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1967–68 Football League

The 1967–68 season was the 69th completed season of the English Football League.

The Football League
Season1967–68
ChampionsManchester City

For the first time since 1937 Manchester City won the league title, finishing two points clear of their local rivals Manchester United. Fulham finished bottom of the league and were relegated along with Sheffield United. Coventry City, in their first ever top flight season escaped relegation by one point and would go on to stay in the top division until their eventual relegation at the end of the 2000–01 season.

Bill McGarry's Ipswich Town team won the Second Division by one point from Queens Park Rangers, with both teams promoted. Blackpool finished third on goal average and so missed out. Rotherham United and bottom club Plymouth Argyle were both relegated to the Third Division.

Oxford United won their first divisional title and achieved what was then their highest ever finish in only their sixth season as a league club in the Third Division. Runners-up Bury joined them in promotion. Grimsby Town, Colchester United and Scunthorpe United were relegated, although the biggest story concerned bottom placed Peterborough United who were docked 19 points for offering irregular bonuses to their players. Had the points been restored the club would have finished in the top half. As a result of the ruling Mansfield Town escaped relegation.

Luton Town won the Fourth Division and were promoted along with Barnsley, Hartlepools United and Crewe Alexandra. No clubs were voted out of the league.

Final league tables and results edit

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually replaced by goal difference, beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division were required to apply for re-election.[1][2]

First Division edit

First Division
Season1967–68
ChampionsManchester City
2nd English title
RelegatedSheffield United
Fulham
European CupManchester City
Manchester United
European Cup Winners' CupWest Bromwich Albion
Inter-Cities Fairs CupLiverpool
Leeds United
Chelsea
Newcastle United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,398 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Best
Ron Davies
(28 goals each)[3]
Longest winning run7 matches
Everton
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Leeds United
Longest losing run7 matches
Stoke City

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
1Manchester City (C)422661086432.00058Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Manchester United422481089551.61856Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
3Liverpool422211971401.77555Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4Leeds United422291171411.73253
5Everton422361367401.67552
6Chelsea4218121262680.91248Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[b]
7Tottenham Hotspur421991470591.18647
8West Bromwich Albion4217121375621.21046Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[c]
9Arsenal4217101560561.07144
10Newcastle United4213151454670.80641Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[d]
11Nottingham Forest4214111752640.81339
12West Ham United4214101873691.05838
13Leicester City4213121764690.92838
14Burnley4214101864710.90138
15Sunderland4213111851610.83637
16Southampton4213111866830.79537
17Wolverhampton Wanderers421482066750.88036
18Stoke City421472150730.68535
19Sheffield Wednesday4211121951630.81034
20Coventry City429151851710.71833
21Sheffield United (R)4211102149700.70032Relegation to the Second Division
22Fulham (R)421072556980.57127
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup as the 1967–68 European Cup winners.
  2. ^ Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Chelsea took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.
  3. ^ West Bromwich Albion qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967-68 FA Cup winners.
  4. ^ Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Chelsea had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Newcastle United took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results edit

