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