English Football League Tables

Season 1967-68

 
Cup Competition
European Championship Semi-Final 1968 Venue Gate Notes
England 2 0 Soviet Union Stadio Olimpico, Rome 68,817
  Charlton R, Hurst            
European Championship 3/4 Place 1968   Gate Notes
England 0 1 Yugoslavia Stadio Comunale, Florence 22,000
        Dzajic      
 
FA Cup Final 1968 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 Everton D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 99,665 aet
  Astle              
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1968 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Everton 1 0 Leeds United D 1 Old Trafford, Manchester 63,000
  Morrissey (p)            
D 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 0 Birmingham City D 2 Villa Park, Birmingham 60,831
  Astle, Brown            
 
League Cup Final 1968 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Leeds United 1 0 Arsenal D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 97,887
  Cooper            
 
League Cup Semi-Finals 1968 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Arsenal 3 2 Huddersfield Town D 2 Highbury, London 40,079
  Graham, Radford, McNab     Cherry, Dobson      
D 2 Derby County 0 1 Leeds United D 1 Baseball Ground, Derby 31,904
        Giles (p)      
D 2 Huddersfield Town 1 3 Arsenal D 1 Leeds Road, Huddersfield 27,312 agg 3-6
  Leighton     Sammels, Jenkins, McLintock        
D 1 Leeds United 3 2 Derby County D 2 Elland Road, Leeds 29,367 agg 4-2
  Belfitt 2, Gray     Hector, Stewart        
 
European Cup Final 1968 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester United 4 1 Benfica  Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000
  Charlton 2, Best, Kidd     Graca      
 
European Fairs Cup Final 1968 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Leeds United 1 0 Ferencvaros Elland Road, Leeds 25,268
  Jones            
Ferencvaros 0 0 Leeds United D 1 Nepstadion, Budapest 76,000 agg 0-1
                 