Home \ AwayARSBURCHECOVEVEFULLEELEILIVMCIMUNNEWNOTSHUSHWSOUSTKSUNTOTWBAWHUWOL
Arsenal2–01–11–12–25–34–32–12–01–00–20–03–01–13–20–32–02–14–02–10–00–2
Burnley1–01–12–12–12–03–01–11–10–12–12–01–10–22–12–04–03–05–10–03–31–1
Chelsea2–12–11–11–11–10–04–13–11–01–11–11–04–23–02–62–21–02–00–31–31–0
Coventry City1–15–12–10–20–30–10–11–10–32–01–41–32–23–02–12–02–22–34–21–11–0
Everton2–02–02–13–15–10–12–11–01–13–11–01–01–01–04–23–03–00–12–12–04–2
Fulham1–34–32–21–12–10–50–11–12–40–42–02–00–12–02–20–23–21–21–20–31–2
Leeds United3–12–17–01–12–02–03–21–22–01–02–01–13–03–25–02–01–11–03–12–12–1
Leicester City2–20–22–20–00–21–22–22–11–02–22–24–23–13–04–10–00–22–32–32–43–1
Liverpool2–03–23–11–01–04–12–03–11–11–26–06–11–21–02–02–12–11–14–13–12–1
Manchester City1–14–21–03–12–05–11–06–00–01–22–02–05–21–04–24–21–04–10–23–02–0
Manchester United1–02–21–34–03–13–01–01–11–21–36–03–01–04–23–21–01–23–12–13–14–0
Newcastle United2–11–05–13–21–02–11–10–01–13–42–20–01–04–03–01–12–11–32–21–02–0
Nottingham Forest2–01–03–03–31–02–20–22–10–10–33–14–01–00–02–23–00–30–03–21–13–1
Sheffield United2–41–01–22–00–12–31–00–01–10–30–32–11–30–14–11–01–23–21–11–21–1
Sheffield Wednesday1–22–12–24–00–04–20–12–11–21–11–11–10–01–12–01–10–11–22–24–12–2
Southampton2–02–23–50–03–22–11–11–51–03–22–20–02–13–32–01–23–21–24–00–01–1
Stoke City0–10–20–13–31–00–13–23–22–13–02–42–11–31–10–13–22–12–10–02–00–2
Sunderland2–02–22–31–11–03–02–20–21–11–01–13–31–02–10–20–33–10–10–01–52–0
Tottenham Hotspur1–05–02–04–21–12–22–10–11–11–31–21–11–11–12–16–13–03–00–05–12–1
West Bromwich Albion1–38–10–10–12–62–12–00–00–23–26–32–02–14–11–10–03–00–02–03–14–1
West Ham United1–14–20–10–01–17–20–04–21–02–31–35–03–03–02–30–13–41–12–12–31–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers3–23–23–02–01–33–22–01–31–10–02–32–26–11–32–32–03–42–12–13–31–2
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.

Maps edit

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1967–1968 teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1967–1968

Second Division edit

Second Division
Season1967–68
ChampionsIpswich Town
PromotedIpswich Town
Queens Park Rangers
RelegatedRotherham United
Plymouth Argyle
Cup Winners' CupCardiff City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,303 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Hickton
(24 goals)[3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
1Ipswich Town (C, P)422215579441.79559Promotion to the First Division
2Queens Park Rangers (P)42258967361.86158
3Blackpool422410871431.65158
4Birmingham City421914983511.62752
5Portsmouth4218131168551.23649
6Middlesbrough4217121360541.11146
7Millwall4214171162501.24045
8Blackburn Rovers4216111556491.14343
9Norwich City4216111560650.92343
10Carlisle United4214131558521.11541
11Crystal Palace4214111756561.00039
12Bolton Wanderers4213131660630.95239
13Cardiff City4213121760660.90938Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
14Huddersfield Town4213121746610.75438
15Charlton Athletic4212131763680.92637
16Aston Villa421572054640.84437
17Hull City4212131758730.79537
18Derby County4213101971780.91036
19Bristol City4213101948620.77436
20Preston North End4212111943650.66235
21Rotherham United (R)4210112142760.55331Relegation to the Third Division
22Plymouth Argyle (R)42992438720.52827
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967–68 Welsh Cup winners.

