English Football League Tables

Season 1968-69

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1969 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester City 1 0 Leicester City D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000
  Young            
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1969 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester City 1 0 Everton D 1 Villa Park, Birmingham 63,025
  Booth            
D 1 Leicester City 1 0 West Bromwich Albion D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 53,207
  Clarke            
 
League Cup Final 1969 Venue Gate Notes
D 3 Swindon Town 3 1 Arsenal D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 98,189
  Smith, Bellamy OG, Noble     Gould      
 
League Cup Semi-Finals 1969 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Arsenal 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur D 1 Highbury, London 55,237
  Radford            
D 1 Burnley 1 2 Swindon TownD 3 Turf Moor, Burnley 26,231
  Coates     Harland, Noble      
D 3 Swindon Town 1 2 Burnley D 1 County Ground, Swindon 28,000 agg 3-3
  Smith J     Casper, Kindon        
D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 Arsenal D 1 White Hart Lane, London 55,923 agg 1-2
  Greaves     Radford        
League Cup Semi-Finals 1969 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 3 Swindon Town 3 2 Burnley D 1 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 20,000
  Smart, Rogers 2 Thomas, Casper      
 
European Fairs Cup Final 1969 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Newcastle United 3 0 Ujpest Dozsa  St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 59,234
  Moncur 2, Scott            
Ujpest Dozsa  2 3 Newcastle United D 1 Megyeri úti stadion, Budapest 34,000 agg 2-6
  Bene, Gonculer     Moncur 2, Arentoft, Foggon        
Final Table for Season 1968-69
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 3 Leeds United 42 18 3 0 41 9 9 10 2 25 17 2.538 67 Rd 3 Rd 4 Fairs QF
2 1 Liverpool 42 16 4 1 36 10 9 7 5 27 14 2.625 61 Rd 5 Rd 4 Fairs Rd 1
3 2 Everton 42 14 5 2 43 10 7 10 4 34 26 2.139 57 SFRd 4
4 5 Arsenal 42 12 6 3 31 12 10 6 5 25 15 2.074 56 Rd 5Final
5 1 Chelsea 42 11 7 3 40 24 9 3 9 33 29 1.377 50Rd 6 Rd 3 Fairs Rd 2
6 1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 8 3 39 22 4 9 8 22 29 1.196 45Rd 6 SF
7 9 Southampton 42 13 5 3 41 21 3 8 10 16 27 1.188 45 Rd 4 Rd 5
8 4 West Ham United 42 10 8 3 47 22 3 10 8 19 28 1.320 44 Rd 5 Rd 3
9 1 Newcastle United 42 12 7 2 40 20 3 7 11 21 35 1.109 44 Rd 4 Rd 3Fairs W
10 -2 West Bromwich Albion 42 11 7 3 43 26 5 4 12 21 41 0.955 43 SFRd 3 CWC QF
11 -9 Manchester United 42 13 5 3 38 18 2 7 12 19 35 1.075 42Rd 6 DNE EC SF
12 D 2 Ipswich Town 42 10 4 7 32 26 5 7 9 27 34 0.983 41 Rd 3 Rd 2
13 -12 Manchester City 42 13 6 2 49 20 2 4 15 15 35 1.164 40 Win Rd 3 EC Rd 1
14 0 Burnley 42 11 6 4 36 25 4 3 14 19 57 0.671 39 Rd 4 SF
15 4 Sheffield Wednesday 42 7 9 5 27 26 3 7 11 14 28 0.759 36 Rd 4 Rd 2
