1969-12-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | Goodison Park | 51,864 | |
| Whittle | Lineups | |||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Everton | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2.091 | 41 | W | W | W | L | W | 1969-12-27 | Leeds United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2.429 | 38 | W | W | W | W | D | 1969-12-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1.464 | 30 | L | W | L | D | W | 1969-12-26 | Burnley | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1.375 | 30 | W | L | W | D | W | 1969-12-26 | Southampton | H |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1.6 | 29 | L | L | D | W | L | 1970-01-06 | Burnley | H |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.478 | 29 | L | W | W | L | L | 1969-12-26 | Stoke City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.194 | 29 | L | W | L | W | L | 1969-12-26 | Manchester United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1.152 | 28 | W | W | L | D | W | 1969-12-26 | Derby County | H |
| 9 | 0 | Coventry City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1.208 | 26 | W | W | W | D | L | 1969-12-26 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Arsenal | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.111 | 26 | D | W | D | W | D | 1969-12-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | 0 | Manchester United | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1.028 | 26 | W | L | D | W | L | 1969-12-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 0.868 | 25 | W | W | W | W | D | 1969-12-26 | Arsenal | H |
| 13 | 0 | Newcastle United | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1.381 | 24 | W | L | W | L | W | 1969-12-26 | Leeds United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.886 | 24 | L | D | L | L | W | 1969-12-26 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 0.784 | 20 | W | L | L | L | L | 1969-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0.9 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1969-12-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Burnley | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 0.794 | 19 | L | W | D | L | D | 1969-12-26 | Liverpool | H |
| 18 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 0.571 | 17 | L | L | L | W | D | 1969-12-26 | Coventry City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Southampton | 24 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 0.689 | 15 | L | D | D | D | D | 1969-12-26 | Chelsea | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.525 | 15 | L | L | L | D | W | 1969-12-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 25 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 0.364 | 14 | L | W | L | D | L | 1969-12-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 22 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 0.455 | 12 | D | L | L | L | L | 1969-12-26 | Sunderland | H |
