First Division 1967/68
Manchester City won the 1967/68 First Division with 58 points, 2 points ahead of Manchester United. Sheffield United and Fulham were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,398 goals, 3.03 a game.
Man City
Champions
1,398
Goals
3.03
Goals a game
53%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 58 |
| 2 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | +34 | 56 |
| 3 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 55 |
| 4 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 53 |
| 5 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 52 |
| 6 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 68 | -6 | 48 |
| 7 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 47 |
| 8 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 46 |
| 9 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 44 |
| 10 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 41 |
| 11 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 38 |
| 13 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 69 | -5 | 38 |
| 14 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 38 |
| 15 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 37 |
| 16 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 83 | -17 | 37 |
| 17 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 75 | -9 | 36 |
| 18 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 73 | -23 | 35 |
| 19 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 34 |
| 20 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 71 | -20 | 33 |
| 21 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 32 |
| 22 |  FulhamFulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 98 | -42 | 27 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1967/68 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Tue 21 May 1968
1
Man City
58
2
Man United
56
3
Liverpool
55
4
Leeds United
53
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1967/68 · Tue 21 May 1968
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The 1967/68 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1967/68 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1967/68 compares
At 3.03 goals a game, 1967/68 was the 46th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 23% away wins.