1970 saw the closest OTS contest, with Scotland repeating their heroics of 1967 by pipping England to the title by a solitary point. Celtic had their customer full quotient of Scots in the European cup final versus Feyenoord, whilst Arsenal’s defeat of Anderlecht in the Fairs Cup contained five Scots. These included future Highbury boss George Graham (8 points) and soon to be football TV pundit and the Gary Lineker of his day, Bob Wilson.
1970 OTS Best in Europe
| Country | Appearances | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 16 | 129 |
| England | 19.5 | 128 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 112 |
| Poland | 13 | 55 |
| Belgium | 8.5 | 37 |
| Sweden | 2 | 18 |
| Austria | 1 | 10 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 4 |
Despite Feyenoord European cup victory, their players only appeared in the champions cup final, which meant they finished in third spot. However, this victory was merely a foreshadowing for the Dutch dominance that Europe would see in the coming years.
England’s second spot was secured by way of cup winners cup and fairs cup final victories for Manchester city and arsenal, respectively. In a change very much from today, the Manchester city team was made up purely of Englishman.
A total of eight countries appeared on the 1970s leader table, with an honourable mention going to the first appearance of the democratic republic of Congo. Kialunda of Anderlecht scored 2 points in their defeat to Arsenal.
1970 OTS Player Scores
| Name | Cup | Club | Country | Pts | APPEARANCE | START or SUB | STATUS | SCORE | CAP | GOALS | Number | Pos | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Pieters Graafland | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Piet Romeijn | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 2 | RB | 1.970 | ||
| Rinus Israël (c) | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 16 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | CB | 1.970 |
| Theo Laseroms | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 4 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| Theo van Duivenbode | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 5 | LB | 1.970 | ||
| Franz Hasil | EC | Feyenoord | Austria | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 6 | RM | 1.970 | ||
| Wim Jansen | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 7 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Henk Wery | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 8 | RW | 1.970 | ||
| Ove Kindvall | EC | Feyenoord | Sweden | 14 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 4 | 9 | CF | 1.970 | |
| Willem van Hanegem | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 10 | LM | 1.970 | ||
| Coen Moulijn | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 10 | 11 | LW | 1.970 | ||
| Guus Haak | EC | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 10 | 1 | SUB | WINNERS | 10 | 15 | MF | 1.970 | ||
| Evan Williams | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| David Hay | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 2 | RB | 1.970 | ||
| Billy McNeill (c) | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 10 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 2 | 5 | CB | 1.970 | |
| Jim Brogan | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 6 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| Tommy Gemmell | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 12 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 4 | 3 | LB | 1.970 | |
| Bobby Murdoch | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 4 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Bertie Auld | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 10 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Jimmy Johnstone | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 7 | RW | 1.970 | ||
| John Hughes | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 9 | CF | 1.970 | ||
| Willie Wallace | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 8 | CF | 1.970 | ||
| Bobby Lennox | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 11 | LW | 1.970 | ||
| George Connelly | EC | Celtic | Scotland | 8 | 1 | SUB | RUNNERS UP | 8 | 14 | MF | 1.970 | ||
| Joe Corrigan | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Tony Book (c) | CWC | Manchester City | England | 7 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 1 | 2 | RB | 1.970 | |
| Tommy Booth | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 5 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| George Heslop | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 7 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| Glyn Pardoe | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 3 | LB | 1.970 | ||
| Mike Doyle | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 4 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Alan Oakes | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 6 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Tony Towers | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 11 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Colin Bell | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 8 | RW | 1.970 | ||
| Francis Lee | CWC | Manchester City | England | 8 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 2 | 9 | CF | 1.970 | |
| Neil Young | CWC | Manchester City | England | 8 | 1 | START | WINNERS | 6 | 2 | 10 | LW | 1.970 | |
| Ian Bowyer | CWC | Manchester City | England | 6 | 1 | SUB | WINNERS | 6 | 12 | MF | 1.970 | ||
| Hubert Kostka | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Stanisław Oślizło (c) | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 7 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | SW | 1.970 |
| Jerzy Gorgoń | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 4 | RB | 1.970 | ||
