1969–70 Football League
Rank Scorer Club League goals FA Cup goals League Cup goals Cup Winners ' Cup goals Total
1 John Hickton Middlesbrough 23 4 0 - 27
2 John Byrom Bolton Wanderers 20 0 5 - 25
3 Barry Bridges Queens Park Rangers 21 1 1 - 23
4 Rodney Marsh Queens Park Rangers 12 4 7 - 23
5 Alan Woodward Sheffield United 18 0 3 - 21
6 Arthur Horsfield Swindon Town 16 4 0 - 20
7 Brian Clark Cardiff City 18 0 0 2 20
8 John Toshack Cardiff City 17 1 0 2 20
9 Frank Worthington Huddersfield Town 18 1 0 - 19
= Derek Possee Millwall 18 1 0 - 19
11 Chris Chilton Hull 18 0 1 - 19
12 Peter Noble Swindon Town 15 1 3 - 19
13 Ken Wagstaff Hull 18 0 0 - 18
= Ray Hiron Portsmouth 18 0 0 - 18
15 Fred Pickering Blackpool 17 1 0 - 18
16 Rodney Fern Leicester City 16 0 1 - 17
17 Ken Houghton Hull 16 0 0 - 16
18 Gil Reece Sheffield United 14 0 1 - 15
19 Bob Hatton Carlisle United 13 1 1 - 15
20 Don Martin Blackburn Rovers 13 0 2 - 15
Second Division -- Top scorers
Goalscorers are listed order of total goals , then according to the number of league goals , then of FA cup goals , then of League Cup goals . A dash means the team of the player in question did not participate in European competitions . [ 4 ]
The 1969-70 season was the 71st completed season of The Football League. Everton won their seventh league title, finishing nine points clear of Leeds United with Chelsea in third and newly promoted Derby County in fourth. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland were both relegated. In the Second Division Huddersfield Town claimed the divisional title and were promoted along with runners-up Blackpool. Aston Villa endured the worst season in their history and were relegated to the Third Division for the first time, along with bottom club Preston North End, for whom it was also a first relegation to the third tier. In the Third Division Orient won the title and were promoted along with Luton Town, who had finished third the previous season. As usual four teams were relegated, with Bournemouth, Southport, Barrow and Stockport County all making the drop. In the Fourth Division Chesterfield won the title and were promoted along with Wrexham, Swansea City and Port Vale. Bradford Park Avenue lost their application for re-election and were replaced by Cambridge United.