1968-08-20
| Cup and International Matches |
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| League Cup Round 1 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | Orient | 3 | 0 | Gillingham | D 3 | Brisbane Road | 7,289 | |
| Halom 2, Bailey OG | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 3 | 1 | Southampton | Turf Moor | 12,170 | |
| Casper 2, Bellamy | Lineups | Melia | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 3 | Leeds United | Portman Road | 30,388 | |
| O'Rourke, Crawford | Lineups | O'Grady, Belfitt, Hibbitt | ||||
| Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Stoke City | Anfield Road | 46,674 | |
| Callaghan, Allen OG | Lineups | Conroy | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | City Ground | 27,819 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | Loftus Road | 20,669 | |
| Allen, Clarke | Lineups | Harris, Keen OG | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | D | W | D | D | # | 1968-08-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 3 | -1 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | 1 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.75 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1968-08-24 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | 8 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W | W | L | D | # | 1968-08-24 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 6 | 5 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Sunderland | H |
| 7 | -4 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | L | W | W | D | # | 1968-08-24 | Coventry City | A |
| 8 | -2 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.6 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1968-08-24 | Newcastle United | A |
| 9 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.857 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Arsenal | H |
| 10 | -2 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Newcastle United | A |
| 11 | -2 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Leicester City | A |
| 12 | -2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 13 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1968-08-24 | Leeds United | H |
| 14 | -2 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Coventry City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 16 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Arsenal | H |
| 17 | 1 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Chelsea | H |
| 18 | -1 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1968-08-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 19 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1968-08-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.429 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Leicester City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.286 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Manchester City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Manchester United | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Ashton Gate | 17,353 | |
| Galley, Garland | Lineups | Wharton 2 | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | Birmingham City | The Valley | 14,220 | |
| Keirs, Curtis, Gregory (p) | Lineups | Vincent | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 2 | Norwich City | Leeds Road | 9,167 | |
| Nicholson, Aimson | Lineups | Manning, Curran | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Ayresome Park | 21,622 | |
| Horsfield 2, Crossan, Lugg | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | Derby County | Bramall Lane | 23,609 | Largest home gate 1968-69 |
| Addison (p), Carlin | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Carlisle United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.286 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Bury | A |
| 3 | 6 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Millwall | H |
| 4 | -2 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.4 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Sheffield United | A |
| 5 | 6 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.333 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1968-08-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 6 | -2 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.167 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1968-08-24 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 7 | -4 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 8 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.667 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Fulham | A |
| 9 | -2 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 10 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Portsmouth | A |
| 11 | -1 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Hull City | H |
| 12 | 1 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Cardiff City | A |
| 13 | 5 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Blackpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 17 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1968-08-24 | Derby County | H |
| 18 | -6 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 19 | -2 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Blackpool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-24 | Portsmouth | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Fulham | A |
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.125 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1968-08-21 | Bury | A |