| Stefan Florenski | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 5 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| Alfred Olek | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 8 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| Henryk Latocha | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 2 | LB | 1.970 | ||
| Erwin Wilczek | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 7 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Zygfryd Szołtysik | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 6 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Jan Banaś | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 9 | RW | 1.970 | ||
| Władysław Szaryński | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 11 | LW | 1.970 | ||
| Włodzimierz Lubański | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | START | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 10 | CF | 1.970 | ||
| Alojzy Deja | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | SUB | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 13 | MF | 1.970 | ||
| Hubert Skowronek | CWC | Górnik Zabrze | Poland | 4 | 1 | SUB | RUNNERS UP | 4 | 16 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Jean-Marie Trappeniers | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Georges Heylens | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 2 | RB | 1.970 | ||
| Jean Cornelis | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 3 | 1.970 | |||
| Thomas Nordahl | UEFA | Anderlecht | Sweden | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 4 | 1.970 | |||
| Johnny Velkeneers | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 5 | 1.970 | |||
| Julien Kialunda | UEFA | Anderlecht | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 6 | 1.970 | |||
| Gérard Desanghere | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 7 | 1.970 | |||
| Johan Devrindt | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 4 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.970 | ||
| Jan Mulder | UEFA | Anderlecht | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 2 | 9 | FW | 1.970 | |
| Paul Van Himst (c) | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2.5 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 5 | 10 | FW | 1.970 | |
| Wilfried Puis | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 11 | 1.970 | |||
| Alfons Peeters | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | SUB | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 12 | 1.970 | |||
| Jean-Marie Trappeniers | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Georges Heylens | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 2 | RB | 1.970 | ||
| Maurice Martens | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 3 | 1.970 | |||
| Thomas Nordahl | UEFA | Anderlecht | Sweden | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 4 | 1.970 | |||
| Johnny Velkeneers | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 5 | 1.970 | |||
| Julien Kialunda | UEFA | Anderlecht | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 6 | 1.970 | |||
| Gérard Desanghere | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 7 | 1.970 | |||
| Johan Devrindt | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 8 | 1.970 | |||
| Jan Mulder | UEFA | Anderlecht | Netherlands | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 9 | FW | 1.970 | ||
| Paul Van Himst (c) | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2.5 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 5 | 10 | FW | 1.970 | |
| Wilfried Puis | UEFA | Anderlecht | Belgium | 2 | 5 | START | RUNNERS UP | 2 | 11 | 1.970 | |||
| Bob Wilson | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Peter Storey | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 2 | FB | 1.970 | ||
| Bob McNab | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 3 | FB | 1.970 | ||
| Eddie Kelly | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 4 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| Frank McLintock (c) | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3.5 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 5 | 5 | CB | 1.970 | |
| Peter Simpson | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 6 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| George Armstrong | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 7 | RM | 1.970 | ||
| Jon Sammels | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 5 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 2 | 8 | CM | 1.970 | |
| John Radford | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 9 | FW | 1.970 | ||
| Charlie George | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 10 | FW | 1.970 | ||
| George Graham | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 11 | LM | 1.970 | ||
| Ray Kennedy | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 5 | 5 | SUB | WINNERS | 3 | 2 | 12 | FW | 1.970 | |
| Bob Wilson | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 1 | GK | 1.970 | ||
| Peter Storey | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 2 | FB | 1.970 | ||
| Bob McNab | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 3 | FB | 1.970 | ||
| Eddie Kelly | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 5 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 2 | 4 | CM | 1.970 | |
| Frank McLintock (c) | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3.5 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 5 | 5 | CB | 1.970 | |
| Peter Simpson | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 6 | CB | 1.970 | ||
| George Armstrong | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 7 | RM | 1.970 | ||
| Jon Sammels | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 8 | CM | 1.970 | ||
| John Radford | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 5 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 2 | 9 | FW | 1.970 | |
| Charlie George | UEFA | Arsenal | England | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 10 | FW | 1.970 | ||
| George Graham | UEFA | Arsenal | Scotland | 3 | 5 | START | WINNERS | 3 | 11 | LM | 1.970 | ||