Final Table for Season 1967-68
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 14 Manchester City 42 17 2 2 52 16 9 4 8 34 27 2.000 58 Rd 4 Rd 4
2 -1 Manchester United 42 15 2 4 49 21 9 6 6 40 34 1.618 56 Rd 3 DNE EC W
3 2 Liverpool 42 17 2 2 51 17 5 9 7 20 23 1.775 55Rd 6 Rd 2 Fairs Rd 3
4 0 Leeds United 42 17 3 1 49 14 5 6 10 22 27 1.732 53 SFWinFairs W
5 1 Everton 42 18 1 2 43 13 5 5 11 24 27 1.675 52Final Rd 3
6 3 Chelsea 42 11 7 3 34 25 7 5 9 28 43 0.912 48Rd 6 Rd 2
7 -4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 7 3 44 20 8 2 11 26 39 1.186 47 Rd 5 DNE CWC Rd 2
8 5 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 4 5 45 25 5 8 8 30 37 1.210 46 Win Rd 2
9 -2 Arsenal 42 12 6 3 37 23 5 4 12 23 33 1.071 44 Rd 5Final
10 10 Newcastle United 42 12 7 2 38 20 1 8 12 16 47 0.806 41 Rd 3 Rd 2
11 -9 Nottingham Forest 42 11 6 4 34 22 3 5 13 18 42 0.813 39 Rd 4 Rd 3 Fairs Rd 2
12 4 West Ham United 42 8 5 8 43 30 6 5 10 30 39 1.058 38 Rd 5 Rd 4
13 -5 Leicester City 42 7 7 7 37 34 6 5 10 27 35 0.928 38Rd 6 Rd 2
14 0 Burnley 42 12 7 2 38 16 2 3 16 26 55 0.901 38 Rd 3 Rd 5
15 2 Sunderland 42 8 7 6 28 28 5 4 12 23 33 0.836 37 Rd 3 Rd 4
16 3 Southampton 42 9 8 4 37 31 4 3 14 29 52 0.795 37 Rd 4 Rd 2
17 D 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 45 36 4 4 13 21 39 0.880 36 Rd 3 Rd 2
18 -6 Stoke City 42 10 3 8 30 29 4 4 13 20 44 0.685 35 Rd 4 Rd 5
19 -8 Sheffield Wednesday 42 6 10 5 32 24 5 2 14 19 39 0.810 34 Rd 5 Rd 4
20 D 2 Coventry City 42 8 5 8 32 32 1 10 10 19 39 0.718 33 Rd 4 Rd 2
21 -11 Sheffield United 42 7 4 10 25 31 4 6 11 24 39 0.700 32Rd 6 Rd 2
22 -4 Fulham 42 6 4 11 27 41 4 3 14 29 57 0.571 27 Rd 4 Rd 5
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 4 Ipswich Town 42 12 7 2 45 20 10 8 3 34 24 1.795 59 Rd 3 Rd 3
2 D 3 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 2 1 45 9 7 6 8 22 27 1.861 58 Rd 3 Rd 4
3 D 1 Blackpool 42 12 6 3 33 16 12 4 5 38 27 1.651 58 Rd 4 Rd 3
4 6 Birmingham City 42 12 6 3 54 21 7 8 6 29 30 1.627 52 SFRd 3
5 9 Portsmouth 42 13 6 2 43 18 5 7 9 25 37 1.236 49 Rd 5 Rd 3
6 D 3 Middlesbrough 42 10 7 4 39 19 7 5 9 21 35 1.111 46 Rd 4 Rd 3
7 1 Millwall 42 9 10 2 35 16 5 7 9 27 34 1.240 45 Rd 3 Rd 4
8 -4 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 5 3 34 16 3 6 12 22 33 1.143 43 Rd 3 Rd 4
9 2 Norwich City 42 12 4 5 40 30 4 7 10 20 35 0.923 43 Rd 4 Rd 3
10 -7 Carlisle United 42 9 9 3 38 22 5 4 12 20 30 1.115 41 Rd 4 Rd 2
11 -4 Crystal Palace 42 11 4 6 34 19 3 7 11 22 37 1.000 39 Rd 3 Rd 2
12 -3 Bolton Wanderers 42 8 6 7 37 28 5 7 9 23 35 0.952 39 Rd 3 Rd 3
13 7 Cardiff City 42 9 6 6 35 29 4 6 11 25 37 0.909 38 Rd 3 Rd 2CWC SF
14 -8 Huddersfield Town 42 10 6 5 29 23 3 6 12 17 38 0.754 38 Rd 3 SF
15 4 Charlton Athletic 42 10 6 5 43 25 2 7 12 20 43 0.926 37 Rd 3 Rd 1
16 D 1 Aston Villa 42 10 3 8 35 30 5 4 12 19 34 0.844 37 Rd 4 Rd 2
17 -5 Hull City 42 6 8 7 25 23 6 5 10 33 50 0.795 37 Rd 3 Rd 2
18 -1 Derby County 42 8 5 8 40 35 5 5 11 31 43 0.910 36 Rd 3 SF
19 -4 Bristol City 42 7 7 7 26 25 6 3 12 22 37 0.774 36 Rd 5 Rd 2
20 -7 Preston North End 42 8 7 6 29 24 4 4 13 14 41 0.662 35 Rd 4 Rd 2
21 -3 Rotherham United 42 7 4 10 22 32 3 7 11 20 44 0.553 31 Rd 5 Rd 2
22 -6 Plymouth Argyle 42 5 4 12 26 36 4 5 12 12 36 0.528 27 Rd 3 Rd 2
Third Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 15 Oxford United 46 18 3 2 49 20 4 10 9 20 27 1.468 57 Rd 1 Rd 3
2 D 2 Bury 46 19 3 1 64 24 5 5 13 27 42 1.379 56 Rd 3 Rd 3
3 3 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 6 3 42 17 6 9 8 19 32 1.245 55 Rd 3 Rd 1
4 3 Torquay United 46 15 6 2 40 17 6 5 12 20 39 1.071 53 Rd 1 Rd 3
5 -1 Reading 46 15 5 3 43 17 6 4 13 27 43 1.167 51 Rd 3 Rd 3
6 -3 Watford 46 15 3 5 59 20 6 5 12 15 30 1.480 50 Rd 3 Rd 2
7 5 Walsall 46 12 7 4 47 22 7 5 11 27 39 1.213 50 Rd 4 Rd 2
8 D 4 Barrow 46 14 6 3 43 13 7 2 14 22 41 1.204 50 Rd 3 Rd 3
9 -1 Swindon Town 46 13 8 2 51 16 3 9 11 23 35 1.451 49 Rd 4 Rd 1