Results edit

Home \ AwayASTBIRBLBBLPBOLBRICARCRLCHACRYDERHUDHULIPSMIDMILNWCPLYPORPNEQPRROT
Aston Villa2–41–23–21–12–42–11–04–10–12–10–02–32–20–13–14–20–11–01–01–23–1
Birmingham2–11–11–24–04–10–01–34–01–03–16–16–20–06–12–30–02–22–23–02–04–1
Blackburn Rovers2–11–22–12–12–01–11–03–22–13–00–02–02–13–02–00–01–12–20–10–13–1
Blackpool1–01–02–11–11–13–11–12–02–01–12–03–10–03–01–40–22–02–04–10–11–1
Bolton Wanderers2–31–12–11–21–01–12–32–02–25–33–16–11–22–01–12–01–21–20–01–10–2
Bristol City0–03–10–02–41–11–11–00–22–11–02–33–31–10–00–20–22–03–04–10–20–1
Cardiff City3–01–33–21–31–30–11–00–04–21–50–02–31–13–02–23–11–13–02–01–02–2
Carlisle United1–21–11–01–33–00–01–30–03–01–12–11–14–12–21–12–22–01–14–13–14–1
Charlton Athletic3–03–13–00–22–01–21–12–20–11–24–25–10–12–21–03–31–04–10–03–34–1
Crystal Palace0–10–01–03–10–32–02–11–13–01–00–10–11–31–32–26–05–02–22–01–01–0
Derby County3–12–22–21–32–13–13–40–13–21–11–01–22–32–43–31–11–00–11–24–04–1
Huddersfield Town0–02–32–11–31–10–31–01–14–11–13–12–01–41–01–02–00–12–21–11–02–0
Hull City3–00–11–10–11–24–21–21–01–11–13–01–11–10–21–10–20–21–11–12–02–1
Ipswich Town2–12–11–11–11–15–04–23–13–22–24–02–02–01–22–10–01–11–24–02–22–0
Middlesbrough1–11–10–00–01–22–12–34–01–13–02–23–22–10–20–12–05–01–05–03–11–1
Millwall1–21–11–21–13–01–13–11–00–05–11–11–11–11–14–01–03–03–22–01–10–0
Norwich City1–04–21–01–23–13–21–02–11–12–13–20–12–23–42–15–02–01–31–30–02–2
Plymouth Argyle2–11–22–12–21–20–10–03–11–42–13–41–12–50–10–12–12–21–21–20–10–1
Portsmouth2–21–22–13–13–02–03–12–14–02–23–23–13–01–22–00–03–00–02–11–11–1
Preston North End2–10–03–50–21–10–13–00–24–10–01–13–13–21–10–00–11–02–03–10–22–2
Queens Park Rangers3–02–03–12–01–03–11–01–02–12–10–13–01–11–01–13–12–04–12–02–06–0
Rotherham United0–21–11–01–22–21–03–21–21–10–31–31–01–31–30–12–01–31–01–11–01–3
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.

Maps edit

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Locations of the Football League Second Division 1967–1968 teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1967–1968

Third Division edit

Football League
Third Division
Season1967–68
ChampionsOxford United (1st title)
PromotedBury
RelegatedColchester United,
Grimsby Town,
Peterborough United,
Scunthorpe United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,531 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerDon Rogers (Swindon Town), 25[3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Oxford United (C, P)4622131169471.46857Promotion to 1968–69 Second Division
2Bury (P)462481491661.37956
3Shrewsbury Town4620151161491.24555
4Torquay United4621111460561.07153
5Reading462191670601.16751
6Watford462181774501.48050
7Walsall4619121574611.21350
8Barrow462181765541.20450
9Swindon Town4616171374511.45149
10Brighton & Hove Albion4616161457551.03648
11Gillingham4618121659630.93748
12Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4616151556511.09847
13Stockport County461991870750.93347
14Southport4617121765651.00046
15Bristol Rovers461792072780.92343
16Oldham Athletic461872160650.92343
17Northampton Town4614131958720.80641
18Orient4612171746620.74241
19Tranmere Rovers4614122062740.83840
20Mansfield Town4612132151670.76137
21Grimsby Town (R)461492352690.75437Relegation to 1968–69 Fourth Division
22Colchester United (R)469152250870.57533
23Scunthorpe United (R)4610122456870.64432
24Peterborough United (R)4620101679671.17931[a]
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Peterborough deducted 19 points for making irregular payments to players

