1968-69 season
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1968-69 season | |
Manager | Dave Sexton |
League | First Division |
Position | 5th |
FA Cup | Quarter Finals |
League Cup | 3rd Round |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 2nd Round |
Top scorer | Bobby Tambling (19) |
Contents |
League table
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 45 |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 45 |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 44 |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 44 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 43 |
11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 42 |
12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 41 |
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 40 |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 39 |
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 36 |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 35 |
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 0.642 | 34 |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 0.789 | 33 |
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 31 |
21 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 0.574 | 30 |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 0.411 | 18 |
Matches
Season | Day | D | M | Year | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
1968-69 | Wed | 14 | Aug | 1968 | DIV1 | Nottingham Forest | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 17 | Aug | 1968 | DIV1 | West Brom | Home | Won | 3-1 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 21 | Aug | 1968 | DIV1 | Newcastle United | Away | Lost | 2-3 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 24 | Aug | 1968 | DIV1 | Manchester United | Away | Won | 4-0 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 28 | Aug | 1968 | DIV1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 31 | Aug | 1968 | DIV1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | Drew | 2-2 | |
1968-69 | Tue | 3 | Sep | 1968 | LC | Birmingham City | Away | Won | 1-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 7 | Sep | 1968 | DIV1 | Everton | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Tue | 10 | Sep | 1968 | DIV1 | Coventry City | Away | Won | 1-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 14 | Sep | 1968 | DIV1 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | Won | 4-0 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 18 | Sep | 1968 | ICFC | Morton | Home | Won | 5-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 21 | Sep | 1968 | DIV1 | West Ham United | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 25 | Sep | 1968 | LC | Derby County | Home | Drew | 0-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 28 | Sep | 1968 | DIV1 | Burnley | Away | Lost | 1-2 | |
1968-69 | Mon | 30 | Sep | 1968 | ICFC | Morton | Away | Won | 4-3 | (9-3 aggregate) |
1968-69 | Wed | 2 | Oct | 1968 | LC | Derby County | Away | Lost | 1-3 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 5 | Oct | 1968 | DIV1 | Ipswich Town | Home | Won | 3-1 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 9 | Oct | 1968 | DIV1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 12 | Oct | 1968 | DIV1 | Wolves | Away | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 19 | Oct | 1968 | DIV1 | Leicester City | Home | Won | 3-0 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 23 | Oct | 1968 | ICFC | AFC DWS | Home | Drew | 0-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 26 | Oct | 1968 | DIV1 | Stoke City | Away | Lost | 0-2 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 30 | Oct | 1968 | ICFC | AFC DWS | Away | Drew | 0-0* | (0-0 aggregate) *Chelsea lost on coin toss |
1968-69 | Sat | 2 | Nov | 1968 | DIV1 | Manchester City | Home | Won | 2-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 9 | Nov | 1968 | DIV1 | Liverpool | Away | Lost | 1-2 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 16 | Nov | 1968 | DIV1 | Southampton | Home | Lost | 2-3 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 23 | Nov | 1968 | DIV1 | Arsenal | Away | Won | 1-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 30 | Nov | 1968 | DIV1 | Leeds United | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 7 | Dec | 1968 | DIV1 | Sunderland | Away | Lost | 2-3 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 14 | Dec | 1968 | DIV1 | Wolves | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 21 | Dec | 1968 | DIV1 | Leicester City | Away | Won | 4-1 | |
1968-69 | Thu | 26 | Dec | 1968 | DIV1 | Ipswich Town | Away | Won | 3-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 4 | Jan | 1969 | FAC | Carlisle United | Home | Won | 2-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 11 | Jan | 1969 | DIV1 | Manchester City | Away | Lost | 1-4 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 18 | Jan | 1969 | DIV1 | Liverpool | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 25 | Jan | 1969 | FAC | Preston North End | Away | Drew | 0-0 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 29 | Jan | 1969 | FAC | Preston North End | Home | Abandoned* | A-A* | *Match abandoned: floodlight failure with Chelsea leading 2-0. |
1968-69 | Sat | 1 | Feb | 1969 | DIV1 | Southampton | Away | Lost | 0-5 | |
1968-69 | Mon | 3 | Feb | 1969 | FAC | Preston North End | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 12 | Feb | 1969 | FAC | Stoke City | Home | Won | 3-2 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 15 | Feb | 1969 | DIV1 | Leeds United | Away | Lost | 0-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 22 | Feb | 1969 | DIV1 | Sunderland | Home | Won | 5-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 1 | Mar | 1969 | FAC | West Brom | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
1968-69 | Wed | 5 | Mar | 1969 | DIV1 | Stoke City | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 8 | Mar | 1969 | DIV1 | West Brom | Away | Won | 3-0 | |
1968-69 | Mon | 10 | Mar | 1969 | DIV1 | Coventry City | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 15 | Mar | 1969 | DIV1 | Manchester United | Home | Won | 3-2 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 22 | Mar | 1969 | DIV1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | Lost | 0-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 29 | Mar | 1969 | DIV1 | Everton | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
1968-69 | Fri | 4 | Apr | 1969 | DIV1 | Newcastle United | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 5 | Apr | 1969 | DIV1 | Burnley | Home | Lost | 2-3 | |
1968-69 | Tue | 8 | Apr | 1969 | DIV1 | Nottingham Forest | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 12 | Apr | 1969 | DIV1 | West Ham United | Away | Drew | 0-0 | |
1968-69 | Mon | 14 | Apr | 1969 | DIV1 | Arsenal | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
1968-69 | Sat | 19 | Apr | 1969 | DIV1 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | Won | 2-1 |
Post-season tour
Youth and Reserves