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1968–69 Football League First Division

1968–69 season of Football League First Division

Field	Value
competition	Football League First Division
season	[1968–69](1968-69-football-league)
winners	Leeds United
1st English title
relegated	Leicester City
Queens Park Rangers
continentalcup1	[European Cup](1969-70-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Leeds United
continentalcup2	[European Cup Winners' Cup](1969-70-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Manchester City
continentalcup3	[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1969-70-inter-cities-fairs-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Liverpool
Arsenal
Southampton
Newcastle United
league topscorer	Jimmy Greaves
(27 goals)
matches	462
total goals	1213
prevseason	[1967–68](1967-68-football-league-first-division)
nextseason	[1969–70](1969-70-football-league-first-division)

1st English title Queens Park Rangers Arsenal Southampton Newcastle United (27 goals) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1968-69 season.

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 28 April 1969, with a 0–0 draw at title challengers Liverpool and finished the season unbeaten at home. Queens Park Rangers went down on 29 March, 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

Results

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Queens Park Rangers	ENG Alec Stock	Illness	1 August 1968	Pre-season	ENG Bill Dodgin Jr.	1 August 1968
Queens Park Rangers	ENG Bill Dodgin Jr.	Demoted to coach	2 November 1968	22nd	SCO Tommy Docherty	2 November 1968
Wolverhampton Wanderers	ENG Ronnie Allen	Sacked	17 November 1968	14th	ENG Bill McGarry	23 November 1968
Ipswich Town	ENG Bill McGarry	Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers	23 November 1968	17th	WAL Cyril Lea (caretaker)	23 November 1968
Queens Park Rangers	SCO Tommy Docherty	Resigned	30 November 1968	22nd	ENG Les Allen	1 December 1968
Nottingham Forest	IRE Johnny Carey	Sacked	30 December 1968	19th	SCO Matt Gillies	2 January 1969
Leicester City	SCO Matt Gillies	Signed by Nottingham Forest	2 January 1969	20th	IRE Frank O'Farrell	5 January 1969
Ipswich Town	WAL Cyril Lea	End of caretaker spell	13 January 1969	18th	ENG Bobby Robson	13 January 1969
Sheffield Wednesday	ENG Jack Marshall	Sacked	2 April 1969	13th	SCO Tom McAnearney (caretaker)	2 April 1969

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	ENG Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur	27
2	ENG Geoff Hurst	West Ham United	25
3	ENG Joe Royle	Everton	22
4	ENG Pop Robson	Newcastle United	21
=	ENG Jeff Astle	West Bromwich Albion	21
5	WAL Ron Davies	Southampton	20

References

RSSSF

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References

"English League Leading Goalscorers".

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