Results edit

Home \ AwayBRWB&BAB&HABRRBRYCOLGILGRIMANNOROLDORIOXFPETREASCUSHRSOUSTPSWITORTRAWALWAT
Barrow1–11–11–01–15–00–12–00–14–04–11–03–01–21–02–13–03–13–01–13–02–11–10–0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–02–23–11–01–24–01–03–00–20–00–02–13–32–01–01–14–11–02–11–13–01–10–1
Brighton & Hove Albion1–12–31–11–00–03–03–13–00–20–11–10–01–11–13–13–01–03–00–00–12–01–01–0
Bristol Rovers1–02–03–13–11–11–13–02–02–04–30–21–12–11–04–04–11–30–21–21–03–12–30–2
Bury1–24–04–04–22–03–22–03–13–13–11–01–14–02–04–32–03–25–31–15–13–32–12–0
Colchester United3–20–10–02–00–02–21–31–22–10–01–11–21–52–51–00–31–11–12–13–51–22–22–1
Gillingham3–00–01–10–02–01–01–02–12–01–02–32–13–23–03–10–11–43–13–11–11–10–10–0
Grimsby Town0–12–14–23–23–11–21–10–00–00–10–00–11–11–12–10–12–03–13–21–13–03–00–1
Mansfield Town1–21–11–33–01–12–10–11–13–21–10–01–02–32–23–00–14–21–02–22–00–30–31–2
Northampton Town3–01–02–24–50–12–21–13–01–11–22–11–13–11–21–02–21–14–12–01–00–13–01–1
Oldham Athletic3–11–13–03–51–22–10–12–11–02–02–23–10–21–33–40–02–04–10–20–12–10–32–0
Orient4–21–01–22–21–01–10–41–00–01–30–21–03–01–02–11–13–02–20–00–20–12–00–1
Oxford United3–13–22–00–25–43–13–02–12–01–03–12–03–12–02–32–21–02–20–02–01–04–01–0
Peterborough United0–12–02–34–10–23–13–03–22–04–02–13–21–12–31–10–11–02–01–12–01–12–15–1
Reading3–01–01–02–13–41–03–13–02–10–00–14–21–10–12–10–01–13–02–14–03–02–22–0
Scunthorpe United2–41–11–31–13–15–12–10–33–31–12–01–11–12–11–20–01–00–23–12–01–12–51–1
Shrewsbury Town1–01–00–00–01–04–01–23–22–12–04–22–22–01–12–14–03–20–00–15–01–10–13–1
Southport1–01–11–02–12–22–34–10–13–11–31–00–01–02–12–11–10–04–31–10–22–02–02–0
Stockport County1–03–12–03–14–21–01–11–11–04–00–22–00–42–23–04–14–24–32–00–05–20–02–0
Swindon Town0–14–02–14–12–31–12–25–01–14–00–04–01–10–05–12–00–03–32–01–03–13–02–0
Torquay United0–22–11–12–03–03–02–11–00–20–02–11–11–13–12–12–13–02–23–01–11–04–11–0
Tranmere Rovers0–00–02–23–32–04–22–11–21–12–21–03–01–10–11–22–04–10–22–13–22–32–01–2
Walsall4–01–11–22–12–11–13–02–02–14–03–15–00–13–22–20–01–21–10–13–21–15–11–1
Watford3–20–24–04–01–11–13–07–11–25–11–21–12–04–13–04–02–00–15–02–02–13–21–2
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.

Maps edit

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1967–1968

Fourth Division edit

Football League
Fourth Division
Season1967–68
ChampionsLuton Town (1st title)
PromotedBarnsley,
Crewe Alexandra,
Hartlepools United
Failed re-electionnone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,485 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerLes Massie (Halifax Town), 25
Roy Chapman (Port Vale), 25[3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Luton Town (C, P)462712787441.97766Promotion to 1968–69 Third Division
2Barnsley (P)462413968461.47861
3Hartlepools United (P)4625101160461.30460
4Crewe Alexandra (P)462018874491.51058
5Bradford City4623111272511.41257
6Southend United4620141277581.32854
7Chesterfield4621111471501.42053
8Wrexham4620131372531.35853
9Aldershot4618171170551.27353
10Doncaster Rovers4618151366561.17951
11Halifax Town4615161552491.06146
12Newport County4616131758630.92145
13Lincoln City461792071681.04443
14Brentford461872161640.95343
15Swansea Town4616102063770.81842
16Darlington4612171747530.88741
17Notts County4615112053790.67141
18Port Vale[a]4612151961720.84739Re-elected
19Rochdale4612142051720.70838
20Exeter City4611161945650.69238
21York City4611142165680.95636Re-elected
22Chester469142357780.73132
23Workington4610112554870.62131
24Bradford Park Avenue464152730820.36623
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to financial irregularities, Port Vale were made to apply for re-election to the Football League despite not finishing in the bottom four.

