| Event | 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 22 April 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium,Anderlecht | ||||||
| Referee | Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 28 April 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Highbury,London | ||||||
| Referee | Gerhard Kunze (East Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,612 | ||||||
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The1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final was thetwelfth season final of theInter-Cities Fairs Cup, staged on 22 and 28 April 1970 betweenAnderlecht ofBelgium andArsenal ofEngland. In the first leg of the final, Anderlecht won 3–1, before the second leg was staged and Arsenal mounted a comeback with a 3–0 victory, winning 4–3 on aggregate and securing the season's title.
| Anderlecht | Round | Arsenal | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Valur | 8–0 | 6–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | First round |  Glentoran | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| Coleraine | 13–4 | 6–1 (H) | 7–3 (A) | Second round |  Sporting CP | 3–0 | 0–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
 Dunfermline Athletic | 3–3 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 2–3 (A) | Third round |  Rouen | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
 Newcastle United | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Dinamo Bacău | 9–1 | 2–0 (A) | 7–1 (H) |
 Internazionale | 2–1 | 0–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals |  Ajax | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
Anderlecht | 3–1 | Arsenal |
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Devrindt 25'Mulder 30',74' | Kennedy 82' |
      Anderlecht |    Arsenal
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| Arsenal | 3–0 | Anderlecht |
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| Kelly 25' Radford 75'Sammels 76' |
Arsenal | Anderlecht
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