1968–69 Football League First Division

Overview

Leeds United won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history that season. They wrapped up the title on April 28, with a 0-0 draw at title challengers Liverpool and finished the season unbeaten at home. Queens Park Rangers went down on March 29, after losing 2-1 at home to Liverpool. Leicester City joined them after losing 3-2 at Manchester United, where a win would have saved Leicester from relegation at the expense of Coventry City.

League standings
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 18 3 0 41 9 9 10 2 25 17 2.538 67 Qualified for European Cup
2 Liverpool 42 16 4 1 36 10 9 7 5 27 14 2.625 61 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Everton 42 14 5 2 43 10 7 10 4 34 26 2.139 57
4 Arsenal 42 12 6 3 31 12 10 6 5 25 15 2.074 56
5 Chelsea 42 11 7 3 40 24 9 3 9 33 29 1.377 50 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 8 3 39 22 4 9 8 22 29 1.196 45
7 Southampton 42 13 5 3 41 21 3 8 10 16 27 1.188 45
8 West Ham United 42 10 8 3 47 22 3 10 8 19 28 1.320 44
9 Newcastle United 42 12 7 2 40 20 3 7 11 21 35 1.109 44 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 7 3 43 26 5 4 12 21 41 0.955 43
11 Manchester United 42 13 5 3 38 18 2 7 12 19 35 1.075 42
12 Ipswich Town 42 10 4 7 32 26 5 7 9 27 34 0.983 41
13 Manchester City 42 13 6 2 49 20 2 4 15 15 35 1.164 40 FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
14 Burnley 42 11 6 4 36 25 4 3 14 19 57 0.671 39
15 Sheffield Wednesday 42 7 9 5 27 26 3 7 11 14 28 0.759 36
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 7 10 4 26 22 3 5 13 15 36 0.707 35
17 Sunderland 42 10 6 5 28 18 1 6 14 15 49 0.642 34
18 Nottingham Forest 42 6 6 9 17 22 4 7 10 28 35 0.789 33
19 Stoke City 42 9 7 5 24 24 0 8 13 16 39 0.635 33
20 Coventry City 42 8 6 7 32 22 2 5 14 14 42 0.719 31
21 Leicester City 42 8 8 5 27 24 1 4 16 12 44 0.574 30 Relegated
22 Queens Park Rangers 42 4 7 10 20 33 0 3 18 19 62 0.411 18
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) League Champions.

Results
Home \ Away ARS BUR CHE COV EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NOT QPR SHW SOU STK SUN TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1
Burnley 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 5–1 2–1 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1
Chelsea 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1
Coventry City 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 4–2 1–2 0–1
Everton 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 0–0 7–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 4–0
Ipswich Town 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–4 2–3 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–2 1–0
Leeds United 2–0 6–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1
Leicester City 0–0 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0
Liverpool 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Manchester City 1–1 7–0 4–1 4–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 5–1 1–1 3–2
Manchester United 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 8–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0
Newcastle United 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–1
Nottingham Forest 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–4 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–0
Queens Park Rangers 0–1 0–2 0–4 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–1
Sheffield Wednesday 0–5 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 5–4 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2
Southampton 1–2 5–1 5–0 1–0 2–5 2–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1
Stoke City 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–5 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–1
Sunderland 0–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 7–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 3–2 0–3 6–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 5–1 2–5 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–3 3–1 0–0
West Ham United 1–2 5–0 0–0 5–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 4–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 8–0 2–2 4–0 3–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–6 3–1 2–2 5–0 1–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur 27
2 Geoff HurstWest Ham United25
3 Joe RoyleEverton22
4 Pop RobsonNewcastle United21
= Jeff AstleWest Bromwich Albion21
5 Ron DaviesSouthampton20

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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