10 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 11 8 4 31 14 5 8 10 26 41 1.036 48 Rd 2 Rd 2
11 0 Gillingham 46 13 6 4 35 19 5 6 12 24 44 0.937 48 Rd 1 Rd 2
12 8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 13 7 3 39 17 3 8 12 17 34 1.098 47 Rd 3 Rd 1
13 D 4 Stockport County 46 16 5 2 49 22 3 4 16 21 53 0.933 47 Rd 1 Rd 2
14 D 4 Southport 46 13 6 4 35 22 4 6 13 30 43 1.000 46 Rd 3 Rd 1
15 -10 Bristol Rovers 46 14 3 6 42 25 3 6 14 30 53 0.923 43 Rd 3 Rd 1
16 -6 Oldham Athletic 46 11 3 9 37 32 7 4 12 23 33 0.923 43 Rd 1 Rd 1
17 D 2 Northampton Town 46 10 8 5 40 25 4 5 14 18 47 0.806 41 Rd 1 Rd 3
18 -4 Orient 46 10 6 7 27 24 2 11 10 19 38 0.742 41 Rd 4 Rd 1
19 D 4 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 7 6 39 28 4 5 14 23 46 0.838 40 Rd 5 Rd 2
20 -11 Mansfield Town 46 8 7 8 32 31 4 6 13 19 36 0.761 37 Rd 1 Rd 1
21 -4 Grimsby Town 46 10 7 6 33 21 4 2 17 19 48 0.754 37 Rd 1 Rd 2
22 -9 Colchester United 46 6 8 9 29 40 3 7 13 21 47 0.575 33 Rd 3 Rd 1
23 -5 Scunthorpe United 46 8 9 6 36 34 2 3 18 20 53 0.644 32 Rd 2 Rd 2
24 -9 Peterborough United 46 14 4 5 46 23 6 6 11 33 44 1.179 31 Rd 3 Rd 1
Notes
Peterborough United deducted 19 pts.
Fourth Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Fourth Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 16 Luton Town 46 19 3 1 55 16 8 9 6 32 28 1.977 66 Rd 2 Rd 2
2 14 Barnsley 46 17 6 0 43 14 7 7 9 25 32 1.478 61 Rd 1 Rd 1
3 5 Hartlepools United 46 15 7 1 34 12 10 3 10 26 34 1.304 60 Rd 1 Rd 2
4 1 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 10 0 44 18 7 8 8 30 31 1.510 58 Rd 1 Rd 1
5 6 Bradford City 46 14 5 4 41 22 9 6 8 31 29 1.412 57 Rd 2 Rd 1
6 0 Southend United 46 12 8 3 45 21 8 6 9 32 37 1.328 54 Rd 1 Rd 2
7 8 Chesterfield 46 15 4 4 47 20 6 7 10 24 30 1.420 53 Rd 3 Rd 1
8 -1 Wrexham 46 17 3 3 47 12 3 10 10 25 41 1.358 53 Rd 1 Rd 1
9 1 Aldershot 46 10 11 2 36 19 8 6 9 34 36 1.273 53 Rd 1 Rd 1
10 D 3 Doncaster Rovers 46 12 8 3 36 16 6 7 10 30 40 1.179 51 Rd 3 Rd 1
11 1 Halifax Town 46 10 6 7 34 24 5 10 8 18 25 1.061 46 Rd 3 Rd 2
12 6 Newport County 46 11 7 5 32 22 5 6 12 26 41 0.921 45 Rd 3 Rd 2
13 11 Lincoln City 46 11 3 9 41 31 6 6 11 30 37 1.044 43 Rd 1 Rd 4
14 -5 Brentford 46 13 4 6 41 24 5 3 15 20 40 0.953 43 Rd 1 Rd 1
15 D 3 Swansea Town 46 11 8 4 38 25 5 2 16 25 52 0.818 42 Rd 4 Rd 1
16 D 3 Darlington 46 6 11 6 31 27 6 6 11 16 26 0.887 41 Rd 1 Rd 5
17 3 Notts County 46 10 7 6 27 27 5 4 14 26 52 0.671 41 Rd 1 Rd 1
18 -5 Port Vale 46 10 5 8 41 31 2 10 11 20 41 0.847 39 Rd 1 Rd 2
19 2 Rochdale 46 9 8 6 35 32 3 6 14 16 40 0.708 38 Rd 1 Rd 1
20 -6 Exeter City 46 9 7 7 30 30 2 9 12 15 35 0.692 38 Rd 2 Rd 1
21 1 York City 46 9 6 8 44 30 2 8 13 21 38 0.956 36 Rd 1 Rd 1
22 -3 Chester 46 6 6 11 35 38 3 8 12 22 40 0.731 32 Rd 2 Rd 1
23 D 3 Workington 46 8 8 7 35 29 2 3 18 19 58 0.621 31 Rd 2 Rd 3
24 -1 Bradford 46 3 7 13 18 35 1 8 14 12 47 0.366 23 Rd 2 Rd 1

 

1968 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
Notes
Port Vale expelled from league for making unauthorised payments to players 31st May 1968.
Football League vote on readamitting Port Vale to the league
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup For Against  
D 4 Port Vale 4,886 Rd 1 49 9
             
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup League Cup Ballot Result
D 4 York City 4,578 Rd 1 Rd 1 46 Re-Elected
D 4 Chester 4,415 Rd 2 Rd 1 44 Re-Elected
D 4 Bradford 3,609 Rd 2 Rd 1 44 Re-Elected
D 4 Workington 2,086 Rd 2 Rd 3 38 Re-Elected
SL Cheltenham Town Q3 3 Failed
SL Bedford Town Q4 2 Failed
SL Cambridge City Q4 2 Failed
SL Cambridge United Q4 2 Failed
SL Chelmsford City Rd 2 2 Failed
CCL Runcorn Rd 2 2 Failed
CCL Wigan Athletic Q4 2 Failed
SL Guildford City Rd 2 1 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 2 1 Failed
CCL New Brighton Q1 1 Failed
SL Wellington Town Q2 1 Failed
SL Wimbledon Rd 2 1 Failed
SL Worcester City Q3 1 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Rd 1 0 Failed
SL Nuneaton Borough Rd 1 0 Failed