16 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 7 10 4 26 22 3 5 13 15 36 0.707 35 Rd 4 Rd 4
17 -2 Sunderland 42 10 6 5 28 18 1 6 14 15 49 0.642 34 Rd 3 Rd 2
18 -7 Nottingham Forest 42 6 6 9 17 22 4 7 10 28 35 0.789 33 Rd 3 Rd 2
19 -1 Stoke City 42 9 7 5 24 24 0 8 13 16 39 0.635 33 Rd 5 Rd 2
20 0 Coventry City 42 8 6 7 32 22 2 5 14 14 42 0.719 31 Rd 4 Rd 4
21 -8 Leicester City 42 8 8 5 27 24 1 4 16 12 44 0.574 30Final Rd 4
22 D 2 Queens Park Rangers 42 4 7 10 20 33 0 3 18 19 62 0.411 18 Rd 3 Rd 2
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 17 Derby County 42 16 4 1 43 16 10 7 4 22 16 2.031 63 Rd 3 Rd 5
2 9 Crystal Palace 42 14 4 3 45 24 8 8 5 25 23 1.489 56 Rd 3 Rd 5
3 12 Charlton Athletic 42 11 8 2 39 21 7 6 8 22 31 1.173 50 Rd 4 Rd 2
4 2 Middlesbrough 42 13 7 1 36 13 6 4 11 22 36 1.184 49 Rd 3 Rd 2
5 8 Cardiff City 42 13 3 5 38 19 7 4 10 29 35 1.241 47 Rd 3 Rd 2 CWC Rd 1
6 8 Huddersfield Town 42 13 6 2 37 14 4 6 11 16 32 1.152 46 Rd 4 Rd 2
7 -3 Birmingham City 42 13 3 5 52 24 5 5 11 21 35 1.237 44 Rd 5 Rd 2
8 -5 Blackpool 42 9 8 4 33 20 5 7 9 18 21 1.244 43 Rd 3 Rd 5
9 D 1 Sheffield United 42 14 4 3 41 15 2 7 12 20 35 1.220 43 Rd 3 Rd 2
10 -3 Millwall 42 10 5 6 33 23 7 4 10 24 26 1.163 43 Rd 4 Rd 3
11 6 Hull City 42 10 7 4 38 20 3 9 9 21 32 1.135 42 Rd 3 Rd 2
12 -2 Carlisle United 42 10 5 6 25 17 6 5 10 21 32 0.939 42 Rd 3 Rd 3
13 -4 Norwich City 42 7 6 8 24 25 8 4 9 29 31 0.946 40 Rd 3 Rd 4
14 6 Preston North End 42 8 8 5 23 19 4 7 10 15 25 0.864 39 Rd 4 Rd 2
15 -10 Portsmouth 42 11 5 5 39 22 1 9 11 19 36 1.000 38 Rd 4 Rd 2
16 3 Bristol City 42 9 9 3 30 15 2 7 12 16 38 0.868 38 Rd 3 Rd 3
17 -5 Bolton Wanderers 42 8 7 6 29 26 4 7 10 26 41 0.821 38 Rd 4 Rd 2
18 -2 Aston Villa 42 10 8 3 22 11 2 6 13 15 37 0.771 38 Rd 5 Rd 2
19 -11 Blackburn Rovers 42 9 6 6 30 24 4 5 12 22 39 0.825 37 Rd 5 Rd 3
20 D 3 Oxford United 42 8 5 8 21 23 4 4 13 13 32 0.618 33 Rd 3 Rd 1
21 D 3 Bury 42 8 4 9 35 33 3 4 14 16 47 0.638 30 Rd 3 Rd 1
22 D 1 Fulham 42 6 7 8 20 28 1 4 16 20 53 0.494 25 Rd 4 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 5 Watford 46 16 5 2 35 7 11 5 7 39 27 2.176 64 Rd 4 Rd 1
2 7 Swindon Town 46 18 4 1 38 7 9 6 8 33 28 2.029 64 Rd 3 Win
3 D 4 Luton Town 46 20 3 0 57 14 5 8 10 17 24 1.947 61 Rd 3 Rd 3
4 8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 16 2 5 41 17 5 7 11 19 28 1.333 51 Rd 2 Rd 1
5 D 2 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 8 5 34 25 7 7 9 19 24 1.082 49 Rd 1 Rd 1
6 -2 Torquay United 46 13 4 6 35 18 5 8 10 19 28 1.174 48 Rd 2 Rd 1
7 12 Tranmere Rovers 46 12 3 8 36 31 7 7 9 34 37 1.029 48 Rd 1 Rd 2
8 6 Southport 46 14 8 1 52 20 3 5 15 19 44 1.109 47 Rd 2 Rd 2
9 4 Stockport County 46 14 5 4 49 25 2 9 12 18 43 0.985 46 Rd 3 Rd 2
10 D 4 Barnsley 46 13 6 4 37 21 3 8 12 21 42 0.921 46 Rd 3 Rd 2
11 D 2 Rotherham United 46 12 6 5 40 21 4 7 12 16 29 1.120 45 Rd 2 Rd 1
12 -2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 12 7 4 49 21 4 6 13 23 44 1.108 45 Rd 2 Rd 2
13 -6 Walsall 46 10 9 4 34 18 4 7 12 16 31 1.020 44 Rd 3 Rd 2
14 -9 Reading 46 13 3 7 41 25 2 10 11 26 41 1.015 43 Rd 3 Rd 1
