SAFC 1969-1970 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 6 14 22 30 68 21st

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 21st at the end of the 1969-1970 season scoring 30 goals, conceding 68 with a goal difference of -38.

The Goals

Gordon Harris contributed the most goals in the 1969-1970 Football League Division 1 season, netting 7 (0.17 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 1.4 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 17 goals at Roker Park conceding 24 (-7), away from home scoring 13 and conceding 44 (-31) with an away goalscoring average of 3.23 and an overall goalscoring average of 1.4 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1969-1970 with 6 wins, a win ratio of 14.29%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 4 wins and the travelling support saw 2 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 14 draws by the end of the 1969-1970 season, 11 draws at Roker Park and 3 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 22 games, 6 games lost at Roker Park (24 goals conceded) and 16 games lost away (44 goals conceded).

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