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1967–68 Football League

69th season of the Football League

69th season of the Football League

FieldValue
competitionThe Football League
season[1967–68](1967-68-in-english-football)
winnersManchester City
prevseason[1966–67](1966-67-football-league)
nextseason[1968–69](1968-69-football-league)

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

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

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.

First Division

2nd English title Fulham Manchester United Leeds United Chelsea Newcastle United Ron Davies (28 goals each) Everton Leeds United Stoke City

Results

Maps

Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Coventry Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arsenal Chelsea Fulham Tottenham West Ham

Second Division

Queens Park Rangers Plymouth Argyle (24 goals)

Results

Maps

Aston Villa Birmingham Blackpool Blackburn Rovers Bolton Bristol City Carlisle United Cardiff City Charlton Crystal Palace Derby County Huddersfield Hull Ipswich Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End QPR Rotherham

Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers

Third Division

Third Division Grimsby Town Peterborough United Scunthorpe United

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Results

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|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_BRW=1–1 |match_B&HA_B&BA=2–3 |match_B&HA_BRR=1–1 |match_B&HA_BRY=1–0 |match_B&HA_COL=0–0 |match_B&HA_GIL=3–0 |match_B&HA_GRI=3–1 |match_B&HA_MAN=3–0 |match_B&HA_NOR=0–2 |match_B&HA_OLD=0–1 |match_B&HA_ORI=1–1 |match_B&HA_OXF=0–0 |match_B&HA_PET=1–1 |match_B&HA_REA=1–1 |match_B&HA_SCU=3–1 |match_B&HA_SHR=3–0 |match_B&HA_SOU=1–0 |match_B&HA_STP=3–0 |match_B&HA_SWI=0–0 |match_B&HA_TOR=0–1 |match_B&HA_TRA=2–0 |match_B&HA_WAL=1–0 |match_B&HA_WAT=1–0

|match_BRR_B&BA=2–0 |match_BRR_B&HA=3–1

|match_BRY_B&BA=4–0 |match_BRY_B&HA=4–0

|match_COL_B&BA=0–1 |match_COL_B&HA=0–0

|match_GIL_B&BA=0–0 |match_GIL_B&HA=1–1

|match_GRI_B&BA=2–1 |match_GRI_B&HA=4–2

|match_MAN_B&BA=1–1 |match_MAN_B&HA=1–3

|match_NOR_B&BA=1–0 |match_NOR_B&HA=2–2

|match_OLD_B&BA=1–1 |match_OLD_B&HA=3–0

|match_ORI_B&BA=1–0 |match_ORI_B&HA=1–2

|match_OXF_B&BA=3–2 |match_OXF_B&HA=2–0

|match_PET_B&BA=2–0 |match_PET_B&HA=2–3

|match_REA_B&BA=1–0 |match_REA_B&HA=1–0

|match_SCU_B&BA=1–1 |match_SCU_B&HA=1–3

|match_SHR_B&BA=1–0 |match_SHR_B&HA=0–0

|match_SOU_B&BA=1–1 |match_SOU_B&HA=1–0

|match_STP_B&BA=3–1 |match_STP_B&HA=2–0

|match_SWI_B&BA=4–0 |match_SWI_B&HA=2–1

|match_TOR_B&BA=2–1 |match_TOR_B&HA=1–1

|match_TRA_B&BA=0–0 |match_TRA_B&HA=2–2

|match_WAL_B&BA=1–1 |match_WAL_B&HA=1–2

|match_WAT_B&BA=0–2 |match_WAT_B&HA=4–0

Maps

Barrow Brighton & Hove Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Colchester Gillingham Grimsby Town Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oldham Oxford Peterborough Reading Scunthorpe & Lindsey Shrewsbury Southport Stockport Swindon Tranmere Rovers Torquay Watford Walsall

Fourth Division

Fourth Division Crewe Alexandra Hartlepools United Roy Chapman (Port Vale), 25

Results

Maps

Aldershot Barnsley Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Luton Town Newport County Notts County Port Vale Rochdale Southend United Swansea Town Workington Wrexham York City

Attendances

Source:

First Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester United || 21 || 57,552 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Everton FC || 21 || 46,983 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Liverpool FC || 21 || 46,755 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Tottenham Hotspur || 21 || 42,608 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Newcastle United || 21 || 37,239 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester City || 21 || 37,223 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leeds United || 21 || 36,691 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chelsea FC || 21 || 35,979 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Wolverhampton Wanderers || 21 || 35,017 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Coventry City || 21 || 34,705 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Nottingham Forest || 21 || 32,715 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Arsenal FC || 21 || 31,896 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield Wednesday || 21 || 31,461 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sunderland AFC || 21 || 30,873 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Ham United || 21 || 29,843 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Bromwich Albion || 21 || 25,828 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Southampton FC || 21 || 24,665 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leicester City || 21 || 24,528 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield United || 21 || 22,497 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Fulham FC || 21 || 22,203 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Stoke City || 21 || 21,949 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Burnley FC || 21 || 17,435 |- |} }}

Second Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Birmingham City || 21 || 28,160 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Portsmouth FC || 21 || 22,988 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Derby County || 21 || 20,914 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aston Villa || 21 || 19,785 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Middlesbrough FC || 21 || 18,906 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Ipswich Town || 21 || 18,627 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Queens Park Rangers || 21 || 18,457 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackpool FC || 21 || 17,178 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Crystal Palace FC || 21 || 17,141 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Norwich City || 21 || 16,286 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bristol City || 21 || 15,935 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Hull City || 21 || 15,639 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Preston North End || 21 || 15,051 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Charlton Athletic || 21 || 13,945 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackburn Rovers || 21 || 13,531 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Millwall FC || 21 || 13,509 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Cardiff City || 21 || 13,301 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Huddersfield Town || 21 || 11,553 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bolton Wanderers || 21 || 11,487 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Plymouth Argyle || 21 || 10,669 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Carlisle United || 21 || 10,414 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Rotherham United || 21 || 10,365 |- |} }}

Third Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Swindon Town || 23 || 13,635 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Brighton & Hove Albion || 23 || 10,492 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Walsall FC || 23 || 9,119 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Torquay United || 23 || 9,096 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Northampton Town || 23 || 8,937 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Watford FC || 23 || 8,913 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Oxford United || 23 || 8,325 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bury FC || 23 || 8,281 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Stockport County || 23 || 8,237 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Reading FC || 23 || 8,127 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bristol Rovers || 23 || 8,105 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Tranmere Rovers || 23 || 7,403 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Peterborough United || 23 || 6,889 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Shrewsbury Town || 23 || 6,675 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Barrow AFC || 23 || 6,062 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic || 23 || 5,983 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Mansfield Town || 23 || 5,948 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Southport FC || 23 || 5,903 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Gillingham FC || 23 || 5,770 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Oldham Athletic || 23 || 5,745 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Orient || 23 || 4,715 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Grimsby Town || 23 || 4,301 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Colchester United || 23 || 3,992 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Scunthorpe United || 23 || 3,845 |- |} }}

Fourth Division

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Luton Town || 23 || 12,400 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Barnsley FC || 23 || 10,818 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Southend United || 23 || 10,619 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chesterfield FC || 23 || 10,214 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Doncaster Rovers || 23 || 7,852 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bradford City || 23 || 7,341 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Wrexham AFC || 23 || 6,729 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Lincoln City || 23 || 6,692 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Brentford FC || 23 || 6,211 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Hartlepools United || 23 || 6,190 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Crewe Alexandra || 23 || 5,917 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Swansea Town || 23 || 5,855 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Notts County || 23 || 5,641 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aldershot Town || 23 || 5,618 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Port Vale || 23 || 4,886 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || York City || 23 || 4,578 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Halifax Town || 23 || 4,502 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chester FC || 23 || 4,415 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Darlington FC || 23 || 4,026 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Exeter City || 23 || 3,855 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bradford Park Avenue || 23 || 3,609 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Newport County || 23 || 3,326 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Rochdale AFC || 23 || 2,292 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Workington AFC || 23 || 2,086 |- |} }}

References

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

  1. "England 1967–68". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
  4. "Historical attendances".
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