting together a side that could cause a few raised eyebrows in the First Division and whilst Alex Elder and Tony Allen were early season selections in defence they were soon drifting from the spotlight allowing local defenders Jackie Marsh and Mike Pejic to break into the team.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
With Gordon Banks in goals and the ever improving centre back pairing of 'hard men' Alan Bloor and Denis Smith, Stoke's back line looked solid. In midfield Irish winger Terry Conroy had now settled in England and was beginning to show his skill and pace on the wide positions. The improvements were there for all to see and the directors were keen to bring the best to the Victoria Ground and in September 1969 they achieved their aim. Brazilian star Pelé came over with his team Santos to play Stoke in a friendly, Pelé starring in a 3–2 win for the South Americans.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Early on in the 1969–70 season after winning six and drawing five for their first 15 matches, Stoke suffered a 6–2 reverse at Everton when John Farmer, making his only appearance of the season, was carried off due to injury and defender Denis Smith had to go in goal. They quickly put that defeat behind them and lost only once of the next ten matches. But an absence of victories between 17 January and 28 March saw the team slip down into mid-table and finished up in 9th spot, their highest league finish for 22 years.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke advanced past Oxford United 3–2 in a replay following a goalless draw at the Manor Ground before being knocked at Watford.


1969–70 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
There was no progress in this seasons league cup, as Stoke lost 2–0 at home to Burnley.


1969–70 Sussex County Football League
The 1969–70 Sussex County Football League season was the 45th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1969–70 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1969–70 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Also, Bexhill Town Athletic changed name to Bexhill Town after parting ways with Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club.