Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Trivia: the second leg between Aris (Thesaloniki) and Cagliari in the first round was abandoned in the 76th minute. Cagliari was leading 3-0 and the result stood. Ajax (Amsterdam) reached the semi-final, where was eliminated by Arsenal 0-3 and 1-0. In the previous year Ajax played at the European Champions Cup final, now reached the semi-finals – Ajax was coming!
Final 1st Leg, Parc Astrid, Brussels, 22 Apr 1970, att 37000 RSC Anderlecht (2) 3 Arsenal (0) 1 25' 1-0 And: Devrindt 30' 2-0 And: Mulder 74' 3-0 And: Mulder 82' 3-1 Ars: Kennedy RSC Anderlecht Trappeniers; Heylens, Velkeneers; Nordahl, Kialunda, Cornelis (Peeter 68s); Desanghere, Devrindt, Mulder, Van Himst, Puis Arsenal Wilson; Storey, McNab; Kelly, McLintock, Simpson; Armstrong, Sammels, Radford, George (Kennedy 77), Graham Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)
Final 2nd Leg, Highbury Stadium, London, 28 Apr 1970, att 51612 Arsenal (1) 3 RSC Anderlecht (0) 0 25' 1-0 Ars: Kelly 75' 2-0 Ars: Radford 76' 3-0 Ars: Sammels Arsenal won 4-3 on aggregate Arsenal Wilson; Storey, McNab; Kelly, McLintock, Simpson; Armstrong, Sammels, Radford, George, Graham RSC Anderlecht Trappeniers; Heylens, Maartens; Nordahl, Velkeneers, Kialunda; Desanghere, Devrindt, Mulder, Van Himst, Puis Referee: Kunze (East Germany)
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Crouching : Nordahl, Devrindt, Mulder, Van Himst, Martens.
Anderlecht had a great run to the final – they eliminated Valur Reykjavik 6-0 and 2-0, Coleraine 6-1 and 7-3, Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 and 2-3, Newcastle United 2-0 and 1-3, and Inter (Milano) 0-1 and 2-0. They lost to Arsenal only by one goal. Although international success will come in the second half of the 1970s, Anderlecht was strong and well respected club during the 1960s – too bad they were unable to win this time.
