1968–69 Everton F.C. season

During the 1968–69 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton
1968–69 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
GroundGoodison Park
First Division3rd
FA CupSemi-Final
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerJoe Royle (23)

Final League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Leeds United 4218304199102251766262.538+ 4067
2Liverpool4216413610975271463242.625+ 3961
3Everton42145243107104342677362.139+ 4157
4Arsenal42126331121065251556272.074+ 2956
5Chelsea4211734024939332973531.377+ 2050
6Tottenham Hotspur4210833922498222961511.196+ 1045
7Southampton42135341213810162757481.188+ 945
8West Ham United42108347223108192866501.320+ 1644
9Newcastle United42127240203711213561551.109+ 644
10West Bromwich Albion42117343265412214164670.955– 343
11Manchester United42135338182712193557531.075+ 442
12Ipswich Town4210473226579273459600.983– 141
13Manchester City42136249202415153564551.164+ 940
14Burnley42116436254314195755820.671– 2739
15Sheffield Wednesday4279527263711142841540.759– 1336
16Wolverhampton Wanderers42710426223513153641580.707– 1735
17Sunderland42106528181614154943670.642– 2434
18Nottingham Forest4266917224710283545570.789– 1333
19Stoke City4297524240813163940630.635– 2333
20Coventry City4286732222514144246640.719– 1831
21Leicester City4288527241416124439680.574– 2930
22Queens Park Rangers42471020330318196239950.411– 5618

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

    Key
    League Champions, qualified for European Cup
    FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69
    Relegated

