Scotland II Division

 

II Division
 1. Falkirk                    36-56  (94-34)  25  6  5  Promoted  
 2. Cowdenbeath                36-55  (81-35)  24  7  5  Promoted  
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 3. Queen of the South         36-50  (72-49)  22  6  8          
 4. Stirling Albion            36-46  (70-40)  18 10  8          
 5. Arbroath                   36-44  (76-39)  20  4 12          
 6. Alloa Athletic             36-43  (62-41)  19  5 12          
 7. Dumbarton                  36-40  (55-46)  17  6 13          
 8. Montrose                   36-37  (57-55)  15  7 14          
 9. Berwick Rangers            36-35  (67-55)  15  5 16          
10. East Fife Methil           36-34  (59-63)  15  4 17          
11. Albion Rovers              36-33  (53-64)  14  5 17          
12. E.Stirlingshire Falkirk    36-33  (58-75)  14  5 17          
13. Clydebank                  36-30  (47-65)  10 10 16          
14. Brechin City               36-28  (47-74)  11  6 19          
15. Queen's Park Glasgow       36-26  (38-62)  10  6 20          
16. Stenhousemuir              36-26  (47-89)  10  6 20          
17. Stranraer                  36-25  (56-75)   9  7 20          
18. Forfar Athletic            36-23  (55-83)  11  1 24          
19. Hamilton Academical        36-20  (42-92)   8  4 24  

Scotland I Division

Scotland.Hard to imagine today, but Scotland used to have big league years ago.

                                   HOME            AWAY
                          P  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F  A Pts   GA
 1. Celtic               34 12  2  3 54 18 15  1  1 42 15  57 2.90
 2. Rangers              34 13  1  3 38 17  6  6  5 29 23  45 1.67
 3. Hibernian            34 12  3  2 40 17  7  3  7 25 23  44 1.62
 4. Heart Of Midlothian  34  6  7  4 28 19  7  5  5 22 17  38 1.38
 5. Dundee United        34 10  3  4 36 23  6  3  8 26 41  38 0.96
 6. Dundee               34 11  2  4 29 15  4  4  9 20 29  36 1.11
 7. Kilmarnock           34 10  5  2 37 21  3  5  9 25 36  36 1.08
 8. Aberdeen             34  6  6  5 30 19  8  1  8 25 26  35 1.22
 9. Dunfermline Athletic 34 12  2  3 32 17  1  7  9 20 35  35 1.00
10. Morton               34  9  5  3 33 21  6  0 11 12 24  35 1.00
11. Motherwell           34  8  4  5 25 18  3  6  8 24 33  32 0.96
12. Airdrieonians        34  8  3  6 33 26  4  5  8 26 38  32 0.92
13. St.Johnstone         34  9  4  4 35 28  2  5 10 15 34  31 0.80
14. Ayr United           34 10  3  4 26 20  2  3 12 11 32  30 0.71
15. St.Mirren            34  6  5  6 27 28  2  4 11 12 26  25 0.72
16. Clyde                34  8  4  5 21 18  1  3 13 13 38  25 0.60

Standing:- McDonald,Grey,Reid, Millar, Polland, Bolton. Kneeling:- Millar,Falconer, Wallace,Sneddon,Gillespie.

17. Raith Rovers         34  4  6  7 15 24  1  5 11 17 43  21 0.47
18. Partick Thistle      34  4  4  9 22 33  1  3 13 19 49  17 0.50
Celtic won 5th consecutive title.

Iceland

 

Iceland

 
1. ÍA Akranes                 14   8  4  2  24-15  20
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 2. Fram Reykjavík             14   8  0  6  28-19  16
 3. ÍB Keflavík                14   7  2  5  18-15  16
 4. KR Reykjavík               14   5  4  5  18-16  14
 5. Valur Reykjavík            14   5  4  5  23-24  14
 6. ÍB Akureyri                14   4  5  5  32-30  13
 7. ÍB Vestmannæyjar           14   6  1  7  20-25  13
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 8. Vikingur Reykjavík         14   3  0 11  18-37   6 Relegated

Playoff: Fram Reykjavík-ÍB Keflavík 3-2   
Promoted: UB Kopavogur             
Champions:ÍA Akranes waited 10 years for its 7th title.                                           
Cup Final: Fram Reykjavík-ÍB Vestmannæyjar 2-1                                                       
Fram, although very successful in the Icelandic championshps since 1913, won the Cup for the first time. 

