1968-05-11

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 21 West Bromwich AlbionHighbury24,896
Gould, McLintock Lineups Fraser    
Burnley 30 Leeds UnitedTurf Moor13,142
O'Neil, Lochhead, Dobson Lineups    
Leicester City 00 Stoke CityFilbert Street23,852
Lineups    
Liverpool 61 Nottingham ForestAnfield Road38,850
Hateley 3, St John, Hunt 2 Lineups Baker    
Manchester United 12 SunderlandOld Trafford62,963
Best Lineups Suggett, Mulhall    
Newcastle United 34 Manchester CitySt James' Park46,492
McNamee, Robson B, Sinclair Lineups Young 2, Lee, Summerbee    
Sheffield United 12 ChelseaBramall Lane28,680
Hill Lineups Osgood, Baldwin    
Southampton 00 Coventry CityThe Dell25,617
Lineups    
West Ham United 11 EvertonUpton Park28,319
Peters Lineups Husband    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 Tottenham HotspurMolineux40,929
Parkin, Wignall Lineups Greaves    
Footnotes
Manchester City champions
Sheffield United relegated

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Manchester City 42 17 2 2 52 16 9 4 8 34 27 2 58 W W W W D End of Season
2 0 Manchester United 42 15 2 4 49 21 9 6 6 40 34 1.618 56 L W L W W End of Season
3 1 Liverpool 41 17 2 2 51 17 5 9 6 19 21 1.842 55 W W D W L 1968-05-15 Stoke City A
4 -1 Leeds United 42 17 3 1 49 14 5 6 10 22 27 1.732 53 L L L L W End of Season
5 0 Everton 41 17 1 2 38 12 5 5 11 24 27 1.59 50 D W L L W 1968-05-21 Fulham H
6 2 Chelsea 42 11 7 3 34 25 7 5 9 28 43 0.912 48 W L W W W End of Season
7 -1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 7 3 44 20 8 2 11 26 39 1.186 47 L L D W W End of Season
8 -1 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 4 5 45 25 5 8 8 30 37 1.21 46 L D W W L End of Season
9 0 Arsenal 42 12 6 3 37 23 5 4 12 23 33 1.071 44 W W W W W End of Season
10 0 Newcastle United 42 12 7 2 38 20 1 8 12 16 47 0.806 41 L L L L L End of Season
11 0 Nottingham Forest 42 11 6 4 34 22 3 5 13 18 42 0.813 39 L L W D D End of Season
12 0 West Ham United 42 8 5 8 43 30 6 5 10 30 39 1.058 38 D D L W D End of Season
13 0 Leicester City 42 7 7 7 37 34 6 5 10 27 35 0.928 38 D W W W L End of Season
14 0 Burnley 42 12 7 2 38 16 2 3 16 26 55 0.901 38 W L L L W End of Season
15 1 Sunderland 42 8 7 6 28 28 5 4 12 23 33 0.836 37 W D L D W End of Season
16 -1 Southampton 42 9 8 4 37 31 4 3 14 29 52 0.795 37 D D D L W End of Season
17 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 45 36 4 4 13 21 39 0.88 36 W W L D D End of Season
18 0 Sheffield Wednesday 42 6 10 5 32 24 5 2 14 19 39 0.81 34 L L L D D End of Season
19 0 Coventry City 42 8 5 8 32 32 1 10 10 19 39 0.718 33 D D L L D End of Season
20 1 Stoke City 41 9 3 8 28 28 4 4 13 20 44 0.667 33 D L W W L 1968-05-15 Liverpool H
21 -1 Sheffield United 42 7 4 10 25 31 4 6 11 24 39 0.7 32 L W L L L End of Season
22 0 Fulham 41 6 4 11 27 41 4 3 13 28 52 0.591 27 D L L W W 1968-05-21 Everton A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Aston Villa12Queens Park RangersVilla Park33,835
Mitchinson LineupsLeach, Bradley OG   
Cardiff City00Charlton AthleticNinian Park8,396
Lineups   
Huddersfield Town13BlackpoolLeeds Road11,603
Legg LineupsSuddick, Skirton, OG   
Hull City01Birmingham CityBoothferry Park10,346
LineupsWilson OG   
Ipswich Town11Blackburn RoversPortman Road27,852
Crawford LineupsMartin   
Middlesbrough21Bristol CityAyresome Park12,684
Webb 2 LineupsGarland   
Plymouth Argyle21Crystal PalaceHome Park4,768
Tomkins OG, Bickle LineupsLazarus   
Preston North End31PortsmouthDeepdale9,938
Ritchie 2 (1p), Charnley LineupsHiron   
Rotherham United12Carlisle UnitedMillmoor6,950
Hague LineupsMcIlmoyle, Murray   
Footnotes
Queens Park Rangers promoted
Ipswich Town champions and promoted
Rotherham United relegated