15 5 Mansfield Town 46 14 5 4 37 18 2 6 15 21 44 0.935 43Rd 6 Rd 1
16 -1 Bristol Rovers 46 12 6 5 41 27 4 5 14 22 44 0.887 43 Rd 5 Rd 1
17 -14 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 8 4 28 17 5 3 15 23 50 0.761 43 Rd 1 Rd 1
18 0 Orient 46 10 8 5 31 19 4 6 13 20 39 0.879 42 Rd 1 Rd 3
19 -11 Barrow 46 11 6 6 30 23 6 2 15 26 52 0.747 42 Rd 2 Rd 1
20 -9 Gillingham 46 10 10 3 35 20 3 5 15 19 43 0.857 41 Rd 2 Rd 1
21 -4 Northampton Town 46 9 8 6 37 30 5 4 14 17 31 0.885 40 Rd 3 Rd 1
22 D 4 Hartlepool 46 6 12 5 25 29 4 7 12 15 41 0.571 39 Rd 1 Rd 1
23 D 4 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 4 8 40 31 2 5 16 12 45 0.684 35 Rd 2 Rd 2
24 -8 Oldham Athletic 46 9 6 8 33 27 4 3 16 17 56 0.602 35 Rd 1 Rd 1
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 9 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 8 2 42 16 8 9 6 23 22 1.711 59 Rd 3 Rd 1
2 9 Halifax Town 46 15 5 3 36 18 5 12 6 17 19 1.432 57 Rd 4 Rd 1
3 16 Rochdale 46 14 7 2 47 11 4 13 6 21 24 1.943 56 Rd 1 Rd 1
4 1 Bradford City 46 11 10 2 36 18 7 10 6 29 28 1.413 56 Rd 1 Rd 2
5 11 Darlington 46 11 6 6 40 26 6 12 5 22 19 1.378 52 Rd 2 Rd 2
6 D 3 Colchester United 46 12 8 3 31 17 8 4 11 26 36 1.075 52 Rd 2 Rd 2
7 -1 Southend United 46 15 3 5 51 21 4 10 9 27 40 1.279 51 Rd 4 Rd 2
8 5 Lincoln City 46 13 6 4 38 19 4 11 8 16 33 1.038 51 Rd 3 Rd 2
9 -1 Wrexham 46 13 7 3 41 22 5 7 11 20 30 1.173 50 Rd 2 Rd 2
10 5 Swansea Town 46 11 8 4 35 20 8 3 12 23 34 1.074 49 Rd 3 Rd 3
11 3 Brentford 46 12 7 4 40 24 6 5 12 24 41 0.985 48 Rd 2 Rd 3
12 11 Workington 46 8 11 4 24 17 7 6 10 16 26 0.930 47 Rd 2 Rd 3
13 5 Port Vale 46 12 8 3 33 15 4 6 13 13 31 1.000 46 Rd 3 Rd 1
14 8 Chester 46 12 4 7 43 24 4 9 10 33 42 1.152 45 Rd 2 Rd 1
15 -6 Aldershot 46 13 3 7 42 23 6 4 13 24 43 1.000 45 Rd 1 Rd 1
16 D 3 Scunthorpe United 46 10 5 8 28 22 8 3 12 33 38 1.017 44 Rd 1 Rd 3
17 3 Exeter City 46 11 8 4 45 24 5 3 15 21 41 1.015 43 Rd 3 Rd 3
18 D 3 Peterborough United 46 8 9 6 32 23 5 7 11 28 34 1.053 42 Rd 1 Rd 4
19 -2 Notts County 46 10 8 5 33 22 2 10 11 15 35 0.842 42 Rd 1 Rd 1
20 -13 Chesterfield 46 7 7 9 24 22 6 8 9 19 28 0.860 41 Rd 3 Rd 1
21 0 York City 46 12 8 3 36 25 2 3 18 17 50 0.707 39 Rd 3 Rd 1
22 -10 Newport County 46 9 9 5 31 26 2 5 16 18 48 0.662 36 Rd 1 Rd 1
23 D 3 Grimsby Town 46 5 7 11 25 31 4 8 11 22 38 0.681 33 Rd 1 Rd 2
24 0 Bradford 46 5 8 10 19 34 0 2 21 13 72 0.302 20 Rd 1 Rd 1

 

1969 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup League Cup Ballot Result
D 4 Grimsby Town 3,984 Rd 1 Rd 2 47 Re-Elected
D 4 York City 3,883 Rd 3 Rd 1 45 Re-Elected
D 4 Bradford 3,273 Rd 1 Rd 1 38 Re-Elected
D 4 Newport County 2,457 Rd 1 Rd 1 27 Re-Elected
NPL Wigan Athletic Q4 11 Failed
SL Kettering Town Rd 3 3 Failed
SL Cambridge City Q2 2 Failed
SL Cambridge United Q1 2 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 1 2 Failed
SL Romford Q4 2 Failed
SL Bedford Town Q2 1 Failed
SL Chelmsford City Rd 1 1 Failed
SL Worcester City Q4 1 Failed
SL Nuneaton Borough Q4 0 Failed
SL Wimbledon Q4 0 Failed