    Results
    Win Draw Loss


    Football League First Division
    Main article: 1968–69 Football League First Division
    10 August 1968 (1968-08-10) 1 Manchester United 2-1
    		 Everton Trafford, Greater Manchester
    • G. Best  21'
    • B. Charlton  28'
    		 Ball  26' Stadium: Old Trafford
    Attendance: 61,311
    13 August 1968 (1968-08-13) 2 Everton 3-0
    		 Burnley Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 48,903
    17 August 1968 (1968-08-17) 3 Everton 0-2
    		 Tottenham Hotspur Walton, Liverpool
    • J. Greaves  35'
    • M. Chivers  81'
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 56,570
    19 August 1968 (1968-08-19) 4 West Ham United 1-4
    		 Everton Upton Park, London
    M. Peters  51'
    		Stadium: Boleyn Ground
    Attendance: 34,895
    24 August 1968 (1968-08-24) 5 Newcastle United 0-0
    		 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
    Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 38,851
    27 August 1968 (1968-08-27) 6 Everton 0-0
    		 Liverpool Walton, Liverpool
    Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 63,938
    31 August 1968 (1968-08-31) 7 Everton 2-1
    		 Nottingham Forest Walton, Liverpool
    		 S. Chapman  84' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 45,951
    7 September 1968 (1968-09-07) 8 Chelsea 1-1
    		 Everton Fulham, London
    P. Osgood  72' (pen) Morrissey  3' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
    Attendance: 42,017
    14 September 1968 (1968-09-14) 9 Everton 3-0
    		 Sheffield Wednesday Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 44,517
    21 September 1968 (1968-09-21) 10 Coventry City 2-2
    		 Everton Coventry
    • M. Setters  9'
    • I. Gibson  41'
    		Stadium: Highfield Road
    Attendance: 37,846
    28 September 1968 (1968-09-28) 11 Everton 4-0
    		 West Bromwich Albion Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 47,792
    5 October 1968 (1968-10-05) 12 Everton 2-0
    		 Manchester City Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 55,399
    8 October 1968 (1968-10-08) 13 Liverpool 1-1
    		 Everton Anfield, Liverpool
    T. Smith  75' Ball  65' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 54,496
    12 October 1968 (1968-10-12) 14 Southampton 2-5
    		 Everton Southampton, Hampshire
    • J. Gabriel  15'
    • F. Kemp  74'
    		Stadium: The Dell
    Attendance: 21,688
    19 October 1968 (1968-10-19) 15 Everton 2-1
    		 Stoke City Walton, Liverpool
    		 D. Herd  48' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 42,887
    26 October 1968 (1968-10-26) 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2
    		 Everton Wolverhampton, West Midlands
    P. Knowles  50'
    		Stadium: Molineux Stadium
    Attendance: 34,744
    2 November 1968 (1968-11-02) 17 Everton 2-0
    		 Sunderland Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 40,492
    9 November 1968 (1968-11-09) 18 Ipswich Town 2-2
    		 Everton Ipswich, Suffolk
    • R. Crawford  18'
    • P. Morris  49'
    		 Royle  8', 74' Stadium: Portman Road
    Attendance: 23,049
    16 November 1968 (1968-11-16) 19 Everton 4-0
    		 Queen's Park Rangers Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 43,552
    23 November 1968 (1968-11-23) 20 Leeds United 2-1
    		 Everton Leeds, West Yorkshire
    • J. Giles  8' (pen)
    • E. Gray  75'
    		 Royle  24' Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 41,716
    30 November 1968 (1968-11-30) 21 Everton 7-1
    		 Leicester City Walton, Liverpool
    		 R. Fern  63' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 42,492
    7 December 1968 (1968-12-07) 22 Arsenal 3-1
    		 Everton Highbury, London
    • J. Radford  11'
    • D. Court  34'
    • G. Graham  90'
    		 Ball  65' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
    Attendance: 40,108
    14 December 1968 (1968-12-14) 23 Everton 1-0
    		 Southampton Walton, Liverpool
    Hurst  32' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 36,299
    21 December 1968 (1968-12-21) 24 Stoke City 0-0
    		 Everton Stoke-on-Trent
    Stadium: Victoria Ground
    Attendance: 20,507
    26 December 1968 (1968-12-26) 25 Manchester City 1-3
    		 Everton Moss Side, Manchester
    C. Bell  25'
    		Stadium: Maine Road
    Attendance: 53,549
    11 January 1969 (1969-01-11) 26 Sunderland 1-3
    		 Everton Roker, Sunderland
    C. Suggett  5'
    		Stadium: Roker Park
    Attendance: 24,106
    18 January 1969 (1969-01-18) 27 Everton 2-2
    		 Ipswich Town Walton, Liverpool
    		 R. Crawford  38', 55' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 40,925
    28 January 1969 (1969-01-28) 28 Everton 4-0
    		 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 48,057
    1 February 1969 (1969-02-01) 29 Queen's Park Rangers 0-1
    		 Everton White City, London
    Husband  10' Stadium: Loftus Road
    Attendance: 26,476
    8 March 1969 (1969-03-08) 30 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1
    		 Everton Tottenham, North London
    R. Morgan  86' Royle  40' Stadium: White Hart Lane
    Attendance: 44,882
    10 March 1969 (1969-03-10) 31 Everton 0-0
    		 Manchester United Walton, Liverpool
    Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 57,514
    29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) 32 Everton 1-2
    		 Chelsea Walton, Liverpool
    Royle  48' (pen)
    • I. Hutchinson  17'
    • A. Birchenall  58'
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 42,190
    1 April 1969 (1969-04-01) 33 Everton 1-0
    		 West Ham United Walton, Liverpool
    Husband  38' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 36,738
    5 April 1969 (1969-04-05) 34 West Bromwich Albion 1-1
    		 Everton West Bromwich, West Midlands
    J. Astle  42' Ball  87' (pen) Stadium: The Hawthorns
    Attendance: 23,156
    8 April 1969 (1969-04-08) 35 Burnley 1-2
    		 Everton Burnley, Lancashire
    R. Coates  50'
    		Stadium: Turf Moor
    Attendance: 17,134
    12 April 1969 (1969-04-12) 36 Everton 3-0
    		 Coventry City Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 36,165
    14 April 1969 (1969-04-14) 37 Everton 1-1
    		 Newcastle United Walton, Liverpool
    Husband  44' W. Davies  51' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 36,035
    19 April 1969 (1969-04-19) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 2-2
    		 Everton Owlerton, Sheffield
    • J. Ritchie  42'
    • B. Woodhall  74'
    		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 23,060
    22 April 1969 (1969-04-22) 39 Everton 0-0
    		 Leeds United Walton, Liverpool
    Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 59,022
    25 April 1969 (1969-04-25) 40 Nottingham Forest 1-0
    		 Everton West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
    D. Hilley  11' Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 26,629
    29 April 1969 (1969-04-29) 41 Everton 1-0
    		 Arsenal Walton, Liverpool
    Husband  6' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 39,689
    14 May 1969 (1969-05-14) 42 Leicester City 1-1
    		 Everton Leicester
    G. Cross  55' Ball  12' Stadium: Filbert Street
    Attendance: 41,130

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    FA Cup
    Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
    4 January 1969 (1969-01-04) 3rd Everton 2–1
    		 Ipswich Town Walton, Liverpool
    		 J. O'Rourke  50' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 49,047
    25 January 1969 (1969-01-25) 4th Everton 2–0
    		 Coventry City Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 53,441
    12 February 1969 (1969-02-12) 5th Everton 1–0
    		 Bristol Rovers Walton, Liverpool
    Royle  33' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 53,294
    1 March 1969 (1969-03-01) 6th Manchester United 0–1
    		 Everton Trafford, Greater Manchester
    Royle  77' Stadium: Old Trafford
    Attendance: 63,464
    29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) SF Manchester City 1-0
    		 Everton Aston, Birmingham
    T. Booth  89' Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 63,025

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    League Cup
    Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
    3 September 1968 (1968-09-03) 2nd Everton 4–0
    		 Tranmere Rovers Walton, Liverpool
    		 Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 35,477
    24 September 1968 (1968-09-24) 3rd Everton 5–1
    		 Luton Town Walton, Liverpool
    		 L. Sheffield  72' Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 30,405
    16 October 1968 (1968-10-16) 4th Everton 0–0
    		 Derby County Walton, Liverpool
    Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 44,795
    23 October 1968 (1968-10-23) 4th (replay) Derby County 1–0
    		 Everton Derby, Derbyshire
    K. Hector  30' Stadium: Baseball Ground
    Attendance: 34,370

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    Squad

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    References
    1. Everton's Record in 1968-69
    2. 1968-1969 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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