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Ipswich Town 42 12 7 2 45 20 10 8 3 34 24 1.795 59 D W W D W End of Season
2 0 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 2 1 45 9 7 6 8 22 27 1.861 58 W W D W L End of Season
3 0 Blackpool 42 12 6 3 33 16 12 4 5 38 27 1.651 58 W W W W W End of Season
4 0 Birmingham City 42 12 6 3 54 21 7 8 6 29 30 1.627 52 W W L D D End of Season
5 0 Portsmouth 42 13 6 2 43 18 5 7 9 25 37 1.236 49 L L L W L End of Season
6 1 Middlesbrough 42 10 7 4 39 19 7 5 9 21 35 1.111 46 W W D D L End of Season
7 -1 Millwall 42 9 10 2 35 16 5 7 9 27 34 1.24 45 W W L D W End of Season
8 1 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 5 3 34 16 3 6 12 22 33 1.143 43 D L D D L End of Season
9 -1 Norwich City 42 12 4 5 40 30 4 7 10 20 35 0.923 43 W W L L L End of Season
10 0 Carlisle United 42 9 9 3 38 22 5 4 12 20 30 1.115 41 W L W L D End of Season
11 0 Bolton Wanderers 42 8 6 7 37 28 5 7 9 23 35 0.952 39 W D D W L End of Season
12 2 Cardiff City 42 9 6 6 35 29 4 6 11 25 37 0.909 38 D L D D W End of Season
13 -1 Huddersfield Town 42 10 6 5 29 23 3 6 12 17 38 0.754 38 L D D L W End of Season
14 -1 Crystal Palace 41 10 4 6 32 19 3 7 11 22 37 0.964 37 L L L D D 1968-05-15 Preston North End H
15 2 Charlton Athletic 42 10 6 5 43 25 2 7 12 20 43 0.926 37 D L W L D End of Season
16 -1 Aston Villa 42 10 3 8 35 30 5 4 12 19 34 0.844 37 L L D D W End of Season
17 -1 Hull City 42 6 8 7 25 23 6 5 10 33 50 0.795 37 L L W W L End of Season
18 0 Derby County 42 8 5 8 40 35 5 5 11 31 43 0.91 36 L D L D L End of Season
19 0 Bristol City 42 7 7 7 26 25 6 3 12 22 37 0.774 36 L W W W L End of Season
20 0 Preston North End 41 8 7 6 29 24 4 4 12 14 39 0.683 35 W L L D D 1968-05-15 Crystal Palace A
21 0 Rotherham United 42 7 4 10 22 32 3 7 11 20 44 0.553 31 L W L W D End of Season
22 0 Plymouth Argyle 42 5 4 12 26 36 4 5 12 12 36 0.528 27 W L L D L End of Season

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Barrow21Scunthorpe UnitedHolker Street3,782
Storf, Knox LineupsKerr   
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic30Mansfield TownDean Court4,363
Adams, Naylor, Hold Lineups   
Bury20WatfordGigg Lane12,749
Parry, Owen Lineups   
Colchester United15Peterborough UnitedLayer Road3,969
Trevis LineupsHall 2, Conmy, Garwood, Thompson   
Gillingham01Shrewsbury TownPriestfield Stadium5,157
LineupsMcLaughlin   
Grimsby Town32Swindon TownBlundell Park4,798
Wilson, Housley, Collins LineupsRogers, Harland   
Oldham Athletic35Bristol RoversBoundary Park2,089
Wood 3 LineupsJones W, Jones R 2, Taylor S, Jarman   
Orient01Tranmere RoversBrisbane Road3,572
LineupsHudson   
Oxford United10SouthportManor Ground14,132
Sloan Lineups   
Reading40Torquay UnitedElm Park7,477
Silvester 2, Harris, Allen Lineups   
Walsall12Brighton & Hove AlbionFellows Park5,385
Bennett LineupsNapier K, Wilkinson   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Oxford United 46 18 3 2 49 20 4 10 9 20 27 1.468 57 W W W W D End of Season
2 0 Bury 46 19 3 1 64 24 5 5 13 27 42 1.379 56 W W L L W End of Season
3 0 Shrewsbury Town 46 14 6 3 42 17 6 9 8 19 32 1.245 55 W L D W D End of Season
4 0 Torquay United 46 15 6 2 40 17 6 5 12 20 39 1.071 53 L L D W L End of Season
5 3 Reading 46 15 5 3 43 17 6 4 13 27 43 1.167 51 W W W L L End of Season
6 -1 Watford 46 15 3 5 59 20 6 5 12 15 30 1.48 50 L W W D W End of Season
7 -1 Walsall 46 12 7 4 47 22 7 5 11 27 39 1.213 50 L W W W D End of Season
8 1 Barrow 46 14 6 3 43 13 7 2 14 22 41 1.204 50 W W D L W End of Season
9 -2 Swindon Town 46 13 8 2 51 16 3 9 11 23 35 1.451 49 L W D W L End of Season
10 0 Peterborough United 46 14 4 5 46 23 6 6 11 33 44 1.179 48 W W L L W 1968-05-13 End of Season #
11 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 11 8 4 31 14 5 8 10 26 41 1.036 48 W L W D L End of Season
12 -1 Gillingham 46 13 6 4 35 19 5 6 12 24 44 0.937 48 L W L W D End of Season
13 2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 13 7 3 39 17 3 8 12 17 34 1.098 47 W W L D L End of Season
14 -2 Stockport County 46 16 5 2 49 22 3 4 16 21 53 0.933 47 L L L W L End of Season
15 -1 Southport 46 13 6 4 35 22 4 6 13 30 43 1 46 L D L D L End of Season
16 1 Bristol Rovers 46 14 3 6 42 25 3 6 14 30 53 0.923 43 W L L D L End of Season
17 -1 Oldham Athletic 46 11 3 9 37 32 7 4 12 23 33 0.923 43 L L D W D End of Season
18 0 Northampton Town 46 10 8 5 40 25 4 5 14 18 47 0.806 41 L D W W D End of Season
19 0 Orient 46 10 6 7 27 24 2 11 10 19 38 0.742 41 L L D W W End of Season
20 0 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 7 6 39 28 4 5 14 23 46 0.838 40 W L L W D End of Season
21 0 Mansfield Town 46 8 7 8 32 31 4 6 13 19 36 0.761 37 L L L L D End of Season
22 0 Grimsby Town 46 10 7 6 33 21 4 2 17 19 48 0.754 37 W W W L W End of Season
23 0 Colchester United 46 6 8 9 29 40 3 7 13 21 47 0.575 33 L D D D D End of Season
24 0 Scunthorpe United 46 8 9 6 36 34 2 3 18 20 53 0.644 32 L D W L L End of Season