Results edit

Home \ AwayALDBARBRABPABRECHECHFCREDARDONEXEHALHARLINLUTNPCNTCPTVROCSTDSWAWRKWREYOR
Aldershot1–13–31–10–02–13–02–00–02–10–01–12–03–20–10–00–02–02–11–31–15–03–12–2
Barnsley1–01–02–03–02–10–03–11–01–02–10–04–02–12–24–23–12–01–11–13–02–12–21–0
Bradford City1–31–01–22–32–23–12–11–01–12–10–11–12–12–03–05–12–10–02–14–11–03–10–0
Bradford Park Avenue1–11–11–21–00–22–11–21–21–10–10–10–11–52–10–21–42–20–00–11–21–10–11–1
Brentford1–10–10–12–13–11–12–12–04–25–10–00–11–30–22–12–13–14–01–22–12–10–03–1
Chester2–51–12–30–03–03–00–40–12–33–13–20–26–01–32–11–31–10–10–02–31–21–11–1
Chesterfield1–22–32–12–02–13–14–13–12–01–10–03–12–00–01–24–03–00–23–13–10–03–13–1
Crewe Alexandra1–13–31–14–02–02–01–11–12–22–05–12–12–12–11–14–01–12–11–02–03–20–00–0
Darlington6–20–22–20–02–30–21–10–01–10–10–02–31–11–21–02–22–22–01–12–01–01–13–1
Doncaster Rovers3–01–22–22–02–00–01–02–22–13–10–00–10–02–01–13–10–02–02–11–23–02–22–0
Exeter City3–02–04–10–00–31–01–11–40–00–10–00–00–10–52–13–33–13–10–21–31–02–23–1
Halifax Town2–21–11–01–03–02–20–20–12–02–31–13–01–00–14–10–10–12–01–22–22–12–22–1
Hartlepools United1–02–11–02–02–00–02–11–11–00–03–10–01–12–12–03–12–21–10–12–02–13–01–0
Lincoln City1–10–12–05–11–03–02–22–41–22–01–11–01–22–32–11–30–13–24–23–03–00–21–3
Luton Town3–12–01–32–02–10–01–04–03–15–30–02–01–04–21–12–02–04–13–14–04–02–13–1
Newport County0–23–00–34–02–21–10–30–01–02–11–10–12–00–11–11–01–11–12–03–02–13–22–1
Notts County0–11–41–00–02–11–21–01–00–00–21–01–30–30–02–23–10–02–04–33–22–11–11–1
Port Vale0–32–01–24–04–14–40–10–20–14–21–02–12–31–10–00–14–11–11–24–24–21–11–0
Rochdale0–21–03–21–11–11–11–41–11–02–02–22–11–11–22–24–30–03–10–11–21–33–03–2
Southend United1–14–11–12–11–05–11–10–02–21–21–02–22–12–13–02–20–11–13–11–07–03–10–1
Swansea Town1–01–10–01–12–11–00–11–20–13–11–12–10–22–22–24–22–04–21–02–25–22–01–1
Workington3–20–10–12–22–01–03–12–20–12–21–01–12–12–40–11–15–11–10–12–23–11–21–1
Wrexham2–12–00–23–01–22–03–01–03–10–00–02–06–02–11–10–12–01–02–04–12–15–03–1
York City2–31–10–16–20–14–10–21–11–11–24–01–20–21–01–10–14–25–14–12–22–11–13–1
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.

Maps edit

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Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1967–1968

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "England 1967–68". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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