Norway

 Norway.

1 Strømsgodset (C) 18 11 3 4 36 21 +15 25

2 Rosenborg 18 10 4 4 15 5 +10 24

3 HamKam 18 10 3 5 31 15 +16 23

Standing from left: Karel Bucko (trener), Per Gunnar Spjeld. Harald Johannessen, Arvid Haveland, Atle Bilsback, Dag Utle, Helge Haram, Egil Austbø, Oddvar Træen.

Crouching: Frode Larsen, Arnfinn Espeseth, Jan Erik Osland, Kjell Jensen, Endre Blindheim, Kjell Tvedt, Tore Nortvedt.

4 Brann 18 9 5 4 18 11 +7 23

5 Sarpsborg FK 18 9 3 6 21 21 0 21

6 Viking 18 8 3 7 27 20 +7 19

Back row from left: Tom Zachariassen, Robert Nilsson, Bjørn Drillestad, Erik Karlsen, Per Haftorsen. Front: Yngve Nilsson, Jan Fuglset, Terje Høili, Bjørge Sandhaug, Åge Johansen, Kai Nilsen.

7 Fredrikstad 18 5 6 7 16 21 −5 16

8 Hødd 18 4 3 11 20 27 −7 11

9 Skeid (R) 18 4 3 11 16 23 −7 11

10 Pors (R) 18 3 1 14 10 46 −36 7

Promoted from Second Division:

Frigg,Lyn

Cup: Strømsgodset 4-2 Lyn

Lynn earned promotion to First Division and reached the Cup final – swell season overall. Standing from left: Svein Bjørn Olsen, Jan Rodvang, Andreas Morisbak, Helge Østvold, Aasmund Sandland, Knut Kolle. Front: Sven Otto Birkeland, Jan Berg, Arild Gulden, Trygve Christophersen, Jon Palmar Austnes.

Stromsgodset - 1^st title and 2^nd Cup. Wonderful double. Standing from left: Egil Olsen, Tor Alsaker-Nøstdahl, Johnny Vidar Pedersen, Per Rune Wølner, Odd Arild Amundsen, Håvard Beckstrøm, Erik Eriksen, Jan Kristiansen, Arild Mathisen

Crouching: Sverre Rørvik, Bjørn Odmar Andersen, Steinar Pettersen, Inge Thun, Ole Johnny Friise, Thorodd Presberg, Ingar Pettersen, Einar Larsen (trener)

Finland

 

Finland.

Reipas Lahti                22  14   4   4   45 -  28   32
MP Mikkeli                  22  12   5   5   60 -  31   29
HIFK Helsinki               22  10   8   4   60 -  34   28
KuPS Kuopio                 22  10   7   5   35 -  25   27
Standing from left:Raimo Bäckman, Pekka Pentti, Erkki Alaja, Markku Niininen, Esa Laakso, Juhani Sormunen, Juha Sarkanen, Harri Hyttinen, Hannu Bäckman. Front: Kalle Parma, Seppo Lehtinen, pertti Alaja, Juha Dahlund 
HJK Helsinki                22   9   7   6   37 -  26   25
KPV Kokkola                 22   8   7   7   40 -  31   23
TPS Turku                   22   9   5   8   35 -  34   23
Haka Valkeakoski            22   7   6   9   31 -  34   20
L-69 Lahti                  22   9   1  12   31 -  38   19
IKissat Tampere             22   8   2  12   28 -  42   18
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Into Kemi                   22   7   2  13   29 -  53   16
Elo Kuopio                  22   0   4  18   15 -  70    4

Promoted: MiPK Mikkeli, OTP Oulu, TPV Tampere, 
VPS Vaasa. Note: The champions of the 3 groups of Second Division were directly promoted. Second-placed teams went to promotion play-offs and the winner was promoted – it was OTP Oulu. Top league was extended from 12 to 14 teams for 1971 season, so 2 teams were relegated from First Division and 4 teams promoted from Second Division. 
Reipas Lahti won its 3rd – and last – title. Standing from left: huoltaja Arvo Lindqvist, lääkäri Jorma Pöntinen, Markku Kumpulampi, huoltaja Kosti Ukkola, Erkki Lehtinen, Ismo Niskakoski, valmentaja Keijo Hurri, Martti Hyvärinen, Raimo Hukka, Turo Flink, Olavi Litmanen, Kai Pahlman, Kari Horelli, päävalmentaja Martti Kosma, puheenjohtaja Martti Mikkonen.
Crouching: Lasse Hiltunen, Markku Repo, Erkki Kiiskilä, Pekka Kosonen, Timo Kautonen, Seppo Patrikainen, Pertti Tammisto, Mikko Kautonen, Olli Kautonen