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Barnsley42Newport CountyOakwell12,323
Robson 2, Evans, Rowlands OG LineupsJones T 2   
Exeter City00DarlingtonSt James Park3,513
Lineups   
Hartlepool United20Swansea TownVictoria Park11,011
Wright, McGovern Lineups   
Lincoln City01Port ValeSincil Bank6,649
LineupsCullerton   
Luton Town21BrentfordKenilworth Road14,643
Rioch, Whittaker LineupsMoore OG   
Workington10ChesterBorough Park1,008
Griffin Lineups   
Wrexham31York CityRacecourse Ground3,564
Smith 2, Kinsey LineupsAlderson   
Footnotes
Expelled from league making unauthorised payments to players. Automatically re-elected
York City to apply for re-election

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Luton Town 46 19 3 1 55 16 8 9 6 32 28 1.977 66 W L L W W End of Season
2 0 Barnsley 46 17 6 0 43 14 7 7 9 25 32 1.478 61 W D W W W End of Season
3 1 Hartlepool United 46 15 7 1 34 12 10 3 10 26 34 1.304 60 W W D W W End of Season
4 -1 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 10 0 44 18 7 8 8 30 31 1.51 58 W D L D W End of Season
5 0 Bradford City 46 14 5 4 41 22 9 6 8 31 29 1.412 57 D W D W W End of Season
6 0 Southend United 46 12 8 3 45 21 8 6 9 32 37 1.328 54 W L D L L End of Season
7 0 Chesterfield 46 15 4 4 47 20 6 7 10 24 30 1.42 53 W L W L D End of Season
8 1 Wrexham 46 17 3 3 47 12 3 10 10 25 41 1.358 53 W D W W D End of Season
9 -1 Aldershot 46 10 11 2 36 19 8 6 9 34 36 1.273 53 D W W D W End of Season
10 0 Doncaster Rovers 46 12 8 3 36 16 6 7 10 30 40 1.179 51 W D W D D End of Season
11 0 Halifax Town 46 10 6 7 34 24 5 10 8 18 25 1.061 46 L W L D W End of Season
12 0 Newport County 46 11 7 5 32 22 5 6 12 26 41 0.921 45 L L W D W End of Season
13 0 Lincoln City 46 11 3 9 41 31 6 6 11 30 37 1.044 43 L W W W W End of Season
14 0 Brentford 46 13 4 6 41 24 5 3 15 20 40 0.953 43 L L W L D End of Season
15 0 Swansea Town 46 11 8 4 38 25 5 2 16 25 52 0.818 42 L L L W L End of Season
16 1 Darlington 46 6 11 6 31 27 6 6 11 16 26 0.887 41 D W D L W End of Season
17 -1 Notts County 46 10 7 6 27 27 5 4 14 26 52 0.671 41 W W L L W End of Season
18 1 Port Vale 46 10 5 8 41 31 2 10 11 20 41 0.847 39 W D L L W End of Season
19 -1 Rochdale 46 9 8 6 35 32 3 6 14 16 40 0.708 38 L W W L L End of Season
20 0 Exeter City 46 9 7 7 30 30 2 9 12 15 35 0.692 38 D D D D W End of Season
21 0 York City 46 9 6 8 44 30 2 8 13 21 38 0.956 36 L D D L L End of Season
22 0Chester 46 6 6 11 35 38 3 8 12 22 40 0.731 32 L D L L L End of Season
23 0 Workington 46 8 8 7 35 29 2 3 18 19 58 0.621 31 W L L L D End of Season
24 0 Bradford 46 3 7 13 18 35 1 8 14 12 47 0.366 23 L L D L L End of Season