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1967–68 Football League First Division
1967–68 season of Football League First Division
1967–68 season of Football League First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League First Division |
| season | [1967–68](1967-68-football-league) |
| winners | Manchester City |
| 2nd English title | |
| relegated | Sheffield United |
| Fulham | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1968-69-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Manchester City |
| Manchester United | |
| continentalcup2 | [European Cup Winners' Cup](1968-69-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | West Bromwich Albion |
| continentalcup3 | [Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1968-69-inter-cities-fairs-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Liverpool |
| Leeds United | |
| Chelsea | |
| Newcastle United | |
| league topscorer | George Best |
| Ron Davies | |
| (28 goals each) | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1398 |
| longest wins | 7 matches |
| Everton | |
| longest unbeaten | 14 matches |
| Leeds United | |
| longest losses | 7 matches |
| Stoke City | |
| prevseason | [1966–67](1966-67-football-league-first-division) |
| nextseason | [1968–69](1968-69-football-league-first-division) |
2nd English title Fulham Manchester United Leeds United Chelsea Newcastle United Ron Davies (28 goals each) Everton Leeds United Stoke City In the 1967–68 Football League First Division season Manchester City won the First Division title for the second time in the club's history, and for the first time since 1937. They won the title on 11 May, with a 4–3 win at Newcastle United whilst the defending champions and their nearest rivals Manchester United lost 2–1 at home to Sunderland. Fulham were relegated on 1 May, after losing 2–0 at home against Stoke City, who survived on the last weekend of the season on 11 May, with a draw against Leicester City at the expense of Sheffield United, who lost 2–1 at home to Chelsea.
League standings
Results
Team locations
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
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | NIR ** George Best ** | ** Manchester United ** | **28** |
| **=** | WAL ** Ron Davies ** | ** Southampton ** | **28** |
| 3 | ENG Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion | 26 |
| 4 | ENG Roger Hunt | Liverpool | 25 |
| 5 | ENG Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
References
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