Cup: MP Mikkeli - Reipas Lahti 4-1 aet.

First ever trophy for MP Mikkeli (full name Mikkelin Palloilijat).

DDR the Cup

 

Cup:

FC Vorwärts Berlin 4:2 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig

Lokomotive (Leipzig) had rare achievement for the time: Second-division team reaching a cup final. They lost it, but won promotion to top flight – wonderful season overall.

At this poit Vorwaerts was still the most successful East German team, but the political winds were blowing in different direction already – the State Security Police was taking power from the Army, to which Vorwaerts belonged. This was the last triumph of Vorwaerts, which was to be moved from East Berlin to Frankfurt/Oder a year after they won the Cup.Yes, they got their own medicine, for originally they were moved from Leipzig to the capital. Anyway, theyr were still strong in 1970.

DDR II Division

 

II Division

Staffel Nord

 1. 1. FC Union Berlin (A)  30  19  5  6 58:17 +41 43:17

 2. BSG Lokomotive Stendal  30  18  6  6 62:25 +37 42:18

 3. Berliner FC Dynamo II  30  14  11  5 43:29 +14 39:21

 4. BSG Energie Cottbus   30  14  10  6 45:30 +15 38:22

 5. BSG Post Neubrandenburg  30  14  5  11 40:41  −1 33:27

 6. BSG KKW Nord Greifswald  30  11  10  9 40:41  −1 32:28

 7. FC Hansa Rostock II   30  12  7  11 40:36  +4 31:29

 8. ASG Vorwärts Stralsund  30  10  10  10 28:33  −5 30:30

 9. BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt II (N)[A 1]  30  8  11  11 30:33  −3 27:33

10. BSG Chemie Wolfen   30  8  11  11 32:37  −5 27:33

11. ASG Vorwärts Cottbus  30  7  13  10 31:46 −15 27:33

12. TSG Wismar   30  10  6  14 33:43 −10 26:34

13. FC Vorwärts Berlin II (N)  30  9  7  14 31:46 −15 25:35

14. SG Dynamo Schwerin  30  9  6  15 40:46  −6 24:36

15. ASG Vorwarts. Neubrandenburg 30  6  9  15 22:47 −25 21:39

16. 1. FC Magdeburg II (N)  30  4  7  19 30:72 −42 15:45

Staffel Süd

 1. 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (A)  30  22  4  4 83:23 +60 48:12

 2. BSG Wismut Gera  30  21  5  4 47:16 +31 47:13

 3. BSG Sachsenring Zwickau II  30  15  4  11 52:46  +6 34:26

 4. BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort  30  13  8  9 32:37  −5 34:26

 5. BSG Chemie Böhlen 30  10  11  9 33:38  −5 31:29

 6. Hallescher FC Chemie II (N)  30  11  9  10 33:42  −9 31:29

 7. SG Dynamo Eisleben  30  8  14  8 36:31  +5 30:30

 8. FC Carl Zeiss Jena II  30  12  5  13 39:36  +3 29:31

 9. ASG Vorwärts Meiningen  30  10  8  12 51:38 +13 28:32

10. BSG Motor WEMA Plauen  30  6  16  8 39:42  −3 28:32

11. BSG Motor Nordhausen-West (N)  30  9  9  12 27:40 −13 27:33

12. FSV Lokomotive Dresden  30  8  10  12 38:41  −3 26:34

13. BSG Motor Steinach  30  10  5  15 39:44  −5 25:35

14. BSG Motor Eisenach  30  8  9  13 28:45 −17 25:35

15. BSG Motor Hermsdorf (N)  30  5  12  13 31:58 −27 22:38

16. ASG Vorwärts Leipzig  30  2  11  17 21:52 −31 15:45